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
Council on course to plant 200,000 trees 11th May 2022 Suffolk County Council has planted 198,547 trees across Suffolk in just the last two years (at an average of 272 per day). Local News
Suffolk’s Commitment to tackling Violence Against Women and Girls 26th April 2022 Column piece by Councillor Bobby Bennett, Cabinet Member for Equality and Communities and Chair of the Safer Stronger Communities Board. Local News
Suffolk digital care project hits unprecedented milestone 20th April 2022 A team of social care professionals in Suffolk is making strides in digital transformation by achieving a milestone in referrals for its digital care service. Local News
150 miles of new road surfaces in Suffolk 20th April 2022 Suffolk Highways begins its programme to resurface and surface dress 150 miles of new roads across 173 different sites across the county this year. Local News
99% of pupils receive a preferred primary school on National Offer Day 19th April 2022 This year 99.22% of children were offered a place at one of their parents’ three preferred schools and 95.6% were offered a place at their first preference... Local News
Easter activities see youngsters thrive 8th April 2022 As the school holidays approach this Easter, there’s even more reason for the county’s children to have a spring in their step. Local News
Violence Against Women and Girls funding announced 4th April 2022 Suffolk County Council has today announced £350,000 of funding to support the ambitions set out in the Suffolk Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy 2022. Local News
Suffolk County Council votes to condemn Putin's invasion of Ukraine and pledges its support for refugees 24th March 2022 At a meeting of the County Council held today, councillors from across the political divide voted in favour of a motion condemning the war in Ukraine. Local News
Thousands of trees to be planted as children create one of Suffolk’s first healing woods 15th March 2022 Pupils from Howard Community Academy have today (15 March 2022) planted the first of 3,000 new trees in their school grounds. Local News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 3 5th October 2020 Top stories from Conservative Party Conference 2020 Day 3 (5th October), including Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, on the source of hope for society... National News
Rishi Sunak: Read the Chancellor’s Keynote Speech in full 5th October 2020 Chancellor Rishi Sunak on how the Conservative Party has supported the economy through coronavirus and how he will be supporting us to build back better. National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 2 4th October 2020 Top stories from Conservative Party Conference 2020 Day 2 (4th October), including Home Secretary Priti Patel on fixing our broken asylum system; and Prime... National News
Priti Patel: Fixing our broken asylum system 4th October 2020 Home Secretary Priti Patel on fixing our broken asylum system, law and order, policing, and being firm but fair so that the system caters for those in greatest... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 1 3rd October 2020 Top stories from Conservative Party Conference 2020 Day 1 (3rd October), including: better transport, "Generation Buy", new Conservative HQ in Leeds, and... National News
We have launched our Blue Wall Fund 3rd October 2020 We have launched a new "Blue Wall Fund" to deliver for people in the North who voted for change in the historic 2019 election victory. National News