Oliver Rouane-Williams

Reform UK has selected Michael Hadwen as its candidate for Leader of Suffolk County Council, choosing a former party staffer with no elected experience over 14-year council veteran, Christopher Hudson. Reform’s internal leadership decision comes after the party secured a commanding majority at Suffolk County Council last week, winning 41 of 70 seats, taking control of the authority for the first time and ending long Conservative dominance.

A road running through RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk has appeared on a list of European sites that Russia’s defence ministry has described as potential military targets – just months after one of Ukraine’s leading drone manufacturers opened a factory there. In September 2025, Ukrspecsystems – one of Ukraine’s largest drone manufacturers – announced a £200mn investment in Suffolk.

It has been more than three years since Ipswich Museum closed its doors in October 2022, and progress has not always been easy to see from the outside. But standing inside the building now, the scale of what has been achieved is hard to miss. The base build – carried out by Gipping Construction, an employee-owned firm established in 2004 with significant heritage experience – is complete.