Councillors at Babergh and Mid Suffolk have approved their first Biodiversity Action Plan to protect and strengthen biodiversity – supporting the councils’ carbon neutral aims. Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils’ cabinets have unanimously agreed their Biodiversity Action Plan today, ...
The new-look Kingfisher Leisure Centre in Sudbury has officially opened its doors following a £2.4m extension and refurbishment – providing leisure facilities for the town for years to come. The new facilities are part of a multi-million pound investment by ...
Babergh and Mid Suffolk will consider proposals to cut their fleet’s carbon emissions by up to 90% – supporting the councils’ carbon neutral aims. Next month, on 4 and 7 January, Cabinets at Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils will ...
Clean, renewable energy generation at community level is beneficial both to the community and the wider environment. By reducing dependence on energy generation from fossil fuels, communities can secure future energy supply, gain protection from rising fuel costs and reduce ...
Suffolk residents are set to benefit in two ways following recent Government announcements about its Green Homes Grants. The Green Homes scheme, which is designed to help make homes more energy efficient, offers vouchers to households to get energy saving ...
Free training webinars are available in December for anyone in the Lowestoft area interested in helping people in emergency flood situations. As part of the Communities Prepared programme, free training sessions are being offered to residents and communities in the ...
The Norfolk Climate Change Conference is taking place on October 31st 2020 from 2-3.30pm. Lessons from Coronavirus for climate change: what should we do now? The Zoom virtual conference will provide a platform to reflect on the lessons from the ...
Since 2018, we have installed solar panel systems in over 800 households across Suffolk. On average, homeowners have saved £2,000 on installation costs, £140 each year on energy bills and stopped harmful carbon emissions entering the atmosphere – equivalent to ...
Led by Robin Price of Water Resources East, this roundtable discusses the role of food production and rising environmental standards. Join the discussion to hear from our colleague John Patrick from Felixstowe Hydrocycle as he shares his experience of the FRESH4Cs ...
A Lowestoft-based charity is the first organisation to benefit from free solar panels as part of Suffolk County Council’s recently launched Renewable Energy Fund. Nirvana Health and Fitness, on Pinbush Road in Lowestoft, is now hosting a 70kWp solar panel ...