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Meet the new Blues joining Portman Road this summer
Ahead of the new season, columnist Barbara Norrey profiles every fresh arrival at Ipswich Town – and rounds up the transfer talk still to come.
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Merchants Yard: Two years on, still no access to Princes Street bridge
The ramp linking Merchants Yard to Princes Street was complete in 2024. It has never opened. Suffolk Highways closed the adjoining pavement, deeming it unsafe, and no repair date has been given since.
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Meet Ipswich's new Member of Youth Parliament
Ipswich and Babergh has a new Member of Youth Parliament: 17-year-old Poppy Rayner, who wants young people's voices heard on everything from special educational needs (SEN) support to social media.
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Suffolk business chiefs urge new PM: Back this county to grow UK
As Andy Burnham settles into Downing Street this week, Suffolk's business leaders wasted no time making their case. Their message to the new prime minister is clear: back what Suffolk already does well, and the county will help deliver national growth.
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Suffolk survivor's campaign to reform abuse order law
A woman from Suffolk who was forced to relive her abuse in court just to keep a non-molestation order in place is campaigning for the law to change, calling for automatic extensions in cases where an abuser has been convicted of breaching an order or committing related offences.
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Health worker warns Suffolk nursing cuts would be 'disastrous'
A Suffolk County Council health visitor of more than a decade has warned that proposed cuts to nursing staff would be "absolutely disastrous" for vulnerable families. Up to 49 nursing roles could be axed as part of a wider overhaul of children's health services.
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Suffolk voters splinter as Reform's lead narrows in region, new polling data predicts
New polling suggests Reform would still lead in Suffolk if an election were held tomorrow, but its grip on the county is loosening. Labour, the Conservatives and a Restore Britain are all cutting into its support.
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Lloyds Avenue: Approved, funded...still waiting
Ipswich Borough Council first proposed redeveloping Lloyds Avenue in December 2020. Nearly six years on, and five years after securing funding, it still cannot say when work will begin.
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Halo Festival brought a sold-out day to Trinity Park
Thousands of people gathered at Trinity Park on Saturday, 4 July 2026 for the debut Halo Festival, a homegrown event that swapped the usual long drive to a distant field for a day out on Ipswich's own doorstep.
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The Tuesday club quietly shaping Ipswich's girls
On a rainy Tuesday evening above a shop on Tower Street, a group of Ipswich girls sit drawing on bunting, sharing pizza and catching up on their half-term. It is an ordinary scene — and, for the people behind Girls, Where You At?, that is rather the point.
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A son of Ipswich: Remembering Private Reginald Henry Makeham
The Second World War brought fear and devastation to every corner of the globe, yet in humanity's darkest hour, an entire generation answered the call to serve. Among the brave souls who went off to war but never returned was Ipswich's Private Reginald Henry Makeham.
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Could the defence budget raid derail Copdock Interchange improvements?
The government's £15bn defence spending boost is being funded partly by raiding road budgets. Could Suffolk's most congested junction end up paying the price?