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Mark S to California and 4 more areas

Soane Street Ipswich

Nice to give praise for a change, well done to the council for the work in Soane Street, saw the finished work today and it looks great.
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Gary S
Morning All, George H echoes my comments earlier in the year. As with other towns in our country we get absolutly no benefit watsoever in Ipswich from the Business Rates collected as this is passed directly by Ipswich BC to the Goverment. Save for a very ... more »
Sheila O
well i went to norwich to shop 2 weeks ago i didnt see all empty shops like in ipswich in fact i went to town wed +realy didnt know where to look fo something quite ordinary like a mac
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thediceman to Akenham and 9 more areas

No room at the Inn

How vulnerable does a person have to be to get any help from our caring Ipswich Borough Council ?. Well Mary and Joseph should be grateful they found an inn keeper who could put them up because if they had asked for help from IBC they would have been ... more »
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Natalie H
If the couple are able to call us, we may be able to highlight their cause. Call 01473 324790
thediceman
Hi Stephen, I will note down the key details and arrange to meet you at some point to discuss this situation as it will be easier for us to talk about it rather than me writing an essay which would rival war and peace. Hi Natalie, I will give you a call ... more »
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thediceman to Akenham and 9 more areas

Waterfront Food Festival

Any Streetlifers planning on going to this event ???. It's on from the 17th to the 19th (Fri-Sun) and will have various events such as celeb chef's, cookery demonstrations, beer and wine tasting, live music, etc, etc. Would be nice to met some fellow ... more »
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lilykim
Hope the Diceman doesn't mind me "hijacking" this post, but there will be a pub quiz team from Suffolk Friends there too, including the Diceman, so it would be an opportuntity to meet some of us.
thediceman
Do not fear for the pub quiz is merely an evening event (7-9pm) and probably for those attending the beer festival section rather than for the foodies. For me I'll be using both sections of the festival as I'm a glutton :) It's a shame they didn't ... more »
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Castle Hill Community Centre to Akenham and 10 more areas

We would like to set up a group for men, any ideas and volunteers?

We would like to set up a group for men here at Castle Hill Community Centre, may be a discussion group on a specific subject or maybe just a general discussion group. Anything to help these lonely men out there to go out of their house and make new ... more »
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Tony G
A gardening group sounds good to me. It would enable members to buy compost etc collectively at discount prices and helo each on ideas to improve our gardens.
Castle Hill Community Centre
Thanks all for your suggestions, which are great. We are hoping to start a new group very soon. I will keep you updated. Please carry on commenting. Lots of ideas are better than none!!!
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Helen W to Akenham and 4 more areas

Cat Poisoning

I thought I would mention to everyone in the Crofts/Henley Rise area to be aware that a cat has been poisoned and died in Epsom Drive at the weekend, this is very sad and it was found in my neighbour's garden and taken to its owner who's son it belonged ... more »
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Hayley S
The low life that done this to that little boys cat needs poisoning too. I hate animal cruelty in any form. There is no need nowadays when there's humane deterrents on the market.
Jennifer H
yes thats right think we should all b more vilagent i hope this evil man has a guilty conceinence what goes around comes around
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The Batty Cat Lady to Akenham and 5 more areas

Roadworks Defoe/Chepstow Road

There is now light at the end of the tunnel. Anglian Water/Claret have dug their last hole and the overland sewer pipe and pumping gear serving the estate has now been removed. The blockage across Lambourne Road closing it is no longer there but you ... more »
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Burns Road
I hope they haven't got the same builders who filled the sewer up continuing the extension?!
Andy G
Can't see the builder's van, just a private car. In trying to calm a ferrile neighbour (me) the builder assured me that he wouldn't be starting until 10am on Sunday. Someone was saying recently that the builders went bankrupt to avoid payment as soon as ... more »
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Jackie E to California and 5 more areas

Council tax banding

Weve recently moved into rented property in IP4, a 3 bed semi, and our council tax band is a D, having done a bit of googling, it appears the majority of our neighbours, and indeed most of the street are a C. Has anyone challenged this? Ive heard its a ... more »
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Richard G
IBC are greedy and waste too much money or their ideas . They are stubborn and arrogant when it comes to appeals of all sorts . They think they are in the right nearly everytime . They have been failing the taxpayer for many years , Broomhill is an ... more »
Bradders
Try this link. http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/reclaim/council-tax-bands-change
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