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Council tax and council house rent rises approved in budget

27 February 2023
Council tax and council house rent rises approved in budget

Council tax and council house rent rises approved in budget

27 February 2023

Residents in a Suffolk town will pay around three per cent more for council tax and seven per cent more for council house rents from April.


Council tax rise included in East Suffolk's latest budget

24 February 2023
Council tax rise included in East Suffolk's latest budget

Council tax rise included in East Suffolk's latest budget

24 February 2023

Residents in East Suffolk will pay almost £5 a year more for council tax and just under £4 a week more for rents from April.


Final approval given for council tax freeze and rent rises

24 February 2023
Final approval given for council tax freeze and rent rises

Final approval given for council tax freeze and rent rises

24 February 2023

Mid Suffolk District Council approved a council tax freeze and rent increases of more than £6 a week yesterday.


Council backs proposal to spend extra council tax from second homes on social housing

24 February 2023
Council backs proposal to spend extra council tax from second homes on social housing

Council backs proposal to spend extra council tax from second homes on social housing

24 February 2023

A council has supported the idea of investing money from extra council tax on second and empty homes into social and affordable housing.


Town historians angered by archive plans

23 February 2023
Town historians angered by archive plans

Town historians angered by archive plans

23 February 2023

A council decision to invest in the archives of one town has angered campaigners in another.


Council names new chief executive

23 February 2023
Council names new chief executive

Council names new chief executive

23 February 2023

After a month of searching, a council has appointed a new chief executive after their successor's retirement.


Town's Labour Party asks council not to remove annual grant for leisure centres

22 February 2023
Town's Labour Party asks council not to remove annual grant for leisure centres

Town's Labour Party asks council not to remove annual grant for leisure centres

22 February 2023

Financial pressures on leisure management company led it to consider closing swimming pools.


'A budget that many councils across the UK envy': Council Tax increase agreed

22 February 2023
'A budget that many councils across the UK envy': Council Tax increase agreed

'A budget that many councils across the UK envy': Council Tax increase agreed

22 February 2023

A Council Tax increase of around 10p a week for West Suffolk residents has been approved.


Residents face rising costs as council gives final go-ahead to council tax and rent changes

21 February 2023
Residents face rising costs as council gives final go-ahead to council tax and rent changes

Residents face rising costs as council gives final go-ahead to council tax and rent changes

21 February 2023

Costs are set to rise as a council has given the final go-ahead for changes to council tax, social housing rents and affordable housing rents.


Council to consider allowing shop to open until midnight amid concerns over noise

20 February 2023
Council to consider allowing shop to open until midnight amid concerns over noise

Council to consider allowing shop to open until midnight amid concerns over noise

20 February 2023

A council will consider allowing a Nisa to open between 6am and midnight, amid worries that increased noise will disturb those living below the shop.


£2m bid for energy-efficient homes proposed

20 February 2023
£2m bid for energy-efficient homes proposed

£2m bid for energy-efficient homes proposed

20 February 2023

An opposition group at a Suffolk council will propose investing £2 million to make homes more energy efficient.

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Funding of £175,000 secured with aim to end homelessness

20 February 2023
Funding of £175,000 secured with aim to end homelessness

Funding of £175,000 secured with aim to end homelessness

20 February 2023

Funding of £175,000 has been secured as part of a bid to end homelessness in Suffolk in four years.


'This is a green Trojan Horse': Solar farm plans blocked

17 February 2023
'This is a green Trojan Horse': Solar farm plans blocked

'This is a green Trojan Horse': Solar farm plans blocked

17 February 2023

Plans to fill three agricultural fields with solar panels have been blocked by a council.


Details of contentious 161-home plans approved despite flood fears

15 February 2023
Details of contentious 161-home plans approved despite flood fears

Details of contentious 161-home plans approved despite flood fears

15 February 2023

Planning details of a contentious 161-home development on a hill have been approved.


Seven affordable homes in village given the green light

15 February 2023
Seven affordable homes in village given the green light

Seven affordable homes in village given the green light

15 February 2023

Seven affordable homes including three designed for disabled people have been approved.


Council approves own plans to build nine new homes

15 February 2023
Council approves own plans to build nine new homes

Council approves own plans to build nine new homes

15 February 2023

A council has approved its own application for nine homes to be built on the former site of a paint retailer.


Town's council tax to increase alongside cuts for lower-income families

13 February 2023
Town's council tax to increase alongside cuts for lower-income families

Town's council tax to increase alongside cuts for lower-income families

13 February 2023

A town authority's portion of council tax is likely to rise by around 14 pence a week while the worst off will get a full cut to council tax.


Council house rent increase expected

13 February 2023
Council house rent increase expected

Council house rent increase expected

13 February 2023

Council house tenants in East Suffolk are likely to see their rents increase by six percent.


MP visits Suffolk district to support Green Party’s local election campaign

10 February 2023
MP visits Suffolk district to support Green Party’s local election campaign

MP visits Suffolk district to support Green Party’s local election campaign

10 February 2023

MP Caroline Lucas visited a Suffolk district this week to support the Green Party’s local election campaign.


Residents in one district could see council tax increase by around £4.95 a year

09 February 2023
Residents in one district could see council tax increase by around £4.95 a year

Residents in one district could see council tax increase by around £4.95 a year

09 February 2023

Residents in East Suffolk are likely to see their council tax increase by around £4.95 a year.