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Ipswich charity awarded £10,000 to strengthen community ties
Ipswich Community Media has received £10,000 in government funding to support its work bringing people together in one of the town's most diverse areas.
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University of Suffolk begins work on new student hub
Work has begun to transform the former library on the University of Suffolk's waterfront campus into a new student hub featuring social spaces, a gym, events space and Students' Union offices.
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The Ipswich engineer who took a chance on tech and earned a national shortlisting
Xenia Zimmermann moved to the UK from Germany to study literature. She had no coding experience and no plans to work in technology. Now she helps protect the underwater cables that keep Britain connected to the world, and has been shortlisted for a national apprenticeship award.
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Suffolk New College to receive £1.22m for building repairs
Suffolk New College is to receive £1.22 million in government funding to repair and modernise its buildings.
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Ipswich diagnostic centre lands £13m Government expansion
Ipswich's new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) is set to receive £13 million in additional Government funding, bringing the total investment in the Museum Street facility to around £25 million ahead of its planned opening in April 2027.
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New Wolsey Theatre and Ipswich library share £1m government grant
Ipswich's New Wolsey Theatre and Ipswich County Library have been awarded a combined £1,029,340 in government funding to upgrade their buildings and improve accessibility for local communities.
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New Wolsey Theatre's free Big Afternoon returns in May
Ipswich's New Wolsey Theatre will throw open its doors for a free afternoon of live music, cosplay, fire performance, arts and crafts, and more on Saturday, 30 May 2026.
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'He'll always be a huge part of our lives': A dad, his son and a race to remember baby Isaac
Staff at a Suffolk children's hospice gave up their own Christmas to care for a family facing the unthinkable. This summer, Jason Wilkins and his son Ned are taking on a muddy obstacle course to say thank you.
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Local artist creates Tudor-style map of Ipswich
Ipswich-based creative Steve Haugh has drawn on the town's Tudor heritage to create a hand-signed art print that links the ambitions of Cardinal Wolsey's era to the renewed energy surrounding Ipswich Town today.
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New Youth Hub coming to Ipswich with jobs and skills support
A new Youth Hub will open in Ipswich, bringing employment support, careers advice, apprenticeships, and mental health services under one roof for young people aged 16–24.
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University of Suffolk opens new student library on the Waterfront
Students and staff at the University of Suffolk got their first look at a newly refurbished library in the Waterfront Building last week, as the space was officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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'By hook or by crook, my legs will get me there': teacher takes on 200km hospice run
Inspired by his fiancée's work as a children's hospice nurse, Ipswich PE teacher Olly Page is running 200 kilometres from Brighton to Ipswich to raise £5,000 for East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH).