19 June 2025 / 19 June 2025 by news
Councillors most closely engaged with their communities want Suffolk County Council to remove the obstructions holding back changes to make local roads safer. A motion will go before Mid Suffolk District Council next week, supporting 20mph limits where local people want them, and calling for a simpler, more transparent process to decide all speed limit […]
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13 June 2025 / 20 June 2025 by news
In a by-election held to fill the Mid-Suffolk Council vacancy caused by the sad death of outstanding councillor Rachel Eburne, the Green Party took 64% of the vote, a clear majority over the other parties standing. The Green Party candidate, Dr Agnes Watson, will represent the villages of Haughley Stowupland, Old Newton Wetherden and Gipping, […]
8 May 2025 / 17 May 2025 by news
The Green Party has announced Dr Agnes Watson as its candidate for the upcoming Mid Suffolk District Council by-election on Thursday 12th June. Dr Watson will be standing to represent Haughley, Old Newton, Stowupland and Wetherden, following the untimely passing of much-loved Green councillor Rachel Eburne. A long-standing NHS professional, Dr Watson has served for […]
13 April 2025 / 8 May 2025 by news
Mid Suffolk District Council (MSDC) will be writing to government setting out what it needs to help build government target housing numbers. All four political groups unanimously endorsed the motion from Green Party councillors Andrew Stringer and Andy Mellen that government fundamentally misunderstood how the planning system and housing market work, so that easier planning […]
18 March 2025 / 19 March 2025 by news
Following today’s (Tuesday 18 March 2025) decision to take Suffolk’s libraries back in-house at Suffolk County Council, members of the council’s official opposition shared their disappointment and anger at how poorly the process had been managed, both in the public arena and behind closed doors. The council has criticised Suffolk Libraries for proposing a reduction […]
17 March 2025 / 17 March 2025 by news
Councillor Eburne passed away on Friday 14th March after a long battle with cancer, despite which she played a leading role in the Mid Suffolk District Council and local Green Party. Rachel Eburne was elected as a Green Party councillor for the Haughley and Wetherden ward of Mid Suffolk District Council at a by-election in 2010. […]
7 March 2025 / 12 March 2025 by news
We the undersigned call on the portfolio holder to conduct urgent talks to resolve the library contract, before any more damage is caused to volunteer morale, and as yet unquantified cost to the council. We believe we are speaking for the people of Suffolk, as the recent support for Suffolk Libraries and the petition on […]
27 February 2025 / 1 March 2025 by news
“We are disappointed but not surprised that the county council administration are proposing a single unitary council for Suffolk before the business case has even been written. We are in favour of devolution as a principle that genuinely empowers and brings decision-making closer to local communities, but this is not what is being proposed to date. […]
11 February 2025 / 12 February 2025 by news
“We are incredibly grateful to Suffolk’s fire service and the dangerous job they do to keep us safe. It is frightening to think that council mismanagement could be threatening this vital service that we all depend on, and making valued employees of the fire service unhappy. There’s a lot in this report that is deeply […]
1 February 2025 / 1 February 2025 by news
At Mid Suffolk District Council four of the seven members of the Conservative group have relinquished their whip and will serve as independent councillors. Mid Suffolk District Council leader Andy Mellen reacted to the news: “We welcome and respect that four of our opposition colleagues have acted in accordance with their values and conscience and, […]
