Proposed introduction
of car park charges at Wickham Market
A report produced by Suffolk Coastal’s Car Park Task Group on the
proposed introduction of car parking charges at the three Council
owned car parks at Wickham Market will be considered by Cabinet at
their meeting on November 7.
Published: 29 September 2006 11:59
Now it is so
easy to turn your Yellow Pages green
The latest editions of the Yellow Pages are now being delivered to
homes across the district and Suffolk Coastal is urging all its
residents to recycle their old edition.
Published: 22 September 2006 18:12
Course
helps keep Suffolk Coastal safe at work
Local employers have the chance to get their employees up to date
with the important basics of health and safety thanks to a special
one-day course run by Suffolk Coastal.
Published: 19 September 2006 16:08
Stepping
out in Felixstowe
This week is the national ‘Welcome to Walking Week’ so what better
time for people to join up to one of the health walks aimed at
helping people get some exercise that will leave them feeling
fitter and better.
Published: 19 September 2006 16:06
Tourist
Information Centre now mobile
Framlingham’s very own mobile Tourist Information Centre, which
will be used to help visitors and residents to find out more about
the town and the attractions on offer in the surrounding villages,
is now available for hire by local organisations.
Published: 15 September 2006 11:48
Parish and Town
Councillors invited to planning seminar
Parish and town councillors are being invited to two seminars to
find out much more about the planning process and their role in
helping to develop and protect the district.
Published: 12 September 2006 14:56
How are we
doing?
Four thousand homes in the district will shortly receive a
questionnaire through their letterboxes that will give them a
chance to comment on how the Council is performing and how well
they rate local services.
Published: 08 September 2006 14:01
New
recycling service proves a great success
This month a further 5,000 homes across the district will find it
easier to recycle their cans, foil, plastics, cardboard and paper
when they join Suffolk Coastal’s twin bin recycling service.
Published: 05 September 2006 12:37
Energy
prices force up the cost of leisure
The recent and on-going upward surges in the cost of gas and
electricity have caused DC Leisure, who manage Suffolk Coastal’s
leisure centres, to agree with the Council to increase its charges
from September 18, 2006.
Published: 01 September 2006 13:46
Trying
to give young people a voice
The call has gone out to young people across the district to become
involved in a new youth forum that aims to give them a voice on the
issues that concern them, as well as involving them in the
district’s democratic processes.
Published: 01 September 2006 13:43
Get in quick for
advice on how safer food means better business
Book now is the message to local food-catering businesses as places
have been going faster than hot plates for special workshops that
give them all the information they need about the latest food
hygiene laws.
Published: 01 September 2006 10:01
Planting this
autumn?
Suffolk Coastal is once again playing its part in improving the
quality of life in the district by inviting town and parish
councils to bid for funding from its Parish Tree scheme.
Published: 30 August 2006 14:07
It's time to register to
vote
Suffolk Coastal’s annual review of its Electoral Register is
underway and to make sure that everyone who is eligible to vote is
included an electoral registration form is being sent to every home
in the district.
Published: 30 August 2006 11:47
Advice on
offer to the tenants of The Walk, Felixstowe
Suffolk Coastal is joining Suffolk Heritage Housing Association and
other partners at an event to address some of the issues raised by
the tenants living at The Walk, Felixstowe.
Published: 30 August 2006 11:43
Take a
Virtual Tour of the Suffolk Coastal area
People across the world can take a virtual tour of some of the
delights on offer in the district just by visiting Suffolk
Coastal’s website.
Published: 29 August 2006 14:58
Come and find out
how to get even more out of life
Victory Park, Leiston will be the venue on Saturday, September 2,
for the third of the summer’s Quality of Life events offering
helpful advice and information for all sections of the
community.
Published: 29 August 2006 09:56
Don't let your
contaminated land search hold up your dream move
Suffolk Coastal is asking homebuyers or their solicitors to build
in sufficient time for requests to the Council for a contaminated
land search which can sometimes be part of the process of
purchasing property or land.
