The annual canvass for electoral registration started a few weeks ago with distribution of email and text messages requesting that electors go online to check and update the information for their household. Email and text messages have been sent where an email address or mobile number is held and postal forms will be sent during August and September. Personal Read more

Community Chest funding round for 2022-2023 is now open. Community Chest funding supports voluntary and community groups who make a contribution to improving the quality of life for people in West Suffolk. Funded activities must help deliver the Families and Communities Approach and Families and Communities Strategy and eligibility criteria apply. The minimum amount that can be Read more

A planning application has been submitted for 53 houses off the Cavendish Road in Clare. This application was first submitted in 2017 and has bubbled along. I am interested in the debate and listening to all views. I believe a planning application for a large development, such as this, in a small community like Clare Read more

I look forward to full council. It is one of the few times I dress up formally these days, suite, tie and shiny shoes. It is, more importantly, a chance to meet up with fellow councillors. A time to exchange ideas and a time to make bonds with other councillors. West Suffolk Council is very Read more

Planning is an interesting subject and a complex one. Sometimes what seems the obvious right decision to one person is plain madness to someone else. Planning decisions are made following policy, where ever possible and there is a lot of policy, some national and some local. Sometimes policy competes with each other for precedence. Someone Read more