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Viewing entries posted in August 2020
Approval for plans to transform school into ‘affordable homes’ for Stowmarket
Plans by Mid Suffolk District Council to regenerate the former Stowmarket Middle School site into 38 homes to help lower-income househunters received the formal go-ahead this week.
Business innovation to be celebrated at new awards event
Forward thinking businesses, large and small, are being invited to enter the inaugural Innovation Awards 2020, being run by Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils.
£2.2m leisure upgrades in Stowmarket get underway
A new £2.2m upgrade and extension to Mid Suffolk Leisure Centre in Stowmarket, including a new gym, poolside features and changing rooms, is now underway.
Green light for 300 homes enables new village school
Detailed plans for 300 new homes at Woolpit received the go ahead last week – securing "affordable homes" for low income house-hunters, highways improvements and a new primary school for the village.
New leisure facilities for Stradbroke
The first step in Mid Suffolk District Council’s plans to upgrade leisure provision in the district is now complete. This follows the refurbishment of facilities at Stradbroke Pool and Fitness Centre.
Homes Sweet Homes – Babergh’s multi-million pound investment in social housing
Babergh District Council has secured a deal for 45 new-build homes in Sudbury this month to help low-income house-hunters – part of a multi-million pound investment in council housing across the district.
Are you eligible for a Covid-19 business grant?
Time is running out to apply for the Covid-19 business grants and with the expanded criteria for the Discretionary Grant, your business may now qualify.
Council committee gives go-ahead for Stowupland homes
Mid Suffolk District Council yesterday approved outline planning permission for 80 houses in Stowupland, provided that the scheme delivers "affordable homes" for low income house-hunters, a pedestrian crossing at a traffic blackspot in the village, and brings an important local green space into community control.
New look for Regal Theatre revealed
Councillors were able to get their first glimpse of the new look Regal Theatre this week as the cafe and entrance starts to take shape.
Shop Local Week could provide lasting impact on the high street
High Streets across Babergh and Mid Suffolk could benefit from almost £19m of additional income over the next 6 months, if all adults spent an extra £5 by shopping local every week.