News in Shotley Peninsula

Brantham villagers have been left 'disappointed' after developers overturned a Babergh decision at appeal and can now build up to 65 homes.

Babergh planning committee initially rejected the scheme arguing the development would merge the East End of East Bergholt with Brantham among other factors, but the applicants appealed through legal counsel and a planning inspector representing the Secretary of State allowed their appeal.

Shotley library's successful model in providing a customer access point for the peninsula is to be used as the basis for a similar operation in Sudbury.

Babergh District Council, in partnership with Suffolk Libraries, has announced its customer access point will move to Sudbury Library, providing digital support and face to face services.

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Residents had bit of a fling when they celebrated Burns Night at Spring Lodge.

They got in to the mood by listening to Scottish folk songs in the morning, singing along to 'The Bonnie banks o' Loch Lomond', and the 'Sky Boat song', reading Robert Burns poems, whilst wearing Tam O'Shanta hats and tartan sashes.

The number of Covid cases in Babergh, and the rest of Suffolk, continue to drop but hospital deaths in the hospital trust that covers the Hadleigh area are approaching 900.

Confirmed cases in Babergh have dropped for the third week running, with 251 cases reported in the seven days up to Sunday January 24, the lowest in Suffolk, and the district is ranked 261st lowest out of 315 areas in total.

Summer holidays are here. But after so many lost days of learning, why not keep your youngsters up to the mark with some fun learning while school is out. Former primary school teacher [B[Abby Milnes of education resource experts PlanBee[.B] starts with history

The Netflix hit film The Dig, starring A-list actors Ralph Fiennes, Carey Mulligan and Lily James, led to a surge of interest in Anglo-Saxon history. It tells the story of the excavation of the Anglo-Saxon longship that was unearthed at Sutton Hoo in 1939, a find dubbed 'Britain's Tutankhamun'.

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Minister for Media and Data John Whittingdale has praised Nub News for showing there is still a demand for community-focussed local journalism.

The MP's endorsement follows the expansion of Nub News into 62 towns across the UK in recent months, including the launch of Shotley peninsula Nub News in February last year.

People on the peninsula concerned over text messages asking them to book Covid-19 vaccinations are part of a scam have been assured they are genuine.

The Ipswich and East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG and Suffolk GP Federation have assured patients both the text and the web address are legitimate, but accept some problems have occurred and concerns over scams are understandable.

Lovers, supporters and contributors to Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty are being encouraged to take part in a brand new award to recognise their achievements in conserving and enhancing our AONB

The David Wood National Landscape Award, is named after the eponymous Shotley Peninsula county councillor who lives in Tattingstone and is also the chairman of Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB.