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Free holiday activities and food this summer
Filmmaking, theatre, cooking, sport, mindfulness, STEM and outdoor adventure are just some of the free activities on offer during the school holidays across East Suffolk this summer.
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UNRWA funding suspension statement
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) began operations in 1950 and deliver essential services including education, primary health care, emergency response and are the largest aid agency in Gaza. With over 30,000 dead, this administration calls upon the government to reinstate vital funding to UNRWA, which has been suspended since January, following the examples of the European Union, Sweden, France and Germany amongst many others.
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Tens of thousands utilise Digital Towns programme
More than 80,000 people have logged onto free Wi-Fi while visiting East Suffolk towns during the first two years of a project to boost connectivity and business.
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New Deputy Leader of East Suffolk Council
Cllr Paul Ashton has been appointed the new Deputy Leader of East Suffolk Council.
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Affordable and sustainable homes welcome tenants in Lowestoft
Six newly built properties are providing affordable rental accommodation for tenants following the redevelopment of unused offices in Lowestoft.
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Have your say on housing at former factory site
Plans are being developed for the future of a former industrial site in Lowestoft and local residents are invited to give their views on what potential housing is required.
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Environmental Impact Strategy plants seeds for addressing climate and biodiversity emergencies
East Suffolk Council has given unanimous support for a strategy setting out its commitment to protecting the environment and tackling climate change.
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Council to consider transformation of recycling services
East Suffolk Council will consider proposals to radically increase the range and volume of products which can be presented for household recycling at a meeting of its Cabinet next week.
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Working together in response to Government legislation, Suffolk’s district and borough authorities - Babergh, East Suffolk, Ipswich, Mid Suffolk and West Suffolk Councils - are all reviewing their waste and recycling services to meet new nationwide ‘Simpler Recycling’ requirements by 31 March 2026.
With this in mind, East Suffolk’s Cabinet will discuss plans to vary the existing ‘dry’ recycling collection service by including glass and cartons; with plastic film to be incorporated the following year. This will be in addition to a brand-new weekly food waste collection, which is to be introduced across the county in the Spring of 2026.
As part of this refreshed recycling approach, East Suffolk will consider the adoption of ‘twin stream’ collections, where all households would be supplied 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.
Twin stream recycling would reduce the amount of processing required at the Material Recycling Facility (MRF) keeping paper and card away from the glass and moisture in the recycling, making these materials easier to recycle while retaining a higher resale value. Splitting the recycling into two separate containers is also shown to reduce overall contamination of the recycling compared with co-mingled collections.
Through this approach, Suffolk has the potential to divert over 58% of waste from rubbish bins to other recycling and organic waste collections. On this basis, and to encourage improved recycling habits, the report which councillors will also consider proposes to reduce the collection of non-recyclable waste from fortnightly to once every three weeks.
East Suffolk’s Cabinet will sit on 3 September, with Suffolk’s other district and borough councils considering their own proposals in due course, reflecting the necessity to meet Government legislation requirements and improve recycling figures.
Cllr Sally Noble, East Suffolk’s Cabinet Member for the Environment said: -
Contract awarded to deliver Lowestoft seafront works
East Suffolk Council are pleased to announce that Blakedown Landscapes will deliver the works to the Lowestoft Seafront Vision project, subject to the signing of contracts.
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Opportunity to become a youth councillor still open to local young people
Since its launch last month, many young people from across East Suffolk have expressed an interest in standing for election to a new youth council, and there’s still time to get involved!
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