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'Welcoming' new entrance for park to be built despite concerns

10 August 2022
'Welcoming' new entrance for park to be built despite concerns

'Welcoming' new entrance for park to be built despite concerns

10 August 2022

A 'welcoming' new entrance for a Suffolk park is to be built, despite concerns about pedestrian safety and access for disabled people.


Suffolk carers have less than a week to influence five-year strategy

09 August 2022
Suffolk carers have less than a week to influence five-year strategy

Suffolk carers have less than a week to influence five-year strategy

09 August 2022

Carers in Suffolk have less than a week left to influence a five-year strategy aimed at meeting the needs of child and adult carers.


Pub told to stop playing music after 11pm following complaints

08 August 2022
Pub told to stop playing music after 11pm following complaints

Pub told to stop playing music after 11pm following complaints

08 August 2022

A Suffolk pub is to stop playing music after 11pm and install a noise limiter, in a decision made to prevent public nuisance.


Council gives green light to 141 homes despite concerns

08 August 2022
Council gives green light to 141 homes despite concerns

Council gives green light to 141 homes despite concerns

08 August 2022

'People will park in the road because there won’t be enough parking spaces.'


Council considers future running of pub after noise complaints

06 August 2022
Council considers future running of pub after noise complaints

Council considers future running of pub after noise complaints

06 August 2022

The future running of a Suffolk pub is to be considered following an application for a licence review on the grounds of public nuisance.


Prison's population to rise by more than 50 per cent

04 August 2022
Prison's population to rise by more than 50 per cent

Prison's population to rise by more than 50 per cent

04 August 2022

A Suffolk prison's population will rise by more than half after expansion plans were approved despite police road safety concerns.


Council loaned £5m to local authority that faces losing £200m

04 August 2022
Council loaned £5m to local authority that faces losing £200m

Council loaned £5m to local authority that faces losing £200m

04 August 2022

West Suffolk Council has a £5m loan with a local authority that faces losing up to £200m.


Road agreement reached for large housing development after traffic concerns raised

04 August 2022
Road agreement reached for large housing development after traffic concerns raised

Road agreement reached for large housing development after traffic concerns raised

04 August 2022

The road networks and pathways for an 1,100-home Suffolk development have been given the green light, despite concerns about traffic build-up.


Suffolk's film office to gain five-figure investment over the next five years

02 August 2022
Suffolk's film office to gain five-figure investment over the next five years

Suffolk's film office to gain five-figure investment over the next five years

02 August 2022

The office has worked to make Suffolk the scenic backdrop for films such as Yesterday, The Dig and Downton Abbey Two.


Taxi fares in East Suffolk set to rise

02 August 2022
Taxi fares in East Suffolk set to rise

Taxi fares in East Suffolk set to rise

02 August 2022

Taxi fares and soiling charges in the north of East Suffolk are heading towards an increase, in the first change to fares for ten years.


More than 71,000 waiting for treatment at Ipswich, East Suffolk and North Essex hospitals

02 August 2022
More than 71,000 waiting for treatment at Ipswich, East Suffolk and North Essex hospitals

More than 71,000 waiting for treatment at Ipswich, East Suffolk and North Essex hospitals

02 August 2022

Data published by NHS England reveals the rise in the number of people on waiting lists.


Council faces potential £700,000 budget black hole

29 July 2022
Council faces potential £700,000 budget black hole

Council faces potential £700,000 budget black hole

29 July 2022

A potential shortfall of £700,000 has been put down to the continuing impact of Covid-19, the cost-of-living crisis and the war in Ukraine.

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Council votes down second home tax plan

29 July 2022
Council votes down second home tax plan

Council votes down second home tax plan

29 July 2022

A motion to fund social housing in East Suffolk by doubling council tax on second homes, has been voted down by East Suffolk Council.


Council tax rise to offset inflation with new measures agreed

28 July 2022
Council tax rise to offset inflation with new measures agreed

Council tax rise to offset inflation with new measures agreed

28 July 2022

A town will see an increase in council tax on long-term empty properties as part of upcoming measures agreed by the council.


Council adopts new street guide in bid to provide safer environment

28 July 2022
Council adopts new street guide in bid to provide safer environment

Council adopts new street guide in bid to provide safer environment

28 July 2022

Suffolk County Council has adopted a new streets guide, aimed at providing safer, more attractive and more inclusive environments


Plans to improve town street safety with £932,000 funding

27 July 2022
Plans to improve town street safety with £932,000 funding

Plans to improve town street safety with £932,000 funding

27 July 2022

Smarter CCTV, safe hubs and improved subway lighting are planned for a Suffolk town as it makes use of £932,000 funding for safer streets.


Fraud team recoups £2 million, new report shows

27 July 2022
Fraud team recoups £2 million, new report shows

Fraud team recoups £2 million, new report shows

27 July 2022

The value of combating fraud in East Suffolk was more than £2 million last year.


Fund for tenants struggling financially untouched for two years

26 July 2022
Fund for tenants struggling financially untouched for two years

Fund for tenants struggling financially untouched for two years

26 July 2022

A £500,000 reserve for tenants struggling financially in East Suffolk has been untouched for two years.


Business park project given multi-million pound funding boost

26 July 2022
Business park project given multi-million pound funding boost

Business park project given multi-million pound funding boost

26 July 2022

An extra £5million has been made available for the project to build the business park by the A14.


300 homes plan deferred after concerns over traffic pressures

21 July 2022
300 homes plan deferred after concerns over traffic pressures

300 homes plan deferred after concerns over traffic pressures

21 July 2022

A decision on plans for up to 300 homes in a town has been deferred due to issues raised about vehicle pressures on highways.