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When Carl Brown noticed England players cutting slots into the backs of their socks, he asked why. The answer led the Ipswich-raised entrepreneur to develop a patented medical sock that has been worn by hundreds of NHS patients and professional athletes alike.
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Boarded-up shops have become part of the furniture in Ipswich town centre. A little-known law could be about to change that, and for the first time, the council looks ready to use it.
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From sorting rails at the British Heart Foundation to cashing up at Oxfam, Ipswich's charity shop volunteers give thousands of hours every year – for free. This Volunteers' Week, we went behind the till to meet the people who make it all possible.
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We spoke with fifteen students from Westbourne Academy and asked them to describe Maple Park – Jubilee to many people who live there. Their answers tell a story that no council meeting or policing strategy can capture.
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Suffolk County Council's Reform administration says it is cutting waste and ending virtue signalling. Opposition parties are united in saying it is doing the opposite. We examine, in detail, the arguments on both sides.
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Essex and Suffolk are both mounting legal challenges to government reorganisation under Reform leadership. Essex chose to publish its pre-action letter; Suffolk has not. Reading one tells us a great deal about what the other might say, and whether the challenge is worth the cost.
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Suffolk Constabulary has reported significant reductions across most crime categories in Ipswich, and the officers behind those numbers deserve fair credit – but the story is more complicated than the headline figures alone can tell.
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In the coming weeks, hundreds of Ipswich businesses will decide whether Ipswich's Business Improvement District (BID) lives or dies. What hangs on that decision is far bigger than many people realise.
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Two and a half years ago, Ofsted found that children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in Suffolk were getting lost in a system defined by delays, unanswered calls and plans that failed them. A new inspection report suggests things are genuinely changing — but not yet for everyone.
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Suffolk Pride Fringe Festival is back for 2026, with five weeks of celebration, protest, education, inclusivity and wellbeing. The festival's "rebirth" theme runs from Sunday, 31 May, to Sunday, 30 June, across the county.
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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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Racist, homophobic and disablist abuse was cited in more than 900 Suffolk school exclusions and suspensions since 2020, new figures show. Education specialists say cuts to anti-bullying work and wider social pressures are driving a national rise.
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