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Tour of Britain travel information
Stage One of the Lloyd’s Tour of Britain Men cycle race takes place in East Suffolk on Tuesday 2 September, departing from Woodbridge and finishing in Southwold.
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Groups invited to be part of Sustainable Communities Action Day
Read more about "Groups invited to be part of Sustainable Communities Action Day"...Representatives from community groups across Suffolk are being invited to attend a free environmental action networking event happening next month.
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Cost-effective Council purchase for Better Recycling scheme
East Suffolk Council’s Cabinet has agreed a cost-effective purchase, from existing budgets, to help ensure that the new ‘Better Recycling’ scheme is as simple as possible for residents to understand.
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From 2026, East Suffolk Council will supply all households with an additional wheelie bin or other container to separate paper and card from plastics, metal, cartons (including Tetra Pak) and glass bottles or jars. This will be in addition to a brand-new weekly food waste collection service.
Better Recycling is a government initiative which every council must adopt, and all councils must seek compliance with what is expected, doing so in a financially prudent way. As part of this, all Suffolk councils, are expected - and have agreed - to standardise waste and recycling bin colours across Suffolk, as part of the government’s push for greater consistency.
With this in mind, changes are required to colours in East Suffolk, which are currently out of step with the rest of the county. Additionally, a colour clash will be resolved, helping to avoid confusion for residents.
However, rather than purchasing new bins, East Suffolk Council’s Cabinet has instead opted to introduce new bin lids, in the appropriate colour, at a fraction of the cost. To replace bins in their entirety would cost £875,000 plus distribution which would take the overall cost to over £1 Million. However, replacement lids, will cost around £350,000 to purchase and install, providing a far cheaper and more environmentally friendly option.
Cllr Sally Noble, East Suffolk's cabinet member for the Environment said: “When our garden waste subscription service was introduced some years ago, the previous Conservative administration decided not to follow the approved waste and recycling colour scheme, and introduced green bins for garden waste instead of the established brown.
“We said from early on that this could cause confusion when alongside the new green-lidded bin we are introducing for card and paper as part of ‘Better Recycling’. However, it is important that we address this as cost-effectively as possible, and replacing lids, only, is far cheaper.
“This money comes from an existing budget, where – thanks to excellent procurement work by the council – we have remaining funding in place which we are able to utilise.
“Ultimately, this is a step we must take, to ensure consistency and simplicity, and I am entirely satisfied that this approach is the most cost-effective way to meet our objectives.”
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Lowestoft Neighbourhood Planning Referendum Thursday 20 November 2025
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Improving the Energy Efficiency of Socially Rented Homes in England
East Suffolk Council responds to Government consultations to ensure our voice is heard and that it feeds into the development of Government policy.
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Changing the way government allocates DFG Funding to LAs in England
East Suffolk Council responds to Government consultations to ensure our voice is heard and that it feeds into the development of Government policy.
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A new Local Plan for East Suffolk
We are about to start work on a new Local Plan. This will set out how and where development, including new homes, employment land and infrastructure, should take place up until at least 2044. The new plan will replace the existing Suffolk Coastal and Waveney Local Plans. The new Local Plan is anticipated to be adopted in 2029.
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Access Policy
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Councils ask communities to identify potential development sites
Residents, developers, landowners, businesses and other organisations are being invited to submit locations which could be considered for planned future development.
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Bringing East Suffolk’s history to life
Read more about "Bringing East Suffolk’s history to life "...East Suffolk residents are being given the chance to explore the heritage of the district like never before.
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