Politics

‘Early signs of improvement’ in county’s ‘front door’ children’s services – Ofsted

Ofsted has found ‘early signs of improvement beginning to emerge’ in Suffolk ‘front door’ children’s services following a focused visit.

People living on an estate have likened the rejection of plans to demolish hundreds of homes for a revamp bid to a "David v Goliath" story.

A Suffolk MP was among the supporters of banning smacking in an open letter to Keir Starmer.

Councillors have rejected one of Norfolk’s most controversial planning applications in decades, in a highly-charged meeting attended by police.

Town councillors have rejected a proposed scheme to redevelop three flat complexes.

We take a look at the strains on infrastructure as a town continues to grow and what planning goes into mitigation.

Norfolk is set to receive £1bn as part of a devolution deal that will also see an elected mayor preside over the county and Suffolk.

More work is needed to prevent the deaths of those who are homeless as Suffolk's figures worsen, a charity has warned.

A council will look to crack down on shared homes where 'safety is sacrificed on the altar of profit'.

St George's flag featured in several tables in a council chamber as a motion condemning its 'weaponisation' was withdrawn.

A councillor said she will never 'make empty promises' as she lays out her reasons for defecting to Reform.

An agreement between a council and a Ukrainian region will send 'a very strong message', Suffolk's leader has said.

Amended plans for hundreds of village homes have failed to win backing from a parish council, strategic housing chiefs and residents.

Proposals to build a new school dormitory have been recommended for refusal by council planners.

Plans to build 78 new homes on the edge of a village are set to be discussed.

A business is looking to use land as a new waste transfer station.

Pub goers could be breaching a ban on drinking alcohol in a town by using its outdoor seating area, critics have warned.

A community leader is looking to turn a 'dirty, ugly and wholly unattractive' town centre wall into a new mural.

Boris Johnson’s former agent will stand as an independent candidate for a Suffolk constituency.

Government proposals could shroud changes in secrecy, warns the chief executive of the News Media Association.

Planners have deemed proposals for nearly 900 homes outside a village as 'deficient in numerous ways'.