Having completed a successful 2007 / 2008 season as champions of the Suffolk Under 16 Basketball League, Felixstowe based youth basketball club Deben Jutes will enter a new phase of development by introducing mini-basketball on Sundays as a community project at their headquarters Deben High School. [Submitted by Adrian Clarke]
In a campaign to reduce the number of plastic carrier bags going to landfill, the East of England Co-operative Society will no longer issue free carrier bags to customers in its food stores and petrol forecourts from Monday 8th September.
Suffolk is one of the highest performing counties in the country for recycling and composting, and Suffolk County Council is reminding residents that 12 of the county's 18 Household Waste Recycling Centres, including Felixstowe and Foxhall, accept plastics for recycling.
Final preparations are now being made for the fifth annual Art on the Prom this Sunday (31st August), from 10am to 4pm, with over 70 artists, free workshops, and live entertainment, along Felixstowe's beautiful seafront from the War Memorial to the Fludyers.
Nearly 60,000 forms are being sent out to homes across the district to help update the electoral register, and Suffolk Coastal is urging all residents to either send them back or go online and do it all at a push of a button.
An alcohol awareness campaign run in Suffolk's pharmacies this month is warning that people who regularly drink more than the recommended number of alcohol units are risking cancer, memory loss, brain damage, heart disease and even dementia.
Suffolk County Council has said it is delighted that the Boundary Committee has asked it to provide a financial case for including Lowestoft in a new unitary authority system for Suffolk, as an alternative to the committee's initial proposal of transferring the town to Norfolk.
County Council Appoints New Head Of Communications
Suffolk County Council has appointed Caryl Jackson as its new Head of Communications, at a time when all local councils are trying to get their messages across about the Local Government Review that will shake up the whole structure of local authorities next year.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is warning holiday makers and boat users to plan carefully for the bank holiday weekend, with a strike called by the Public and Commercial Services Union affecting Coastguard Stations around the UK.
Suffolk Coastal District Council is pressing ahead with plans to recommend a three-way split of Suffolk that would keep Felixstowe and Kesgrave in a new East Suffolk unitary council, saying that more time is needed to consider the future structure of our local authorities. It says its proposal of how Suffolk could be split into three, - East, West, and Ipswich, - would give each of Suffolk's distinct communities councils that would be able to offer value for money services and be locally accountable.
Health Team's Work Recognised As National Best Practice
Work by a specialist health team in Suffolk to engage with hard-to-reach patients including drug users, has been cited by the NHS as a national example of best practice.