OPINION: Further support is on the way following rise in council tax
David Ellesmere in his opinion column looks at what services can be kept free by increasing council tax and further schemes to support the town during the cost of living.
OPINION: An estimated £15m will be added to council bills due to inflation
In his column, David Ellesmere focuses on the recently unveiled budget.
OPINION: We must keep up momentum creating more council housing in Ipswich
In his opinion column, David Ellesmere discusses the need to press on to build more council housing alongside the council's work to prevent as few people from becoming homeless in the first place.
OPINION: Can 2023 have fewer historic firsts and more knuckling down?
David Ellesmere uses his first column to look back at some of the issues he covered in a historic year.
Opinion Town centre has had it tough but there is something for all
No one will forget last Christmas and the way Covid restrictions wrecked so many families’ plans.
Opinion Town centre has had it tough but there is something for all
No one will forget last Christmas and the way Covid restrictions wrecked so many families’ plans.
‘Hardest hit will end up paying for Government’s Covid response’
There have been ‘multiple failures’ in the Government’s coronavirus response, writes Ipswich Borough Council leader David Ellesmere.
‘Hardest hit will end up paying for Government’s Covid response’
There have been ‘multiple failures’ in the Government’s coronavirus response, writes Ipswich Borough Council leader David Ellesmere.
New tier system is actually ‘lockdown lite’, says Ipswich council leader
The news that the government has placed Suffolk into Tier 2 will come as a bitter disappointment to many people.
New tier system is actually ‘lockdown lite’, says Ipswich council leader
The news that the government has placed Suffolk into Tier 2 will come as a bitter disappointment to many people.
