News in Shotley Peninsula

Lord Deben objects to development next to Erwarton Hall

A leading Suffolk member of the House of Lords has weighed into the fight to prevent developing executive houses next to the historic Erwarton Hall.

Right Honourable John Gummer, Lord Deben has joined Griff Rhys Jones, and the owners of Erwarton Hall among more than 50 others, in objecting to plans to covert barns to form five dwellings, and to build two new houses, and provide a new vehicular access into Erwarton Hall Farm Yard, next door to the Grade 2 listed 500-year-old home and the Grade 1 listed Gatehouse.

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Academy accused of failing girl being bullied at Holbrook

Peninsula parents have spoken of their concerns, anger and frustrations after a bullying culture at Holbrook Academy has been uncovered.

The Academy has been accused of failing to deal with a number of bullying issues and ignoring the problem after a concerned father took to social media to ask if other parents with children at the school had suffered similar issues.

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