East Suffolk Council was set to withdraw the Resident Exemption parking scheme earlier this year.

It had seen town centre parking used to create additional space for locals for £50 a year.

But for those living in Bungay and other towns in East Suffolk, the bid to withdraw the scheme meant parking in car parks hundreds of yards away from their homes and costing them nearly nine times more.

Now, the council has announced that the scheme will be staying after it was discussed at a cabinet meeting this month.

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