Article: Firms furious over verdict on funding.

Sudbury's business community has reacted with anger after town councillors confirmed funding will be axed for a major town regeneration project.

As predicted in last week's Free Press, the [pounds sterling]8,000 of town council money annually pledged to the Sudbury market town officer was not renewed by the Conservative-led council, after a behind-closed-doors debate.

The decision casts huge doubt on the future of current officer Tom McConnell and the market town project officer's steering group he heads.

The news has stunned the town's businesses who have immediately thrown their support behind Mr McConnell. President of Sudbury's Chamber of ...

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