News in Shotley Peninsula

Shotley Peninsula Nub News is constantly seeking ways to provide you with the best local news service, which is online and deals solely with our villages inside the Orwell, Stour and A137 triangle - 'your peninsula in your pocket'.

This regular feature will inform you of events happening the Shotley Peninsula and the surrounding area in the upcoming week.It is also a reminder that you can upload your own events directly on to our What's On page via the black Nub It button. It's really easy and completely free.

A tree-planting campaign will begin across three Suffolk districts in a bid to encourage council taxpayers to go paperless with their bills.

Ipswich, Babergh and Mid Suffolk councils are allocating spaces for tree planting across their districts for the scheme, in which they are telling homes "make this your last paper bill – reduce waste and see more trees planted".

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Today marks National Dentists' Day, honest, it is the tooth, the whole tooth and nothing but the tooth. Don't forget to wash your hands.

Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, which includes a huge swathe of the Shotley peninsula, has been given a £129,000 present to help celebrate its 50th anniversary.

David Wood, chairman of Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB, announced the grant, to be shared with Dedham Vale's AONB, at an hour-long anniversary launch at the Royal Harwich Yacht Club in Woolverstone.

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Parents on the Shotley peninsula can now opt-in for Suffolk County Council funded school travel for 2020/2021

The process to opt-in for Suffolk County Council funded (SCC) school travel for the 2020/2021 school year opened today.

Farmers on the Shotley peninsula have reacted with dismay at reports made by a senior government advisor that farmers were not important to the UK economy.

Dr Tim Leunig claimed in emails revealed by the Mail on Sunday, that the agriculture and fishing industries make a negligible contribution to the economy, and pointed out former British outpost Singapore 'is rich without having its own agricultural sector.

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According to a survey, bosses are most receptive to requests from their employees on a Wednesday. So, if you're going to ask for a pay rise or a holiday, make sure you do it on a Wednesday.

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Here we go again.

With six walks and another two more combined with a sailing experience, the stunning Shotley Peninsula is once again playing a strong role in the Suffolk Walking Festival.

The Festival returns for its 13th instalment which looks to be the most exciting and inspired festival so far.