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Thredling and Leader of Suffolk County Council - Matthew Hicks

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Matthew Hicks was elected Leader of Suffolk County Council in May 2018, having served for the previous three years as Cabinet Member for Environment, Public Protection and Broadband.

He moved to Suffolk in 2003, and soon became an active member of the community, participating in and hosting events for local church restoration funds and other charities. He became a school governor at Worlingworth CEVCP School in 2009. In 2011, he was privileged to be elected as a Member of Mid Suffolk District Council and in 2013 he was elected to Suffolk County Council representing the Thredling Division.

In his role as Leader of the County Council, he is committed to working collaboratively across Suffolk with the district and borough councils, leaders of the health sector, business and the wider Suffolk community. He takes the same partnership approach in his work as the local County Councillor for the Thredling Division.

He is a keen campaigner and works with his local Parish Councils and residents on many varied issues, including the installation of VAS speed monitoring signs and successfully reducing speed limits on the most dangerous stretches of road. He has also worked to help support villages to become sustainable and to thrive by assisting village halls, community centres and other community-based projects to obtain grants, funding and other resources.

 

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Suffolk County Council came into being in April 1974. Elections to the new Council had already been held in April 1973, with the Conservatives winning overall control of the Council.

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Our wonderful county has so much it can be proud of on Suffolk Day

Tuesday, 21 June, 2022

A column on Suffolk Day by Leader of the Council, Matthew Hicks.

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Suffolk County Council’s ambitious vision for Suffolk

Tuesday, 24 May, 2022

A column by Councillor Matthew Hicks, Leader of Suffolk County Council.

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Suffolk County Council leader vows to get the job done as he sets out ambitious vision for Suffolk

Thursday, 19 May, 2022

Matthew Hicks, leader of Suffolk County Council, today outlined the council’s priorities at the Annual General Meeting.

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Suffolk County Council votes to condemn Putin's invasion of Ukraine and pledges its support for refugees

Thursday, 24 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.

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First section of Gull Wing bridge in Lowestoft arrives

Tuesday, 1 March, 2022

The first major steel section of the Gull Wing bridge in Lowestoft has arrived.

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Good news for Suffolk as Government gives the green light to negotiate a County Deal

Tuesday, 8 February, 2022

Leader of Suffolk County Council, Councillor Matthew Hicks, explains why a new county deal is good for Suffolk, and why we don’t need a new Mayor.

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We can all do our bit as pressure on hospitals reaches critical levels

Friday, 12 November, 2021

By Matthew Hicks, Leader of Suffolk County Council.

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Lowestoft’s Gull Wing officially opens site offices, as construction work continues

Wednesday, 28 July, 2021

New site offices for Gull Wing project staff have opened as work on Lowestoft’s new bridge continues to make good progress.

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East of England public health chiefs come together to urge caution from July 19th

Friday, 16 July, 2021

With more than 40% of people in the local region yet to be double vaccinated, council leaders and directors of public health are urging caution.

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Suffolk County Council leader vows to “build back better, stronger and greener” after COVID

Thursday, 27 May, 2021

Protecting vulnerable residents, strengthening Suffolk’s economy and a strong focus on the environment are at the heart of council's new priorities.

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