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Cocktail bar ordered to revert back to restaurant

21 December 2022
Cocktail bar ordered to revert back to restaurant

Cocktail bar ordered to revert back to restaurant

21 December 2022

A cocktail bar must return to its original use as a restaurant if it is to stay open.


Approved plans for 32 homes labelled a 'big mistake'

21 December 2022
Approved plans for 32 homes labelled a 'big mistake'

Approved plans for 32 homes labelled a 'big mistake'

21 December 2022

A 32-home development has won planning permission despite criticism over the lack of affordable houses.


£20,000 grant to improve housing access criticised as “cheap soundbite”

20 December 2022
£20,000 grant to improve housing access criticised as “cheap soundbite”

£20,000 grant to improve housing access criticised as “cheap soundbite”

20 December 2022

Suffolk councils have gained £20,000 to improve access to housing.


Use of cancer-causing herbicide by council to end

20 December 2022
Use of cancer-causing herbicide by council to end

Use of cancer-causing herbicide by council to end

20 December 2022

A potentially cancer-causing herbicide will stop being used at a council at a cost of £20,000.


New council deputy chief executive could earn £149,000

20 December 2022
New council deputy chief executive could earn £149,000

New council deputy chief executive could earn £149,000

20 December 2022

A council’s new deputy chief executive could earn almost £149,000.


Restaurant gets green light to sell alcohol in time for Christmas

20 December 2022
Restaurant gets green light to sell alcohol in time for Christmas

Restaurant gets green light to sell alcohol in time for Christmas

20 December 2022

A new restaurant has been given the go-ahead to serve alcohol in time for Christmas.


West Suffolk archives could move as current building not fit for purpose

19 December 2022
West Suffolk archives could move as current building not fit for purpose

West Suffolk archives could move as current building not fit for purpose

19 December 2022

West Suffolk’s archives may be moved as the current building is not fit for purpose, according to the county council.


Plans for 43 homes opposed by parish council to be decided next week

16 December 2022
Plans for 43 homes opposed by parish council to be decided next week

Plans for 43 homes opposed by parish council to be decided next week

16 December 2022

Details for a 43-home development have officer support but are being opposed by the parish council.


Primary school to get new block after application approved

15 December 2022
Primary school to get new block after application approved

Primary school to get new block after application approved

15 December 2022

A new block for a Suffolk primary school has gained council consent.


Tax reduction for people hit hardest by cost of living crisis

15 December 2022
Tax reduction for people hit hardest by cost of living crisis

Tax reduction for people hit hardest by cost of living crisis

15 December 2022

Low-income families in West Suffolk will be given a year off paying any council tax from next April.


Teachers say changes made after SEND review have supported their work

14 December 2022
Teachers say changes made after SEND review have supported their work

Teachers say changes made after SEND review have supported their work

14 December 2022

Teachers have explained how the changes made after a review into SEND provision in Suffolk have supported their work with children.


Decision on councillors' basic allowance increase deferred

14 December 2022
Decision on councillors' basic allowance increase deferred

Decision on councillors' basic allowance increase deferred

14 December 2022

Councillors have deferred bringing in changes to their basic allowance that would have seen them gain £400 more a year.


Council approval for £75 million Western Way hub

14 December 2022
Council approval for £75 million Western Way hub

Council approval for £75 million Western Way hub

14 December 2022

The leisure centre phase of the Western Way Hub can progress to the final stage of tendering.


Plans for 32 homes in village to be decided amid overdevelopment concerns

13 December 2022
Plans for 32 homes in village to be decided amid overdevelopment concerns

Plans for 32 homes in village to be decided amid overdevelopment concerns

13 December 2022

An application for 32 homes in a Suffolk village will be decided next week amid allegations of overdevelopment and calls for more affordable houses.


Council's new deputy chief executive could get £10k pay rise to almost £150k

13 December 2022
Council's new deputy chief executive could get £10k pay rise to almost £150k

Council's new deputy chief executive could get £10k pay rise to almost £150k

13 December 2022

Arrangements for a new deputy chief executive at a Suffolk council to be considered next week include the option for the increase.


Proposal to quarry 400,000 tonnes of sand and gravel to be put to councillors

12 December 2022
Proposal to quarry 400,000 tonnes of sand and gravel to be put to councillors

Proposal to quarry 400,000 tonnes of sand and gravel to be put to councillors

12 December 2022

A proposal to extract 400,000 tonnes of sand and gravel from an area protected due to important habitats will be put to councillors this week.


School expansion supported by officers - but not by Sport England

09 December 2022
School expansion supported by officers - but not by Sport England

School expansion supported by officers - but not by Sport England

09 December 2022

The expansion of a primary school to add 30 new places has officer support, although Sport England is objecting.


Devolution deal for Suffolk is signed but is criticised for 'vague promises'

09 December 2022
Devolution deal for Suffolk is signed but is criticised for 'vague promises'

Devolution deal for Suffolk is signed but is criticised for 'vague promises'

09 December 2022

A new devolution deal for Suffolk was signed yesterday, but Michael Gove was absent.


Councillors to vote on £400 increase to their allowances

08 December 2022
Councillors to vote on £400 increase to their allowances

Councillors to vote on £400 increase to their allowances

08 December 2022

Councillors at West Suffolk Council will vote on an allowances scheme that would see them gaining £400 more a year.


Suffolk devolution deal is 'recipe for deadlock', says councillor

08 December 2022
Suffolk devolution deal is 'recipe for deadlock', says councillor

Suffolk devolution deal is 'recipe for deadlock', says councillor

08 December 2022

A Green Party county councillor has criticised the county's devolution deal - due to be signed today.