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

For many years Clare residents and businesses have wanted some additional car parking capacity in Clare. Where this capacity will come from has always been the main challenge. How to fund it is also an issue. Clare Town Council recently produced a survey to see if residents would support a significant development on the Backfield… Read more

The Commission has been carrying out an electoral review of Suffolk County Council. It has tried to balance the number of electors in each division and reduce the number from 75 to 70. The full report can be seen here. https://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/eastern/suffolk/suffolk-county-council The summary report can be found here. https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/Reviews/Eastern/Suffolk%20County/Final%20Recs/Summary.pdf I think the report has failed… Read more