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 Conservatives Launch May 2017 Manifesto 17th March 2017 Today Suffolk Conservatives launch their manifesto outlining their pledges to the County if they are returned with a majority on 4th May 2017. Local News
Suffolk Conservatives deliver pledge of 0% increase in base Council tax 17th February 2017 Last Thursday, 9th February the Conservative Administration on Suffolk County Council passed its 2017/18 budget delivering on its promise of 0% increase in Base... Local News
Suffolk Conservatives push forward on Devolution talks 25th November 2016 Suffolk County Council met on 23rd November to discuss continuing talks with Government to achieve a devolution deal for Suffolk. This comes in the wake of King... Local News
Conservatives deliver much needed Bury St Edmunds Eastern Relief Road 22nd November 2016 The Conservative Administration are proud to say that the first part of the Bury St Edmunds Eastern Relief Road opened Friday November 11 2016 Local News
Excellent news for Suffolk’s children as results in the early years continue to rise. 21st October 2016 Provisional figures which have been published by the Department for Education show an increase in Suffolk children achieving a Good Level of Development in... Local News
Conservative plans for Blue Light Property Sharing in Suffolk 6th October 2016 Suffolk County Council’s Conservative Administration are pursuing plans for blue light property sharing based around Felixstowe and Saxmundham. These fire... Local News
Better Broadband for Suffolk 26th September 2016 Over the past few months, much progress has been made with the Better Broadband Programme. Having completed the first contract ahead of target, significantly... Local News
Conservative Suffolk County Council invest an additional £10million in road surfacing 8th June 2016 The Conservative Administration at Suffolk County Council is allocating £10million of additional investment from its reserves into 2016’s programme of road... Local News
Suffolk County Council Conservative Group Elections 10th May 2016 At today’s AGM of the Suffolk County Council Conservative Group, Christopher Hudson stood down as Deputy Group Leader. Local News
Deal Done: We have taken back control with our UK-EU trade deal 30th December 2020 We have secured an excellent deal for the United Kingdom, which delivers on what the British people voted for both in the referendum and the last election. National News
The Prime Minister’s Statement on Coronavirus in Full 19th December 2020 The Prime Minister announces new measures to be taken in London, the South East and the East of England to tackle coronavirus, including new Tier 4 restrictions... National News
First Vaccinations in the UK Against Coronavirus Begin 8th December 2020 Today the first vaccinations in the UK against coronavirus begin. Thank you to our NHS, to all of the scientists who worked so hard to develop this vaccine. National News
The Prime Minister's Statement on New Coronavirus Regulations 1st December 2020 The Prime Minister today urged MPs in the House of Commons to pass new COVID regulations, to keep transmission down and beat the virus. National News
Amanda Milling: We’ve outdone Labour in getting females to the top 1st December 2020 Hundreds of women have put themselves forward to be potential Conservative candidates in the past two weeks. National News
Our 2020 Spending Review Delivers on the Priorities of the British People 25th November 2020 We are providing £280 billion to get our country through coronavirus. Rishi Sunak’s 2020 Spending Review sets out how. National News
