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Fraudster who spun £100k 'web of lies and deceit' on ex sentenced
An Ipswich woman with a gambling addiction who conned her former husband out of more than £100,000 by pretending the money would go towards the purchase of a house has been given a suspended prison sentence. Sentencing Lynsey Pennell, Judge Nicola
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Motorcyclist suffers potentially life-changing injuries after crash
A motorcyclist has suffered potentially life-changing injuries after a serious collision in Ipswich. Police were called to Foxhall Road just before 3.45pm on Thursday following reports of a collision involving a grey BMW car and a red Kawasaki
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Ipswich man who dragged woman into bedroom and raped her jailed
A 43-year-old man has been jailed for the rape of a 22-year-old woman in Ipswich more than five years ago. Hamza Badat appeared at Ipswich Crown Court on Friday where he was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment after being found guilty of rape
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Miss a copy of the Ipswich Star celebrating Town's promotion? Get yours here
If you missed a copy of the Ipswich Star celebrating Ipswich Town's promotion, you are in luck – we have extra papers on sale. The Blues are back in the Premier League after last Saturday's comfortable defeat of Huddersfield Town and the club marked
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Thousands set to attend Big Day Out family fun day this weekend
Thousands of people are to attend an annual family fun day this weekend. The Big Day Out will take place at Suffolk New College's Suffolk Rural Campus in Otley on Saturday, May 11 between 10am and 4pm. Billed as a mini country show, events
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Motorcyclist taken to hospital after crash involving van
A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after a crash in Ipswich. Police were alerted to the collision, involving a motorbike and a van, in Norwich Road at about 7.10am on Friday. The motorcyclist suffered injuries to their ankle and was
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OPINION: Ipswich Town's promotion was the best footballing moment I've experienced
I wrote about the prospect of Ipswich Town’s promotion to the Premier League last Friday and considered whether it was overkill to write about football two weeks in a row but it really does need to be done. What a bank holiday weekend it was for the
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Fan threw phone up for Sarmiento selfie in Town's promotion parade
A young Ipswich Town fan threw his phone across the promotion parade crowd into the hands of one of the players who took an unforgettable selfie. Tevon Lawrence, a 13-year-old boy who lives in south-east in Ipswich, was “really excited” about his
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Promise to improve central Ipswich after Town's promotion to Premier League
As Ipswich businesses are hoping for a multi-million pound bonanza following the football club's promotion to the Premier League, local councils are planning to do their bit to boost the town. Ipswich Borough Council is hoping to get work to improve
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OPINION: Something special is happening in Suffolk's county town
Football is more than a game. I don’t think anyone watching the scenes after the final whistle at Portman Road, or throughout the weekend, could argue with that. To be at pitchside was one of those once-in-a-lifetime moments, and it was impossible
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Will latest defection to Labour affect Ipswich General Election campaign?
The latest MP's defection to Labour has led to concern from some party members in Ipswich because of Natalie Elphicke's right-wing stance on some issues. But parliamentary candidate Jack Abbott said he did not expect the shock switch to have much
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Great joy at news that Ipswich town centre parish church will be a Minster
News that Ipswich is to get its own Minster has been widely welcomed across the town. On Thursday, the Church of England in Suffolk announced that the Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, the Rt Revd Martin Seeley, had decided to designate St