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
New hedgerow planted in Great Barton as part of Suffolk 2020 tree planting programme to increase biodiversity 22nd February 2021 A new mixed-species hedgerow has been planted in Great Barton as part of Suffolk County Council’s Suffolk 2020 project. This project seeks to plant 100,000... Local News
16 new COVID-19 rapid testing centres to open in Suffolk 19th February 2021 A further 16 rapid testing centres for COVID-19 are to open in Suffolk, bringing the total number of centres to 28. The sites are planned to open over the next... Local News
Highways doubles drainage budget following £27.2m announcement. 17th February 2021 Suffolk Highways has allocated an extra £2m to support the fight against flooding. Local News
Superheroes wear a mask – Don’t give Covid-19 the opportunity to spread 16th February 2021 Column by Councillor James Reeder, Suffolk County Council Cabinet Member for Public Health and Prevention. Local News
Have your say: Proposed development of a new recycling centre in Haverhill 15th February 2021 A new proposal will relocate the Chalkstone Way Recycling Centre Local News
Suffolk County Council pushes ahead to new levels of digital connectivity as it launches sensor "gateway" roll-out. 12th February 2021 Suffolk County Council is deploying ‘gateways’ to build a network that covers all of Suffolk Local News
Suffolk County Council increases budget to support most vulnerable residents and county’s recovery from Covid-19 11th February 2021 Suffolk County Council has agreed its budget for 2021/22. Following approval of its annual budget today, Suffolk County Council is increasing its planned... Local News
New COVID-19 rapid testing centres to open in Suffolk 10th February 2021 A further seven rapid testing centres for COVID-19 are to open in Suffolk. Local News
Suffolk County Council complete sale of Chilton Woods land to Taylor Wimpey for future development of a new local community 9th February 2021 The £35m sale of a significant part of the development site at Chilton Woods is now complete Local News
Our global plan for transport 4th October 2022 Anne-Marie Trevelyan outlined our global plan for transport to Get Britain Moving. National News
Our plan for healthcare 4th October 2022 Thérèse Coffey outlined our plan for healthcare to Conservative Party Conference 2022. National News
Our plan for levelling up, housing and communities 4th October 2022 Simon Clarke has announced our plan for levelling up, housing and communities. National News
Our plan for business and energy 3rd October 2022 Jacob Rees-Mogg announced our plan for business and energy. National News
Our plan for digital infrastructure, culture, media and sport 3rd October 2022 Michelle Donelan, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport outlined her priorities to grow the economy in those spheres of activity., National News
Our plan for the environment 3rd October 2022 Ranil Jayawardena has announced our plan for the environment. National News
