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101 new homes proposed across two Ipswich sites
Ipswich Borough Council's Executive is being asked to approve the next stage of two proposed housing developments that could deliver more than 100 new affordable homes in the town.
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'Ashton is a w*nker': Labour council executive's email account 'hacked'
An Ipswich Borough Council executive whose email account sent a derogatory message about Ipswich Town chairman, Mark Ashton, says he was hacked. The council agrees, but a decision not to refer the incident to the ICO, despite a serious data breach, will raise many questions – and eyebrows.
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Council to spend £17m on improving Ipswich council homes
Ipswich Borough Council has announced plans to invest £17m in planned maintenance of its council homes in 2026/27, with work covering safety, decency and energy efficiency improvements across its 7,934 properties.
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Council rents to rise by 4.8% from April
Ipswich Borough Council has approved a 4.8% increase to council housing rents from 1 April 2026, adding an average of £5.07 per week to social housing rents.
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Two deaths, no headlines: Inside Ipswich's hidden homelessness crisis
Last year, two people died while sleeping rough in Ipswich. Their deaths went unpublicised, part of a crisis affecting around a thousand people on any given night – most of them invisible in official counts.
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More than 300 new homes to be built in Ipswich by 2026
Ipswich Borough Council has announced plans for 302 new homes across four development sites, set to house over 1,000 people by March 2026.