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Student filmmakers capture Cardinal Wolsey Day celebrations
Ten Year 10 pupils from Northgate High School have produced a film documenting projects from across Ipswich schools funded by the Thomas Wolsey 550 project.
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Ipswich Central is the Business Improvement District (BID) for the town centre, waterfront, and 'Connected Town' area.
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Ipswich.love: The grassroots platform reframing a town's story
Ipswich.love began with a logo and a feeling. The town deserved better than being a political punchline.
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Ipswich taxi drivers mount final stand as council greenlights 'fundamentally essential' Lloyds Avenue revamp
The Ipswich Taxis Alliance is seeking to block the newly-approved £1.4m Lloyds Avenue transformation through traffic regulation challenges, despite widespread support for the project from residents and town centre businesses.
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Computer scientist son of micro-brewery owner first to complete Ipswich pub trail
Adam Littler, a 23-year-old computer scientist whose parents were brewers, has become the first person to complete both Sip'Swich drinks trails, visiting all 15 venues in just two days.
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Businesses invited to share insights in regional tourism survey
Larking Gowen has launched its Tourism Business Survey 2025 for businesses to contribute opinions and gain insights into the tourism industry.
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To thrive, or not survive – that is the question
Ipswich's high street must evolve beyond traditional retail or risk disappearing completely, local leaders warn at the Digital Ipswich Innovation Showcase launch event.
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Sip'Swich: Two new pub trails launched in Ipswich town centre
Ipswich Borough Council and Ipswich Central have created historic and dog-friendly pub trails across 15 town centre venues, with stamps earning participants special prizes.
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Independent business forum resurfaces tensions between council parking strategy and town centre prosperity
Ipswich Borough Council's parking strategy came under scrutiny at an independent business forum yesterday, as traders argued lower fees would increase town centre footfall and help customers spend more at their businesses.
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Ipswich Central partners with Brighten The Corners to expand music festivals
Two music festivals will take place in Ipswich in 2025 through a new partnership between Ipswich Central and Brighten The Corners.
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Free Thursday afternoon parking launched in response to council price hikes
As residents brace themselves for price increases at all council-owned car parks, a new initiative from Ipswich Central and Apex Parking, the company that operates the Blackfriars car park on Foundation Street, will offer free town centre parking after 3pm on Thursdays.
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£2m Neptune Marina revamp to begin in March
Work to transform Ipswich's Neptune Marina with new pontoons and facilities is set to start this spring and be completed in the summer.
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Ipswich Central bolsters board in bid to boost town centre
Ipswich Central has expanded its board with nine new local business leaders as it prepares to double down on street security and events to grow town centre footfall.