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East Suffolk Council has put in place contingency measures - Credit: East Suffolk Council Contingency plans have been agreed for making decisions at East Suffolk Council if in-person meetings are not able to be held - but the government's refusal to extend remote meetings has been dubbed a "missed opportunity". It means meetings scheduled after that date must be held in person. East Suffolk Council leader Steve Gallant said contingency measures were necessary if Covid-19 disrupted the ability to hold meetings - Credit: East Suffolk Council However, East Suffolk's lawyers have advised the auth...

East Suffolk Council has put in place contingency measures - Credit: East Suffolk Council Contingency plans have been agreed for making decisions at East Suffolk Council if in-person meetings are not able to be held - but the government's refusal to extend remote meetings has been dubbed a "missed opportunity". It means meetings scheduled after that date must be held in person. East Suffolk Council leader Steve Gallant said contingency measures were necessary if Covid-19 disrupted the ability to hold meetings - Credit: East Suffolk Council However, East Suffolk's lawyers have advised the auth...

East Suffolk Council is planning 50 new council homes per year - Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Garage sites and new builds could be used as part of plans to create 50 new council homes each year in East Suffolk. East Suffolk Council said it will assess existing land it owns, areas in need of regeneration like Kirkley Waterfront and buying existing homes, where it represents good value, as means of increasing the housing stock. East Suffolk Council scrutiny committee chairman Stuart Bird said modular housing could help in the construction of new council homes - Credit: Archant The council'...

Published: 6:15 AM February 3, 2021    East Suffolk Council's cabinet has backed a freeze on council tax for 2021/22 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic - Credit: East Suffolk Council A freeze on East Suffolk Council's portion of the council tax bill has been agreed by the authority's cabinet, citing the financial challenges many are facing from the Covid-19 pandemic as a key reason. The authority last week unveiled its first draft budget at its scrutiny committee meeting, in which it proposed to keep the council tax level for 2021/22 at the same level as this year - £171.27 for a Band D...

Published: 9:19 PM February 2, 2021    A CGI showing how the new Port of Felixstowe Logistics Park could look in the heart of the port complex - Credit: MIKE PAGE/PORT OF FELIXSTOWE A bid for Suffolk and north Essex to have a designated freeport can now be submitted, after councillors in East Suffolk gave their backing for the scheme which could create thousands of new jobs. East Suffolk Council's cabinet unanimously backed the bid for the Port of Felixstowe and Bathside Bay in Harwich, both operated by Hutchison Ports, to become one of 10 freeport facilities across the UK, that will opera...