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
Hospital Parking 26th March 2014 Conservative Candidate Eddy Phillips (pictured) has been speaking to residents in various parts of Bixley and has discovered that many of them are not aware of... Local News
Conservative group has new leader 4th March 2014 The Conservative Group on Ipswich Borough Council have elected Liz Harsant to be their leader as a temporary appointment until June when their Annual Meeting... Local News
Who's nasty now? 27th February 2014 Vicious personal attacks on opposition councillors is a keenly honed skill in which Labour takes a particular pride - not just in Ipswich, but across the... Local News
Success! Traffic lights for Bishop's Hill stopped 20th February 2014 Following intense lobbying from local MP Ben Gummer and your local Councillors led by Cllr Liz Harsant and George Debman the County Council have decided not to... Local News
RESIDENTS CELEBRATE FUNDING FOR CHERRY TREE RECREATION GROUND 31st January 2014 After nearly two years local resident Jim Jenner has achieved his target of £75,000 to refurbish and re-equip the children’s play area in Cherry Tree Rec in NE... Local News
People are better off with the Conservatives 28th January 2014 With Conservatives in office, people are far better off than they would have been if the Opposition had its way. Local News
A new town square for Ipswich 26th January 2014 At last - improvements for our town centre in Ipswich. Local News
IT’S TIME FOR LABOUR TO BE HONEST ABOUT THE FUTURE OF IPSWICH’S PREFABS 24th January 2014 The prefabs in North East Ipswich are amongst the last in the country to survive, but work is needed to keep them in habitable condition. Cllr Terry has been... Local News
Traffic lights on Bishops Hill 23rd January 2014 The row about the traffic lights at the top of Bishops Hill continues. Cllr Liz Harsant reminds you how important it is that you have your say. Local News
Our spending boost to tackle adult mental illness 1st October 2019 Provision of community services for people with serious mental illness has historically not been a focus of mental health reforms. National News
How we’re planning to invest in our communities 30th September 2019 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has set out major new plans for investment alongside further measures to tackle the housing crisis. National News
5 key points you must know about our new housing policy 30th September 2019 Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will announce that tenants in new housing association properties will be given... National News
Why Labour’s education policy will undermine education 30th September 2019 We are investing £14 billion into school funding to make sure our children have a world class education. We’ve made sure that extra funding will go towards... National News
The Chancellor’s Speech to Conference 2019 30th September 2019 Twenty years ago, Mum thought it was a big deal when she watched the first Asians move into Coronation Street here in Manchester.Well, now she’s watched as the... National News
We’re giving police officers Tasers to combat assault 29th September 2019 Senseless violence has blighted our streets for far too long.Over recent weeks, we have seen police officers attacked while simply doing their jobs. And... National News
