Politics

During a lively debate televised on ITV on Monday, sixth form students quizzed four parliamentary candidates on their political party’s manifestos.

The Suffolk Free Press has offered every candidate a chance to outline their pitch for your vote and what they pledge to do if elected.

The Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich and a former High Sheriff of Suffolk have paid their respects after the London Bridge attack on Friday.

Voters have a chance to quiz the prospective parliamentary candidates for South Suffolk at a hustings event at St John's Methodist Church next week.

According to the Babergh District Council's homelessness team, the authority is still relying on temporary housing in B&Bs and bedsits in Suffolk.

Pleas to address safety fears at a five-way junction have intensified – more than seven months after a formal request for improvements was submitted.

Suffolk Chamber of Commerce is contacting all candidates across the county, asking what they will do to address the issues local firms are facing.

A task force has been formed across four Suffolk councils in a bid to come up with ideas to support the county’s Citizens Advice centres.

A former district councillor has warned that urgent action is needed to address a rise in rough sleepers in Sudbury.

Nominations for prospective Parliamentary candidates (PPCs) in next month’s general election closed yesterday afternoon.

Ipswich councillor Elizabeth Hughes has stood twice before as a Labour Party candidate in general elections.

David Beavan has been chosen as the Liberal Democrat candidate for the upcoming general election, after the previous selection withdrew his candidacy.

The measures look set to put more parking wardens on the streets and end the “wild west” situation in some of the county’s problem spots.

A town official has warned that complacency is not an option if Sudbury is to continue thriving in the future.

Changes to a controversial school transport policy in Suffolk have not been ruled out in 2020, as a study is due to be published in the New Year.

Changes to home-to-school transport in Suffolk have been described by the MP for South Suffolk as “unfair and unreasonable”.

Peter Beer put forward a motion which requested that Babergh District Council conducts a thorough review of parking in Sudbury and Hadleigh.

The leader of Babergh District Council said while the authority would always consider feedback, this does not and cannot determine policy.

An independent review into the controversial home-to-school transport policy has been announced.

Babergh District Council was twice defeated in the High Court for failing to provide reasons for approving a housing development proposal.