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Citizens Advice services in Babergh and Mid Suffolk have received significant financial backing as part of the latest round of community funding from the district councils.

Last year’s Mid Suffolk District Council Chair, Cllr Keith Scarff, presented a cheque for £3677 to Stowmarket Relief Trust. 

Construction work on a ‘transformational’ state-of-the-art skills and innovation centre at Gateway 14 in Stowmarket is complete – and it is ready to open its doors this summer.

A pioneering partnership is already turning solar energy into savings following the district’s first Solar for Business scheme installation in Eye.

A new website providing trusted information on Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) in Suffolk has been launched by the county’s 6 councils.

Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils have linked up with Eastern Education Group to create a series of immersive experiences for young people to help inspire their future careers.

More than £680k is being distributed to towns and parishes across Babergh and Mid Suffolk to help local community infrastructure keep pace with housing growth. 

A £525,000 fund has been established to support ambitious nature recovery and water management projects across Mid Suffolk.

Communities are being encouraged to shape the future of their area by creating a Neighbourhood Plan – after Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils stepped in with funding to support them.

Work is underway to transform the disused site of a former care home in Eye into affordable housing – with 16 new homes set to be delivered for the local community.

Sports clubs in Mid Suffolk are feeling the benefits of a unique fund which has already seen more than £400,000 awarded to level up sporting provision across the district.

Suffolk’s District and Borough Councils have today welcomed the Government’s decision on the future shape of local government in the county.

From youth art festivals and dementia dance sessions to orchestra projects and drama workshops, art and culture projects in Mid Suffolk are receiving another funding boost thanks to grants from Mid Suffolk District Council.

Works to deliver a brand new 3G football pitch and mini athletics track in Stowmarket are due to start in the coming weeks. 

Mid Suffolk District Council has purchased almost eight acres of land in the heart of Stowmarket to preserve it as a future riverside haven for nature and wildlife for future generations.

Thousands of households facing soaring heating oil costs need urgent government support, community leaders in Babergh and Mid Suffolk have warned.

Mid Suffolk District Council is investing in facilities for youngsters across the district, with two play areas and a scout hut securing funding in the latest round of Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) awards.

A groundbreaking event took place at Stowmarket High School to celebrate the formal start of the school’s significant expansion programme.

Mid Suffolk District Council has announced the sale of the remainder of its former office site in Needham Market to Hatch Homes – in a deal that supports the town’s regeneration and realises funds for reinvestment into council housing.

Mid Suffolk District Council has agreed its 2026/2027 budget which will protect vital services and see further investment in town centres, sports facilities and boosting biodiversity and nature.