Ipswich Borough Council is the local authority for Ipswich, Suffolk.
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Work on Ipswich's stripped-back Town Centre Greening project has reached Queen Street, with the council confirming that works are now underway on the latest stretch of the scheme.
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Global fashion jewellery brand Lovisa has opened in the former Grimwades building on the Cornhill, becoming the second ground-floor tenant in the landmark property that sat empty for over a decade before the council acquired the building using Towns Fund money.
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Ipswich Borough Council has approved a £38 million aquatics centre as part of its £70 million four-year capital programme – but questions are already being raised about whether it will ever be built.
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Councillors have signed off a 2.99% council tax rise and £70m in town centre investment, but with the authority set to be abolished by 2028, opposition groups are questioning whether the promises can ever be delivered.
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Christchurch Mansion will host a wedding fayre on Sunday, 3 May, showcasing local wedding businesses at the historic Tudor venue.
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Ipswich Borough Council will plant 1,250 native trees across the town during Ipswich Loves Trees Week, which runs from Friday, 14 February to Thursday, 20 February.
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Ipswich Borough Council has unanimously approved the development of a masterplan for five plots of land south of Ravenswood, acknowledging traffic issues in the area whilst pushing ahead with plans that could deliver new homes and commercial space.
2026 Local Elections in Ipswich
All local elections in Suffolk will now go ahead in May after the government withdrew its decision to postpone 30 council elections across England following legal advice and a legal challenge from Reform.
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Work has started on Ipswich Borough Council's Town Centre Greening project, which will introduce trees and planting across four streets between the town centre and waterfront.
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Ipswich Borough Council's decision to award a £560,000 town centre regeneration grant to turn the first floor of the Grimwades building into an adult learning centre has been criticised as a "deal done behind closed doors" that denied other potential uses from being considered.
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Ipswich Borough Council has given the go-ahead to replace two gas cremators at Ipswich Crematorium and carry out major refurbishment works to the building.
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An undisclosed tenant will bring an empty town centre building back into use after the council agreed to invest £560,000 in the property, though details about both the building's location and the nature of the project have been kept confidential.
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