“Babergh’s Cabinet puts £11m of Council Taxpayers money at risk” In 2019 Babergh District Council declared a Climate Emergency and pledged to try and reach net zero by 2030. This means every single Council policy has to be scrutinised to see if it progresses that goal. Members of the Council’s Audit & Standards Committee, who […]
Read More… from Robert Lindsay resigns from Babergh Council Committee
Councillor Leigh Jamieson, Leader of the Green Group, commented, “After three years Councillor Ward has finally offered a place on the Babergh Council Cabinet to Green members. As the second largest political party on the council this should have happened a long time ago. We are far from happy with the way that the administration […]
Green Party members were surprised to learn that the Sudbury Society last week gave its approval to the revised application submitted by Churchill Retirement Living, calling it ‘a great improvement on the original.” Sudbury Green campaigner Laura Smith said, “We would hardly call it a great improvement. All they have changed is the colour of […]
Read More… from Babergh Greens say revised Belle Vue plans are no improvement
Comment from Cllr. Leigh Jamieson, Leader Green & Labour Group, Babergh District Council “It’s good to see this plan for cycling and walking improvements come to fruition, particularly as Green Councillors at both the county and district council level championed drawing up a priority list of improvements in 2018 and 2020. The need for such […]
“It’s extremely disappointing that the Council has voted to stay with the Cabinet model of governance rather than returning to a more democratic committee model. Important decisions will continue to be made by a small cabal of 10 councillors selected by John Ward, the Council Leader. Meanwhile other democratically elected Councillors remain stuck on the […]
Read More… from Babergh Council vote is, “a disaster for local democracy,” says Leigh
Last week Babergh Council Leader, Cllr. John Ward wrote an article in the Suffolk Free Press extolling the various initiatives the Council was taking , “to protect this green and pleasant land for generations to come.“ So I was shocked to read in the four-year Council Budget that one of its overarching principles was “to […]
“It’s extremely disappointing that the Council has voted to stay with the Cabinet model of governance rather than returning to a more democratic committee model. Important decisions will continue to be made by a small cabal of 10 councillors selected by John Ward, the Council Leader. Meanwhile other democratically elected Councillors remain stuck on the […]
Read More… from Babergh “rewards developers’ poor performance,”…again
Suffolk County Council’s Conservative administration has refused to commit to spending £20m of identified cycle network upgrades that it boasted about in its manifesto. The party’s election manifesto for the 2021 local election polls in May said: “We have identified over £20m of upgrades for our cycle network.” The opposition Green, Liberal Democrat and Independent group […]
Read More… from Conservatives refuse Green call to commit to spending £20m on cycle path upgrades
The proposed gas-fired power station on the Chilton Estate just outside Sudbury has been rejected by Babergh councillors who voted 6 to 5 against.The decision was initially tied 5 to 5 after planning officers had recommended approval and had to be decided on the casting vote of the chairman Cllr Stephen Plumb. Cllr Robert Lindsay […]
Read More… from Babergh reject proposal for gas-fired power station
Babergh Green Councillors have championed a new partnership to improve the relationships between the Council, developers, builders, and local residents which was adopted unanimously by all Councillors at a recent meeting. New housing, infrastructure improvements and commercial developments are needed but it is important that the disruption and stress they can cause to the daily […]
Read More… from BABERGH GREEN COUNCILLORS SECURE NEW “BUILDING BACK BETTER” INITIATIVE
