Shikhar Vishikh Talwar

Ipswich, Manchester, Mumbai

Journalist at Freelance

Reporter at Ipswich Star

Reporter at East Anglian Daily Times

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Articles

Ipswich resident annoyed car park sign at Broomhill Library

3 days ago | ipswichstar.co.uk | Shikhar Vishikh Talwar

David Vincent, of Park View Road, was annoyed when he noticed that a new sign was put up outside Broomhill Library to say that the car park was for customers only. He believes that there is not enough residential parking space in the area, hence many residents understood that they could use this car park, especially in case they had guests over. Mr Vincent said he did not like that the new sign was added without consultation with residents.
Lavenham Community Primary School bid to increase capacity

4 days ago | eadt.co.uk | Shikhar Vishikh Talwar

Lavenham Community Primary School has put in a proposal to Suffolk County Council to remodel an outer building. They hope that the remodel will help add an additional teaching space at the site. The agents, Concretus, told the planners in their design statement that if the school receives any more student applications for the 2025/26 academic year, then they would have difficulty accommodating them.
'Shock' in Chantry community as man left seriously injured after attack

4 days ago | ipswichstar.co.uk | Shikhar Vishikh Talwar

Councillors have expressed shock after the attack in Chantry (Image: Ipswich Labour / Newsquest) Community leaders in Ipswich have expressed their shock after police reported a serious assault in Chantry. Police were called to an incident that took place between 9.15pm and 9.25pm on Friday near the shops in Hawthorn Drive.
Grassroots club attempting to create a positive impact through sports

4 days ago | ipswichstar.co.uk | Shikhar Vishikh Talwar

Members of the Royal Bengal Sports Club (Image: Royal Bengal Sports Club) A grassroots sports club in Ipswich is trying to build a stronger community by expanding the number of sports it reaches out to. The Royal Bengals Sports Club was started as a cricket team to play matches weekly.
Ipswich bus scam uses wrong town's picture was used

4 days ago | ipswichstar.co.uk | Shikhar Vishikh Talwar

Scammers used Ipswich, Australia instead of Ipswich, UK (Image: Sarah Lucy Brown) An attempt was made in Ipswich to scam people into buying a six-month bus ticket but those behind the plan used the wrong Ipswich on their social media. Last week, a new Facebook page emerged called 'Public transport in Ipswich', which had pictures of Ipswich Buses and was offering a special smart card with six months of free travel. This was very quickly deemed as a scam by the real Ipswich Buses.
MPs make another attempt to get government to ditch pylon plans

5 days ago | eadt.co.uk | Shikhar Vishikh Talwar

MPs are urging the government to ditch the pylons plans (Image: citizenside.com/ Newsquest) MPs from Suffolk and neighbouring counties have written once again to the UK government in a bid to ditch pylon plans.
Hundreds dress in their pyjamas as Ipswich's Midnight Walk returns

5 days ago | ipswichstar.co.uk | Shikhar Vishikh Talwar

More than 700 people dressed colourfully for the Midnight Walk (Image: Nick Butcher Photography) More than 700 colourfully-dressed walkers hit the streets for this year's Midnight Walk to raise vital funds for an Ipswich hospice. The Midnight Walk is an annual event which helps generate funds for St Elizabeth Hospice and takes participants through a seven-mile circular walk around Ipswich.
Pub looks to expand into a field to hold events after licence approval

5 days ago | ipswichstar.co.uk | Shikhar Vishikh Talwar

The Flying Horse pub in Waterford Road, Ipswich (Image: Shikhar Talwar) A north-west Ipswich pub has been approved to expand its premises into a field and hold large events. The Flying Horse in Waterford Road was given approval by Ipswich Borough Council's licensing committee to host events at its venue. The plans are to revamp an area of the back garden to add a new bar, which should be ready by the start of June, and renovate the field at the back of the site.
Thousands flock to college's Big Day Out event in Suffolk

5 days ago | eadt.co.uk | Shikhar Vishikh Talwar

Charlotte and Coraline Reason on the tractor at the annual Suffolk Rural Big Day Out (Image: Suffolk New College) More than 4,000 people attended a family fun day organised by a college in Suffolk to shine a light on its courses and expertise. The Big Day Out event took place at the Suffolk Rural campus of Suffolk New College on Saturday.
University continues investing in courses despite rise in financial pressures

5 days ago | ipswichstar.co.uk | Shikhar Vishikh Talwar

The University of Suffolk, based on Ipswich Waterfront (Image: University of Suffolk) Student numbers have increased at the University of Suffolk as financial pressures increase at higher educational institutions across the country. Universities UK (UUK) recently published a survey of 60 institutions across the UK, which showed that several of them were facing financial pressures which had led to some cutting courses at their universities.