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Suffolk New College to receive £1.22m for building repairs
Suffolk New College is to receive £1.22 million in government funding to repair and modernise its buildings.
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Jack Abbott is the Labour MP for Ipswich. He was elected in the July 2024 general election.
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Suffolk gets £5m for new SEND support service
Suffolk County Council is to receive more than £5 million from the government to set up a new service giving children faster access to specialist support, without the need for lengthy assessments.
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Suffolk to receive £9.4m for new SEND school places
Suffolk has been allocated nearly £9.5 million to create more specialist places for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), as part of a national funding package for councils across England.
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Government announce three unitary councils for Suffolk: How the battle for local democracy was won
After months of bitter argument, competing business cases and accusations of misleading the public, the government has made its decision — and Suffolk is getting three new unitary councils. We trace the journey that brought the county to this moment.
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From patience to patients to parliament: The Ipswich women taking the endometriosis fight to Westminster
Monica Thomas waited 17 years for a diagnosis. Faye Ramsey made 76 unanswered phone calls in a single week. Today, both women sat in Parliament as their MP made the case that their experiences must never happen again.
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Ipswich beats Bristol and 7 other places to make 2029 City of Culture longlist
Ipswich has been named on the longlist for UK City of Culture 2029, joining eight other towns and cities in the running for a title that has delivered transformational economic and cultural growth to previous winners.
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What the government's new youth jobs package means for young people in Ipswich
From a £3,000 grant for employers who hire young people on Universal Credit to a new AI apprenticeship launching this month, here is what the government's "New Deal" for young people could mean locally.
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Ipswich MP says improvements at Ipswich Hospital must be made 'quickly'
Ipswich MP Jack Abbott says improvements at Ipswich Hospital must be made "quickly" after meeting the Health Secretary and the trust's interim chief executive over the care watchdog's "concerning" inspection findings.
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What the proposed jury trial shake-up means for justice in Suffolk
Plans to scrap jury trials for crimes carrying sentences of under three years have cleared their first parliamentary hurdle, but what does that mean for people in Suffolk caught up in the courts?
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Bypass calls reignited as A14 crash leaves lorry driver fighting for life and town gridlocked
A serious crash that left a lorry driver in a critical condition and shut the A14 for more than 18 hours has thrown the Northern Bypass debate back into sharp focus, just days after Ipswich MP Jack Abbott bluntly concluded that the town has "gone round in circles for years."
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GP contract promises faster care – but will it deliver for Ipswich?
The government says a new GP contract will guarantee same-day urgent appointments and boost childhood vaccination rates, but the British Medical Association has warned it risks creating "unrealistic expectations" given how stretched services already are.
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Work begins on long-awaited, stripped-back Town Centre Greening project
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.