James Hehir, the chief executive of Ipswich died suddenly this week after 20 years in the post. Mr Hehir, who was a former MJ columnist, was fighting for a unitary Ipswich in the Norfolk reorganisation battle. He was also a past president of SOLACE. Council leader Liz Harsant, said she was ‘devastated' by the news. ‘James was a very good friend and also had an incredible warmth and vision. So many projects in Ipswich bore his personal stamp, like the Waterfront, the university, the college and the DanceHouse.'
