East Suffolk Council led a multi-agency day of action in Lowestoft earlier this month, joining forces with other authorities to tackle the issues most important to people living and working in the town.
Read more about "Day of action success in Lowestoft"...A new Men’s Shed has been set up in Carlton Colville thanks to funding from two East Suffolk councillors.
Read more about "New Men’s Shed set up in Carlton Colville"...Compulsory purchase is the process which allows public bodies (such as the Council) to acquire land compulsorily, if it cannot be acquired through negotiation. It can be a key tool to help assemble land to secure social, economic and or environmental changes (through a regeneration scheme, for example), but it can also be used to acquire individual run-down properties. The Government has made recent changes to legislation to better enable the use of compulsory purchase to achieve public policy aims and is encouraging councils to use these powers more frequently, especially to deliver affordable housing. Further national changes will be made over the coming months and years.
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