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Residential care home for children with disabilities planned

10 October 2022
Residential care home for children with disabilities planned

Residential care home for children with disabilities planned

10 October 2022

Children with disabilities could benefit from a residential care home catering specifically for them.


Attempt to oust council vice chairman for sharing controversial social media post lost

07 October 2022
Attempt to oust council vice chairman for sharing controversial social media post lost

Attempt to oust council vice chairman for sharing controversial social media post lost

07 October 2022

An attempt to oust a council vice chairman for sharing a post calling Conservatives “b*stards” on Facebook has been lost.


Councillor apologises for making obscene hand gesture in meeting

07 October 2022
Councillor apologises for making obscene hand gesture in meeting

Councillor apologises for making obscene hand gesture in meeting

07 October 2022

A councillor has followed up an apology for making an obscene hand gesture at council with an accusation that the leader was laughing at someone.


Energy efficiency in social housing could improve with retrofitting plans

07 October 2022
Energy efficiency in social housing could improve with retrofitting plans

Energy efficiency in social housing could improve with retrofitting plans

07 October 2022

Two councils will investigate improving energy efficiency across social housing stocks by pooling money from all the county’s local authorities.


'Absolutely right and absolutely shameful': Council greenlights 'warm banks' in cost-of-living charter

06 October 2022
'Absolutely right and absolutely shameful': Council greenlights 'warm banks' in cost-of-living charter

'Absolutely right and absolutely shameful': Council greenlights 'warm banks' in cost-of-living charter

06 October 2022

A cost-of-living charter was approved, which commits to introducing ‘warm banks’ and further pledges to help those struggling.


Bar and restaurant company set to move into historic town hall

06 October 2022
Bar and restaurant company set to move into historic town hall

Bar and restaurant company set to move into historic town hall

06 October 2022

A customer service centre in a Suffolk town hall will be taken over by a bar and restaurant company after a lease was agreed with the local council.


Step forward in plans for new GP surgery

06 October 2022
Step forward in plans for new GP surgery

Step forward in plans for new GP surgery

06 October 2022

A step forward in plans for as new GP surgery has been made, as a council has agreed to find a lead consultant and main contractor for the project.


Village set for 44 new homes as council approves application despite concerns

05 October 2022
Village set for 44 new homes as council approves application despite concerns

Village set for 44 new homes as council approves application despite concerns

05 October 2022

A 44-home development has been approved by a district council, despite concerns about parking, environmental impact and flooding.


Strategy to improve cycling and walking routes unanimously adopted

05 October 2022
Strategy to improve cycling and walking routes unanimously adopted

Strategy to improve cycling and walking routes unanimously adopted

05 October 2022

A new strategy to improve cycling, walking and wheelchair routes has been adopted by a council.


£7.8m revamp of Suffolk's largest recycling plant to start this month

04 October 2022
£7.8m revamp of Suffolk's largest recycling plant to start this month

£7.8m revamp of Suffolk's largest recycling plant to start this month

04 October 2022

Work to improve capacity, safety and access at Suffolk’s busiest waste and recycling centre is expected to start later this month.


100% council tax cut for poorest households to be put to public

04 October 2022
100% council tax cut for poorest households to be put to public

100% council tax cut for poorest households to be put to public

04 October 2022

A plan to cut council tax completely for the poorest households will be put to the public later this month


Spaces and electric vehicle charging points to increase after parking strategy approval

04 October 2022
Spaces and electric vehicle charging points to increase after parking strategy approval

Spaces and electric vehicle charging points to increase after parking strategy approval

04 October 2022

The number of spaces and vehicle charge points in a Suffolk district should increase in the coming years as a new parking strategy was approved.


Council ward boundary changes approved

29 September 2022
Council ward boundary changes approved

Council ward boundary changes approved

29 September 2022

Changes to councillor seat numbers and ward boundaries will take place across East Suffolk next year.


Council votes down bid to cap top salaries to help lower wage earners

29 September 2022
Council votes down bid to cap top salaries to help lower wage earners

Council votes down bid to cap top salaries to help lower wage earners

29 September 2022

A motion for East Suffolk Council to improve council staff retention by setting a higher minimum wage target was voted down last night.


Council tax reduction scheme for worst-off households could enter public consultation period

29 September 2022
Council tax reduction scheme for worst-off households could enter public consultation period

Council tax reduction scheme for worst-off households could enter public consultation period

29 September 2022

A full council tax reduction scheme for the worst-off households in one Suffolk district is likely to enter a period of public consultation.


Skip hire company given go-ahead to begin work two hours earlier despite noise disturbance fears

28 September 2022
Skip hire company given go-ahead to begin work two hours earlier despite noise disturbance fears

Skip hire company given go-ahead to begin work two hours earlier despite noise disturbance fears

28 September 2022

A Suffolk skip hire and recycling company has been given the go-ahead to begin operations two hours earlier in the morning, despite noise fears.


Edge-of-town housing development to officially be included within its boundary

28 September 2022
Edge-of-town housing development to officially be included within its boundary

Edge-of-town housing development to officially be included within its boundary

28 September 2022

A housing development on the edge of a market town will be incorporated within it as part of ward boundary changes.


Council to decide on new cycling and walking strategy

27 September 2022
Council to decide on new cycling and walking strategy

Council to decide on new cycling and walking strategy

27 September 2022

Commitments to improve cycling, walking and wheelchair routes across East Suffolk could be adopted by the council next week.


Council plans to introduce warm spaces to help those impacted by cost-of-living crisis

27 September 2022
Council plans to introduce warm spaces to help those impacted by cost-of-living crisis

Council plans to introduce warm spaces to help those impacted by cost-of-living crisis

27 September 2022

A council plans to introduce free 'warm banks' and drinks to help those hit by the cost-of-living crisis, included in a new cost-of-living charter.


Bar and restaurant company could take over customer service centre in town hall

27 September 2022
Bar and restaurant company could take over customer service centre in town hall

Bar and restaurant company could take over customer service centre in town hall

27 September 2022

A decision will be made next week on whether to start a 15-year lease with a bar and restaurant operator.