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Suffolk County Council has published its £850 million budget proposal for 2026/27, which includes the maximum 4.99% council tax increase, adding up to £165 to household bills from April.
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Organisations across Ipswich have until 5pm on Friday, 27 February 2026, to apply for funding from the new £1.5m Pride in Place Impact Fund, which supports projects that improve community buildings, upgrade cultural venues, and create spaces that strengthen local communities.
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Proposals to expand a house in multiple occupation (HMO) on Grove Lane have prompted objections from a local resident, who claims the area already has an overconcentration of "non-family housing" and that the expansion would alter the street's character.
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A 17-year-old from Kesgrave has won a national animation award, securing her place among the country's best young filmmakers and earning a trip to the renowned Aardman Studios.
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Four acclaimed theatre practitioners, including a National Theatre director and an actor who appeared in The Queen, ran a three-day workshop at Suffolk New College with local performing arts students as part of their mission to create a new production of the Greek tragedy Iphigenia.
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Staff and service users at Anglia Care Trust prepared 100 full Christmas dinners for rough sleepers and people in temporary accommodation across Ipswich, tripling the charity's original plan after receiving substantial donations.
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The Ipswich Regent Theatre's festive pantomime has broken box office records following the venue's £3.45 million refurbishment, the council has announced.
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Independent traders in The Walk and Buttermarket are planning more themed street markets next year after a festive vintage event drew significant footfall to the town centre.
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A Martlesham gym manager who spent years in Ipswich Hospital's paediatric ward as a child has delivered over 200 toys, ensuring every young patient receives their own gift on Christmas Day.
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Nigel Seaman, founder of Ipswich-based veteran mental health organisation Combat2Coffee, says he was "stitched up" by a friend who secretly nominated him to appear on ITV's Limitless Win Christmas Special airing this week.
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Drivers face five months of disruption on Sproughton Road from January 2026 as work begins on a new roundabout for the Eastern Gateway business park, Ipswich Borough Council has announced.
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Over 150 people attended Riverhills Health Club & Day Spa's annual Christmas event, raising £837 through a charity raffle for the RSPCA and Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy.