Politics

Authorities hope to pre-empt problems this spring and summer.

Mr Hancock was widely expected to be reappointed as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in the Prime Minister's post-Brexit shake-up.

A multi-million pound overhaul of leisure facilities in Mid Suffolk has been given the go ahead.

Council leaders have approved plans to increase parking charges across Bury St Edmunds, despite claims that it will lead to a ‘dead town centre’.

It was once a centrepiece of Bury St Edmunds’s town centre, but Cornhill Walk Shopping Centre now bears the red banner of doom.

Town councillors have called for more accountability from members of the authority who are also district and county councillors.

Needham Market services could be built close to existing facility.

Company is investing in its future

Both the Labour and Liberal Democrat, Green and Independent groups at the county council have submitted amendments to the Conservative-drafted budget.

Suffolk police and crime commissioner Tim Passmore confirmed the policing element of the council tax bill would go up by 4.69 per cent.

A district council’s share of council tax is set to rise by almost three per cent as it prepares to fill a £1.4 million hole in its budget.

The future of Stowmarket Football Club and millions of pounds to improve leisure facilities are to be discussed by councillors next week.

A report published this week outlined 19 issues Suffolk County Council must hold its hands up to, including that the plan "was not robust enough".

A report was published this week, in which chief fire officer Mark Hardingham, outlined 19 issues Suffolk County Council must hold its hands up to.

A controversial 20 home development could still be built next to a single lane track in Norton, if a planning appeal is successful.

Meanwhile, the future of car parking in Bury St Edmunds is set to be decided next week which could include keeping the town's 'free from 3pm' scheme.

The former chief executive of Northamptonshire County Council has secured a cabinet role in Suffolk overseeing assets and investments.

Dr Steve Dunn spoke to the Bury Free Press following the hospital's 'requires improvement' rating.

Karen Soons and Andy Drummond have won district and county council seats left by Robin Millar, who resigned last year when he became an MP.

The count was held last night in Newmarket.