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East Suffolk Council

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Suffolk given £290k for council restructuring plan

Its current county and local councils are to be scrapped and replaced by single-tier authorities.

A waste collecting van with council staff sitting inside it wearing high-vis orange clothing. The van is white with blue and yellow council branding on it. There are cottages behind it. It is a sunny day with a blue sky above.

Council signs anti-violence charter after abuse incidents

The local authority says waste management staff were verbally threatened and harassed at work.

A view over the Port of Felixstowe. Large shipping containers can be seen stacked up next to each other and on top of each other. Container ships can be seen in the distance.

Warning after pollution incident at port

Although the risk is "considered low", residents are urged to avoid the residue.

A blue waste bin that has been severely burnt and melted after it was set on fire.

Council staff threatened and abused by public

Bins have also been set on fire while there was an arson attempt on a council depot.

A white double-storey building with a red-brick building behind it. In front of the white building is a pink "For Sale" sign. Both buildings are to the side of the main road.

Plans resubmitted for new retirement apartments

Churchill Retirement Living puts forward plans for 58 new apartments to be built in Felixstowe.

A woman with shoulder-length brown hair looks at the camera with a serious expression on her face. She is standing in a garden on a sunny day. Garden furniture and grass can be seen behind her. She is wearing a burgundy coat and pink sweater.

The 'giant mega-shed' that has left neighbours in tears

Residents say the 'megashed' towers over their homes, dominating the skyline and blocking the sun.

Exterior of Ipswich Town Hall on the Cornhill. An ornate sandstone building, with a dome and clock tower on top

District councils unite against one unitary authority

Leaders of the five smaller district councils are "united" against the one-council devolution idea.

Metal fencing is in background and a large, rectangular-shaped hole in a concrete promenade has shingle inside and the remnants of the collapsed walkway.

Coastal towns set for weeks of sea wall repairs

East Suffolk Council is working to repairs erosion damage on sea walls at Aldeburgh and Southwold.

Sue Mitchell smiles at the camera. She has short blonde hair and wears glasses, a black coat and a blue top underneath. She also wears gold hoop earrings.

Dead swans 'need to be tested for bird flu'

Sue MItchell says corpses are not being collected and the authorities "need to take action".