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West Suffolk
What’s changing on your street?
Planning, new food places, roadworks, school inspections, GP ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses, for any IP, CB and CO postcode. Free, from public records, updated every night.
Right now across West Suffolk
- 9planning applications this week
- 164.9pcheapest unleaded, most around 174.4p
- 49hygiene scores this month
- 5,387local businesses listed
- 6food places waiting for a first inspection
This week’s top stories
Everything by topic-
Road closed: Haverhill Bypass (Suffolk County Council)
19 Oct to 21 Oct. Road repairs in the road. The road will be closed.
Haverhill Bypass, Haverhill -
Road closed: Snailwell Road (Network Rail)
19 Oct. Railway work in the road. The road will be closed.
Snailwell Road, Newmarket -
Approved: Outline plans at 5 The Greenwoods Pakenham Suffolk
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - replace two garage doors with two windows, insert double doors to rear elevation and insert four rooflights to front and rear roof slopes to facilitate conversion of garage to habitable space
5 The Greenwoods Pakenham Suffolk IP31 2JJ -
Approved: Demolition at Raf Lakenheath Brandon Road Lakenheath Suffolk
Application under regulation 77 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 - Defender Operations Complex Project consisting of a. Vehicle parking b. warehouse c. confinement facility d. sub station e. comms facility f. trenching for 1km cable run g. associated demolition
Raf Lakenheath Brandon Road Lakenheath Suffolk
West Suffolk in numbers
Every area compared, from public recordsCrime
2,959crimes, June to August 2026Every area ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents, by type, with the trend.
House prices
£282kmiddle price, 541 sales in 6 monthsWhat homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.
Planning
68applications and decisions, last monthNew planning applications and decisions in every area over the last month, the biggest housing schemes and what gets approved.
Food hygiene
53hygiene scores, last monthFood hygiene scores published in every area over the last month, the low scores, and new food places waiting for a first inspection.
Roadworks
91roadworks on now or coming upRoadworks and road closures on now or booked for the next month in every area, and who is doing the digging.
Fuel prices
164.9pcheapest unleadedat Asda Bury St Edmunds Superstore and 1 more · most around 174.4p · dearest 179.9p · 28 stationsWhat every petrol station charges for unleaded and diesel, cheapest first, updated every half hour.
What's on
33events in the next 30 daysGigs, club nights, comedy and pop-up events in every area over the next 30 days, updated daily.
Street reports
11street problems reported this monthFly-tipping, potholes, graffiti and other street problems reported in every area this month, and what has been fixed.
Schools
71schools and their Ofsted resultsEvery state school and nursery with its latest Ofsted result, the new report cards, and how each area’s schools compare.
GPs, dentists and care
164GPs, dentists and care servicesGP surgeries, dentists, care homes and home care in every area, with their Care Quality Commission ratings.
Charities
601charities based in West SuffolkEvery registered charity based in each area, what it does, how big it is, and new ones as they register.
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The full directory5,387 shops, trades and services across West Suffolk, with opening hours, food hygiene ratings and what’s going on nearby.
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A free site that shows what’s changing near any IP, CB and CO postcode in West Suffolk, from public records: planning applications and decisions, new food places and hygiene scores, roadworks, school inspections, GP and care ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses.
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Every night. Planning, roadworks, licences, food hygiene and what’s on are checked daily; crime, house prices and school inspections are published monthly and checked weekly.
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Why “me babber”?
It’s how Bristolians say “my friend”. MeBabber started in Bristol, just up the road, and now covers West Suffolk too.