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
Suffolk to host opening stage of OVO Energy Women’s Tour 7th March 2018 The OVO Energy Women’s Tour will return to Suffolk this June, as the county hosts the opening stage to the UCI Women’s WorldTour race on Wednesday 13 June. Over... Local News
More than 97% of students receive their preferred Secondary School on National Offer Day 1st March 2018 This year, Suffolk County Council received its highest number of applications from parents and carers indicating which secondary school they would prefer their... Local News
Online safety among younger children improving in Suffolk 6th February 2018 This year’s annual Cybersurvey results show that more parents are delivering messages of online safety to their children from a young age. Local News
Suffolk School Transport Consultation 15th January 2018 Suffolk County Council is looking for a long-term solution to providing affordable home to school transport as a major public consultation gets underway. Local News
Suffolk Conservatives Wishing you a Healthy New Year 8th January 2018 With the New year many people are considering a health-related resolution. Local News
Suffolk Conservative get unanimous support for Ipswich City Bid 22nd December 2017 At the meeting of Suffolk County Council on Thursday 7th December Colin Noble, Leader of the Conservative Group on Suffolk County Council proposed a motion to... Local News
County Council Cabinet to reconsider home to school transport consultation 4th December 2017 Proposals to consult Suffolk residents on changing the way home to school and post-16 travel is provided will be reconsidered by Suffolk County Council on... Local News
Suffolk Conservatives Publish Council’s 2018/19 budget proposals 17th November 2017 Proposals to balance Suffolk County Council’s budget in 2018/19 have been published, including an option to increase the basic rate of council tax for the first... Local News
Conservative run Suffolk County Council’s Children’s Services continue to improve following Ofsted pilot inspection 10th November 2017 The council’s Children’s Services are now rated ‘Good’ in all areas. Local News
New National Restrictions in England - Stay at Home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives. 1st November 2020 The second coronavirus peak that we have seen around the world has shown us all that we are going to be dealing with the coronavirus for the long-term. National News
An update from the Prime Minister on our fight against coronavirus 31st October 2020 The Prime Minister has updated the country on our next steps in the fight against coronavirus. National News
Our Further Financial Support for Jobs and Businesses 23rd October 2020 We are announcing a package specifically for those businesses which are not forced to close, but face reduced demand due to additional social distancing... National News
How our Culture Recovery Fund is Supporting the Arts 14th October 2020 The Culture Secretary has announced £257 million to help save theatres, arts venues, museums and cultural organisations across England, protecting both jobs and... National News
Boris Johnson’s Update on tackling coronavirus 12th October 2020 We must act now to control the spread of the virus and protect the NHS, so we can keep cancer treatments, elective surgeries and other vital diagnostic services... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020 speeches 7th October 2020 See speeches from Virtual Conservative Party Conference 2020 outlining how we will build back better from the pandemic. National News
