If you are coming to the Association's Quiz on Wednesday, please note the venue has changed to THE CASE IS ALTERED PUB in Woodbridge Road.

Recent figures show that 10,000 more people in Ipswich are now enrolled in a workplace pension. Our careful management of the economy – as well as important changes to help people save more for their retirement – means more families can plan for the long-term with the security of a pension.

Ipswich Station has won Large Station of the Year Award at the National Rail Awards Ceremony at Grosvenor House Hotel in London.

Ipswich could soon have a new Recycling Centre, thanks to the Conservative County Council.

When I first became Leader of the Council, the late and irreplaceable James Hehir - CEO of Ipswich Borough Council - said to me: “You have to become a governor of Suffolk New College”; and so my journey of being involved in education in Ipswich began.

There are 22,234 fewer children in workless households in this region compared to 2010. This means more children in families in Ipswich can have the security that comes with a good job and a regular pay packet.

On Saturday, St Margaret's Councillors Lee Reynolds and Chris Chambers were joined by Paul West and Richard Pope clearing dead weeds from Broughton Road.

Residents in the Woodbridge Road area near the Kindergarten on the corner of Jupiter Road, contacted Bixley Councillor Eddy Phillips, to advise that a lot of dog waste was being dumped in bags alongside the hedges, putting children's health at risk.

When I was younger I took a great interest in two incredible ladies, writes Cllr Liz Harsant. Jennie Churchill (the mother of Winston), who was the cornerstone of high society, and behind the scenes a political dynamo when women were afforded few freedoms; the other was Nancy Astor – the first woman to sit in Parliament.

It is with sadness we report that our friend and colleague Peter Stebbings passed away last week.