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New wellbeing trail opens at Orwell Country Park
Suffolk County Council and Ipswich Borough Council have opened a new wellbeing trail at Orwell Country Park, timed to coincide with World Mental Health Day on Saturday, 10 October.
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County Council votes to explore Suffolk asylum referendum
Suffolk County Council has backed a motion to explore holding a countywide referendum on housing asylum seekers, with 60% of councillors voting in favour. The decision followed a heated debate which exposed sharp divisions over cost, legality and motive.
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West Ipswich smoking rate double the county average
Stoptober is well underway, and Feel Good Suffolk is urging Ipswich smokers to use its free services to quit smoking this month, as figures show the smoking rate in West Ipswich is double the Suffolk average.
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Suffolk delays crunch devolution decision by a month
Suffolk County Council has pushed back its make-or-break vote on devolution from 15 October to 12 November, after "rumours" that ministers may bring the date of mayoral elections forward one year.
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Council's reorganisation legal challenge process to be scrutinised
Suffolk County Council’s Scrutiny Committee will examine how the authority decided to take the Government to court over reorganisation. The Chair’s casting vote sent just one question to a cross-party task and finish group, which will take place in February.
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Wolsey 550 gets new chair as focus turns to Wolsey's Gate
Professor Jenny Higham, vice chancellor of the University of Suffolk, has taken over as chair of the Wolsey 550 project from former East Anglian Daily Times editor Terry Hunt as it prepares for its second phase.
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County council demands Government fix children's services funding 'injustice'
Suffolk County Council has written to the Education Secretary demanding a funding overhaul, arguing the county is short-changed compared with neighbouring areas on both children's social care and education spending.
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NEET in Suffolk: 'Short-changed' and 'not yet good enough'
Suffolk's rate of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) is above national and regional averages, and has risen over four years. The council says the government is shortchanging it, but a local teenager's account reminded councillors what those numbers represent.
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Hadwen warming to devolution – but Suffolk could still reject £1.1bn deal
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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'All options' on the table for A14...especially a tunnel
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.
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The Hold to host exhibition on Suffolk's witchcraft history
Suffolk Archives will host a new exhibition on the county's 17th-century witch trials, featuring rare loans from the British Library, V&A and Tate never seen in Suffolk before.
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Fixing Ipswich's A14 problem could cost over £1bn and take more than a decade
A solution to Ipswich's reliance on a single crossing of the River Orwell could cost more than £1bn and not be finished until at least 2039 at the earliest, according to a Suffolk County Council report going before Cabinet on Thursday, 17 September.