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
Our Future Fund for supporting innovative British businesses 21st April 2020 We’re supporting start-ups by delivering £250m of new government funding to innovative businesses across the United Kingdom. National News
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications 21st April 2020 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications – and will provide support for millions of businesses and employees across the UK. National News
Why we’re extending the Coronavirus lockdown 17th April 2020 The Government announced that the social distancing measures currently in place to tackle the coronavirus will continue for at least the next three weeks. National News
Our £750 million support package for charities during the Coronavirus outbreak 9th April 2020 This Government’s announced an unprecedented £750 million package of support for charities – ensuring they can continue their vital work during the coronavirus... National News
Business Secretary Alok Sharma: we'll tackle Coronavirus together 6th April 2020 The Business Secretary, Alok Sharma, wrote for The Sun on Sunday thanking workers and businesses for their support during the coronavirus pandemic. National News
Read the Queen's Coronavirus address in full 6th April 2020 The Queen speaks to the nation about the challenges we are facing as a country in the weeks ahead. National News