Published: 23 August 2006 10:24
What can we
all do about recycling plastics?
Suffolk Coastal is asking its residents to be more flexible when it
comes to recycling plastics and help the Council reduce the 3,000
tonnes of plastics currently collected from the district's homes
and tipped into landfill sites.
Published: 21 August 2006 11:42
Demolition
plans set out for Herman De Stern
Suffolk Coastal has confirmed its intention to demolish the
burnt-out Herman De Stern building on Felixstowe’s south sea front
that has been a boarded up eyesore since an arson attack last
September.
Published: 18 August 2006 11:06
A
chance to benefit from the experts
People living in and around Leiston can go along to the Methodist
Church Hall in the High Street on Thursday, September 14 when a
host of experts will be on hand to give advice about benefits and
who are entitled to them.
Published: 18 August 2006 10:24
Community
organisations get Council grant backing
Over £50,000 has been set aside this summer by Suffolk Coastal to
support the work of local community organisations by helping fund
significant improvements to the facilities they offer.
Published: 17 August 2006 14:38
No evidence
that dredging affects Felixstowe's beaches
Suffolk Coastal has spoken out to try and put an end to unfounded
claims that beach levels in Felixstowe have dropped as a result of
dredging in either the shipping channels or off-shore.
Published: 17 August 2006 14:24
Good news
for people looking for affordable housing in Suffolk
New figures from Suffolk councils show a massive rise in the number
of affordable houses being planned to help people in the
county.
Published: 17 August 2006 14:10
Wickham Market
scoops village of the year title
The proud community of Wickham Market is this year’s winners of the
village of the year award in Suffolk Coastal and is set to be
presented with their trophy next month.
Published: 14 August 2006 16:50
New report
will help plan district's housing needs
A major document that will influence and inform decisions about the
district’s housing policies, including how many more homes are
needed and what can be done to improve existing properties over the
next five years, is nearing completion.
Published: 14 August 2006 11:35
Views welcome
on Council's proposed gambling policy
Residents and businesses now have the chance to give their views on
a proposed set of principles that are set to be used by Suffolk
Coastal when next year it takes on new duties to control gambling
in the district.
Published: 11 August 2006 15:11
Get on board
with recycling your packaging
While the debate goes on nationally about what companies can do or
should be forced to do about cutting down on packaging, there is at
least a ready-made answer for Suffolk Coastal residents who want to
dispose of much of it in an environmentally-friendly way.
Published: 11 August 2006 13:15
Find out how to get
even more out of life
The Coronation Sports Ground, Felixstowe will be the place to be on
Sunday, August 20 when it hosts the Quality of Life event which
will be offering helpful advice and information for all sections of
the community.
Published: 09 August 2006 13:51
Fresh crackdown
on anti-social jet skiers
A crackdown on alleged anti-social behaviour by jet skiers and
powerboat enthusiasts around the mouth of the River Deben is
underway following recent complaints by nearby residents and other
water users.
Published: 08 August 2006 15:39
Disabled
people can make their Council even more accessible
As part of its commitment to ensuring that all its services are
accessible to any resident, Suffolk Coastal is looking for disabled
people to volunteer and have their say in drawing up an important
new policy document.
Published: 07 August 2006 17:33
A
chance to net bronze or silver
Girls and boys aged ten to 13 have the chance to achieve a bronze
or silver award in netball at courses being organised by Suffolk
Coastal’s Active Leisure team during August.
Published: 02 August 2006 17:02
Let our TICs do
the booking
Suffolk Coastal’s three Tourist Information Centres (TICs) have
extended their services to include booking accommodation and entry
to some of Britain’s major attractions and, for those who want to
go further afield, they can now book airport parking including
overnight stay if required and airport lounges.
