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Ipswich teen to drum alongside global artists
Darell Chipuru, 17, from Ipswich, has been awarded a bursary place at the Wooden Roots Experience, a West African drum and dance weekend that draws students from around the world to Snape Maltings.
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How Jimmy's Farm is giving Ipswich students a start in media
A growing collaboration between Jimmy's Farm and Suffolk New College is giving local students hands-on experience in TV and media, with the attraction pledging at least three student-led projects every year.
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The 18-year-old turning community spirit into action
Five years after cycling from London to Brighton at 13 to raise money for a family friend's widow and four daughters, Logan Mashongamhende is at it again — this time organising his own charity football match for Inspire Suffolk.
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When will The Thrasher reopen, and what's changing?
Regulars of The Thrasher on Nacton Road should note their local has closed today for refurbishment works, with a reopening planned for next month following a six-figure investment.
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'A culture of inclusion pervades the school': Alderwood Academy earns strong Ofsted ratings
An Ipswich alternative provision academy that supports some of the town's most vulnerable young people has been praised by Ofsted for its inclusive culture and the "clear moral purpose" of its leaders.
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Popular Portman Road cake stall granted trading licence
A popular cake stall has been granted a year-long licence to trade outside Ipswich Town's Portman Road ground, as the club prepares for its return to the Premier League.
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The Suffolk factory making the 'shells' that house the UK's warehouses and data centres
You may never have heard of insulated sandwich panels, but chances are you have been inside a building that depends on them. Now they are being made just outside Stowmarket.
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Ipswich breakfast clubs invited to enter £1,000 awards
The staff, volunteers and pupils behind Ipswich breakfast clubs have until Friday, 29 June to enter this year's Kellogg's Breakfast Club Awards, with a £1,000 grant and recognition at the Houses of Parliament up for grabs.
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Ipswich Town chairman surprises 550 pupils at Gusford Primary
Ipswich Town CEO and chairman Mark Ashton made a surprise visit to Gusford Primary School on Monday, 8 June, bringing the club's 2025/26 Championship promotion trophy and raising money for local charities, including his own Lentonbrook Foundation.
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Over 1,000 Suffolk families missing out on £1m in Healthy Start payments
More than 1,000 eligible families across Suffolk are failing to claim Healthy Start support, leaving an estimated £1 million in food and vitamin payments unclaimed, even as weekly payment rates rise.
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College students win top two in national massage competition
Two beauty therapy students from Suffolk New College have taken first and second place in a national massage skills competition, beating 15 rivals from colleges across the UK.
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Council set to increase town centre parking charges again
Ipswich Borough Council is proposing to increase parking charges across its off-street car parks and on-street bays from 20 July 2026, with hourly rates set to rise by 10p. It follows a similar increase to last year.