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
We're Extending the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme 12th May 2020 The Government is providing extra support for businesses who need it by extending the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Here's how. National News
Stay alert, control the virus, save lives: the Prime Minister's update 10th May 2020 The Prime Minister's address to the nation tells the nation: stay alert, control the virus, save lives. National News
The Prime Minister's Update: Tackling the Coronavirus 30th April 2020 The Prime Minister's latest update on April 30 on tackling Coronavirus. National News
We’re extending coronavirus testing to meet our 100,000 tests a day target 30th April 2020 From today, Coronavirus testing has been extended further to protect our most vulnerable and keep people safe. National News
How our Bounce Back Loans will boost small businesses affected by coronavirus 28th April 2020 Small businesses will benefit from a new fast-track finance scheme providing loans with a 100% government-backed guarantee for lenders, the Chancellor announced... National News
Boris Johnson: If we keep going, we will beat coronavirus together 27th April 2020 The Prime Minister has returned to Downing Street to lead the country in tackling coronavirus. He lays out the five tests for when we are moving to phase two of... National News