Suffolk County Council is the administrative authority for the county of Suffolk
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Parents and carers in Ipswich and across Suffolk have nine days left to apply for primary school places for September 2026, with demand remaining high across the county ahead of the Thursday, 15 January, deadline.
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Suffolk County Council's proposed 20mph speed limit policy has been criticised by opposition councillors as a "cosmetic" change that fails to address rising road casualties, with deaths and serious injuries increasing from 207 to 355 over the past decade.
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Suffolk County Council has published its £850 million budget proposal for 2026/27, which includes the maximum 4.99% council tax increase, adding up to £165 to household bills from April.
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Drivers face five months of disruption on Sproughton Road from January 2026 as work begins on a new roundabout for the Eastern Gateway business park, Ipswich Borough Council has announced.
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Low-income Suffolk residents living in poorly insulated homes could be eligible for free solar panels, heat pumps and insulation worth thousands of pounds – but must apply within the next three months.
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Suffolk County Council will see its core spending power rise by 24% over this Parliament under the government's funding settlement, but the authority says this masks a £6 million budget gap and assumes councils will raise council tax to the maximum every year.
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Jack Abbott has launched a scathing attack on Suffolk County Council, accusing the authority of making "little progress" on the Northern Bypass despite a cross-party vote supporting the project five months ago and robust backing from ten of the county's biggest employers.
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Opposition councillors have raised fears that the Conservative-led county council will attempt to use local government reform as an excuse to avoid facing voters in May 2026, warning "democracy delayed is democracy denied".
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Suffolk's district and borough councils have formally complained to the county council's monitoring officer over claims it breached publicity rules with its One Suffolk campaign, following a similar complaint made to the Government in November.
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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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More than 30 free training courses have been launched in Suffolk to help workers and businesses gain skills in sectors including construction, healthcare and clean energy.
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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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