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Education Minister visits Ipswich school to hear SEND concerns
Schools Standards Minister Georgia Gould MP visited The Willows Primary School to hear directly from staff and parents about special educational needs provision in Suffolk
Jack Abbott
Jack Abbott is the Labour MP for Ipswich. He was elected in the July 2024 general election.
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Ipswich hospices receive over £500k in 'largest investment in a generation'
St Elizabeth Hospice and East Anglia's Children's Hospices will share more than £500,000 in new government funding to upgrade facilities and equipment as part of the largest investment in hospice care in a generation.
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Ground rent cap announced for Ipswich leaseholders but savings may not arrive until 2028
Ipswich leaseholders paying ground rent above £250 a year will see their charges capped under new Government reforms announced last week, though local experts warn savings may not materialise until 2028.
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Waterfront attraction secures £2.28m Towns Fund grant
CLAY 1A, a new visitor attraction planned for Ipswich's waterfront, has been granted £2.28m from the Towns Fund alongside a £20m philanthropic gift to transform the historic Waterfront House into a creative community space.
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Sizewell C plans Ransomes Europark bus depot with up to 400 jobs
Sizewell C has revealed plans for a bus depot in Ipswich that would create up to 400 jobs maintaining a fleet of about 150 zero-emission buses for workers travelling to the £38 billion nuclear power station under construction near Leiston.
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Former DPL Group HQ transformed into collaborative wellness hub
Ipswich electrical contractor DPL Group's former headquarters at Greenwich Business Park has been transformed into a shared workspace for growing wellness businesses, following its move to larger premises.
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Suffolk Highways disputes government rating as one of worst councils in England for road maintenance
Suffolk County Council has been given a red rating in the Government's new traffic light system, which assesses how effectively local authorities fix potholes and maintain roads, placing it among the 13 worst-performing areas in the country.
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Ipswich launches campaign to unite town behind City of Culture bid
Ipswich has launched a major public campaign urging residents, businesses and organisations to show their support for the town's bid to become UK City of Culture 2029, with just one month until the submission deadline on 8th February 2026.
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'Fairer' local government funding settlement divides opinion
Suffolk County Council will see its core spending power rise by 24% over this Parliament under the government's funding settlement, but the authority says this masks a £6 million budget gap and assumes councils will raise council tax to the maximum every year.
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Ipswich MP accuses county council of 'do nothing' approach on bypass
Jack Abbott has launched a scathing attack on Suffolk County Council, accusing the authority of making "little progress" on the Northern Bypass despite a cross-party vote supporting the project five months ago and robust backing from ten of the county's biggest employers.
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Free training courses launched to get Suffolk working
More than 30 free training courses have been launched in Suffolk to help workers and businesses gain skills in sectors including construction, healthcare and clean energy.
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What the government's 'game-changing' new youth strategy means for Ipswich
The government has published its first National Youth Strategy in 15 years, outlining how it plans to give every young person "someone who cares, somewhere to go, and a community they feel part of" through over £500 million of investment over the next decade.