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Babergh and Mid Suffolk communities are set to see more than £836,000 injected back into local projects

A number of communities are set to benefit from a lifetime of funding for biodiversity projects as part of a developer’s planning agreement with Mid Suffolk District Council.

An innovative project designed to support people into employment, including help for those facing mental health challenges in the workplace, has been launched.

A spa day for two, VIP experience at Jimmy’s Farm, and free tickets for days out are among the prizes people in Babergh and Mid Suffolk could soon win in a free prize draw.

Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils support five-point action plan being put to the Government.

Residents in Babergh and Mid Suffolk will not only see the introduction of new weekly food waste collections from 2026, but could also enjoy a ‘recycling revolution’ under new plans

Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils’ Building Control team has been recognised with five top awards at a prestigious ceremony.

A by-election is set to take place in the Thurston ward on 24 September.

The latest development at state-of-the-art business, innovation and logistics park is under way

Suffolk residents will boost local renewable energy generation, cut carbon emissions, and save on energy bills with a community-led solar panel initiative

Mid Suffolk District Council’s former offices in Needham Market are to go on the market in order to deliver the regeneration plans and funds for reinvestment back into council housing.

Work starts this week on the first part of a multi-million pound investment in exciting new sports facilities in Stowmarket.

Residents in Babergh and Mid Suffolk are set to benefit from a new electric vehicle initiative

Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils have now published their full response to National Grid’s Norwich to Tilbury consultation

Councils are putting landowners in touch with organisations that can help them improve their land for wildlife and nature

Businesses across the districts are set to be recognised for their fresh thinking and new ideas, as Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils’ Innovation Awards return this autumn.

Suffolk Public Sectors Leaders group – which includes Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils – has agreed to a five-year funding programme to help enhance tourism across the region.

Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils will clear the way for thousands of listed building owners to make sensitive energy efficiency upgrades – in a new approach which is the first of its kind in the country.

Following consultation with residents, Mid Suffolk District Council voted earlier this year to accept the recommendations of its Community Governance Working Group and not to change the administrative boundary between Onehouse Parish Council and Stowmarket Town Council.

Mid Suffolk District Council has agreed new cost-of-living support for residents - including cuts to hundreds of council tax bills, and stepping in to replace a Government fund which ends in October.