Local Elections on 7th May 2026 Tuesday, 14 April, 2026 The Ipswich Borough and Suffolk County County Elections are occurring soon. Please visit our Local Elections pages for full details. Pictured - launch of Suffolk Conservative Group Campaign. For full County Council details, click here and here on the Suffolk website. Local News
Ashdown Way Re-Surfaced - As Pledged 1st July 2018 During his election campaign, Bixley Cllr Eddy Phillips, pledged that Ashdown Way would be re-surfaced as part of the overall Felixstowe Road improvement scheme... Local News
Maggie Playbus –by Cllr Liz Harsant 26th June 2018 Liz writes "I have been involved with the Ipswich Community Playbus as far back as 2000 and have been Chair of the Charity for many years." Local News
Bangladeshi Pita Festival 25th June 2018 Ian Fisher, Liz Harsant and David Goldsmith attended the Suffolk Pita Festival. It was organised by the Bangladeshi Support Centre and was hosted at the Suffolk... Local News
Orwell Challenge Raises money for charity 22nd June 2018 Cllr Liz Harsant wrote in the recent “Waterfront Life Magazine “I am a proud member of the Rotary Club of Ipswich East and one of our biggest fundraisers over... Local News
More NHS funding announced in its 70th Anniversary Year 21st June 2018 We welcome the Prime Minister’s announcement of an additional £20.5 billion a year for the NHS. Theresa May outlined the development of a 10-year plan for the... Local News
Car Parking, how much? 18th June 2018 Labour controlled Ipswich Borough Council announced last week an 8.3% increase in short-stay car parking charges across the town. This is in addition to the... Local News
Explore Ipswich and be Entertained 14th June 2018 THE SAINTS - SUNDAY 17 JUNE - SUMMER ARTISAN MARKET - 10AM - 4PM Enjoy craft and artisan stalls, street musicians, set agianst a background of beautiful... Local News
Employment continues to rise 13th June 2018 More people are in work than ever before. In Ipswich, the number of people claiming the key out of work benefits has fallen by 1515, this is a 48% drop since... Local News
Chris promoted on Suffolk County Council 1st June 2018 Conservative County Councillor for St Margaret's and Westgate, Chris Chambers, has been named Deputy Cabinet Member for Education at Suffolk County Council in... Local News
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications 21st April 2020 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications – and will provide support for millions of businesses and employees across the UK. National News
Why we’re extending the Coronavirus lockdown 17th April 2020 The Government announced that the social distancing measures currently in place to tackle the coronavirus will continue for at least the next three weeks. National News
Our £750 million support package for charities during the Coronavirus outbreak 9th April 2020 This Government’s announced an unprecedented £750 million package of support for charities – ensuring they can continue their vital work during the coronavirus... National News
Business Secretary Alok Sharma: we'll tackle Coronavirus together 6th April 2020 The Business Secretary, Alok Sharma, wrote for The Sun on Sunday thanking workers and businesses for their support during the coronavirus pandemic. National News
Read the Queen's Coronavirus address in full 6th April 2020 The Queen speaks to the nation about the challenges we are facing as a country in the weeks ahead. National News
Boris Johnson invites Party leaders to come together to tackle Coronavirus 4th April 2020 Boris Johnson has written to all leaders of opposition parties to invite them to work together at this moment of national emergency. National News
