An information fair aimed at shining a light on services for the elderly and support to combat loneliness has been hailed a success.

On Thursday 15th November, local MP Jo Churchill, Liz Truss MP and James Cartlidge MP met with Dr Nikos Savvas, Principal of West Suffolk College, to show their strong support for West Suffolk College’s bid to become an Eastern Institute of Technology.

Bury St Edmunds MP Jo Churchill met with Clive Selley, CEO of Openreach for a progress report and to discuss the next stage towards full broadband coverage across Suffolk.

To talk about the wonders of Suffolk or my Bury St Edmunds constituency in broad terms can often lose the potency of just how special a place we know it to be.

In a pointed letter to Royal Mail, Jo Churchill MP has criticised the Group for the lack of post boxes in Gislingham and Woolpit Green, stating “progress has not just stalled but reversed” with some residents going without for almost four years.

This time last year, I was writing about the key ingredients of Bury businesses that were driving their success. Enterprise spirit, strength of leadership and a ‘can do’ attitude were the formula. 12 months on and I would add a new ingredient to the recipe for local success.

From Monday 13th August until Monday 20th August Jo Churchill MP will be touring her constituency, visiting villages and communities outside of the Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket town centres.

The focus on the tour is to give quality time to some of those harder to reach areas.

Bury St Edmunds MP Jo Churchill is to tour villages around the constituency this summer and meet a BT boss as part of her campaign for better broadband.

Mrs Churchill will visit rural communities next month to 'reach out' and hear about any issues residents may have.

A partnership scheme at Thurston Community College – one of the only schools in the country to appoint a full-time expert to support students with mental health issues – has been hailed a success with symptoms of anxiety and depression dropping significantly among its student body.

Local MP Jo Churchill and Chief Secretary to the Treasury and MP for South West Norfolk, Elizabeth Truss visited West Suffolk College in Bury St Edmunds on Friday 20th July to make clear their support for the college’s bid for Institute of Technology status.