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East Suffolk Council agreed a council tax freeze for 2021 - Credit: East Suffolk Council A council tax freeze at East Suffolk Council has been agreed for 2021/22 in a bid to help support homes hit hard financially by the Covid-19 pandemic. East Suffolk Council agreed its 2021/22 budget at its full council meeting on Wednesday night. It decided to keep its element of the council tax bill the same as last year - the only district or borough council in the county to do so. Conservative leader of East Suffolk Council, Steve Gallant, said a council tax freeze aimed to ease pressure on homes hit by...

Former Liberal staffer Chelsey Potter says she "cried a lot" after reaching out to her former boss senator Simon Birmingham to discuss her experiences of a sexual assault by another male colleague.

Published: 5:30 AM January 29, 2021    Updated: 8:06 AM January 29, 2021 East Suffolk Council have been ordered to pay £200 following a Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman investigation. - Credit: East Suffolk Council A vote is set to take place on whether or not to freeze council tax in East Suffolk next year after the council said it wanted to share residents' financial pain in the wake of coronavirus. Following a Scrutiny Committee meeting in which only two members voted against the proposal not to increase bills for householders, the whole of East Suffolk Council will now vot...

Town and district councillor for Southwold, David Beavan - Credit: Archant A Southwold community leader has called for an "unjust loophole" that could potentially allow second homeowners in coastal towns tax relief to be closed. David Beavan, town and district councillor for Southwold, told East Suffolk Council's meeting on Wednesday that he suspects some residents in the coastal resort have fraudulently registered their properties as a cottage-to-let business. If properties are registered as a business, they could be entitled to tax relief - while government grants are also available for ho...

Police have confirmed officers are investigating after a crudely-worded sign warning outsiders to stay away appeared on a lamppost in Southwold. A...