A statement from Councillor Matthew Hicks following the very sad death of our former colleague, Mary Evans. Wednesday, 24 January, 2024 Statement from the Leader of Suffolk County Council Conservative Group, Councillor Matthew Hicks. Mary was a hugely dedicated and kind Councillor and a dear friend. She was determined to make a difference for the residents of Suffolk, whether in Clare Division or as a Cabinet Member and Deputy Leader of Suffolk County Council. In the most difficult times during the pandemic, when we faced so much... Local News
150 miles of new road surfaces in Suffolk 20th April 2022 Suffolk Highways begins its programme to resurface and surface dress 150 miles of new roads across 173 different sites across the county this year. Local News
99% of pupils receive a preferred primary school on National Offer Day 19th April 2022 This year 99.22% of children were offered a place at one of their parents’ three preferred schools and 95.6% were offered a place at their first preference... Local News
Easter activities see youngsters thrive 8th April 2022 As the school holidays approach this Easter, there’s even more reason for the county’s children to have a spring in their step. Local News
Violence Against Women and Girls funding announced 4th April 2022 Suffolk County Council has today announced £350,000 of funding to support the ambitions set out in the Suffolk Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy 2022. Local News
Suffolk County Council votes to condemn Putin's invasion of Ukraine and pledges its support for refugees 24th March 2022 At a meeting of the County Council held today, councillors from across the political divide voted in favour of a motion condemning the war in Ukraine. Local News
Thousands of trees to be planted as children create one of Suffolk’s first healing woods 15th March 2022 Pupils from Howard Community Academy have today (15 March 2022) planted the first of 3,000 new trees in their school grounds. Local News
Help to reduce the environmental impact of your home 10th March 2022 “Low Impact Living in Suffolk” is a new campaign making it easier for Suffolk residents to improve the energy efficiency and lower energy use of their homes. Local News
Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service’s continued commitment to keeping our county safe 8th March 2022 By Councillor Andrew Reid, Cabinet Member for Public Health and Public Protection. Local News
Equality and communities to get higher profile in Suffolk County Council cabinet changes 4th March 2022 Equality and support for local communities are to get greater focus among Suffolk County Council’s Cabinet team when a new cabinet member starts on 7 March. Local News
CPC23 Address from Gillian Keegan 2nd October 2023 Find out what Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said to CPC23 here. National News
CPC23 Address from Thérèse Coffey 2nd October 2023 Find out what Thérèse Coffey, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary said to CPC23 here. National News
CPC23 Address from Mel Stride 2nd October 2023 Find out what Mel Stride, Work and Pensions Secretary, said to CPC23 here. National News
CPC23 Address from Kemi Badenoch 2nd October 2023 Find out what Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch said to CPC23 here. National News
CPC23 Address from Jeremy Hunt 2nd October 2023 Find out what Chancellor Jeramy Hunt said to CPC23 in Manchester here. National News
CPC23 Address from Lucy Frazer 2nd October 2023 Find out what Culture, Media and Sport Secretary Lucy Frazer said to CPC23. National News