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Send report 'a foundation for lasting change'

A new blueprint sets out how services for children with special educational needs can be improved.

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County councillors vote to make bid for devolution

The authority also voted to ask the government to postpone May's local elections despite protests.

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Pylon plans will cause 'untold damage' councils say

The National Grid has considered underground lines but is now proposing pylons instead.

The glass fronted doors of Endeavour House of Suffolk County Council's main building in Ipswich. It has blue writing saying Suffolk County Council on it.

Council tax to rise by maximum amount in Suffolk

Suffolk County council's £800m budget will include the maximum precept of 2% for adult social care.

Grey machinery moving along a road on a red trailer. Two men in orange overalls are standing near the trailer. A police car is driving in front of the load. The trailer is marked with letters and numbers - AL50 - and the word "Allelys".

Motorists thanked as huge load reaches destination

Residents are thanked for their "understanding and patience" after the load is successfully moved.

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Abnormal load to be transported through county

The 178-tonne electrical transformer is to be transported from a port.

A woman is sitting in the BBC radio Suffolk studios with a Christmas tree to one side and BBC branding the other. She is wearing a dark blue T-shirt and is smiling. She has her nose pierced and her eyebrow .

'I can't wait for our first Christmas together'

Donna says she never thought in a "million years" her daughter would be with her for Christmas.

A graphic map showing what new councils' boundaries would look like if the government were to scrap district and borough authorities. Suffolk would have two authorities.

Plan to scrap Suffolk's two-tier council model

Councils in Suffolk say they need time to fully consider plans to reorganise local government.

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Knife crime strategy to be considered for Ipswich

The agreement comes as an Ipswich councillor reports finding 12in blades in children's playgrounds.