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Hospice art trail raises £250k to support local care
A summer of creativity across Suffolk has raised more than £250,000 for St Elizabeth Hospice, showing how collective action can fund vital local care.
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Suffolk County Council approves single authority plan amid fierce opposition
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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£500,000 culture fund reopens for Suffolk arts and museum projects
Suffolk County Council has launched the second year of its Culture Project Fund, offering grants of up to £20,000 to support local arts and museum projects across the county.
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Major operation seizes £1.3m of 'dangerous' electric vehicles
A multi-agency crackdown led by Suffolk Trading Standards has seized 340 dangerous electric motorcycles and transport goods worth £1.3 million at the Port of Felixstowe, preventing unsafe vehicles capable of speeds over 50mph from reaching UK consumers.
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School place applications now open for September 2026
Parents and carers can now apply for primary and secondary school places for next September, with deadlines set for 31 October for secondary schools and 15 January for primary schools.
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Suffolk roads 'better than national average' despite opposition criticism, says county council
Suffolk County Council has defended its transport spending record, citing independent surveys showing the county's roads are in better condition than national averages, as opposition councillors question the authority's management of government funding.
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Suffolk County Council faces £13.3m budget overspend as council reform reduces savings
Suffolk County Council is grappling with a £13.3 million budget overspend, with local government reform blamed for holding back £2.5 million of planned savings, council leaders revealed following their first quarter review this week.
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County publishes full One Suffolk business case with £39.4m savings pledge and lower council tax for Ipswich
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 councils stand by merger savings as government reveals it didn't conduct its own analysis
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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How Suffolk plans to tackle nature decline affecting a third of species since 1970
Suffolk's new nature recovery strategy aims to address a biodiversity crisis that has seen species abundance fall by 32% in England since 1970, with ambitious plans to restore habitats across nearly a third of the county's land.
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'There's a lot of politics in this': Lone councillor campaigns for two-unitary solution
A Suffolk councillor believes residents are being let down by political point-scoring as he campaigns alone for a two-unitary solution that he says would balance local representation with cost savings.
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Suffolk's debt hits £1.1bn as three councils see increases
Suffolk's total council debt has reached £1.1 billion, with three authorities seeing increases in the past year whilst the remaining councils reduced their borrowing levels.