Ipswich is mentioned at Conservative Conference Sunday, 25 October, 2026 At the Conservative Party Conference in early October, John Belsey, the Conference Chairman, quoted his recent positive experience of door-knocking residents here in Ipswich. Residents are hearing the strong messages from Kemi and the Conservative Party, and are considering backing us. Local News
Seasons Greetings from Ben Gummer MP 23rd December 2016 A Great Christmas Present from Spirit Yachts I have the longest job title in government: Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General. It’s the first... Local News
Broke Hall Christmas Carol Service 15th December 2016 Each December, St Augustine’s Church in Bucklesham Road joins forces with Rushmere Christian Fellowship (which meets at St Alban’s High School) to hold an... Local News
The Northern Bypass - Let's Go Through It Again 13th December 2016 Recently we had another intolerable day of traffic logjam in Ipswich, off the back of several days of disruption across the town centre as road works collided... Local News
Ipswich Conservatives Secure Waterfront Improvements 8th November 2016 Many residents who live on the waterfront had raised concerns to Cllr Liz Harsant about conditions under the Winerack. Residents have raised their concerns over... Local News
Local Conservatives secure tennis court repairs 8th November 2016 Following a lead from Conservative Cllr Lee Reynolds in St Margaret’s Ward who had been talking to St. Johns Tennis Club secretary David Wilson, Cllr’s Stephen... Local News
Holywells Bus Outcome 7th November 2016 Thank you very much to those of you who attended the Public Meeting on the 6th of October and also to those of you who took the time to fill in our... Local News
Holywells Conservatives host public bus meeting 7th October 2016 On Thursday the 6th of October, Holywells Conservatives hosted a public meeting with Ipswich Buses regarding the reintroduction of the No. 6 Bus. Councillor Liz... Local News
What New Rail Means For Us 22nd September 2016 Ben promised in his previous article to talk about what precisely the new rail franchise means for us in Ipswich. He writes: "Please don’t groan if you’re not... Local News
How We Won Better Rail 14th September 2016 The announcement of the new franchise a few weeks ago felt like a very, very early Christmas present. It is hard to overstate the importance of this decision... Local News
Cost of Corbyn’s Christmas – Corbyn would make your family Christmas cost a third more 11th December 2019 New analysis has revealed that the cost of Christmas across Britain would increase substantially under Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour. National News
The choice tomorrow 11th December 2019 With voting to begin at 7am on Thursday, opinion polls say the election is too close to call - the Conservatives need 9 more seats for a majority, but... National News
Vote on Thursday to break the gridlock 10th December 2019 Two days before polling day, the Prime Minister is taking nothing for granted - whilst the Conservatives only need to gain 9 seats to get an overall majority... National News
Cost of Corbyn: Labour's plans for 108 new taxpayer funded quangos revealed 10th December 2019 New analysis shows that Labour’s manifesto commits to creating over 100 new quangos, with a total cost of £13.2 billion over the next five years. National News
Brexit, actually 9th December 2019 Boris Johnson's funny election advert parodies Love Actually but makes an important point: this election is too close to call. National News
Revealed: Labour’s plan to make our streets less safe 9th December 2019 Labour’s opposition to stop and search would increase crime on our streets, putting frontline officers and communities at risk. National News