Published: 02 August 2006 16:44
The FA Cup
is up for grabs
The Felixstowe Area (FA) Cup will be up for grabs again on Sunday,
August 20 when five-a-side teams from all over Suffolk Coastal will
be battling it out at the Coronation Sports Ground,
Felixstowe.
Published: 01 August 2006 09:40
Holiday
company hit by heavy fine for unsafe electrics
Cinque Ports Leisure Limited was today (Monday) fined a total of
£30,000 by Ipswich Magistrates after the company admitted its
failure to safely maintain electrical systems at its Suffolk Sands
Holiday Park in Felixstowe.
Published: 31 July 2006 17:38
Council renews
commitment to partnership working
Suffolk Coastal has restated its willingness to work with town and
parish councils who want to take a more active role in running some
of the services currently provided by the district council.
Published: 28 July 2006 14:49
New
co-ordinator set to help local voluntary groups
Thanks to funding from the Suffolk Coastal Local Strategic
Partnership (LSP), applicants are now being sought for a key new
post that is set to give a helpful boost to the district’s
voluntary and community organisations.
Published: 24 July 2006 12:32
Council
website proving to be more accessible
A year after its website was relaunched with a more
customer-friendly new look, Suffolk Coastal is continuing to
improve its online service with a new screen reader that offers a
spoken version of the actual wording on the page.
Published: 24 July 2006 12:26
Felixstowe
woman saved from bags of woe
Thanks to the eagled-eyed qualities of the Council’s refuse teams,
one Felixstowe resident was successfully reunited recently with her
handbag that contained all her life savings.
Published: 24 July 2006 11:20
Grants on offer
to keep your home warm
As many as 7,000 homes in the district are eligible for grants
worth up to £2,700 to help pay for insulation and heating
improvements through the Warm Front scheme.
Published: 21 July 2006 15:21
Residents can
now pay the Council at the push of a button
The latest service improvement at Suffolk Coastal means that people
can now pay bills from the Council either by using their telephone
or their computer.
Published: 21 July 2006 15:14
Help us draw
up an arts directory
Suffolk Coastal is set to get its first arts directory, a one-stop
shop information goldmine that hopes to put the spotlight firmly on
the district's cultural activities with a who's who list of
contacts.
Published: 21 July 2006 14:12
Chance to
comment on Bentwaters' public access routes
A package of applications has been received by Suffolk Coastal from
Bentwaters Parks Ltd for the proposed revision of public access
routes in and around the former World War II airfield in
Rendlesham.
Published: 18 July 2006 17:33
Small
businesses urged not to miss out on rate relief
Get your application in by the end of September is the message from
Suffolk Coastal to those local small businesses who have not yet
claimed their entitlement under a new rate relief scheme that could
cut their bills for last year by up to 50 per cent.
Published: 18 July 2006 17:29
Council role
helps spice up local economy
The ongoing activities of Suffolk Coastal's economic regeneration
and development team have helped attract investment into the
district and retained and created local jobs.
Published: 18 July 2006 17:26
Helpful tips on how to
get even more out of life
The first of three special events across the district is being held
at Kingston Fields, Woodbridge on Saturday, July 29 to offer
information and advice on where and how people can improve their
quality of life.
Published: 14 July 2006 15:53
Angling for
something to do?
Fishing remains one of the most popular leisure activities in the
country and this year Suffolk Coastal’s Active Leisure team is
again offering young people the chance to learn some basic skills
or improve on existing ones in a safe and fun environment.
Published: 14 July 2006 09:16
Find out
more about renewable energy for your home
More people than ever are interested in renewable energy and a
special event is being held this month aimed at local residents who
want to find out how they can plug into their own supply at
home.
Published: 12 July 2006 16:24
Dramatic
chance for training
Fame, new skills, or personal satisfaction could be the dramatic
conclusion from a series of six training sessions on offer to local
residents who want to develop their talents in the performing
arts.
Published: 11 July 2006 16:15