Suffolk celebrates VE Day and why we should come together Tuesday, 6 May, 2025 Column by Councillor Mick Fraser, Suffolk County Council's Armed Forces Champion. As VE Day, Victory in Europe Day, approaches, it’s a moment to pause and reflect on what this day means to us as a nation and as a county. On 8 May 1945, people poured into the streets to mark the end of the war in Europe. It was a day of joy, relief, and unity after nearly six years of conflict. 80 years later it's... Articles
How government funding will help us tackle the threat of flooding 8th April 2025 Column by Councillor Paul West, Cabinet member for Operational Highways and Flooding. You will have seen recently the welcome news that the Environment Agency... Articles
A New Chapter for Suffolk’s Libraries 19th March 2025 Column by Councillor Philip Faircloth-Mutton, Cabinet Member for Environment, Communities and Equality. Yesterday, my cabinet colleagues and I made a difficult... Articles
Devolution is a win but myths must be tackled 12th February 2025 Column by Cllr Richard Rout, Cabinet Member for Devolution, Local Government Reform and NSIPs. On Monday, I was appointed as Suffolk County Council’s cabinet... Opinions
Politics should be put aside to make the most of devolution 15th January 2025 Column by Cllr Matthew Hicks, Leader of Suffolk County Council. Last week marked the start of arguably one of the biggest decisions Suffolk County Council will... Opinions
Why we're already thinking about the 2025/26 budget 3rd December 2024 Column by Cllr Richard Smith MVO, Suffolk County Council’s Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance, Economic Development and Skills. Suffolk County Council... Articles
We’ve started funding post-Babet changes, now it’s time for the Government to step up 12th November 2024 A column by Councillor Paul West, Suffolk County Council’s cabinet member for Ipswich, operational highways and flooding. This time last year, communities... Articles
Suffolk County Council motion slams Labour government’s cuts to Winter Fuel Payments as Green Party councillors abstain from critical vote 17th October 2024 Suffolk County Council today (17th of October) backed a motion proposed by the Leader of the Council, Cllr Matthew Hicks, condemning the Labour government’s... Local News
A statement from Councillor Matthew Hicks following the very sad death of our colleague, Peter Gould. 22nd July 2024 Statement from the Leader of Suffolk County Council Conservative Group, Councillor Matthew Hicks. Peter Gould was elected as a Suffolk County Councillor in May... Local News
Suffolk County Council Takes a Stand Against Abuse and Intimidation of Elected Representatives 23rd May 2024 Today (23rd of May) the Conservative Group motion, which looks to recognise and support local councillors in the face of abuse, passed unanimously at the Full... Local News
Conservatives Introduce the ‘Deportation Bill’ 8th May 2025 While Labour continues to ignore the British Public, the Conservative Party has published a no-nonsense plan to take back control of the UK’s borders National News
The Conservative Party's final Party Election Broadcast 6th May 2025 Want the best for your town? Watch our most recent Party Election Broadcast where Kemi explains how important the Local Elections on the 1st May are National News
Conservative response to Labour's Emergency Budget 26th March 2025 Read Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride’s response to Labour’s Emergency Budget, explaining why we are in economic disarray National News
Kemi Launches our 2025 Local Elections Campaign 26th March 2025 At a speech in Buckinghamshire on March 20th Kemi Badenoch spoke about what's at stake in the local elections on May 1st National News
Kemi Launches the Policy Renewal Programme 18th March 2025 At a speech in London Kemi Badenoch launched the Policy Renewal Programme, the largest policy exercise in a generation National News
Kemi’s statement on Ukraine 3rd March 2025 Ukraine is fighting for the same freedom, democracy and sovereignty we enjoy in the UK – we must support them National News
