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Suffolk County Council's cabinet will decide on 15 October whether to proceed with devolution. Its leader is warming to the idea, but nothing is settled, and not consenting remains on the table.
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A motion asking East Suffolk Council's Cabinet to consider a council tax rebate over the Better Recycling rollout was defeated at Full Council on Wednesday, 23 September 2026, after a tied vote was broken by the chair's casting vote.
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East Suffolk voted to disestablish Planning Committee North, Planning Committee South and the Strategic Planning Committee on Wednesday, 23 September, replacing them with a single planning committee to comply with new government rules.
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A motion calling for Essex & Suffolk Water and Anglian Water to be made statutory consultees on planning applications was withdrawn at East Suffolk Full Council on Wednesday, 23 September, after councillors from across the chamber said they would not support it.
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Suffolk-based software company Halo is sponsoring Hub Sport, a programme giving 250 young athletes across Ipswich access to specialist strength and conditioning, nutrition, mental skills and wellbeing support.
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More than 50 local wedding businesses will gather at Venue 16 this Sunday as the Suffolk Wedding Show marks its 20th year.
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We're reporting live from Riverside in Lowestoft this evening, at what is expected to be a lively Full Council meeting at East Suffolk Council.
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A decade of research led by two organisations in Suffolk has found that survivors of child sexual abuse wait an average of 15 years before they access support.
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Over 100 runners will take to Ipswich's streets on Sunday, 27 September, as Team Combat2Coffee returns to the half marathon in its largest turnout yet, aiming to raise funds for the veterans' mental health organisation – and, as is now tradition, one of them will be dressed as a giant coffee cup.
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Women are far more likely than men to believe employers should support staff going through a relationship breakdown, according to new regional research – with men three times as likely to say bosses have no role to play at all.
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ActivLives celebrated two decades of supporting vulnerable and marginalised residents at its AGM in Kesgrave on Tuesday, 15 September 2026, with the Mayor of Ipswich among those marking the milestone.
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East Suffolk councillors were given three clear working days to work through a comprehensive rewrite of how planning decisions are made across the district. One of them is now calling on the council to defer the decision until next month and for the leader to stand aside.
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