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Ipswich market stalls to move sides of Cornhill
Market traders on the Cornhill are set to relocate to the square's northern side, opposite their current spot, to make way for delivery access and the Lloyds Avenue redevelopment.
Ipswich Borough Council
Ipswich Borough Council is the local authority for Ipswich, Suffolk.
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Ipswich man ordered to repay £18,767 in fraud case
An Ipswich man who defrauded the social housing system has been ordered to repay £18,767.82, following a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing at Ipswich Crown Court.
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Brave Futures receives £17,000 charity donation
Local charity Brave Futures has been presented with a £17,000 donation, generated through a national recycling scheme supported by Ipswich Borough Council.
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Community fund gives £125,000 boost to 56 Ipswich groups
A report going before Ipswich Borough Council's Executive on Tuesday, 14 July 2026, reveals its new Community Chest fund helped 56 local organisations access £125,000 since launching last October. Future rounds are set to target fly-tipping, youth unemployment and anti-social behaviour.
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Council moves to fill town centre's empty shops
Ipswich Borough Council will decide on Tuesday, 14 July 2026, whether to launch a public consultation on new powers that let it auction leases on long-term empty shops – the move Ipswich.co.uk revealed was coming last month.
Long Reads
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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Council plans £400,000 cash boost for cleaner streets
Ipswich Borough Council is proposing to invest £400,000 over the next two years in a new Neighbourhood Cleansing Team, aimed at improving the appearance of streets and public spaces across the borough.
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Ipswich set to get new town council to keep civic identity
Ipswich Borough Council will vote on 15 July to create a new Ipswich parish/town council, keeping a mayor and local representation as the town moves towards a unitary authority.
Long Reads
Will Ipswich sink or swim?
Ipswich enters the summer of 2026 with an empty lido it cannot yet fund, an ageing main pool it plans to demolish, and a £38m replacement that its own council will not exist long enough to build. We ask: where will Ipswich swim?
Opinion
Why we're reluctantly withdrawing our support for Ipswich's City of Culture bid
We were the first to champion it. We have continued to do so relentlessly ever since. Today, with great sadness, we are withdrawing our support for Ipswich's City of Culture bid. Here's why.
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Ipswich man fined £5,600 for running unlicensed pub on Wherstead Road
A man has been found guilty of operating a pub in Ipswich without a premises licence after the borough council brought a successful prosecution against him.
Opinion
The council has made a national publisher with titles in two rival cities exclusive media partners of Ipswich's City of Culture bid – we ask why
Ipswich Borough Council has exclusively handed its City of Culture bid's official media partnership to Newsquest, a US-owned media company with titles in Swindon and Wrexham — two towns competing against us for the same prize. We asked why. The answer simply is not good enough.