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Here’s some of what your representatives across the county have been up to since Monday. A ‘last-ditch’ effort to stop controversial parking charges from being introduced in Sudbury, Hadleigh, and Lavenham has been successful. The decision to scrap free parking was reached earlier this month but was ‘called in’ by a cross-party group led by Cllr Simon Dowling. The group’s proposals focused on calling for at least one hour of free parking to remain with charges being introduced for longer stays, an option abandoned by cabinet in an informal meeting. Cllr Dowling said: “We believe that the conce…