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Waterfront building to become four-bedroom home following approval

11 January 2023
Waterfront building to become four-bedroom home following approval

Waterfront building to become four-bedroom home following approval

11 January 2023

The conversion of a former commercial building into a home has gained permission.


Hospital block built to cope with pandemic will stay for seven years

11 January 2023
Hospital block built to cope with pandemic will stay for seven years

Hospital block built to cope with pandemic will stay for seven years

11 January 2023

An office block at a Suffolk hospital constructed as a temporary response to the pandemic has been given the go-ahead to remain for seven years.


Rent costs set to increase in town

11 January 2023
Rent costs set to increase in town

Rent costs set to increase in town

11 January 2023

Rent costs for social and affordable council houses in a Suffolk town are likely to increase by seven per cent.


'The GP practice is holding a gun to our heads': Council to take on 25-year health centre lease

10 January 2023
'The GP practice is holding a gun to our heads': Council to take on 25-year health centre lease

'The GP practice is holding a gun to our heads': Council to take on 25-year health centre lease

10 January 2023

A council’s cabinet reluctantly voted to take a 25-year lease for a health centre in Sudbury yesterday to keep plans on the table.


Council's estimated £23 million budget gap put down to inflation

09 January 2023
Council's estimated £23 million budget gap put down to inflation

Council's estimated £23 million budget gap put down to inflation

09 January 2023

A projected budget gap of almost £23 million at Ipswich Borough Council has been put down to inflation.


Residents could see cost of garden waste and bulky item collection increase

09 January 2023
Residents could see cost of garden waste and bulky item collection increase

Residents could see cost of garden waste and bulky item collection increase

09 January 2023

Planned charge increases for garden waste collections in Babergh and Mid Suffolk would see residents pay almost £70 and then £60 to renew the service.


Council cabinets approve full council tax reduction

09 January 2023
Council cabinets approve full council tax reduction

Council cabinets approve full council tax reduction

09 January 2023

Worst-off residents in Babergh and Mid Suffolk could pay no council tax from April.


Decision on future of hospital block to be made next week

06 January 2023
Decision on future of hospital block to be made next week

Decision on future of hospital block to be made next week

06 January 2023

Councillors will decide whether to keep a hospital block built urgently to cope with pandemic pressures next week.


Changes for home adaptations for disabled residents proposed

06 January 2023
Changes for home adaptations for disabled residents proposed

Changes for home adaptations for disabled residents proposed

06 January 2023

Disabled people in East Suffolk may be less likely to face means tests for home adaptations under proposed measures.


Disabled charity sees huge increase in people coming to them in extreme poverty

06 January 2023
Disabled charity sees huge increase in people coming to them in extreme poverty

Disabled charity sees huge increase in people coming to them in extreme poverty

06 January 2023

A Suffolk charity for disabled people has seen a sixteen-times increase in the number of people coming to them in extreme poverty.


Proposals to increase policing part of council tax by £15 put to public

05 January 2023
Proposals to increase policing part of council tax by £15 put to public

Proposals to increase policing part of council tax by £15 put to public

05 January 2023

Plans to increase the amount Suffolk residents pay for the police by £15 a year have been put to the public.


Council reiterates commitment to improving park despite funding falling through

05 January 2023
Council reiterates commitment to improving park despite funding falling through

Council reiterates commitment to improving park despite funding falling through

05 January 2023

A district council has reiterated its commitment to improving a town's only park despite plans for funding falling through.


Council tax proposals show rise of £5 a year for the district portion

04 January 2023
Council tax proposals show rise of £5 a year for the district portion

Council tax proposals show rise of £5 a year for the district portion

04 January 2023

Plans for the district portion of east Suffolk residents’ council tax show an increase of around £5 next year.


Council fees and charges set to increase by around five per cent

04 January 2023
Council fees and charges set to increase by around five per cent

Council fees and charges set to increase by around five per cent

04 January 2023

Charges for services such as garden waste collections are likely to increase by an average of five per cent in April.


Council pledges to combat problem of long-term empty homes

04 January 2023
Council pledges to combat problem of long-term empty homes

Council pledges to combat problem of long-term empty homes

04 January 2023

A council has pledged to combat the problem of homes left empty by working with owners and enforcing sales.


Councillor blames flooded road on lack of staff dedicated to drainage

03 January 2023
Councillor blames flooded road on lack of staff dedicated to drainage

Councillor blames flooded road on lack of staff dedicated to drainage

03 January 2023

A Suffolk councillor is calling for flooding to be tackled as a road on his patch has spent 30 days since November water-logged.


Disabled residents missing out on over £250k for home adaptations

03 January 2023
Disabled residents missing out on over £250k for home adaptations

Disabled residents missing out on over £250k for home adaptations

03 January 2023

More than £250,000 from a fund allowing disabled people to adapt their homes has been left unspent each year.


Council's budget increase to be funded by tax rise

23 December 2022
Council's budget increase to be funded by tax rise

Council's budget increase to be funded by tax rise

23 December 2022

A ten percent increase to Suffolk County Council’s proposed budget for next year will be partly paid for by a council tax rise.


'The last thing we want is for people to be made homeless': Permission granted for bedsit

22 December 2022
'The last thing we want is for people to be made homeless': Permission granted for bedsit

'The last thing we want is for people to be made homeless': Permission granted for bedsit

22 December 2022

Residents will be able to stay at a bedsit for which planning permission wasn’t secured.


Household support payments by Suffolk’s districts revealed

21 December 2022
Household support payments by Suffolk’s districts revealed

Household support payments by Suffolk’s districts revealed

21 December 2022

The amount paid by district and borough councils to support struggling households with housing-related payments has been revealed.