Suffolk County Council motion slams Labour government’s cuts to Winter Fuel Payments as Green Party councillors abstain from critical vote Thursday, 17 October, 2024 Suffolk County Council today (17th of October) backed a motion proposed by the Leader of the Council, Cllr Matthew Hicks, condemning the Labour government’s decision to slash Winter Fuel Payments, a move that will leave over 177,000 of the county’s most vulnerable pensioners in a state of uncertainty as they face rising energy costs this winter. The Conservative-run Council has demanded the... Local News
Statement on behalf of all Suffolk councils regarding Afghan refugees 19th August 2021 Statement on behalf of all Suffolk councils. Local News
Suffolk targets devolution talks with Government 17th August 2021 Public sector leaders in Suffolk say they welcome early discussions with Ministers about a possible devolution deal for Suffolk. Local News
Suffolk plans climate change events ahead of COP26 11th August 2021 COP26 is the 2021 United Nations annual climate change conference. It is being held in November in Glasgow, hosted by the UK together with partners, Italy. Local News
Extreme weather - can we all work together to slow the rate of climate change? 11th August 2021 In the last few days, news headlines have been dominated by climate change. Local News
Make one simple change today in a bid to tackle climate change 3rd August 2021 COP26 will bring into focus the need for us all to reduce our carbon emissions in order to slow climate change. Local News
Suffolk SEND provision review carried out by Lincolnshire now complete 30th July 2021 The review of Suffolk’s SEND provision is now complete. The review sought to focus on the processes, communications and customer facing elements of Suffolk’s... Local News
Lowestoft’s Gull Wing officially opens site offices, as construction work continues 28th July 2021 New site offices for Gull Wing project staff have opened as work on Lowestoft’s new bridge continues to make good progress. Local News
Work to begin on Ipswich Waterfront to create active travel access 26th July 2021 Suffolk Highways will begin to create a wider active travel corridor along the Ipswich Waterfront. Local News
East of England public health chiefs come together to urge caution from July 19th 16th July 2021 With more than 40% of people in the local region yet to be double vaccinated, council leaders and directors of public health are urging caution. Local News
What Eat Out to Help Out actually means for you 8th July 2020 At a time when businesses need support, the new Eat Out to Help Out scheme is a targeted investment in our hospitality sector, providing discounts of up to 50%... National News
Our Plan for Jobs: Our £30bn investment in Britain 8th July 2020 Today the Chancellor announced our Plan for Jobs, worth up to £30 billion, to kickstart the economy and help create, support, and protect jobs across the United... National News
Our record-breaking package of support for UK arts and culture sector 6th July 2020 Today we have announced a world-leading £1.57 billion package of emergency grants and loans to protect Britain’s world-class cultural, arts and heritage... National News
Boris Johnson unveils a New Deal for Britain 30th June 2020 The Prime Minister this morning set out our ‘New Deal’, an ambitious economic strategy to rebuild Britain across the UK, putting jobs, skills and infrastructure... National News
Meet our new MPs: Dr Kieran Mullan, Crewe and Nantwich 25th June 2020 Meet Dr Kieran Mullan, the new MP for Crewe and Nantwich. National News
The Prime Minister’s Update on One-Metre Plus and the fight against COVID-19 24th June 2020 The Prime Minister has set out further changes to lockdown measures in England to enable people to see more of their friends and family, help businesses get... National News
