Star Lane in Ipswich is one area of town where air quality is monitored
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Campaigners have called on Suffolk council leaders to be more transparent about air quality in Ipswich - and deliver on an action plan penned 13 years ago.
Ipswich CAN, a collection of organisations, businesses and individuals fighting for reduced pollution over the last nine months, has written to the leaders of Suffolk County Council and Ipswich Borough Council calling on them to take leadership and
The group s chief requests are for a sustained communications campaign which lays bare the situation, the health impacts of poor air quality and behavioural changes people should start making.
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We await the response from Government, which is expected in early March, before moving onto the business case phase.
Emma Chapman (East Suffolk Council), James Reeder (Suffolk County Council), Paul Wood (ESC), Andrew Jarvis (ESC), Craig Rivett (ESC deputy leader), Richard Perkins (Suffolk Chamber), Dan Poitras (Lowestoft Vision), Neil Coleby (Lowestoft Town Council) and Szymon Nogalski (LDA Design) launching the Lowestoft masterplan.
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The bulk of the bid is to cover projects in what has been designated as the Cultural Quarter of the town, totalling £14.7 million.
This would see upgrades to the Marina Theatre and demolition of the vacant Battery Green car park to build a new, vibrant building to support performing arts as well as commercial and leisure facilities, with the project costing a total of £35.8 million.
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8:00 AM January 18, 2021
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8:25 AM January 18, 2021
Fewer children have been running and taking part in other sports and exercise, due to coronavirus restrictions
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Are your children getting enough exercise in lockdown? Worrying new research reveals how levels of physical exercise for youngsters have fallen in Suffolk.
Activity levels for children and young people in the county fell by 8.5% during the 2019-20 academic year, a new study has found.
Active Suffolk, which promotes physical activity and sport, carried out research into the situation in the county as Sport England s annual Active Lives survey showed a similar decline in children s sport and exercise nationwide.