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New art trail opens on the road to safer school runs
A colourful new public art trail has opened around Ranelagh Primary School, aiming to get more children walking, cycling and scooting to lessons while teaching them road safety along the way.
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Suffolk marks 24 years of Junior Road Safety Officers
More than 150 pupils, teachers and guests gathered to celebrate the achievements of Suffolk's Junior Road Safety Officers (JRSOs) at this year's JRSO Awards.
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Reform picks Hadwen to lead Suffolk in choice that signals ideology over experience
Reform UK has selected Michael Hadwen as its candidate for Leader of Suffolk County Council, choosing a former party staffer with no elected experience over 14-year council veteran, Christopher Hudson.
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Meet the three Reform councillors battling it out to lead Suffolk
A behind-closed-doors leadership battle is underway at Suffolk County Council, with three Reform UK councillors understood to have put their names forward. Ipswich.co.uk examines who they are, what they bring, and what each could mean for the county.
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Suffolk's Reform UK council leader attended one parish meeting in two years
New figures show the leader of Reform UK's group on Suffolk County Council attended just one parish council meeting across his division since the start of 2024, a record that has drawn criticism from the Conservative leader of the council.
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Government U-turns on council election delays after legal challenge
All local elections in Suffolk will now go ahead in May after the government withdrew its decision to postpone 30 council elections across England following legal advice and a legal challenge from Reform.
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Reform councillor's county council tax cut plan branded 'rubbish' and 'dangerous' by rivals
Opposition leaders have condemned a Reform UK councillor's alternative budget proposal as lacking substance and detail, with critics questioning how he would fund a lower council tax rise through unspecified job cuts and sick leave reductions.