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Rock Against Leukaemia returns to Ipswich next month
The Steamboat Tavern will host the ninth annual Rock Against Leukaemia on 9 August, featuring 10 local bands and aiming to raise over £2,000 for Children with Cancer UK.
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Council confident it will spend remaining 88% of £10.5m regeneration fund as deadline looms
Despite ambitious pledges to "kick-start regeneration" and address high town centre vacancy rates, Ipswich's flagship regeneration fund has brought just one property back into use in four years. Does the council risk squandering a generational opportunity to transform our town?
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Ipswich Borough Council reports £1.7m budget overspend for 2024/25
Ipswich Borough Council ended 2024/25 £1.676 million worse off than planned, using reserves instead of adding to them as budgeted.
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Artist returns to childhood school to celebrate local maritime heritage
Katie Evans has brought her first funded community project back to Springfield Junior School, where she was once a pupil, connecting a new generation with Ipswich's rich maritime past.
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Retirement home residents 'trapped' as lift awaits major works
Management company FirstPort confirms that due to the lift's age, a full refurbishment is needed at the 51-flat development on Cliff Lane, with residents describing feeling abandoned.
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How Suffolk's youth justice system is changing to better support children
The county's new plan outlines practical steps to help young people develop positive identities while supporting their personal and professional networks.
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Tenth major employer backs Northern Bypass as county council votes to revive plans
Ellisons Solicitors has become the latest major local employer to demand urgent action on a northern bypass, as Suffolk County Council votes to support the long-stalled critical infrastructure project.
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Two bailed with conditions after Ipswich stabbing
A 25-year-old man and 23-year-old woman arrested following yesterday's Handford Cut stabbing have been released on bail until 6 August.
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County lines dealer sentenced for running 'Deano' drugs line in Ipswich
A London man who operated a county lines drug network in Ipswich has been jailed for eight years following his conviction for Class A drug supply.
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Ipswich's pink transformation complete as Sheeran fever takes over the town
Pink lights illuminate historic buildings, themed displays fill shop windows, and bunting lines the streets as Ipswich rolls out the ultimate pink carpet for Ed Sheeran's homecoming.
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Broomhill Trust 'deeply concerned' about lido project as National Lottery pulls plug on funding
The future of Ipswich's historic outdoor swimming pool hangs in the balance after the National Lottery Heritage Fund made the "difficult decision" to withdraw funding.
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Ipswich man jailed for over three years for drug offences
Benjamin Tigges, 25, of Belstead Avenue, received three years and four months for supplying cocaine across Suffolk after police seized over 1kg of drugs and just under £50,000 cash.