Elango Elavalakan formally takes over as Ipswich mayor at annual council meeting
Ipswich Labour councillor Elango Elavalakan has formally taken over as mayor of the Suffolk town during the borough's annual council meeting.
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Paul Geater has been writing about politics in Ipswich and Suffolk for more than 30 years. He also writes about transport issues - especially rail and road...
Paul Geater has been writing about politics in Ipswich and Suffolk for more than 30 years. He also writes about transport issues - especially rail and road...
Ipswich Labour councillor Elango Elavalakan has formally taken over as mayor of the Suffolk town during the borough's annual council meeting.
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