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Suffolk County Council has rejected proposals to adopt a rights-of-rivers approach that would have given waterways legal protections, including the right to flow freely and be free from pollution, following similar moves by Norwich City Council and other authorities.
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County councillors have passed a motion criticising Government budget measures, including the lifting of the controversial two-child benefit cap, despite a former Ipswich MP dismissing it as "party political grandstanding".
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Nigel Cann will become sole chief executive of the £38 billion Sizewell C nuclear power project from 1 January 2026, as Julia Pyke steps down after eight years leading the Suffolk development through its financing phase.
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District and borough council leaders backing a three-council proposal for Suffolk have accused the county council of misleading the public over the financial impact of their One Suffolk plan.
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Suffolk's district and borough councils have written to the Government accusing Suffolk County Council of breaching publicity guidelines and using taxpayers' money to fund lobbying activities in support of its One Suffolk devolution proposal. The county council strongly refutes the claims.
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Nadia Cenci has been named Suffolk County Council's new Cabinet Member for Communities, taking on responsibility for domestic abuse services, libraries, community safety and violence against women and girls programmes.
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Suffolk County Council has accused Ipswich Borough Council of taking a "selfish attitude" after it said Ipswich "blocked" an £80,000 programme to help parish councils across Suffolk deal with major infrastructure projects like Sizewell C and solar farms.
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Suffolk County Council has approved its plan to create a single unitary authority for the county, despite a heated debate that exposed deep divisions over the future of local democracy in Suffolk.
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Suffolk County Council has published the full business case for its One Suffolk proposal, claiming it would save £39.4 million annually while cutting council tax bills and investing £40 million in market towns.
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Suffolk council leaders are backing their financial projections for council mergers as the Government faces criticism for relying on third-party analysis that originally promised £2.9bn in savings, but now suggests reorganisation could cost more money.
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Suffolk County Council and opposition councillors are at odds over whether the authority's 'One Suffolk' marketing spend represents legitimate public engagement or political campaigning ahead of government reorganisation decisions.