James Cartlidge wants the government to approve new flexible season tickets. Picture: OFFICE OF JAMES CARTLIDGE

“Flexitickets” should be brought in for commuters who do not have to travel to their offices every day of the week, South Suffolk MP James Cartlidge has said.

South Suffolk MP James Cartlidge with members of the Sproughton neighbourhood plan working group during the survey exhibition. Picture: RHONA JERMYN

Vital efforts are being made to protect Sproughton from unsuitable development, according to village leaders.

In a matter of days something should be happening that has occurred at around this time of every year of my life, and probably every year of most readers’ lifetimes – schools throwing open their doors again after the summer break.

A pilot scheme to help support and encourage the use of electric cars is on its way to Sudbury, after a programme of environmentally-friendly initiatives received a major funding boost.

Until the Coronavirus lockdown I had spent my entire five years as an MP talking about unemployment going in one direction: down.

Communities have been urged not to pause work to formally adopt blueprints for future local development, with an MP warning that the delays could be exploited by speculative developers.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak delivers a summer economic update watched by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his PPS South Suffolk MP James Cartlidge, top left. Picture: House of Commons/PA Wire

The sale of one of Sudbury’s largest industrial site has at last been completed, renewing cautious optimism that it could be retained as employment land in the future.

Regular testing for NHS staff

Sarah Tatum, of the Rug and Carpet Studio, with local MP James Cartlidge. Picture: JAMES CARTLIDGE

South Suffolk MP James Cartlidge has visited the Rug & Carpet Studio, in Long Melford, to meet the team and discuss the steps they have taken to reopen safely.