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Ipswich Central chief executive Paul Clement - Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown He said: "Becoming a city wouldn’t be a badge on a wall; if Ipswich were to be successful, it would really matter to its future, particularly for our young people. "There are still only 51 cities in England. In the five years following the Queen’s last award, every one of those saw their local economy grow at a rate higher than the national average. "Cities attract more inward investment and appeal to more visitors. That’s more jobs, new skills, higher wages and better opportunities for our young people.

Ipswich Central chief executive Paul Clement - Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown He said: "Becoming a city wouldn’t be a badge on a wall; if Ipswich were to be successful, it would really matter to its future, particularly for our young people. "There are still only 51 cities in England. In the five years following the Queen’s last award, every one of those saw their local economy grow at a rate higher than the national average. "Cities attract more inward investment and appeal to more visitors. That’s more jobs, new skills, higher wages and better opportunities for our young people.

Published: 6:00 AM July 11, 2021    Updated: 9:10 AM July 11, 2021 England fans at Isaacs in Ipswich for the England semi-final against Denmark. The venue is sold out for the Euros final between England and Italy. - Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown As people in Ipswich and across the area prepare to cheer on England in the Euros final tonight, the match is bringing a huge boost to local businesses. Pub managers and business chiefs  say the national side's success has brought back a feelgood factor - and is the perfect tonic after a year of lockdowns. After the hospitality industry was hard-hit by...

The data includes high street, hospitality and office workers based the town centre. However, an expert at the think-tank said they were unable to differentiate between the sectors that workers returning to the city centre were employed in. Paul Clement, chief executive of Ipswich Central business improvement district, said the Centre for Cities study was "incredibly surprising" and "incredibly disturbing". Paul Clement, chief executive of Ipswich Central - Credit: Archant "Certainly most of the offices that are part of the business improvement district (BID) are beginning now to return peop...

Ipswich City Council has already spent $6.2 million restoring the historic building. A deal is being worked out with a ‘very successful and known’ hotel operator to come on board.