Blog Posts

  • Suffolk County Council – Ukraine refugee guidance update

    The Homes for Ukraine Scheme Homes for Ukraine – Homes for Ukraine – Local Sponsorship Scheme for Ukraine (campaign.gov.uk) was launched on Monday 14 March to allow individuals, charities, community groups and businesses in the UK to bring Ukrainians to safety – including those with no family ties to the UK. What happens next Once a Sponsor… Read more

  • Please see below for the latest update on Ukrainian refugees, from Suffolk’s Ukraine Task Group.

    Suffolk’s Ukraine Task Group includes representatives from each of the districts and boroughs, three Clinical Commissioning Groups, Health Outreach, police, Suffolk Refugee Support, Anglia Care Trust and Community Action Suffolk. This group will adapt its membership as needed to meet the needs of the evolving situation. We appreciate that this is an ever-evolving situation and… Read more

  • 3 Regiment Army Air Corps and my mum!

    3 Regiment Army Air Corps and my mum!

    Today it was my privilege to attend the 50th anniversary of 3 Regiment Army Air Corps in Bury St Edmunds. They were given Freedom of St Edmundsbury which was converted to Freedom of West Suffolk. They set off from Abbey Gardens before marching around the center of Bury St Edmunds behind the British Army Band… Read more

  • HMP Highpoint – roads update

    HMP Highpoint – roads update

    There are two sorts of roads at HMP Highpoint that I have been working on, ring road and estate roads. The first and easiest is what is known as the ring road. It is in a terrible state which is making things difficult for folk to move around without damaging their vehicles and cycles. Never… Read more

  • HMP Highpoint – update – proposed car park to be relocated 👍🎉👏

    HMP Highpoint – update – proposed car park to be relocated 👍🎉👏

    Today I received an email from the Ministry of Justice providing me with an update to the HMP Highpoint prison planning application. One of the key concerns raised was regarding the position of the proposed East car park. This was too close to residents on the Highpoint Estate and would have been disruptive. I was… Read more

  • HARDWICKE HOUSE GROUP PRACTICE – Stonehall Doctors surgery in Clare still shut but why!

    I have had a number of you asking what can be done about the the Stonehall doctors surgery in Clare which has been shut for some considerable time. Doctors surgeries are in effect small businesses who can open or shut as the see fit. But they must keep the NHS informed and ………… it would… Read more