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Ipswich unemployment falls 9% in a year, faster than UK
Ipswich unemployment is falling twice as fast as the national average – but the town still has one of the highest jobless rates in the East of England.
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New platform celebrates young Ipswich changemakers
From litter picks to peer support networks, a new initiative aims to celebrate the often-overlooked contributions young people make to their communities by creating a searchable hub of youth-led action across Ipswich.
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Family interiors firm wins nationwide Lucy & Yak fashion rollout
Source One Consulting, a family-run commercial interiors firm in Ipswich, has won a nationwide contract to deliver stores for sustainable fashion brand Lucy & Yak after converting a listed building into a retail space in just five weeks.
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Suicide bereavement charity receives over £3,000 boost from Co-op community fund
Hope After Suicide Loss will provide four months of professional counselling to bereaved Suffolk families after receiving Co-op community funding.
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Firefighters go the extra mile with stretcher challenge for local charity
Suffolk firefighters are pushing their limits by running 21km while carrying a weighted stretcher to support The Fire Fighters Charity and Stowmarket Saturday ASD Club, with a target of £1,000 for each cause.
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£500,000 culture fund reopens for Suffolk arts and museum projects
Suffolk County Council has launched the second year of its Culture Project Fund, offering grants of up to £20,000 to support local arts and museum projects across the county.
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Global giant buys Ipswich data protection start-up The DPO Centre
Capping a seven-year journey from Suffolk startup to international success, Rob Masson has sold his Ipswich-based data protection consultancy The DPO Centre to global compliance giant Axiom GRC.
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Ipswich brothers turn charity shop hobby into £10m vintage fashion empire
What started as two brothers hunting for designer bargains in charity shops has grown into one of the UK's most successful online vintage clothing businesses, with annual turnover now exceeding £10 million.
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Suffolk New College students create mural for police headquarters
A group of art students from Suffolk New College have painted a mural to brighten up the café area at Suffolk Police's Martlesham headquarters.
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Historic Columbus ship replica docks in Ipswich tomorrow
The Nao Santa Maria, a stunning replica of Christopher Columbus' 15th century vessel, will be moored at Orwell Quay from tomorrow until Sunday, offering visitors the chance to step aboard a floating museum that recreates the legendary 1492 voyage to the Americas.
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'We've changed thousands of lives': Inspire CEO reflects on 20-year legacy
Terry Baxter, who built Inspire from its formation into one of Suffolk's most acclaimed youth charities, supporting young people through the pandemic and cost-of-living crisis, has retired to make way for fresh leadership under his long-standing deputy Andy Crump.
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How to win the first signed copy of MONOPOLY: Ipswich
A competition launching today gives Ipswich residents the chance to become a 'VIP for a Day' and receive the first signed MONOPOLY: Ipswich Edition game by writing a creative entry about why they love the town.