News in Felixstowe

As part of their meeting today, Suffolk's Public Sector Leaders committed to accelerate efforts across the county towards delivering the Suffolk Climate Emergency Plan that will set Suffolk on the path for carbon neutrality by 2030.

A key forthcoming campaign will focus on helping people understand what simple changes they can make to their home to help reduce carbon emissions, including details of what help and support is available across Suffolk.

Fridays Fun Flower Fact

Rose oil is very expensive and labor intensive to make: making five millilitres of oil requires about 250,000 rose petals, or 10,000 roses!

Felixstowe business which have been, and continue to be, severely affected by Covid-19 restrictions have been encouraged to apply for funding and support in East Suffolk.

Delivered by the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership and East Suffolk Council, the new 'Plan for the Future' scheme begins on Monday 27 September and provides support to businesses in East Suffolk which have been severely affected by Covid-19 and the subsequent restrictions.

A Felixstowe peninsula based action group has accused East Suffolk council of operating a 'Blind Eye Planning Policy'

Kirton and Trimley Community Action Group (KATCAG) have produced a lengthy report claiming East Suffolk planners are approving developer designs which are contrary to the Suffolk Guidance on Parking.

Thursday's On This Day

On this day in 1955 Independent Television (ITV) began operating. Only six minutes of advertisements were allowed each hour and there was no Sunday morning TV permitted. The first advertisement screened was for Gibbs SR toothpaste

Toothless in Suffolk, that have recently been campaigning in Felixstowe for better NHS dental treatment in the county, have welcomed the change in dentistry minister.

Boris Johnson's cabinet reshuffle has seen the former Junior Health Minister responsible for dentistry and Suffolk MP, Jo Churchill, being replaced by Maggie Throup.

Calls have been made by Felixstowe councillors for East Suffolk to double the number of council homes it builds each year after it was deemed current targets were not ambitious enough.

East Suffolk Council's 2020-24 housing strategy features a target of 50 new council houses to be built each year, let to people on the council's waiting list at affordable rent rates.

Wednesdays wonderful fact

Your nostrils work one at a time. The duties of one nostril switch every several hours with one doing most of the work. The nasal cycle is dictated by the same autonomic nervous system that regulates your heart rate. This is why when our noses get stuffed up they do so one at a time.

The proposed merger of two Felixstowe schools has moved a step nearer after a public consultation backed the plans.

SET Maidstone (Infants) and SET Causton (Juniors) Schools, which are part of the Seckford Education Trust, are set to merge in September 2022

Tuesday's On This Day

In 1915 the Stonehenge was sold at auction to Mr C H Chubb for £6,600 as a present for his wife. Mr Chubb presented it to the nation three years later as his wife didn't think it suited her.