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
Your Questions Answered by: Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer 18th June 2020 Your questions answered by Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer. National News
Shop safely today: shops can reopen their doors in England 15th June 2020 From June 15th, shops are able to reopen their doors in England, in the next step in our careful easing of lockdown – provided they are meeting robust safety... National News
Let us work peacefully and lawfully to defeat racism and discrimination 9th June 2020 The Prime Minister has condemned the violence seen against police officers during protests over the weekend. National News
Boris Johnson: We will meet our obligations to Hong Kong, not walk away 3rd June 2020 Britain wants nothing more than for Hong Kong to succeed under “one country, two systems”. I hope that China wants the same. Let us work together to make it so. National News
How we're protecting jobs, businesses and livelihoods as we begin to kickstart our economy 3rd June 2020 Our top priority has always been to support people, protect jobs and businesses through this crisis. The furlough and self-employment schemes have been a... National News
This is why Pride Month matters 1st June 2020 Conservatives will always fight for a free, fair and tolerant Britain. National News
