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'Delight' as school shows outstanding improvements two years after inadequate report
A Felixstowe primary school has continued to show outstanding improvements two years after it was deemed inadequate by the education watchdog. Langer Primary Academy received a good Ofsted report with three areas of outstanding. Inspectors
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'Damning' report on how few Town Deal projects delivered - but town is positive
Ipswich has delivered just under a quarter of its planned improvement projects amid reports many schemes nationally are unlikely to be finished by their original deadline. The £25m Town Deal funding has been secured for projects that will make
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500 Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march through town centre for ceasefire in Gaza
More than 500 congregated in Ipswich as part of a national day of action, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators all over the UK took part in the day of action on Saturday (November 18), with thousands of people taking part
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Ipswich woman's gratitude to team that 'picked up the pieces' after cancer diagnosis
An Ipswich woman who watched her "world implode" when her parents and later herself were diagnosed with cancer has praised the invaluable service of the support team there every step of the way. Claire Beeson said the team at East Suffolk and North
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Jailed in Suffolk: The criminals put behind bars this week
A man convicted of murder and a sugar daddy are among those who were jailed this week. Oskars Kantors Oskars Kantors, 29, appeared at Ipswich Crown Court on Friday, November 17, and was sentenced for murdering 41-year-old Agris Leigavnieks
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Who's that? Fun post box topper celebrates 60 years of the BBC's Doctor Who
An utterly Dalek-table topper celebrating 60 years of a hit BBC show has appeared on a post box in Ipswich. Ipswich residents rallied to find the mystery location of the intricate knitted design, with many finally placing it on the red post box
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Ipswich family traces the secret history of their missionary grandfather
An Ipswich family has told of the incredible journey they have been on this year, discovering the true extent of their grandfather's missionary legacy which spanned across the globe. When Daphne Bassett’s grandchildren and some of her nieces and
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'How will we function?': Business owner's worry over new yellow line restrictions
The owners of businesses on a town centre street have expressed concerns about the impact on their deliveries after new parking restrictions have been put in place. New double yellow lines are now in place across the edge of the kerbs on Upper
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Concerns raised over housing and care home plans in 'genteel' Ipswich suburb
Residents have voiced concerns over a new housing development in a "genteel suburb" on the outskirts of Ipswich, which they say would work to join up a rural village with the town. An application for reserved matters, currently awaiting decision