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Background and Format: Launched in 1885, The Ipswich Star is published by Archant daily and is aimed at residents of Ipswich, Rushmere St Andrew and Claydon. Covers news, sport, what's on and lifestyle. For more information about advertising rates, the team can be reached here. Circulation: Source: ABC. Monthly Unique Users: 34,139 (Source: ABC) Awards: 2013 - Newspaper Awards, Regional Newspaper of the Year: Under 25,000 circulation (nominated) 2012 - EDF Energy East of England Media Awards, Daily Newspaper of the Year (nominated) 2012 - EDF Energy East of England Media Awards, Front Page of the Year, I will bring Wills! (nominated) 2012 - Newspaper Awards, Regional Newspaper of the Year (below 25,000) (Winner) 2012 - Regional Press Awards, Daily / Sunday of the Year (below 20,000) (Nominee) 2009 - Press Gazette Regional Newspaper Awards, Newspaper of the Year Newspaper of the Year (Daily/Sunday) - below 40,000 circulation (highly commended) 2008 - Regional Press Awards, Daily Newspaper of the Year 2007 - Regional Press Awards, Best Subbing Team, Evening Star, Ipswich 2007 - Regional Press Awards, Daily Newspaper of the Year (with circulations below 40,000) Evening Star, Ipswich Alerts: Gorkana Alert: Tuesday 10 January 2012 The Ipswich Evening Star is stopping the Saturday edition of the publication and becoming a Monday - Friday title. The Ipswich Star will be a morning publication and a 25,000 circulation free edition of the paper will be home-delivered on Thursdays. Archant Suffolk also announced a special regional edition of the newspaper entitled the Felixstowe Star. The East Anglian Daily Times will also launch an Ipswich edition to compensate for the loss of the Saturday edition of the Ipswich Evening Star. Coincidentally, a new free weekly title will be launched entitled the Stowmarket Mercury. The changes will all take place in the week commencing Monday 23 January and will result in the loss of 14 out of 91 jobs at the publication. These will be from the photographic, production and features teams and writers from the newsdesk, sports, business and commercial will be unaffected. For more information, Keith Morris, Corporate Communications Manager at Archant, can be reached on +44 (0)1603 772 814 and keith.morris@archant.co.uk Gorkana UK Financial Alert: Monday 31st October 2016 The following Archant Suffolk titles, the East Anglian Daily Times, Ipswich Star and EADT Suffolk Magazine, have now moved offices. The new address is Portman House, 120 Princes Street, Ipswich, IP4 1RS. All telephone numbers remain the same. For more information, the news team can be reached on +44 (0)1473 230 023 and newsroom@archant.co.uk   Gorkana UK Financial Alert: Monday 4th January 2016 Archant has announced that its titles based in Ipswich will be changing address. Titles East Anglian Daily Times, Ipswich Star and Essex Life will move to Portman House on Princes Street, Ipswich. The new office will house over 100 Archant employees and the move i