Local Labour Party Wants Re-think On Unitary Councils
The local Labour Party is telling the Boundary Committee that it isn't happy with its proposals either for a 'North Haven' Ipswich and Felixstowe unitary council, nor for a 'One Suffolk' county unitary.
Comments are wanted from all sections of the community to the draft Sustainable Community Strategy that sets out the priorities and vision for the district from now until 2021.
Next week, Trading Standards Officers in Suffolk will be running a campaign to clamp down on fake goods and fraudsters. They are urging residents to join them, warning consumers that if something looks too good to be true then it probably is.
Parents are being warned to stay alert after potentially deadly toys were seized by Suffolk Trading Standards. Yo Yo Water Balls were withdrawn from sale in 2004 after they were linked to a number of incidents where children were almost strangled, but a batch has recently been seized from a street seller in the county.
Changes to 'Alcohol Designation Orders' in Felixstowe come into effect today, along with new areas elsewhere in the district to help police deal with local problems caused by people drinking in the streets.
Police are investigating after a handbag was stolen after someone broke into a red Suburu parked at Nacton Foreshore, Shore Lane, yesterday afternoon (Sunday 17th August).
The Three Village Woodlands Group, which was formed earlier this year by residents in Kirton, Falkenham and Trimley St Martin concerned about the dwindling amount of local woodland, is holding an art competition for children and adults.
Suffolk Wildlife Trust's annual wildlife photography competition 2008 has been won by David Hermon from Felixstowe, with his picture of gulls at Wrentham lake during a feeding frenzy.
Cyclists in Felixstowe are being urged not to ride on footpaths and to remember to ensure they use lights on their bikes after dark as part of new campaign that gets underway in Felixstowe today.
The specially designed children's treatment room and waiting area in the Minor Injuries Unit at the recently refurbished Felixstowe Community Hospital has been "highly commended" in the Community Hospitals Association innovation awards.
Everyone interested in outdoor activities such as canoeing, sailing, rowing, diving, angling or even wakeboarding, is being given a chance to comment on a special study being carried out by the Environment Agency into the future of water-based sports and recreation in the region.