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
Mobile improvements for Shotley peninsula 1st December 2016 One of the worst mobile phone “not-spots” in the east of Suffolk has been given new hope after O2 has applied for permission to install a new mast for the area... Local News
‘Miraculous’ result after BT nightmare leaves family with health concerns 25th November 2016 A son who feared for the safety of his frail father who was without phone access has described the speed at which BT got to work once the press got involved as... Local News
Rail, road and broadband measures in autumn statement will be 'fantastic boost' 23rd November 2016 Investment boosts for the region’s transport, housing and scientific research unveiled by the chancellor are further signs that decades of underinvestment is... Westminster News
Police role for Suffolk mayor? 18th November 2016 Tim Passmore was re-elected as PCC earlier this year. Could the role be expanded into that of mayor of Suffolk? Could a Suffolk-only mayor have the role... Local News
New home growth still sluggish as house prices rocket 16th November 2016 New figures from the government’s Office of National Statistics show just how difficult it has been to get new homes built in the teeth of the recession and the... Local News
Concern as application for vital phone mast in Suffolk village is withdrawn 12th November 2016 Residents of a tiny Suffolk village where mobile phone coverage is so bad that the public pay phone is still used hundreds of times a day have been dealt a... Local News
America’s role in NATO key concern for South Suffolk MP James Cartlidge 9th November 2016 South Suffolk MP James Cartlidge warned against too much concern about a Donald Trump presidency – but said the most important issue for this country was his... Westminster News
Supreme Court Brexit appeal questioned by South Suffolk MP 8th November 2016 South Suffolk MP James Cartlidge yesterday asked the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, David Davis MP, to withdraw the Government’s appeal to... Westminster News
My thoughts on the Article 50 Court Judgement 6th November 2016 James Cartlidge: The triple lock. The NHS. The aid budget. If there’s to be a snap election, we’ll need a new manifesto. Iain Dale is right – the Prime Minister... Westminster News
