News & Events

Joining our Board are Nick Denny, Joint Chief Executive of East of England Co-operative Society and Elma Glasgow, PR specialist and Co-Director of Aspire Black Suffolk. The two new members are an…

Ipswich Central's ‘Connected Town’ area and concept has been chosen to participate in a pilot scheme for Community Improvement Districts (CIDs). Power to Change, a Charitable Trust created in 2015…

In preparation of the upcoming Jubilee celebrations in Ipswich, we are inviting local residents to submit artworks that celebrate the Queen’s 70-year reign that will be used in a window display on…

We are pleased to launch a major project to celebrate Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, Ipswich’s most famous son. Wolsey was born and educated in Ipswich. Initially dismissed by his critics as the mere…

Having secured a strong renewal mandate for the town centre Business Improvement District (BID), Locus Management (the Company behind Ipswich Central) has announced an internal reorganisation and an…

The 'Connected Town' is brought to life in a major new report. In 2018, world-renowned architects and urbanists Allies and Morrison put forward 10 blue-sky ideas for how Ipswich could look in the…

A £25 million funding package for Ipswich, to be spent on a range of improvement projects, focussed primarily within the town centre and in neighbourhood shopping parades, has been confirmed. In…

One of the Town Deal projects for Ipswich is to create a Digital Town Centre. But what does that mean? Creating a well-connected digital town centre will benefit all communities in Ipswich;…

Be in no doubt, the global pandemic will be proved to have changed our town and city centres forever. Anyone still thinking that “once this is all over, we can get back to normal” needs to imbibe a…

A month into the new year, I wanted to write to you to update as to the breadth of work and projects we as your BID, Ipswich Central, are undertaking to support you at this horrendous time whether…

The eyes and ears of the town centre. From recovering stolen goods, deterring crime and liaising with Police, to welcoming visitors, supporting businesses and working with events; the Street Ranger…

Maintaining a town centre that's safe and welcoming. Street Rangers Our police-accredited Street Rangers are our eyes and ears on the ground; supporting businesses with day-to-day issues such as…

The official visitor brand for Ipswich. Promoting the town and local businesses is a big part of what we do at Ipswich Central. To help us do that, we have a dedicated visitor website and consumer…