Long Reads
Suffolk County Council told councillors on Thursday, 17 September, that it had no preferred solution to the A14 around Ipswich, and that "all options" remained firmly on the table as its cabinet approved £300,000 for a Pre-Strategic Outline Business Case.
Long Reads
Suffolk County Council leader Michael Hadwen says the collapse of Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) in Suffolk will be the turning point in his relationship with Ipswich, as a clearer picture emerges of just how far the government has retreated and what comes next.
Long Reads
The government's abrupt decision to abandon local government reorganisation (LGR) in Suffolk and Norfolk marks one of the most significant reversals in English local governance for a decade.
Long Reads
Emotional support animals and pets have been banned from Suffolk County Council's offices, but just five days earlier, its leader's dog, Waffles, was given a pass and his own office sign. Ipswich.co.uk sniffs out the paper trail and puts the questions to the council's top dog...and his owner.
Opinion
'The Insider' has spent years inside Suffolk's corridors of power. Anonymous by necessity, unsparing by choice. In his first piece, he opines about the first 100-ish days of the Reform administration at Suffolk County Council.
Long Reads
Suffolk County Council's monitoring officer found two breaches of law in a process he was part of. He then decided for himself how serious they were, and that the consequences could wait. A leaked report confirms the breaches, but does nothing to explain the delay.
News
Ipswich Borough Council has appointed a development partner to draw up plans for the western gateway to the waterfront, covering Paul's Silo, the former Burtons building and St Peter's Dock car park.
Long Reads
A Section 5A report is one of the most serious sanctions available in English local government – and one is heading Suffolk County Council's way. Rather than being issued at pace, as convention demands, it appears set to wait until the council's October cabinet meeting. We ask why.
Long Reads
Suffolk County Council's Reform UK leader, Michael Hadwen, is exploring selling off the council's wholly owned companies before power is handed to three new unitary authorities, a recording of a private meeting has revealed, sparking outrage from opposition leaders.
News
Suffolk County Council voted 47 to 16 on Thursday, 16 July, to rescind its six-year-old Climate Emergency declaration, as more than 70 councillors and campaigners gathered outside Endeavour House to oppose the move.
News
A row has broken out at Suffolk County Council over an £18,484 office refit for new leader Michael Hadwen, with the Conservatives branding it "personal aggrandisement".
News
Ipswich MP Jack Abbott says his 4,000-signature petition proves patience has run out over the Orwell Bridge. Council leader Michael Hadwen says he is "fully supportive" of finding a solution, but his response gives no sign that Suffolk County Council's position has shifted.
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