Liz Harsant receives Suffolk Medal Tuesday, 23 June, 2026 Former County and Borough Councillor, Liz Harsant, received a Suffolk Medal on Sunday as part of the Suffolk Day awards at Bury St Edmunds, in honour of her over 20 years of public service to the Ipswich and Suffolk commnity in her roles as councillor, County Chairman, and many other voluntary and charity roles. Ipswich Conservative Association members were in attendance at the event, and we... Local News
Upper Orwell Crossings -What it means for our town 17th March 2017 Last week, the designs for the new Upper Orwell Crossings were revealed. Here is Ben Gummer's take on this excellent project. "I was standing just in front of... Local News
New Design for Cornhill Welcomed 14th March 2017 Ipswich Conservatives are delighted with the hard work of the Ipswich Vision Board * , in bringing about the refreshed design of the Cornhill. Local News
Conservatives Welcome Designs For New Wet Dock Crossings 12th March 2017 The incredible designs of the new Upper Orwell Crossings have been released. Local News
Creche Users Present Petition To Ipswich Council 8th March 2017 At this week’s executive meeting of IBC, the representatives of users of the crèche service (which Labour propose to close) presented their case and a petition. Local News
Beauty matters, because people do, by Ben Gummer 7th March 2017 More than twenty years ago, I was lucky enough to go, with my family, on a long drive through eastern Europe, to places that then felt very closed but have... Local News
Conservatives Vote Against Labour’s Northern Fringe Infrastructure Plan 2nd March 2017 Conservatives voted against Labour controlled Ipswich Borough Council’s infrastructure delivery plan for the Ipswich Garden Suburb (northern fringe). Local News
Conservatives’ Plan to Save Creche Services is Rejected by Ipswich Labour 23rd February 2017 At the Ipswich Borough Council budget meeting, Conservative Group Leader Cllr Nadia Cenci and Deputy Leader Cllr Eddy Phillips presented options which would... Local News
Ipswich Conservatives Push To Keep Creche Services 21st February 2017 Ipswich Labour councillors intend to close their Borough-operated town creches. The Conservative Group on Ipswich Borough Councillors believe that this... Local News
Ipswich Port - a hidden success story 14th February 2017 Here’s a question for you. Which port in the United Kingdom last year exported more agricultural products than anywhere else? Felixstowe? Southampton? Hull... Local News
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak on the Winter Economy Plan 24th September 2020 The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak has today launched his Winter Economy Plan, our economic response to the Coronavirus pandemic for the coming winter... National News
Prime Minister’s Statement on Coronavirus in full 23rd September 2020 Read the Prime Minister’s Statement as delivered on new measures to tackle the Coronavirus, delivered on 22 September 2020. National News
Here’s the Government’s new measures to tackle coronavirus 23rd September 2020 We are introducing new restrictions in England, to suppress the disease, and minimise damage to lives and livelihoods. National News
"Out of touch": 10 things everyone should know about Labour after their Conference 23rd September 2020 Read about the top 10 things everyone should know about Labour after their 2020 Conference. National News
Amanda Milling: ‘The PM still has support of Red Wall despite locking down the North’ 19th September 2020 Amanda Milling, chairwoman of the Conservative party, is wincing at the memory of being a government whip at the height of last year’s parliamentary paralysis... National News
Independent Investigation into Discrimination reaches second phase 18th September 2020 The Independent Investigation into Discrimination within the Conservative party reaches its second phase: the public call for evidence. National News