Ipswich Central is the Business Improvement District (BID) for the town centre, waterfront, and 'Connected Town' area.
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Ipswich Borough Council has voted to support the renewal of the town centre Business Improvement District, backing a fifth consecutive five-year term that would see Ipswich Central manage a £4.6m programme of town centre investment between 2027 and 2032.
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Ipswich Borough Council has agreed to launch a public consultation on extending the borough-wide order that gives officers the power to tackle alcohol-related anti-social behaviour in public spaces, with views being sought from 23 June.
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In the coming weeks, hundreds of Ipswich businesses will decide whether Ipswich's Business Improvement District (BID) lives or dies. What hangs on that decision is far bigger than many people realise.
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Ipswich town centre's two-week food festival is back for 2026, with more than 50 deals running across pubs, restaurants and cafés until Sunday, 31 May. From £3.60 tacos to £45 steak dinners for two, here is what is on the menu this Forknight.
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The Walk's popular Vintage & Retro Street Market is back this weekend, with stalls winding through the Buttermarket and into the Ancient House for the first time.
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A joint campaign by Ipswich Central and Ipswich Town FC is calling on the whole town to unite in blue and white this weekend, as the club looks to return to the top flight at the first time of asking.
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From midday to midnight, seven venues across Ipswich pulsed with live music on Saturday as the BTC All Dayer drew an estimated 3,000 people into the town centre – a showcase of what organisers say is possible when financial barriers to arts and culture are removed.
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Ipswich's annual business festival attracted up to 2,000 attendees across more than 30 free events over two weeks in March, with a record-breaking jobs fair among the highlights.
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An in-person event at Ancient House on Saturday, 4 April, will give people the chance to help shape the town's long-term cultural ambitions, while an online survey is already live for those who want to contribute sooner.
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More people are visiting Ipswich town centre than at any point since just before the pandemic. But behind the headline figure lies a more complex story of shifting habits, squeezed spending power, and fundamental questions about what the high street is really for.
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An immersive light and sound sculpture that lets visitors create music by touch is coming to Ipswich's Cornhill next week – and it will be free for everyone to enjoy.
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Ipswich town centre will come alive with live music this spring as Brighten The Corners and Ipswich Central will host a new free, all-day festival across seven venues on Saturday, 25 April 2026.
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