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Sushi bar and takeaway will soon open near Ipswich town centre
Plans have been approved to open a sushi bar and takeaway in an empty shop near Ipswich town centre. The plans included a change of use from a vacant shop into a restaurant located at 6 St Helen's Street, opposite Ipswich Regent Theatre.
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Hero teenager from Ipswich honoured after saving neighbour's life with CPR
A hero teenager from Ipswich has been honoured by the Princess Royal after he saved his neighbour's life with CPR. Joshua Youngs, a cadet at St John Ambulance went into "auto-pilot" mode after he and his mother heard screaming coming from outside
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Shopping centre becomes gingerbread wonderland in time for Christmas
A shopping centre in Ipswich has been decorated ahead of the festive season with events planned for all families to attend. Buttermarket Shopping Centre in the town centre has been transformed into a gingerbread wonderland for the festive period
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Ipswich singer to perform at sold-out London Palladium following successful year
A singer from Ipswich who has had a successful year is to perform at a sold-out venue in London. Ashton Jones is going to return to the London Palladium tonight as part of a Greatest Hits Radio Live Party on Friday evening. He will perform
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Free parking question at Ipswich town centre car park clarified
The situation regarding parking at an Ipswich town centre car park has been clarified. Questions had been raised as to whether drivers could use the Buttermarket car park in Falcon Street for free, after some users reported they could park without
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Ipswich primary school "thrilled" as they receive Good Ofsted rating with Outstanding
A primary school in the town is "thrilled" after being rated Good by Ofsted, with their early years provision being praised as 'Outstanding'. St Matthew's Church of England Primary School in Ipswich was visited by Ofsted in October, where inspectors
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Ipswich school headteacher accused of using locks on 'calming room' doors
A former Ipswich headteacher has been accused of "pupil imprisonment" after installing locks on doors to "calming rooms" for pupils with learning difficulties. A teacher misconduct hearing began this week after concerns were raised about Odran
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Coroner writes to health secretary with concerns after 15-year-old's death
A coroner has written to NHS England and the health secretary sharing his concerns after a 15-year-old took their own life in a Suffolk hospital. Madeleine Savory, who identified as non-binary and used they/them pronouns, was admitted to the Bergholt
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OPINION: Time for a government to make everyone, not just a few, better off
Do you feel better off than you did 13 years ago? When it has become so hard to pay the rent or the mortgage, to put food on the table, to find the money to cover the bills, it’s unlikely. There aren’t many people who would look at their bank account
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OPINION: The government must take radical action to cut net migration to levels
I was pleased with aspects of this week’s autumn statement, particularly the decision to cut National Insurance from 12% to 10%, this will be a real boost to most people’s pay packets. I was also pleased to see the pension triple lock protected again