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'A lot of hard work' - Sheehan reacts as Town Women on verge of Championship

1 week ago | eadt.co.uk | Tom Cann

Town manager Joe Sheehan has said a lot of hard work has gone into the last three years to get Town to the verge of the Championship (Image: Ross Halls) Town Women manager Joe Sheehan has said "a lot of hard work" has gone into the last few years at Town, which sees the club on the verge of promotion to the Championship.
Town Women all but confirm promotion to the Championship with a 11-0 win

1 week ago | eadt.co.uk | Tom Cann

Ipswich Town Women beat MK Dons to all but confirm promotion to the Championship (Image: Ipswich Town/Matchday Images) Ipswich Town Women have all but confirmed their position in the Barclays Women's Championship next season with a thumping victory over MK Dons this afternoon at Stadium MK. Town broke the deadlock inside just three minutes as Ruby Seaby delivered a fantastic cross from the right, which met the head of Natasha Thomas, who headed the ball into the far corner.
Mortgage company opens in Felixstowe Road after relocation

1 week ago | ipswichstar.co.uk | Tom Cann

The Mortgage Capital has opened in Felixstowe Road in a new unit (Image: Tom Cann) A new mortgage company has opened in Ipswich's Felixstowe Road, closer to the town centre from where it first started. The Mortgage Capital has opened its doors and is now part of the busy shopping parade in Felixstowe Road.
Plans submitted for specialist care home in Ipswich to expand for more residents

1 week ago | ipswichstar.co.uk | Tom Cann

The White House in Ipswich has applied to expand by 10 bedrooms (Image: Tom Cann) Plans have been submitted for an independent eating disorder nursing home in Ipswich to expand by adding a further 10 bedrooms. The White House, located in Limerick Close, has submitted an application to Ipswich Borough Council to increase its capacity to accommodate 17 residents.
Objections over another Ipswich HMO

1 week ago | ipswichstar.co.uk | Tom Cann

Objections have been submitted over 28 Grove Lane to be converted into a six-bed HMO (Image: Google Maps) Objections have been submitted over plans for another house of multiple occupancy (HMO) in Ipswich - with one resident saying the area is turning into "HMO and bedsit land". At the end of March, Ipswich Borough Council received plans to convert 28 Grove Lane, next to Alexandra Park, into a six-bedroom HMO.
New portal in town centre 'could bring visitors to Ipswich'

1 week ago | ipswichstar.co.uk | Tom Cann

How the Portal will look in Ipswich if plans are approved (Image: Ipswich Borough Council) Community leaders hope the new 'Portal' planned for the town centre will bring more people to Ipswich. Ipswich Borough Council is hoping to erect a Portal on the Cornhill, connecting Ipswich to other devices around the world. It would be situated on the Cornhill aligned with Princes Street, with the backdrop showing the Town Hall and the old post office, now The Botanist.
'It was incredible' - rare white tailed eagle spotted in the UK

1 week ago | herefordtimes.com | Tom Cann

A rare white-tailed eagle was spotted in Suffolk in an "incredible" moment (Image: Phil Orris) A keen photographer has spoken of the "incredible" moment he saw a rare bird of prey in the UK. Phil Orris was on his way to photograph some hares in one of his regular spots on the Shotley Peninsula near Ipswich when he looked over and saw a white-tailed eagle in a field getting mobbed by gulls.
HMO planned for 'chock-a-block' road branded 'entirely unsuited'

1 week ago | ipswichstar.co.uk | Tom Cann

Julian Gibbs and Carole Jones have objected to the Kitchener Road HMO plans (Image: Newsquest) Community leaders have objected to plans for another house of multiple occupancy in an "entirely unsuited" road in Ipswich which residents described as "chock-a-block". Councillors Carole Jones and Julian Gibbs, who represent the Westgate ward, have sent a joint objection in response to plans submitted for a five-bedroom HMO in Kitchener Road.
Ipswich bowls club celebrates 80-year anniversary with open day planned

1 week ago | ipswichstar.co.uk | Tom Cann

Holywells Bowls Club is celebrating 80 years this year (Image: Holywells Bowls Club) A bowls club in Ipswich is celebrating eight decades since its conception. Holywells Bowls Club, based in Holywells Park, are celebrating 80 years in 2025. The bowls green the club uses was one of several in parks across the town but over the years, due to not being maintained, Holywells is the only one of these greens left in Ipswich.
Portal sculpture connecting Ipswich to the world could be set up in town centre

2 weeks ago | ipswichstar.co.uk | Tom Cann

The plans are for a portal sculpture, similar to the one pictured in Dublin (Image: Niall Carson/PA Wire) Plans have been submitted for a new digital sculpture to be erected in the centre of Ipswich to connect to the town to the rest of the world. Ipswich Borough Council has submitted plans for the sculpture, which is similar to the ones that are already in Dublin, Philadelphia, Vilnius in Lithuania and Lublin in Poland, to go up in the Cornhill.