Proposals to replace aging and vandal-prone toilets at Sudbury’s Belle Vue Park with a new environmentally friendly café and fully accessible facility were approved by Babergh District Council’s cabinet. The plans would mean demolishing the existing 1930s toilet block, now in poor condition, and replacing it with a more sustainable modular building, housing a community café […]
At the August Council Meeting Green Party Councillor Leigh Jamieson called for the council to reaffirm its commitment to the climate emergency. Leigh said “Although the council declared an emergency in 2019, following the recent elections there are fourteen new Councillors and it’s right that they have the opportunity to express their wishes”. Leigh […]
Council ban giving of live animals as prizes Babergh council, along with Mid Suffolk have banned the giving of live animals as prizes on their land. A decision on the proposal, that was initially raised by Babergh Green Party Councillor Jessie Carter, was reached unanimously during Babergh and Mid Suffolk cabinet meetings, and will be […]
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Green activist and Sudbury South West Councillor Laura Smith has continued with measuring the quality of the water at sewage outlets into the Stour, around the town. The tests which show instances of e-coli in the water say that if the samples show more than 9 instances then it is a concern for bathers and […]
Green Councillors Leigh Jamieson and Laura Smith led the scrutiny of the latest CIFCO business plan at the Joint Overview and Scrutiny meeting on the 21st August. CIFCO is the investment company that Babergh and Mid Suffolk have set up to purchase commercial properties around the country. The rental return from these properties is an […]
Post Office Closure – Sudbury Babergh Green Councillors, led by Sudbury South West member Laura Smith and Deputy Leader of the Council Deborah Saw, have challenged the Post Office over the announcement that the only branch in Sudbury was due to close on Friday 25th August. The closure of the branch that moved into Borehamgate […]
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The Green Party is now the largest party on Babergh District council, with 10 councillors. After the recent May elections we now have the following councillors: Jane Carruthers : Hadleigh South Jessie Carter: Sudbury North West Sallie Davies: East Bergholt Simon Dowling: Hadleigh North Ruth Hendry: Great Cornard Leigh Jamieson: South East Cosford Daniel Potter: […]
