News in Shotley Peninsula

Like many I was pleased to hear the announcement of an extra £1M for Highways Flooding and road improvements in Suffolk. Of course, this was announced conveniently close to the forthcoming SCC Elections, so I thought a little digging was called for.

The money is taken from the Department for Transport £2.5 Billion announced in the 2020 Budget, the so-called Potholes Fund. Spread over 5 years, this £1M would be Suffolk's share of the £500M for this year. At the time, the Road Haulage Association said that this was about 10% of what was actually needed to deal with a huge backlog of work. By the end of the period, at least as many new problems will have developed, leaving us effectively standing still.

Friday Flower Facts:

Today's Peninsula sunrise: 06:45

Shotley Peninsula Nub News' Jobs section has received a brand new coat of paint thanks to the Nub News Tech Department.

The Jobs section is now easier than ever to browse and apply for the latest opportunities in the area.

Nub News gets UP CLOSE with Eleanor Barker, a trustee at the peninsula-based charity the Dominic Barker Trust.

For many of us the likes of Zoom, Teams, Skype and FaceTime are a way of life, for work, social and family time, which we all enjoy or endure in our own way.

A project aimed at getting more people on the peninsula fitter has launched a survey to find out which activities they would prefer to engage in.

Run by Active Suffolk as part of its health and wellbeing initiatives, and working closely with Holbrook and Shotley surgeries. Fit Villages project is aimed at enabling people to become more active and villagers will be asked what sort of exercises and activities they would prefer to take part in, within village facilities.

Fascinating Facts:

Today's Peninsula sunrise: 06:47

Councillors have agreed Babergh District Council's budget for 2021/22 – delivering financial stability post-Covid while still delivering the council's commitment to climate change.

The budget agreed at last night's Full Council increases Babergh's share of council tax by 2.96%, the equivalent of less than 10p a week (£5 a year) for an average Band D property.

Midweek Music Lyrics by Suffolk songsters

You ain't gonna see me for dust

A motion calling for the resignation of a Suffolk council leader has failed by a large majority.

Labour councillors for Sudbury Trevor Cresswell and Alison Owen put forward a motion to Babergh District Council's full council meeting on Tuesday night calling for the immediate resignation of Conservative leader John Ward.

Mary's McLaren the Suffolk County Council prospective candidate for the Peninsula Division talks farming

Farmers know all about storms and regardless of the weather they are out there come rain or shine caring for their livestock and/or managing the planting or harvesting of crops.