João is a Local Democracy Reporter covering Suffolk's district and borough councils, as well as Suffolk County Council.
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Suffolk County Council's cabinet has approved spending almost £19 million of government funding to create hundreds of new school places for children with special educational needs and disabilities.
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Suffolk County Council's cabinet has approved an extra £4 million to complete the business case for a major A12 upgrade, ahead of a Government submission in September.
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A major scheme to improve congestion along the A12 could see its budget increase to £63.6m, up from the £57.4m estimated when it received the authority's approval in 2021, under the previous administration.
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The Suffolk Parent Carer Forum is closing down after losing its Department for Education funding, with trustees citing "circumstances beyond" their control. The closure comes after parents reported months of silence and cancelled events from the group.
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A specialist school for children with special educational needs has applied for retrospective planning permission to continue operating from an industrial building in Nacton Road, where it has run since 2019.
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Plans to transform the first floor of the former Grimwades building into an adult education centre have been unanimously approved by Ipswich councillors, paving the way for the hub to open this September.
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Plans to replace an existing phone mast in Kiln Close with a 27-metre 5G structure have been turned down by Ipswich Borough Council's planning committee, following 55 objections from nearby residents.
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The Green Party has pledged its candidates will be "not just a name on the ballot paper" as campaigning steps up ahead of Suffolk's local elections on Thursday, 7 May.
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Ipswich's new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) is set to receive £13 million in additional Government funding, bringing the total investment in the Museum Street facility to around £25 million ahead of its planned opening in April 2027.
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Ipswich Borough Council's licensing committee has revoked the alcohol licence of Café Carla on Norwich Road, after councillors went further than police had requested — opting to strip the venue of its licence entirely rather than suspend it for three months.
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Ipswich Borough Council has voted unanimously to pump a further £492,625 into the Ipswich Museum renovation – but not without a pointed warning from the leader of the Conservative Group that the authority cannot keep repeating the same mistakes on major projects.
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Ipswich Borough Council is proposing to increase the levy on Regent Theatre tickets from £1.50 to £2, and introduce a new £2 levy at the Corn Exchange, to fund restoration works at both venues.
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