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Suffolk Dog Day returns to Trinity Park
St Elizabeth Hospice's Suffolk Dog Day will take place at Trinity Park on Sunday, 13 September, with tickets now on sale for the annual celebration of all things canine.
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University marks 10 years with hedgerow planting
Staff, student representatives and partners gathered at the University of Suffolk's waterfront campus to plant the first shrubs of a new hedgerow, launching a year of anniversary events.
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Ipswich taxi fare rise proposed for October
Ipswich Borough Council's Executive will consider proposals to increase hackney carriage fares, with a typical two-mile daytime journey rising from £8.00 to £8.10, subject to public consultation.
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Indie record shop to open on St Nicholas Street
Musictakeaway, a Norfolk-based vinyl specialist, is set to open its first Ipswich store at 4 St Nicholas Street, taking on a Grade II listed building previously home to a travel agency for over 10 years.
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Suffolk creates 648 new school places, including 87 SEND places in Ipswich
Suffolk County Council says 648 new school and SEND places are available for children and young people this academic year, including 243 specialist SEND places funded by an £8.6 million investment, with 87 of those SEND places in Ipswich.
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How one Ipswich family is turning loss into something beautiful
When Ian Spilling died in June, his wife's colleagues at Bluebird Lodge rallied around her, and together they are now building something that will outlast their grief.
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Government scraps council reorganisation in Suffolk and Norfolk
The government's abrupt decision to abandon local government reorganisation (LGR) in Suffolk and Norfolk marks one of the most significant reversals in English local governance for a decade.
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Felixstowe electric truck hub edges closer with £50,000 boost
Freeport East has given £50,000 to help Maritime Transport develop plans for an electric HGV charging hub in Felixstowe, with the facility potentially open by 2028.
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Hay Wain exhibition draws 11,000 visitors in eight weeks
More than 11,000 tickets have been booked for The Hay Wain: Walking Constable's Landscape at Christchurch Mansion since it opened on 11 July, with the exhibition closing on Sunday, 4 October.
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Suffolk fly-tipping cases top 4,000 as government plans tougher fines
Suffolk councils recorded 4,144 fly-tipping incidents last year, but issued just 54 fines, as the Government prepares to raise maximum penalties by 400% to £5,000.
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New playground put to the test by Ipswich Prep School pupils
Pupils at Ipswich Prep School spent their first day back this term climbing, balancing and exploring a brand-new playground, officially opened by the Mayor of Ipswich in a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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Exclusive: The demolition of Debenhams
Ipswich.co.uk can exclusively reveal that Ipswich Borough Council has acquired the former Debenhams building for £4m and plans to demolish it after the current owner, Unex, stripped it bare and allowed it to become a "blight" on our high street for half a decade.