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A service supporting Suffolk residents to make healthier choices has helped over 2,000 people to improve their health since its launch in October 2023.

Community groups can apply for capital grants once more as Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils highlight some successful projects from the 2023/24 financial year.

Funding of £18.8m has been agreed to create a Skills & Innovation Centre at Gateway 14

Funding to begin food waste collections in Babergh and Mid Suffolk from 2026 has been agreed, as part of a nationwide requirement by central government

Mid Suffolk District Council has committed £50,000 towards Stowmarket Town Council’s plans for a new rangers service, which will launch in the town later this summer.

The councils have received funding to improve the districts' swimming pools.

Town and parish councils are set to receive more than £1.2m in developer contributions.

Green-fingered residents across Babergh and Mid Suffolk can collect free compost from tomorrow

Babergh and Mid Suffolk's commercial property investment company raised more than £1.26m in net income last year.

Two new funds, with a combined value of up to £800,000 in support, are now open for applications, courtesy of Freeport East.

The Mid Suffolk District Council by-election will take place on Thursday, 2 May.

Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils have formally objected to National Grid’s plans for more electricity pylons between Bramford and Twinstead – saying the impact on the countryside is too great.

Work to make council homes warmer and bring down energy bills for tenants across Babergh and Mid Suffolk received a £1.6m boost in government funding this week.

Mid Suffolk District Council says a developer must provide more clarity around its plan for a ‘nationally significant’ new solar farm in the district

Months of musical workshops came to a crescendo in Stowmarket after a long-running partnership between Mid Suffolk District Council, national charity Orchestras Live and a renowned professional orchestra.

A former tenant who pretended to have cancer to try to con his way up the council housing list is amongst the fraud and corruption tackled recently by Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils, according to an annual report.

More than 1,500 households at risk of homelessness have been helped to keep a roof over their heads by Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils since 2019

There's a wide range of activities on offer for children during the Easter holidays in Babergh and Mid Suffolk.

A planning application has been submitted to Mid-Suffolk District Council to construct a 44,000 sq ft distribution hub at Gateway 14, Stowmarket, for a major supplier of eco-friendly construction materials. 

Works to create fully accessible toilet facilities have started at a council-run leisure centre, as part of work across Babergh and Mid Suffolk to improve facilities for those with additional needs