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Council faces budget deficit of £2.5 million next year

18 November 2022
Council faces budget deficit of £2.5 million next year

Council faces budget deficit of £2.5 million next year

18 November 2022

Deputy leader says the £1.37 million increase is due to national pressures 'far beyond' its control


'I’m just honoured to have the chance to represent Beccles at county level'

18 November 2022
'I’m just honoured to have the chance to represent Beccles at county level'

'I’m just honoured to have the chance to represent Beccles at county level'

18 November 2022

Green Party's Ash Lever will join Suffolk County Council after winning in the Beccles by-election.


Ex-NHS dentists will be asked to return next year

17 November 2022
Ex-NHS dentists will be asked to return next year

Ex-NHS dentists will be asked to return next year

17 November 2022

A commitment to encouraging Suffolk’s dentists to return to the NHS next year has been made the integrated care board.


Bin workers to vote on new pay deal next week

17 November 2022
Bin workers to vote on new pay deal next week

Bin workers to vote on new pay deal next week

17 November 2022

Waste collection workers will vote on a new pay and conditions offer by East Suffolk Norse early next week, following a called off strike.


Suffolk bins strike is OFF as new deal is put forward

17 November 2022
Suffolk bins strike is OFF as new deal is put forward

Suffolk bins strike is OFF as new deal is put forward

17 November 2022

A bin collection strike planned for East Suffolk next week has been called off.


New Suffolk industrial park set to bring 500 jobs

17 November 2022
New Suffolk industrial park set to bring 500 jobs

New Suffolk industrial park set to bring 500 jobs

17 November 2022

An industrial park in Suffolk will go ahead, despite fears about traffic problems.


Further 242 homes approved at major housing development

16 November 2022
Further 242 homes approved at major housing development

Further 242 homes approved at major housing development

16 November 2022

The details for a further 242 homes at major housing development have been approved by councillors.


Plans for industrial park creating jobs and traffic pressures to be decided by councillors

15 November 2022
Plans for industrial park creating jobs and traffic pressures to be decided by councillors

Plans for industrial park creating jobs and traffic pressures to be decided by councillors

15 November 2022

A planned industrial park in Suffolk will be put to councillors tomorrow, who will weigh up the potential for 500 new jobs against traffic problems.


Problems with SEND provision continue to impact children and families after review

15 November 2022
Problems with SEND provision continue to impact children and families after review

Problems with SEND provision continue to impact children and families after review

15 November 2022

Failures to implement support for children with special educational needs and disabilities continued after a review recommending improvements.


Town councillor voted on decisions about football pitch while treasurer of a local football club

15 November 2022
Town councillor voted on decisions about football pitch while treasurer of a local football club

Town councillor voted on decisions about football pitch while treasurer of a local football club

15 November 2022

A Suffolk town councillor will undergo training after breaching code of conduct rules.


Company may be scrutinised after 288 sewage spills in rivers last year

14 November 2022
Company may be scrutinised after 288 sewage spills in rivers last year

Company may be scrutinised after 288 sewage spills in rivers last year

14 November 2022

Anglian Water may be scrutinised over sewage after 288 spills into one district's rivers last year.


Pub wins licence to serve booze from 7am to nuclear power plant shift workers

11 November 2022
Pub wins licence to serve booze from 7am to nuclear power plant shift workers

Pub wins licence to serve booze from 7am to nuclear power plant shift workers

11 November 2022

A pub can now serve alcohol from 7am for night shift workers on Sizewell C, despite fears about disturbance and wellbeing.


269 new village homes with plant 'greenscreens' given go-ahead

10 November 2022
269 new village homes with plant 'greenscreens' given go-ahead

269 new village homes with plant 'greenscreens' given go-ahead

10 November 2022

The first housing development with ‘greenscreens’ of plants in a village has been given the go ahead.


Council approves gas-powered homes with a 'heavy heart'

09 November 2022
Council approves gas-powered homes with a 'heavy heart'

Council approves gas-powered homes with a 'heavy heart'

09 November 2022

A Suffolk housing development has been given the go ahead, despite strong reservations by councillors about its environmental credentials.


Automatic number plate recognition tech may be rolled out

09 November 2022
Automatic number plate recognition tech may be rolled out

Automatic number plate recognition tech may be rolled out

09 November 2022

Fines for certain traffic offences may be enforced by the council at Suffolk sites in the next couple of years.


Council committee considers travel compensation for carers

08 November 2022
Council committee considers travel compensation for carers

Council committee considers travel compensation for carers

08 November 2022

A council committee has recommended looking into whether carers providing at-home care could be compensated for unpaid hours spent travelling.


£100k care farm supporting people with learning difficulties gets the go-ahead

08 November 2022
£100k care farm supporting people with learning difficulties gets the go-ahead

£100k care farm supporting people with learning difficulties gets the go-ahead

08 November 2022

Council funding for a “care farm” supporting people with challenges such as learning disabilities has been approved despite concerns.


Council plans 50 low-carbon homes in £15m scheme

08 November 2022
Council plans 50 low-carbon homes in £15m scheme

Council plans 50 low-carbon homes in £15m scheme

08 November 2022

A low-carbon housing scheme is planned for council-owned land in Elmswell.


Three days left to apply for warm spaces grants

28 October 2022
Three days left to apply for warm spaces grants

Three days left to apply for warm spaces grants

28 October 2022

Organisations in two districts have three days left to apply for grants to fund warm spaces for those struggling with the cost of living.


Council property firm nets £3.7m but fears over future success remains

28 October 2022
Council property firm nets £3.7m but fears over future success remains

Council property firm nets £3.7m but fears over future success remains

28 October 2022

A commercial property company owned by a council generated £3.7m income last year, but some remain uncertain about the future.