We don't want a Tourist Tax Wednesday, 14 January, 2026 At Wednesday’s Ipswich Borough Council meeting, Conservative Councillor Edward Phillips is putting forward a proposal to rule out any tourist or visitor tax to be imposed on Ipswich. Starmer’s government has recently said that Mayors of Strategic Authorities will be permitted to levy a tax on overnight visitors, introducing a new Tourist Tax despite previous assurances that no such policy was... Local News
LABOUR FLEECE PRIVATE MOTORISTS WITH NEW PARKING CHARGES 24th June 2012 The Labour Administration at Ipswich Borough Council has just announced that it intends to end the last area of free car parking serving the town centre. Local News
Ipswich CPF 23rd June 2012 This year’s CPF programme began with an anniversary dinner and our special guest was Dr. Ruth Dudley Edwards. “Blue Ed” Phillips then spoke on Industrial... Articles
IPSWICH LABOUR ADOPT CONSERVATIVE PLANS TO CUT COSTS! 20th June 2012 The penny has taken some time to drop but at last the Labour Administration at Ipswich Borough Council has decided to take the advice put forward by the... Local News
The Queen's Diamond Jubilee 3rd June 2012 This weekend up and down the country thousands of people are celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen. Local News
Action speaks louder than words! 1st June 2012 Residents in Brunswick Drive, Belvedere and Whitby Road can now breathe a sigh of relief, following intervention by Cllr. Judy Terry and Chris Chambers, the... Local News
Energy from Waste project launched 1st June 2012 Judy Terry (2nd from right) attended the launch of the Energy from Waste project which will bring major benefits to Ipswich and the County, including new jobs. Local News
Labour Axes your Polling Station 27th May 2012 Resident’s enthusiasm for pursuing their right to vote has been drastically affected by Labour’s decision to close one of your polling stations. The proposal to... Local News
Action on Hospital Parking 27th May 2012 At last, following strong demands by Cllrs Carnall and Stroet at the last North East Area Committee meeting, Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust Executive Andrew Reed... Local News
Thank you Bixley 27th May 2012 Your Bixley Councillors would like to take this opportunity to thank you for electing us to serve you on both the Ipswich Borough Council and the Suffolk County... Local News
We’re ready for a General Election 31st October 2019 We’re holding a general election on 12 December – so we can elect a new Parliament, get Brexit done and let the country move on. National News
A new deal: getting Brexit done and taking back control 17th October 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has negotiated a new deal – this is a real Brexit deal which ensures that we take back control. This new deal ensures that we take... National News
See where we're hiring police officers in your area 9th October 2019 The Home Office has today confirmed the officer recruitment targets for every police force in England and Wales for the first year of the unprecedented drive to... National News
What Boris Johnson’s proposed Brexit deal means 4th October 2019 As Boris Johnson has rightly said, we are coming out of the EU on October 31, come what may. MPs promised to respect the result of the referendum. More people... National News
Our education policy is improving the nation’s skills 4th October 2019 When Boris Johnson entered Number 10, one of his first acts was to get more money to our education system. That’s why we’re investing £14 billion in schools... National News
We’re ending low pay in work 3rd October 2019 People’s hard work and talents should be rewarded fairly. That has long been a key principle of Conservative government.We have made huge strides in the last... National News
