Suffolk Tory candidates unveil £66 million investment promises at election campaign launch in Bury St Edmunds Tuesday, 7 April, 2026 Suffolk's Tory candidates have launched their election campaign, setting out £66 million in investment promises. Dozens of prospective candidates launched the Conservative Party's campaign on Angel Hill, in Bury St Edmunds, earlier today ahead of the upcoming local elections on May 8. All of Suffolk County Council's seats, as well as a third of those at Ipswich Borough Council, will be up for... Local News
Welfare and education reform needed to cut immigration, says MP. 29th March 2017 A Suffolk MP warned immigration will not be able to fall until welfare and education reforms allow foreign labour to be replaced with local talent. James... Local News
Report finds that £40m Sudbury bypass would bring economic benefits 23rd March 2017 A business case has indicated that a £40million western relief road in Sudbury would be good for business, as well as helping to reduce traffic. In December... Local News
Suffolk headteachers are ‘very worried’ about funding as reserves start to run dry, head warns 21st March 2017 Nigel Burgoyne, headteacher at Kesgrave High School, said budget reserves are becoming depleted after years of savings, leaving Suffolk’s school leaders... Local News
Sudbury Relief Road Campaign 18th March 2017 £40m Sudbury relief road could cut number of HGVs in town by 60% An end to Sudbury’s ongoing traffic problems could be in sight after the business case for the... Local News
My thoughts on the Spring Budget 11th March 2017 James Cartlidge: The devastating truth at the heart of the NICs row. We’re palming difficult decisions off on the next generation. The current furore over the... Articles
Progress on technical education 10th March 2017 For many years the UK has performed poorly in the international productivity tables. In real terms, this means that in 2015, for every comparable hour worked in... Articles
Lavenham butchers hopes to win national prize 8th March 2017 James was pleased to congratulate Lavenham Butchers for winning the Rural Oscar for East of England Butcher and wishes them the best of luck for the finals at... Local News
Progress in campaign for better mobile phone coverage across Suffolk 7th March 2017 Kevin Hall, hTree UK's regional deployment consultant with South Suffolk MP James Cartlidge (right) at the improved Long Melford mast. A campaign for better... Local News
Meeting about new rail depot including wheel lathe which should ‘boost local area’ 3rd March 2017 Members of the public are invited to a meeting to find out more about Greater Anglia’s plans for a new rail maintenance depot on the Suffolk/Essex border. The... Local News
