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
The Prime Minister's Statement on Coronavirus in Full 2nd November 2020 Read the Prime Minister's statement today on coronavirus in full. National 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
