Council news

Read the latest press releases and blog posts from Suffolk County Council.
Step and cycle into spring and summer with free walking and cycling activities in Ipswich and Lowestoft
The council's Way To Go team has launched new groups for people to promote walking and cycling.
27 Mar 2025
Views of the public help shape sustainable travel improvements in Ipswich
Better pavements and crossings plus junction enhancements are on their way to three key routes in the borough following a public consultation.
26 Mar 2025
Locations in Suffolk announced as the first to become part of the Plug In Suffolk Car Club
Ten locations across Suffolk will be fitted with electric cars that can be booked out by drivers in the community by the minute, hour or day.
25 Mar 2025
200 new specialist SEND places for Suffolk
The creation of 200 new specialist places across the county for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is set to be...
24 Mar 2025
Suffolk Archives exhibition in the running for international award
The Arrivals: Celebrating Migration to Suffolk exhibition, curated by Suffolk Archives, had been nominated for Community Engagement Programme of the Year at the...
24 Mar 2025
One new council is the best option for Suffolk
A plan setting out the significant benefits of scrapping Suffolk’s six councils and replacing them with just one new authority has been agreed by councillors.
20 Mar 2025
New Travel Toolkit to give young people the confidence to travel independently
A new Travel Toolkit has been launched to help young people to feel confident to travel independently on public transport.
20 Mar 2025
Europa Way in Ipswich formally opened
The ribbon is cut on the £2.1 million link road which will ease traffic congestion in nearby Bramford and Sproughton.
20 Mar 2025
OPINION - A New Chapter for Suffolk’s Libraries
by Councillor Philip Faircloth-Mutton, Cabinet Member for Environment, Communities and Equality
19 Mar 2025
Suffolk County Council confirms decision to bring Library Services back In-House
Suffolk County Council has today confirmed that it will be bringing all 45 libraries back under its care and control. The decision, made at the Cabinet meeting...
18 Mar 2025
Taxi drivers in Suffolk reveal their opinion on switching to electric vehicles
Suffolk’s taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) fleet emitted 9,118 tonnes of CO2 in the last year, which is equivalent to driving from Lowestoft to Newmarket 335,220...
13 Mar 2025
Bright future for Suffolk’s libraries outlined
A bright and sustainable future for Suffolk’s library service has today been outlined as part of Suffolk County Council’s plans to bring the much-loved service...
11 Mar 2025