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The play area at Brunswick Park has reopened with new swings and slides after closing for works last month.

Raya Bailey gave Jorge, her refuse collector, a thank you card after striking up a friendship during lockdown.

An annual season ticket costs £7,134 while 12 flexi-tickets would cost £6,566. Research from the Labour Party shows that Ipswich fares to be  worse than most other places in the country with flexi-tickets. The cost of an individual journey with flexi-ticket costs £68.40, rather than £27.42 for someone travelling five days a week with a season ticket. If you knock four weeks off the year for holidays, it still costs only £29.72 a daily ticket. That means the flexi-ticket is 149% more expe...

Henry Hunt with mum Polly Hunt at Alexandra park - Credit: Charlotte Bond A new farmyard-themed playground has opened for young children in Ipswich, inspired by the farming history of the land, as part of a wave of park renovations. Plans for Alexandra Park were revealed in the New Year, an inclusive play area for children aged two to 12, complete with a tractor and haybarn. Henry Hunt with mum Polly Hunt at Alexandra park - Credit: Charlotte Bond Councillor Adam Rae at Alexandra park, Ipswic...

Published: 5:30 AM April 29, 2021    Round 5 of the BMX East summer regional race series at Landseer Park BMX track Picture CHARLOTTE BOND - Credit: CHARLOTTE BOND Proposals for a fresh BMX track and new clubhouse in Landseer Park have been given the go-ahead by planners after years of fundraising by dedicated volunteers. Ipswich Borough Councils planning committee gave unanimous approval on Wednesday morning to replace the aging current track with a brand new facility, and bolster facilit...

Staff Appointments and Departures Related to the Freight and Logistics Sectors Who Is Going Where in Shipping and Beyond WORLDWIDE – GERMANY – In preparation for its spin-off from Daimler AG and its independent listing on the Frankfurt stock exchange planned for late 2021, Daimler Truck AG is announcing the composition of its new Board of Management and a series of significant management and organisational changes, set to take place as of July 1. Daimler Truck AG is bringing together all es...

Published: 5:30 AM April 29, 2021    Round 5 of the BMX East summer regional race series at Landseer Park BMX track Picture CHARLOTTE BOND - Credit: CHARLOTTE BOND Proposals for a fresh BMX track and new clubhouse in Landseer Park have been given the go-ahead by planners after years of fundraising by dedicated volunteers. Ipswich Borough Councils planning committee gave unanimous approval on Wednesday morning to replace the aging current track with a brand new facility, and bolster facilit...

Published: 3:59 PM January 9, 2021    The new play area at Alexandra Park in Ipswich will feature a haybarn and tractor - Credit: Ipswich Borough Council Work begins next week on a new farmyard-themed play area at an Ipswich park — complete with a tractor and haybarn. The inclusive play area at Alexandra Park has been designed for children aged two to 12 years old. Councillor Phil Smart, portfolio holder for parks at Ipswich Borough Council, said: “This new play area will bring a new lea...

Advertisement This is a robust condemnation of a man that has been variously described as the ‘Lion of Bourdillon’, the ‘Jagaban of Borgu’ and the ‘Asiwaju of Iragbiji’ and the words reflect the utter contempt that Bakare has for him. Curiously, just one year and two months later, on 20th December 2020, the same Tunde Bakare changed the music and said the following about the same man. He said, “People should see Tinubu as a Yoruba hero, he shouldn’t be vilified. Like Jephthah th...

Published: 7:00 PM December 22, 2020    Victors skipper, Dave Wes Westwood with IMT chairman Geoffrey Dyball and Ipswich Borough councillor Phil Smart, with the new plaque for Wherry Quay - Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown/Archant Historic barge Victor took centre stage as quay names linked to Ipswichs heritage were unveiled on the towns Waterfront. Ipswich borough councillor Phil Smart and Ipswich Maritime Trust chairman Geoffrey Dyball with the new plaque for Wherry Quay on the Ipswich Waterfront ...