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
Upper Orwell Crossings -What it means for our town 17th March 2017 Last week, the designs for the new Upper Orwell Crossings were revealed. Here is Ben Gummer's take on this excellent project. "I was standing just in front of... Local News
New Design for Cornhill Welcomed 14th March 2017 Ipswich Conservatives are delighted with the hard work of the Ipswich Vision Board * , in bringing about the refreshed design of the Cornhill. Local News
Conservatives Welcome Designs For New Wet Dock Crossings 12th March 2017 The incredible designs of the new Upper Orwell Crossings have been released. Local News
Creche Users Present Petition To Ipswich Council 8th March 2017 At this week’s executive meeting of IBC, the representatives of users of the crèche service (which Labour propose to close) presented their case and a petition. Local News
Beauty matters, because people do, by Ben Gummer 7th March 2017 More than twenty years ago, I was lucky enough to go, with my family, on a long drive through eastern Europe, to places that then felt very closed but have... Local News
Conservatives Vote Against Labour’s Northern Fringe Infrastructure Plan 2nd March 2017 Conservatives voted against Labour controlled Ipswich Borough Council’s infrastructure delivery plan for the Ipswich Garden Suburb (northern fringe). Local News
Conservatives’ Plan to Save Creche Services is Rejected by Ipswich Labour 23rd February 2017 At the Ipswich Borough Council budget meeting, Conservative Group Leader Cllr Nadia Cenci and Deputy Leader Cllr Eddy Phillips presented options which would... Local News
Ipswich Conservatives Push To Keep Creche Services 21st February 2017 Ipswich Labour councillors intend to close their Borough-operated town creches. The Conservative Group on Ipswich Borough Councillors believe that this... Local News
Ipswich Port - a hidden success story 14th February 2017 Here’s a question for you. Which port in the United Kingdom last year exported more agricultural products than anywhere else? Felixstowe? Southampton? Hull... Local News
Our Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution 18th November 2020 Today, the Prime Minister has outlined his ten-point plan to bring about a green industrial revolution, creating 250,000 jobs and helping us to build back... National News
More than 19,000 jobs created by Kickstart Scheme 12th November 2020 Today the Chancellor has confirmed that more than 19,000 job placements have been created by our Kickstart Scheme so far – with tens of thousands more expected... National News
The Prime Minister's Statement on the COVID Vaccine in Full 9th November 2020 Read in full the Prime Minister's statement on mass testing progress, the Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine and more. National News
4 Ways this Government is Supporting Businesses this Winter 6th November 2020 Throughout this pandemic, our priority has been clear: to protect lives and livelihoods. The Government’s announcements today will support businesses this... National News
The Prime Minister's COVID-19 Update in Full 5th November 2020 The Prime Minister spoke to the public on the first day of lockdown on our plans to tackle the coronavirus. Stay at home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives. National News
Supporting our Economy this Winter: Chancellor's Statement in Full 5th November 2020 The Chancellor's Statement to the House on 5 November 2020, on our plans to support our ecnomy this winter as we tackle the virus. National News