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Hannah Brown, Local Democracy Reporter

‘Huge concerns’ raised over solar farm plans

13 March 2025
‘Huge concerns’ raised over solar farm plans

‘Huge concerns’ raised over solar farm plans

13 March 2025

People have ‘huge concerns’ about plans to build a new solar farm that could be bigger than Sunnica, a councillor has said.


Authority agrees to subsidise bus fares to maintain £2 cap

14 December 2024
Authority agrees to subsidise bus fares to maintain £2 cap

Authority agrees to subsidise bus fares to maintain £2 cap

14 December 2024

Bus fares in a part of the region will continue to be capped at £2 for a single journey until the end of March 2025.


Meeting told railway renewal was ‘never viable’

10 October 2024
Meeting told railway renewal was ‘never viable’

Meeting told railway renewal was ‘never viable’

10 October 2024

As plans for a new busway to the south of Cambridge moved forward hopes for the renewal of a trainline to Haverhill were described as ‘never viable’.


Hundreds-of-millions-of-pounds used ‘would have been better spent on reopening Haverhill trainline’

13 September 2024
Hundreds-of-millions-of-pounds used ‘would have been better spent on reopening Haverhill trainline’

Hundreds-of-millions-of-pounds used ‘would have been better spent on reopening Haverhill trainline’

13 September 2024

Concern has been shared that money spent on plans for a new busway into Cambridge would have been better spent on reopening a trainline into Suffolk.


Major development of 540 homes on edge of town approved despite local anger

14 August 2024
Major development of 540 homes on edge of town approved despite local anger

Major development of 540 homes on edge of town approved despite local anger

14 August 2024

Approval has been given to a major development that will see up to 540 new homes built on the edge of a town.


‘Industrial scale’ biogas plant that was ‘objected to by hundreds’ approved by council

17 July 2024
‘Industrial scale’ biogas plant that was ‘objected to by hundreds’ approved by council

‘Industrial scale’ biogas plant that was ‘objected to by hundreds’ approved by council

17 July 2024

A new biogas renewable energy facility is set to be built at a farm six miles from a Suffolk town despite over 100 people lodging objections.


“The campus features a number of buildings that are outdated, inefficient and no longer fit for purpose”: Expansion of business park approved

13 October 2023
“The campus features a number of buildings that are outdated, inefficient and no longer fit for purpose”: Expansion of business park approved

“The campus features a number of buildings that are outdated, inefficient and no longer fit for purpose”: Expansion of business park approved

13 October 2023

The revamp and redevelopment of a number of ‘outdated’ laboratory buildings at a business park near Suffolk has been given the go ahead.


‘Not enough staff’ for safety of woman and babies at hospitals, inspectors find

01 September 2023
‘Not enough staff’ for safety of woman and babies at hospitals, inspectors find

‘Not enough staff’ for safety of woman and babies at hospitals, inspectors find

01 September 2023

Inspectors have said there are not always enough staff to keep women and babies safe at two hospitals.


Inquiry to be held into 170-home retirement village plan

02 August 2023
Inquiry to be held into 170-home retirement village plan

Inquiry to be held into 170-home retirement village plan

02 August 2023

An inquiry is due to be held into plans to build a new 170-home retirement village.


Rock Festival at lottery winner’s estate given all clear despite noise concerns

26 July 2023
Rock Festival at lottery winner’s estate given all clear despite noise concerns

Rock Festival at lottery winner’s estate given all clear despite noise concerns

26 July 2023

The Cambridge Rock Festival will be able to take place next year at the estate near Haverhill owned by Euromillions winner, Adrian Bayford.


Costs of solar energy project at park and ride 'spiralling'

20 December 2021
Costs of solar energy project at park and ride 'spiralling'

Costs of solar energy project at park and ride 'spiralling'

20 December 2021

A council must borrow an extra £1m for a solar renewable energy development at a city park and ride used by Suffolk commuters