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Ipswich Post Office to reopen five months after closure
Ipswich Post Office will reopen in a new home at Sailmakers Shopping Centre on Monday, 16 November 2026, five months after the town's main branch in TG Jones on Westgate Street closed.
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Free workshops launched for young women in Ipswich
A new programme of free workshops will help young women aged 16-25 build confidence and develop new skills, with the first session taking place at CHIp Studios on Saturday, 14 November 2026.
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Riviera D'Amour opens its doors on Ipswich Waterfront
Ipswich Town's Sindre Walle Egeli was among the first guests at a new Mediterranean restaurant on the Ipswich Waterfront, which was busier than expected on its opening night.
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Staff nurses demand clarity after Suffolk's 'political spin' row
A Suffolk County Council staff nurse has urged the authority to come clean about whether jobs are truly safe, branding this week's U-turn announcement "political spin."
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Suffolk expected to back devolution – but is there a get-out?
Suffolk County Council's cabinet is being asked to renew its consent to a Norfolk and Suffolk mayoral authority and to hand the final steps to senior officers. But could it later withdraw consent, and could the administration be considering other options?
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Merchants Yard link expected to open in January
Developer Galliard Homes has confirmed that the pedestrian and cycle link between Merchants Yard and the Princes Street bridge is expected to open to the public in January 2027. As Ipswich.co.uk reported in July, the link had never opened, despite its ramp being finished in 2024.
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Party leaders round on Hudson over AI image row
Labour, Conservative and Green politicians have challenged Suffolk County Council leader Michael Hadwen to go further after Christopher Hudson was stripped of his cabinet role over a "sexualised" AI-generated image of a fellow councillor.
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Hudson stripped of cabinet role amid Mummery deepfake row
Suffolk County Council has removed Reform UK councillor Christopher Hudson from his cabinet role as highways chief, hours after a backlash over an AI-generated image of a fellow councillor and a string of sexual comments attributed to his X account.
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'Forever 18': Family's appeal to honour son Joel Sousa
The family of Joel Sousa, who died on the Orwell Bridge on 16 October, has remembered him as "a gentle, quiet and respectful young man" as they appeal for help to give him the farewell he deserves.
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Bowls, birthdays and brilliance: Ipswich's Dougie rolls into his 100th year
Dougie Williamson has hit his century – but for the Ipswich & District Indoor Bowls Club member, turning 100 has certainly not meant packing away his bowls.
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Ipswich library set for first major revamp in 40 years
Ipswich County Library is in line for its first major refurbishment in 40 years, with a café, a digital learning hub in a revamp costing nearly £900,000
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Suffolk SEND overspend forecast at £109m despite write-off
Suffolk County Council is forecasting a £109.3m overspend on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) this year – even as the government prepares to wipe out most of its historic SEND deficit.