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'The unrest is growing over lights': Councillors slam 'unfair' charges over street lighting

08 December 2022
'The unrest is growing over lights': Councillors slam 'unfair' charges over street lighting

'The unrest is growing over lights': Councillors slam 'unfair' charges over street lighting

08 December 2022

Councillors have criticised an 'abhorrent' arrangement on street light costs which they say are unfair for people living in their areas.


£5m loan to financially reckless Essex council repaid

07 December 2022
£5m loan to financially reckless Essex council repaid

£5m loan to financially reckless Essex council repaid

07 December 2022

A loan with a financially reckless Essex council has been repaid on time to a Suffolk council.


Worst off could pay no council tax for one year after cabinet approval

07 December 2022
Worst off could pay no council tax for one year after cabinet approval

Worst off could pay no council tax for one year after cabinet approval

07 December 2022

A Suffolk council’s cabinet has supported a complete year-long reduction in council tax for those worst off.


'Waste of precious resources': £40m leisure centre plans under fire

07 December 2022
'Waste of precious resources': £40m leisure centre plans under fire

'Waste of precious resources': £40m leisure centre plans under fire

07 December 2022

The leisure centre phase of the Western Way Hub project has gained council cabinet support.


"Our budgets have been blown out of the water": Council forecasts overspends

05 December 2022
"Our budgets have been blown out of the water": Council forecasts overspends

"Our budgets have been blown out of the water": Council forecasts overspends

05 December 2022

A Suffolk council predicts it will overspend its general fund by almost £700,000.


Council forecast reveals estimated £675,000 deficit and budgeting mistakes

05 December 2022
Council forecast reveals estimated £675,000 deficit and budgeting mistakes

Council forecast reveals estimated £675,000 deficit and budgeting mistakes

05 December 2022

A district is expected to make a deficit of £675,000 on its housing stock according to a new report.


Care workers to protest outside council meeting

30 November 2022
Care workers to protest outside council meeting

Care workers to protest outside council meeting

30 November 2022

Care workers will protest outside a Suffolk County Council meeting tomorrow.


Plans for new West Suffolk Hospital approved after split vote

30 November 2022
Plans for new West Suffolk Hospital approved after split vote

Plans for new West Suffolk Hospital approved after split vote

30 November 2022

A new, larger West Suffolk Hospital has been given the go-ahead after a split vote by councillors.


Eco-homes plan to be scrutinised at council

28 November 2022
Eco-homes plan to be scrutinised at council

Eco-homes plan to be scrutinised at council

28 November 2022

The decision to press ahead with an ‘eco-homes’ development in a Suffolk village will be scrutinised at council.


Campaign to rid politics of hate and intimidation backed by councils

25 November 2022
Campaign to rid politics of hate and intimidation backed by councils

Campaign to rid politics of hate and intimidation backed by councils

25 November 2022

A national campaign to rid local politics of intimidation and hatred has been passed.


'Anglian Water needs to clear up its act'

25 November 2022
'Anglian Water needs to clear up its act'

'Anglian Water needs to clear up its act'

25 November 2022

East Suffolk, Mid Suffolk and Babergh councils this week all called on Anglian Water to take action and provide information about sewage discharge.

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Plans to work with university on home insulation rejected by council

24 November 2022
Plans to work with university on home insulation rejected by council

Plans to work with university on home insulation rejected by council

24 November 2022

A Suffolk council has turned down an offer from Warwick University to support with home insulation.


Plans for 166 homes in town receives hundreds of objections

23 November 2022
Plans for 166 homes in town receives hundreds of objections

Plans for 166 homes in town receives hundreds of objections

23 November 2022

An application for 166 homes and a care home is opposed by council officers and many residents on the grounds of protecting countryside


Attempt to promote respectful politics dredges up council rifts

23 November 2022
Attempt to promote respectful politics dredges up council rifts

Attempt to promote respectful politics dredges up council rifts

23 November 2022

An attempt to encourage a more respectful tone to local politics by Babergh District Council’s leader dredged up rifts within the authority yesterday.


Anglian Water to be challenged over sewage release

23 November 2022
Anglian Water to be challenged over sewage release

Anglian Water to be challenged over sewage release

23 November 2022

Anglian Water is to be questioned over release of sewage into a Suffolk district's waterways.


Contentious plan for 35 homes approved

23 November 2022
Contentious plan for 35 homes approved

Contentious plan for 35 homes approved

23 November 2022

A contentious application for 35 self-build homes in a Suffolk town has been approved by councillors after a split vote.


Plans to move beach huts five metres closer to the sea rejected

22 November 2022
Plans to move beach huts five metres closer to the sea rejected

Plans to move beach huts five metres closer to the sea rejected

22 November 2022

A plan to shift a row of beach huts five metres closer to the sea to accommodate another row behind has been rejected by councillors.


Council leader speaks out about abuse in role

22 November 2022
Council leader speaks out about abuse in role

Council leader speaks out about abuse in role

22 November 2022

A council leader has said he would have “thought twice” about running for the role had he known the abuse he’d face.


Council ordered to pay over £44,500 to families of SEND children in the last year

21 November 2022
Council ordered to pay over £44,500 to families of SEND children in the last year

Council ordered to pay over £44,500 to families of SEND children in the last year

21 November 2022

A council has been ordered to pay more than £44,500 to families of children with SEND in the last year.


New 'ludicrous' plan for beach huts location

21 November 2022
New 'ludicrous' plan for beach huts location

New 'ludicrous' plan for beach huts location

21 November 2022

A plan to accommodate displaced beach huts in Felixstowe has been described as “ludicrous”.