Conservatives call for a knife crime strategy for Ipswich Tuesday, 19 November, 2024 On 29th October the Leader and Deputy Leader of our group - Councillor Ian Fisher and Sam Murray, contacted the MP for Ipswich and the Labour Borough Council Portfolio Holder for Public Protection to ask for us to meet to discuss knife crime in Ipswich and our calls for an Ipswich Knife Crime Strategy. Despite sending a chaser to this letter, we are yet to receive a response. We have met with the... Local News
Improvements at St Peter's Wharf by the Waterfront 11th February 2019 Works to improve St Peter’s Wharf in Ipswich have started. The work, which is being delivered by Suffolk County Council (SCC) in partnership with Ipswich... Local News
New 20mph zone, in Anglesea Road area 2nd February 2019 Conservative Councillors Chris Chambers (County) & Lee Reynolds (Borough) have this week welcomed the introduction of the 20MPH zone on Angelsea Road after... Local News
Update on Upper Orwell Crossings 24th January 2019 A recommendation, that the Upper Orwell Crossings project stop with immediate effect, will be put to the Cabinet of Suffolk County Council on January 29th, 2019... Local News
Tom on Education 20th January 2019 Our prospective candidate for MP, Tom Hunt, has been meeting with the head teachers at various secondary schools in the town. Tom says that these meetings have... Local News
Ipswich Labour MP thinks he knows better than his constituents 16th January 2019 The people of Ipswich were asked what they thought and they voted decisively to leave the EU. Ipswich residents don’t deserve patronising and condescending... Local News
More money in ypur pocket 13th January 2019 Ipswich is the County Town of Suffolk and, although the Borough boundary is small, its economy supports a far wider area. Already there are thousands of people... Local News
Our town centre- a mixed picture 6th January 2019 Why does the appearance of parts of Ipswich town centre vary from a little bit run-down to smart and tidy? You can take a look at the former Queen’s Head public... Local News
Tom calls on Ipswich Labour to respect referendum result 31st December 2018 Tom Hunt, has called on Ipswich Labour MP Sandy Martin to make clear that he fully respects the clear verdict that the people of Ipswich expressed in June 2016... Local News
Empty for Christmas 26th December 2018 It’s 18 months since the lights were turned off in one of the most prominent buildings in our Town Centre. Since then £3.6 million has been spent on improving... Holyrood News
Our Future Fund for supporting innovative British businesses 21st April 2020 We’re supporting start-ups by delivering £250m of new government funding to innovative businesses across the United Kingdom. National News
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications 21st April 2020 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications – and will provide support for millions of businesses and employees across the UK. National News
Why we’re extending the Coronavirus lockdown 17th April 2020 The Government announced that the social distancing measures currently in place to tackle the coronavirus will continue for at least the next three weeks. National News
Our £750 million support package for charities during the Coronavirus outbreak 9th April 2020 This Government’s announced an unprecedented £750 million package of support for charities – ensuring they can continue their vital work during the coronavirus... National News
Business Secretary Alok Sharma: we'll tackle Coronavirus together 6th April 2020 The Business Secretary, Alok Sharma, wrote for The Sun on Sunday thanking workers and businesses for their support during the coronavirus pandemic. National News
Read the Queen's Coronavirus address in full 6th April 2020 The Queen speaks to the nation about the challenges we are facing as a country in the weeks ahead. National News