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Four-acre woodland playground opens near Ipswich
A four-acre woodland adventure playground, described as the only one of its kind in the region, has opened in the grounds of Helmingham Estate near Ipswich.
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'Felixstowe is terrified of being lumped in with Ipswich'
Suffolk County Council's cabinet voted unanimously to spend up to £500,000 fighting the government's reorganisation plans in court, but a single remark from the council's leader raises a question many in Ipswich have long been asking: whose interests is Suffolk County Council actually fighting for?
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Nearly £8m to bring faster obesity care to Suffolk and Norfolk
Thousands of people in Ipswich and Suffolk could access NHS weight management support more quickly under a new programme backed by nearly £8 million, after the region was selected as one of twelve areas across the UK to trial new approaches to obesity care.
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Could you help decide how £40m is spent in your neighbourhood?
Ipswich Borough Council and Ipswich MP Jack Abbott are looking for residents to join two new Neighbourhood Boards, and you do not need any formal qualifications to apply.
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The Thomas Wolsey to host free charity music festival in August
A free day of live music at The Thomas Wolsey will see 12 local acts perform on Saturday, 1 August, with organisers aiming to raise £1,000 for three causes.
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Golf day raises £11,000 for children's hospice charity
Golfers raised £11,000 for East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH) at a charity day at Fynn Valley Golf Club.
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Woman given suspended sentence for drink-drive crash on A14
A 59-year-old woman has been given a 12-month suspended prison sentence after driving the wrong way on the A14 near Ipswich while nearly three times over the alcohol limit, causing a collision that left a teenage girl with lasting physical and psychological injuries.
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Ipswich brothers raise more than £4,000 in padel challenge
Two brothers from Ipswich have played padel non-stop for 18 hours to raise £4,127 for a charity supporting children in Ghana.
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A14 summit: The outcomes, the gaps and what happens next
The Suffolk Chamber of Commerce brought together MPs, council leaders and transport experts in Ipswich last week for the second summit on the A14 and Orwell Bridge. Here is what was agreed, what remains unresolved, and why the stakes have rarely been higher.
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Town centre street market returns bigger this Sunday
The Walk's popular street market is back on Sunday, 28 June, and for the first time it will spread out of its alleys and into the high street, reaching through the Buttermarket and up to the Giles statue.
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Fashion show raises £5,500 for Cancer Support Suffolk
Former Ipswich Town manager George Burley walked the catwalk to help raise £5,500 for Cancer Support Suffolk, the charity that supported him through his own cancer battle.
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Police appeal after vandals trash Ipswich Park & Ride
Police are appealing for information after extensive criminal damage was caused at the London Road Park & Ride terminal over the weekend of 20th June, with a group of young people on e-scooters believed to be responsible.