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Health secretary Matt Hancock has announced the latest coronavirus tiers - Credit: PA Ipswich has avoided being placed under Tier 3 restrictions, health secretary Matt Hancock has confirmed. Speaking to MPs this morning, the West Suffolk MP confirmed the county town is not included in a list of areas in the East of England entering Tier 3, and as such will remain under the "high alert" or Tier 2 restrictions. The whole of Suffolk will remain in the same tier. Fears had been raised by local po...

Published: 5:30 AM December 15, 2020    Ipswich town centre on the first day of the second coronavirus lockdown Picture: CHARLOTTE BOND - Credit: Charlotte Bond Experts say it is likely to be next year when the full impact of Covid-19 on Ipswich town centre is seen - as new data about the number of empty shops is published. Figures from Ipswich Central for its BID (business improvement district) area indicated a vacancy rate of 13% in June, 13.06% in September and 12.69% last month, which in...

Published: 5:30 AM December 15, 2020    Ipswich town centre on the first day of the second coronavirus lockdown Picture: CHARLOTTE BOND - Credit: Charlotte Bond Experts say it is likely to be next year when the full impact of Covid-19 on Ipswich town centre is seen - as new data about the number of empty shops is published. Figures from Ipswich Central for its BID (business improvement district) area indicated a vacancy rate of 13% in June, 13.06% in September and 12.69% last month, which in...

Published: 7:00 PM December 11, 2020    Shoppers have started to return to East Anglian town centres after the end of lockdown - but footfall isnt as high as a year ago - Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich town centres are bustling after shops reopened – but there are fears for the hospitality industry.  In Bury St Edmunds, footfall has improved post-lockdown – and there are hopes this will continue up to Christmas Day.  Bury BID chief executive Mark Cordell in the Arc...

Published: 7:00 PM December 11, 2020    Shoppers have started to return to East Anglian town centres after the end of lockdown - but footfall isnt as high as a year ago - Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich town centres are bustling after shops reopened – but there are fears for the hospitality industry.  In Bury St Edmunds, footfall has improved post-lockdown – and there are hopes this will continue up to Christmas Day.  Bury BID chief executive Mark Cordell in the Arc...