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Parking concerns lodged against plans to turn register office into school
Plans to convert the old Ipswich register's office have raised concerns over parking. The plans were sent to Ipswich Borough Council to turn the former register's office into a school for 22 pupils who require additional learning needs. However
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Road shut as motorcyclist is airlifted to hospital with serious injuries
An Ipswich road was shut yesterday afternoon after the air ambulance was called to a crash involving a car and a motorbike. Emergency services were called to the collision in Foxhall Road, near to Broadlands Way, at about 3.45pm on Thursday.
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'A real sense of occasion': Students bring Paralympic torch to shore
Students made their way across the River Orwell to collect the Paralympic torch to cheers and applause. On Thursday morning, pupils at Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School lined the bank of the river in anticipation, ready to welcome
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Ipswich Town fan whose husband died in April has season ticket renewed for free
A dedicated Ipswich Town fan who lost her husband to a brain tumour just weeks before the club celebrated promotion back to the Premier League has had her season ticket renewed for free. Nina Battle first started attending games at Portman Road
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Ipswich road to shut for nearly two months from next week
An Ipswich road is set to be closed for almost two months from next week. Leopold Road, which connects Rushmere Road and Colchester Road, will shut on Monday, May 13 to allow for Suffolk Highways to carry out reconstruction work on the pavement
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Driver flees scene after van crashes into wall
The driver of a van has fled the scene after crashing into a wall in Ipswich. Police were called to Fonnereau Road, near Christchurch Park, at about 9.20am on Thursday. A spokeswoman for Suffolk police said officers received reports of a van
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Ipswich school goes blue for the day to celebrate Town's Premier League promotion
A school in Ipswich raised more than £1,700 for a cancer charity by celebrating the Blues' promotion to the top flight. Students and staff at Copleston High School donned Ipswich Town tops on Wednesday to fundraise for Cancer Support Suffolk, formerly
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Man sentenced after police found 121 cannabis plants in bedroom
An electrician who was discovered hiding in a house with 121 cannabis plants last year has been sentenced. Julian Qerimaj, 30, was remanded in custody after police arrived at an address in Ipswich on February 7 last year with a view to arresting
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'I had no other symptoms': Pub owner offers ITFC prize to support cancer ward
The owner of a pub in Ipswich is raffling off a signed Ipswich Town football shirt to fundraise in support of Ipswich Hospital after his own cancer diagnosis. Liam Robb, 40, a married father of four who lives at his pub The Mermaid on Yarmouth
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Mother of boy injured in parade tells of 'miracle' recovery
The mother of a 16-year-old boy whose foot was run over during Ipswich Town's promotion parade has said her son is making a "miraculous recovery". Lewis Carpenter, from Hadleigh, was following the crowd with some friends while the Ipswich
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Hope for more defibrillators to be installed across Ipswich in bid to save lives
A community group is aiming to install 16 defibrillators across Ipswich in a bid to save the lives of those suffering from cardiac arrest. The Ipswich Round Table has outlined its plans to increase the number of 24-hour defibrillators that are
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St Mary Le Tower given rare honour as bishop agrees it should be a Minster
A prominent Ipswich church will be redesignated by the bishop as a Minster, the Church of England in Suffolk announced today (May 9). The church of St Mary le Tower in Ipswich town centre will become a Minster next year, coinciding with the 825th
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Hospital workers send letter to NHS trust over plans to privatise services
A workers' union has handed a letter to Ipswich and Colchester Hospitals after the trust announced its decision to privatise services. UNISON criticised the decision by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) to review its housekeeping