[Source: Suffolk County Council] By Councillor Richard Rout, Suffolk County Council’s Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Environment Last week, we experienced some of the hottest temperatures that Suffolk has ever seen and, due to climate change, ...
[Source: Suffolk County Council] 462 businesses are leading the way across Suffolk and Norfolk, actively reducing their carbon emissions. All of these companies are holders of a Carbon Charter award, a scheme which recognises businesses across Suffolk and Norfolk which ...
[Source: East Anglian Daily Times] A scheme collecting fresh drain water which would otherwise be lost to the sea has so far harvested 800,000 tonnes to irrigate fields on the Suffolk coast. A range of national organisations visited Felixstowe Hydrocycle on June 9/10 ...
[Source: Suffolk County Council] To celebrate Clean Air Day [16th June 2022], Suffolk County Councils Director of Public Health, Stuart Keeble, and Louise, a Primary Care Lead Nurse, explains what air pollution is and how it affects our health in ...
[Source: BBC News] Six east Anglian communities have been chosen as part of a £6.4m flood prevention project. Reclaim the Rain is an initiative run by Norfolk and Suffolk county councils. The project is designed to manage risks from flooding and droughts by developing flood water ...
[Source: Suffolk County Council] People in Suffolk are being encouraged to explore more of the beautiful countryside on their doorstep through the growing Quiet Lanes initiative. Quiet Lanes is a nationally recognised designation for narrow, rural roads which can be ...
[Source: Suffolk County Council] Over 60 people celebrated the launch of the 14th annual Suffolk Walking Festival at Clare Castle Country Park on Saturday 14 May. All in attendance were greeted by the Clare Town Crier on the warm and ...
[Source: Suffolk County Council] For this year’s Walk to School Week (16-20 May), Suffolk County Council is supporting schools to take part in its Keep Moving Suffolk Walking Challenge. Following the success of last year’s challenge, almost 100 primary schools ...
[Source: Suffolk County Council] Suffolk County Council has planted 198,547 trees across Suffolk in just the last two years (at an average of 272 per day). Much of this was possible thanks to £400,000 of the council’s own Suffolk 2020 ...
[Source: Suffolk County Council] The East of England Co-op supermarket on Samsons Road in Brightlingsea is now benefitting from zero-carbon electricity after a 130kWp solar panel installation was added to its roof. The 326 PV solar panels are expected to ...