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Business rate relief cuts on the table as Suffolk council seeks to plug funding gap

Business rate relief cuts on the table as Suffolk council seeks to plug funding gap

Business rate relief cuts on the table as Suffolk council seeks to plug funding gap

10 March 2025

Cuts to business rate relief on the table as authority seeks to plug funding gap


Residents object as logistics park eyes expansion into scrapped winter sports site

Residents object as logistics park eyes expansion into scrapped winter sports site

Residents object as logistics park eyes expansion into scrapped winter sports site

07 March 2025

Residents have expressed opposition to plans that could see a logistics park spill out onto the site of a scrapped winter sports site.


Final decision due on 210-home development in village

Final decision due on 210-home development in village

Final decision due on 210-home development in village

07 March 2025

A final decision is due on plans for a 210-home development in a village.


Fate of housing estate set for demolition yet to be decided

Fate of housing estate set for demolition yet to be decided

Fate of housing estate set for demolition yet to be decided

07 March 2025

A council is considering alternative options for the future of a housing estate set for demolition.


Plans for new bespoke kitchen factory near town recommended for refusal

Plans for new bespoke kitchen factory near town recommended for refusal

Plans for new bespoke kitchen factory near town recommended for refusal

06 March 2025

Plans for a new bespoke kitchen factory near a town have been recommended for refusal by planners.


Hotel accommodation pod bid approved but dubbed 'monster' by local councillor

Hotel accommodation pod bid approved but dubbed 'monster' by local councillor

Hotel accommodation pod bid approved but dubbed 'monster' by local councillor

06 March 2025

A bid for a new accommodation pod at a town's hotel has been approved despite being described as a 'monster' by a local councillor.


Tax and farming challenges shared as MP meets farmers and British Sugar

Tax and farming challenges shared as MP meets farmers and British Sugar

Tax and farming challenges shared as MP meets farmers and British Sugar

06 March 2025

Farmers met an MP to share their concerns about the Government’s farm inheritance tax plans.


Signs at former village pub could be removed if plans win approval

Signs at former village pub could be removed if plans win approval

Signs at former village pub could be removed if plans win approval

06 March 2025

Long-standing signs at a closed Suffolk pub could be removed if new plans are approved.


‘Sad, scared, angry’: Town’s Ukrainian community share their reaction after Oval Office clash

‘Sad, scared, angry’: Town’s Ukrainian community share their reaction after Oval Office clash

‘Sad, scared, angry’: Town’s Ukrainian community share their reaction after Oval Office clash

06 March 2025

A town’s Ukrainian community has shared its thoughts and feelings as US and European peace talks rumble on.


Plans for 70 homes approved despite schoolchildren safety concerns

Plans for 70 homes approved despite schoolchildren safety concerns

Plans for 70 homes approved despite schoolchildren safety concerns

06 March 2025

A bid for 70 new homes has been approved despite concerns over the safety of schoolchildren.


Insulation maker faces tough action after Government announces response to Grenfell Tower inquiry

Insulation maker faces tough action after Government announces response to Grenfell Tower inquiry

Insulation maker faces tough action after Government announces response to Grenfell Tower inquiry

06 March 2025

The former owners of a Suffolk insulation maker face tough action for their role in a devastating fire in 2017, which claimed the lives of 72 people.


Popular dog pool plans given green light despite planners' refusal recommendation

Popular dog pool plans given green light despite planners' refusal recommendation

Popular dog pool plans given green light despite planners' refusal recommendation

05 March 2025

Plans for a popular dog pool in a village have been given the green light despite a refusal recommendation from planners.


Quarry objectors threaten second legal challenge as decision pushed back

Quarry objectors threaten second legal challenge as decision pushed back

Quarry objectors threaten second legal challenge as decision pushed back

05 March 2025

Objectors to a quarry have threatened a second legal challenge as a decision was pushed back.


Pothole problems: Investigation reveals councils’ repair and compensation costs

Pothole problems: Investigation reveals councils’ repair and compensation costs

Pothole problems: Investigation reveals councils’ repair and compensation costs

05 March 2025

A new investigation has revealed the amount that Norfolk and Suffolk’s county councils have spent on pothole repairs and compensation.


Town council elects first Portuguese mayor

Town council elects first Portuguese mayor

Town council elects first Portuguese mayor

04 March 2025

A town council with a history rich in mayoral firsts is set to welcome its first Portuguese mayor.


Council set to scrap 15-year age limit on taxi and private hire vehicles after driver request

Council set to scrap 15-year age limit on taxi and private hire vehicles after driver request

Council set to scrap 15-year age limit on taxi and private hire vehicles after driver request

04 March 2025

A council is set to scrap its 15-year age limit on taxi and private hire vehicles.


Inspectorate dismisses bid to turn historic village pub into home

Inspectorate dismisses bid to turn historic village pub into home

Inspectorate dismisses bid to turn historic village pub into home

04 March 2025

A bid to turn an historic village pub into a home has been dismissed by the planning inspectorate.


‘The town council already has a waiting list’: Long-awaited new allotments handed over

‘The town council already has a waiting list’: Long-awaited new allotments handed over

‘The town council already has a waiting list’: Long-awaited new allotments handed over

04 March 2025

Blooming good news for green fingered residents as long-awaited allotments are handed over.


Public consultation on changes to local plan launches

Public consultation on changes to local plan launches

Public consultation on changes to local plan launches

04 March 2025

A six-week public consultation on changes to a district council’s local plan has begun.


Demolition of fire-struck former factory agreed

Demolition of fire-struck former factory agreed

Demolition of fire-struck former factory agreed

03 March 2025

The demolition of a fire-struck former factory has been agreed.


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