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Suffolk to receive more than £9m from Government for special needs care

27 March 2025
Suffolk to receive more than £9m from Government for special needs care

Suffolk to receive more than £9m from Government for special needs care

27 March 2025

Suffolk is set to receive more than £9 million in Government funding for special needs care.


Energy storage in best-quality agricultural land approved despite concerns

27 March 2025
Energy storage in best-quality agricultural land approved despite concerns

Energy storage in best-quality agricultural land approved despite concerns

27 March 2025

Plans to build an energy storage system in best-quality agricultural land have been approved despite concerns.


Formal challenges to libraries takeover rejected by council

27 March 2025
Formal challenges to libraries takeover rejected by council

Formal challenges to libraries takeover rejected by council

27 March 2025

Formal challenges to the county council's takeover of the libraries' service have been rejected.


Town centre pedestrianisation and upgrade plans due final decision

26 March 2025
Town centre pedestrianisation and upgrade plans due final decision

Town centre pedestrianisation and upgrade plans due final decision

26 March 2025

Plans to pedestrianise and upgrade a town centre street are due for a final decision.


Plans for town's new employment area could create more than 600 jobs as decision due

26 March 2025
Plans for town's new employment area could create more than 600 jobs as decision due

Plans for town's new employment area could create more than 600 jobs as decision due

26 March 2025

A decision is due on plans for a new employment area in a town which could create more than 600 jobs.


Plans to turn former gym into builders' merchant recommended for approval despite concerns

26 March 2025
Plans to turn former gym into builders' merchant recommended for approval despite concerns

Plans to turn former gym into builders' merchant recommended for approval despite concerns

26 March 2025

Plans to turn a town's former gym into a builders' merchant have been recommended for approval by planners despite concerns.


Council to decide spending £18.6m in special needs care as demand balloons

25 March 2025
Council to decide spending £18.6m in special needs care as demand balloons

Council to decide spending £18.6m in special needs care as demand balloons

25 March 2025

A council is due to decide on how to spend £18.6 million on special needs care as demand balloons.


Authority to commit £1.6m after inspectors told of bullying of fire service staff

25 March 2025
Authority to commit £1.6m after inspectors told of bullying of fire service staff

Authority to commit £1.6m after inspectors told of bullying of fire service staff

25 March 2025

An authority is being asked to commit £1.6 million after fire service staff told Government inspectors they were bullied and belittled.


Hearing due on new village bookshop proposals

24 March 2025
Hearing due on new village bookshop proposals

Hearing due on new village bookshop proposals

24 March 2025

A hearing is due on proposals for a new bookshop in a village.


Housing targets ‘extremely challenging’, say planning leads

24 March 2025
Housing targets ‘extremely challenging’, say planning leads

Housing targets ‘extremely challenging’, say planning leads

24 March 2025

The Government's housing targets for two districts are 'extremely challenging', two planning leads have said.


Petition opposing parking hikes turned down

21 March 2025
Petition opposing parking hikes turned down

Petition opposing parking hikes turned down

21 March 2025

A petition opposing hikes to parking charges across a district has been turned down by councillors.


Devolution votes are in — where did your council stand?

21 March 2025
Devolution votes are in — where did your council stand?

Devolution votes are in — where did your council stand?

21 March 2025

Councils across Suffolk have held votes on how to go about devolution — where did yours stand?


Libraries takeover backed as formal challenge request launched

20 March 2025
Libraries takeover backed as formal challenge request launched

Libraries takeover backed as formal challenge request launched

20 March 2025

Leaders have backed the council's library service takeover but a formal challenge request has been launched.


Plans to build 58 new retirement apartments at Royal British Legion site to be discussed

18 March 2025
Plans to build 58 new retirement apartments at Royal British Legion site to be discussed

Plans to build 58 new retirement apartments at Royal British Legion site to be discussed

18 March 2025

Plans to turn a former Royal British Legion site into 58 new retirement apartments are set to be discussed by councillors.


Leaders to consider asking for more money from housebuilders

18 March 2025
Leaders to consider asking for more money from housebuilders

Leaders to consider asking for more money from housebuilders

18 March 2025

Leaders are set to consider asking for more money from housebuilders.


Petition rejecting parking hikes to be discussed

18 March 2025
Petition rejecting parking hikes to be discussed

Petition rejecting parking hikes to be discussed

18 March 2025

A petition rejecting hikes to parking charges across a district is set to be discussed by council leaders.


'A matter of human dignity': Pledge to address violence against women and girls backed

14 March 2025
'A matter of human dignity': Pledge to address violence against women and girls backed

'A matter of human dignity': Pledge to address violence against women and girls backed

14 March 2025

Councillors have backed a motion pledging to address violence against women and girls.

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'We won't be trading communities like Pokémon cards': Leaders kick off devolution debates

14 March 2025
'We won't be trading communities like Pokémon cards': Leaders kick off devolution debates

'We won't be trading communities like Pokémon cards': Leaders kick off devolution debates

14 March 2025

An authority won't be 'trading communities like Pokémon cards', a councillor has said as leaders kicked off devolution debates.


Devolution: What would multiple unitary authorities look like in Suffolk?

13 March 2025
Devolution: What would multiple unitary authorities look like in Suffolk?

Devolution: What would multiple unitary authorities look like in Suffolk?

13 March 2025

Councils are set to formally make their initial devolution proposals — but what would multiple authorities look like in Suffolk?


Authority no longer able to keep tax relief at same levels as cuts backed

12 March 2025
Authority no longer able to keep tax relief at same levels as cuts backed

Authority no longer able to keep tax relief at same levels as cuts backed

12 March 2025

An authority is no longer able to keep its tax relief rates at the same levels, a councillor has said as cuts were backed by leaders.