Ipswich, England News

A popular children's play area is set to have new life breathed into it thanks to a father's fundraising efforts.

A motorist drove at speeds of up to 70mph, jumped red traffic lights and drove on the wrong side of the road during a two-mile police chase which ended on an Ipswich housing estate, a court has heard.

Liam Claydon, of Wellington Street, in Ipswich, was charged with burglary, aggravated vehicle taking, driving without third party insurance and driving a vehicle other than in accordance with licence.

Critic: Griff Rhys Jones attacked plans to install one of the UK's largest solar farms in the Suffolk countryside So when developers announced plans for an enormous solar power farm near the home of Griff Rhys Jones, they should have expected a fight.

Tesco's decision to abandon plans to develop Grafton Way in Ipswich will inevitably raise questions over its proposed new large stores in Hadleigh, Felixstowe, and Manningtree.

Jonathan Jones, 30, of Drakewood Road in London, has been bailed to return to South East Suffolk Magistrates Court on Wednesday, May 29.

Seven homes for rent are being built on sites in Coltsfoot Road, Chantry, and Whitton Church Lane, in the north west area of the town.

Local food campaigners last night dismissed a controversial report by Tesco that suggests edge-of-town supermarkets act as a magnet for shoppers and boost independent retailers.

A planned trade mission to China for businesses working in the energy sector has been shelved because of a lack of interest from the region's firms.

A DOG owner has spoken of her relief after she was reunited with the pet she feared had been stolen from her garden while she was having dialysis treatment.

The incident happened on the junction between Bulwer Road and Bramford Road, near Norwich Road, in Ipswich at around 5.50pm. The boy has been taken to Ipswich Hospital in an ambulance with his parents after being hit by a blue Volkswagen Polo.

A teenage girl horrifically burned as a baby in a terrifying fire has made her dad very proud as she prepares to leave school.

ONE of the oldest follies in the country sitting on the banks of the River Orwell is set to open its doors in a rare viewing.

A HEARTBROKEN dog owner is today pleading for help in tracing her missing pooch after it was stolen while she was having dialysis treatment.

The ex-Copleston High School PE teacher is also considering appealing against his 16-year jail sentence imposed by Ipswich Crown Court last Thursday, his legal team have said.

As one of the first results to be revealed at the count in Trinity Park, Ipswich, Brian Riley won the seat with a majority of 135.

AN interpreter is under investigation following the collapse of a trial after it was said she coached an alleged grievous bodily harm victim during his evidence.

But Suffolk County Council waited until 9am this morning to start verifying vote papers.

TOP Ipswich athletics coach Stephen Benson was jailed for 16 years today for committing 19 sex assaults on three teenagers, including nine rapes.

VOTERS were going to the polls today in a vital contest which could change the face of East Anglian politics.