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Free Sunday parking at Crown Car Park until 20 December
Drivers can park for free all day at Crown Car Park every Sunday from 15 November to 20 December, Ipswich Borough Council has announced.
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No plan, no replacement: Do we risk losing the waterfront's historic charm forever?
National planning rules say a heritage building should not be demolished unless all reasonable steps are taken to secure its replacement. At Cranfield Mill on Ipswich Waterfront, nothing has been proposed, so we ask: what precedent would the council set by approving it?
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Ipswich Museum joins national dance pilot
Ipswich Museum is one of two sites in a national pilot championing dance in museums, with dance-theatre company Anatomical set to create community performances for premiere in summer 2027.
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Nearly 1,900 homes stand empty in Ipswich as council falls short of target
Nearly 1,900 homes are standing empty in Ipswich, including more than 400 classified as long-term vacant, while the borough council's latest reported efforts to bring properties back into use have fallen well short of its own annual target.
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Ipswich woman fined for breeding puppies without licence
An Ipswich woman has been ordered to pay more than £5,300 after admitting breeding and selling puppies without a licence, with nine litters advertised for sale over nearly two years.
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The £1 million patch-up: What's really happening to Ipswich's crumbling roads
More than £1 million has been spent repairing potholes in Ipswich in thirteen months. In two months, 1000 reports were made to Suffolk County Council. Patrick Spencer MP has led the debate.
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Regeneration, or the end of an era? The waterfront split over Cranfield Mill
Two derelict Victorian blocks at the former Cranfield Mill site could soon be demolished to make way for long-awaited repairs to The Mill. We asked the people who live, work and walk on the Ipswich waterfront what they think, and the consensus was: but what comes next?
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Remembrance Day: Ipswich to honour those who served
People across Ipswich are invited to mark Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph in Christchurch Park on 8 November 2026, with services on Armistice Day three days later.
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3,770 Ipswich homes outside £100 energy payment
Analysis of official council tax figures shows 3,770 properties in Ipswich are in bands E to H, putting them outside the government’s one-off £100 energy payment announced in last week’s Budget.
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Council insists housing repairs budget safe under £54.8m deal
Ipswich Borough Council says a new four-year contractor framework worth up to £54.8m will not lead to cuts in housing repairs or planned improvements, after Ipswich.co.uk asked about spending commitments, outstanding repairs and the condition of nearly 8,000 council homes.
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Anti-social drinking powers set for three-year extension
Ipswich Borough Council is set to decide whether to keep its powers to tackle anti-social drinking in public for another three years, after 60 of 61 consultation respondents backed the move.
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How Ipswich plans to spend £1.25m to tackle rough sleeping
Extra emergency beds this winter, a seven-day cap on stays, more Housing First support and CCTV in rough sleeping hot spots are among the measures in a new plan to tackle rough sleeping, which also sets out how Ipswich will use its share of the Government's £442m Rough Sleeping Programme.