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Paul Clement, CEO of Ipswich Central and All About Ipswich - Credit: Ipswich Central Ipswich Central, its sister company, All About Ipswich, and its industry body, the Association of Town and City Centre Management (ATCM), recently hosted a virtual conference showcasing the ambitious Vision for Ipswich to become the UK’s first ‘Connected Town’.  By the time that you are reading this, over 1,500 people will have watched the “Reviving Town Centres” conference. As ...

Terry Baxter Terry Baxter, chair of Ipswich Central - Credit: Ipswich Central Ipswich Central chair Terry Baxter offers  an open invitation to join the Reviving Ipswich Town Centre conference and find out more about  ideas to renew the town centre. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has been devastating for our high streets and urban centres, and there is now extra pressure to create radical solutions and strategies to transform our town and city centres to meet the new needs of reside...

Shoppers out and about in East Anglia before the latest national lockdown - Credit: SARAH LUCY BROWN Business leaders have called on shoppers from across Suffolk to support the local economy after "the most difficult year in anyones memory". On Monday non-essential retailers, hair and nail salons will reopen, while pubs and restaurants will be able to begin serving customers outside after four months of lockdown. Only a quarter of the usual amount of shoppers have visited Ipswich town centre ...

Terry Baxter Published: 10:00 AM April 6, 2021    Updated: 10:36 AM April 6, 2021 Steve Walker from Allies & Morrison is one of the speakers at the Reviving Ipswich Town Centre conference - Credit: Ipswich Central Ipswich Central chair Terry Baxter introduces  Steve Walker, architect and director at Allies & Morrison, who will be speaking at the Reviving Ipswich Town Centre conference. The concept of a ‘15-minute neighbourhood’ is by no means new, but it is certainly one that can benefi...

Ipswich Central street rangers on patrol in Ipswich town centre - Credit: Warren Page A former town street ranger has risen through the ranks to head up operations at the Business Improvement District (BID) company she joined 13 years ago. Sophie Alexander-Parker joined Ipswich Central six months after the company was launched in 2007 and has been with it ever since. She has now been promoted to chief operating officer for the BID, which represents more than 630 town centre and waterfront busin...

The shops which have closed down in Ipswich in 2020. - Credit: Archant Its been a turbulent year for our high streets in the wake of coronavirus, forcing many shops in Ipswich to close their doors for good.  They once played important roles in the towns retail landscape, but now these 15 shops are just empty units - with more and more appearing in the town centre.  Many of the shops have decided to close their premises as a result of the pandemic and reduced footfall into the town centre, fo...

The shops which have closed down in Ipswich in 2020. - Credit: Archant Its been a turbulent year for our high streets in the wake of coronavirus, forcing many shops in Ipswich to close their doors for good.  They once played important roles in the towns retail landscape, but now these 15 shops are just empty units - with more and more appearing in the town centre.  Many of the shops have decided to close their premises as a result of the pandemic and reduced footfall into the town centre, fo...