About

For young people. By young people.

1473 is a media platform made in Ipswich, by people from Ipswich. We cover culture, politics, urban life, sport, education, and everything in between — reported, written, filmed, and produced by young people who actually live here.

The name is our area code — 01473 — and the stigma has always been to leave it behind. Run, and don't stop. As if ambition and Ipswich aren't allowed to exist at the same time.

We're here to challenge that. To ask you to look closer.

There is history on every corner of this town, and where there isn't — that's your space. That's your moment to become it.

We want young people in Ipswich to pursue their passions. The musicians and artists, yes — but also the entrepreneurs, the aspiring founders, the ones sitting on an idea with no one around them who looks like they've done it before. The ones who want to understand politics, business, and the systems that affect their lives.

The people doing extraordinary things in this town aren't distant figures. They're people you probably already know. Friends of friends. People from your ends. We're just giving them the platform they should have had.

You don't need experience, a following, or anyone's permission. You just need something to say.

Your name on your work: Every piece published on 1473 carries a byline. No exceptions. Your work, your credit.

Local is not small: What happens in Ipswich matters. We cover it with the same seriousness as anywhere else.

Open to everyone: First piece or fiftieth. Student, apprentice, professional. If you're from here, there's space for you.

1473. Made in Ipswich.