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
Boris Johnson invites Party leaders to come together to tackle Coronavirus 4th April 2020 Boris Johnson has written to all leaders of opposition parties to invite them to work together at this moment of national emergency. National News
Party Co-Chairman Amanda Milling responds to Labour leadership election result 4th April 2020 Amanda Milling responds to Keir Starmer's election as leader of the Labour Party. National News
The Prime Minister's letter on Coronavirus: Stay at home to protect the NHS and save lives. 30th March 2020 Read the Prime Minister’s guidance everyone should follow and the measures the government has put in place to fight Coronavirus. National News
The Government's Coronavirus support package for the self-employed 27th March 2020 The Chancellor has announced a new Self-Employed Income Support Scheme – helping many of our country’s self-employed workers. National News
Your NHS needs you – how to become an NHS Volunteer Responder 25th March 2020 The NHS has issued a call for volunteers to support the 1.5 million extremely vulnerable people in our society. Here’s how to take part. National News
Support packages for businesses affected by Coronavirus 24th March 2020 The Chancellor has announced a number of temporary, timely and targeted measures to support businesses in this time of national need. National News
