Posts Tagged ‘ Council ’

£460,000 for town centre

Calls for a new pedestrian crossing to be built in one of Sudbury’s main thoroughfares are to be put before the town council.
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Review of the year 2012 – May

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January 6, 2013

‘Trampling over my grief’ is how one man described the actions of St Edmundsbury Council.
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Suffolk parents asked to have say over school admissions

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January 5, 2013

Parents and carers across the county are being asked by Suffolk County Council to have their say over the proposed school admission process.
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Council is urged to rethink vital service

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January 5, 2013

A volunteer is urging a council to rethink its policy on emergency accommodation for homeless people after an incident on Christmas day.
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Essex: Council leader pays tribute to staff for transforming council

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January 4, 2013

THE outgoing leader of Essex County Council praised colleagues for helping transform the local authority following multi-million pound cuts while maintaining frontline services.
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Aldeburgh Tesco store approved

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January 4, 2013

Plans for a Tesco Express and five flats in Aldeburgh are approved by Suffolk Coastal District Council.
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Bury St Edmunds: Council will investigate forum boasts after ‘worker’ said compensation request had been thrown in bin

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January 4, 2013

AN investigation will take place after the user of an internet forum, who claimed to be council worker, boasted that a compensation request had been thrown in the bin.
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Councillor John Carnall

Councillor John Carnall, has stood down today (3rd January 2013) as Leader of Ipswich Borough Council's opposition Conservative Group.
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Council supports Sudbury car showroom plans

A Sudbury garage’s plan to convert a workshop into a new showroom has been backed by councillors.
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Staff rocking in red for charity

Staff at Ipswich Borough Council will be 'rocking up in red' next month to help the British Heart Foundation (BHF) fight the UK's biggest killer, heart disease.
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Ipswich: Cracking down on loan sharks

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December 31, 2012

A WEEK of action is being launched by Ipswich Borough Council to crackdown on loan sharks preying on the vulnerable in south east Ipswich.
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Extra £62,000 to help South Cambridgeshire disabled

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December 29, 2012

More than £60,000 has been received by South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC) to help adapt properties so that people can live safely in their own homes for longer.
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Council ‘war’ on loan sharks

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December 29, 2012

Ipswich Borough Council is declaring war on loan sharks who prey on the vulnerable. A week of action is taking place in January in the south-east of the town.
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Council wants old electrical donations

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December 28, 2012

Residents are being urged to recycle electrical goods by Norfolk County Council.
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£250k saved as new and improved customer contact service launched in South Cambridgeshire

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December 26, 2012

A new and improved customer contact service at South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC) has opened saving taxpayers at least £250,000 a year.
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“Tough challenge” set after government grants revealed

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December 23, 2012

Council leaders in South Cambridgeshire have pledged to rise to the tough challenge ahead after central government grants were cut meaning 4 to 5 million pounds of savings will be needed over the next five years.
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Haverhill car parks are in fine shape

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December 22, 2012

All the public car parks in Haverhill run by St Edmundsbury Borough Council have just received prestigious ParkMark awards.
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Sports plan gets the green light

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December 21, 2012

A plan for new sports facilities at Newmarket College, which is linked to controversial proposals to build a new supermarket in the town’s Fordham Road, has been approved despite more than 200 objections from residents and Newmarket Town Council.
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Essex: MP says Lord’s expenses claims could have reached £450k

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December 21, 2012

COLCHESTER MP Sir Bob Russell has repeated his calls for an inquiry into Lord Hanningfield’s expenses following claims the former leader of Essex County Council (ECC) spent about £160,000 more than previously thought.
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Funeral for shooting deaths pair

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December 21, 2012

About 600 people attend the joint funeral of a North Norfolk District Council leader and the wife he is suspected of shooting.
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Primary heads vow to improve as council chief lays out new plans

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December 21, 2012

The heads of several primary schools have promised to work together to improve poor performance after a plea from a council boss.
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