Ipswich Newsroom

Ipswich is set to come alive with colour, music and global flavours this summer as once again the One Big Multicultural Festival returns to Alexandra Park on Sunday 30 August

This summer, The Hay Wain - one of the most famous and instantly recognisable landscape paintings in British art - leaves its home in the National Gallery, London to travel to Suffolk for the first time.

Registered during the week ending 20 May 2026.

Ipswich Borough Council has now completed deliveries to the scheduled 50,821 households due to receive additional recycling bins as part of the new Simpler (Better) Recycling scheme.

Local people are being invited to play a vital role in shaping the future of their communities as applications open to join Ipswich’s two new Pride in Place Neighbourhood Boards.

A new website providing trusted information on Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) in Suffolk has been launched by the county’s 6 councils.

Registered during the week ending 14 May 2026.

16 of the Council’s seats (a third of all Councillors) were involved in this year's elections on Thursday 7 May, one in each ward.

Registered during the week ending 7 May 2026.

Ipswich Borough Council will host a celebratory event on Bank Holiday Monday, 4 May, to mark Ipswich Town Football Club’s promotion to the Premier League, bringing together supporters, residents and visitors from across the town.