Town
Little Voices, big impact - a convo with Evie Capon
Evie Capon was told she was too young and too inexperienced. At 21, she bought a performing arts franchise anyway. At 23, she's teaching over 100 students a week and has won a national award
Town
The economics of everyday life in Ipswich. Housing, wages, local business and all in between.
Life
4YP moves to the Waterfront: a space built for you
After more than 25 years on Lower Brook Street, 4YP has a new home on the Ipswich Waterfront. Four years in the making, designed by the people it's intended for - and it has an air hockey table!
Life
1473 x Suffolk New College
1473 introduces a partnership with Suffolk New College.
Politics
Two weeks of campaign and change
Every August, a group of young people from Ipswich and Suffolk spend two weeks learning how to campaign. This year, two groups took on litter and period poverty — and actually did something about both.
Life
Opinion: My first day as a 'journalist'
This is one contributor's account of their first day in the role as a local journalist - not to be mistaken for a neutral report. Journeys were delayed. Cabinet members showed their temper. And Ipswich, somehow, came out looking better than Romford.
Town
Young people with SEND are being forgotten, but not by us.
In their previously damning 2023 SEND inspection for Suffolk, Ofsted found a system that allowed vulnerable young people to slip through the cracks. The county council say they have made “major progress”, but do the families who are affected agree?
Life
Opinion: The Portal in Ipswich
Does the portal in Ipswich need to be here or is it just a gimmick?
Life
University of Suffolk Feels Like 'Home' for International Students
While new visa restrictions are being applied on international students, I took a quick dive into current students' perspectives of Ipswich and the local university