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Proposed Water Hall solar farm Wixoe

I attended a meeting yesterday, along with others, with Bluefield Development. They are proposing a solar farm of 105 acres on the Water Hall farm. I always have an open mind to all development proposals as I sometimes sit on the development control committee that approves or rejects such applications. The law requires such an Read more

10/03/2023
This is to update you about the government’s Alternative Fuel Payment – Alternative Funding which the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has now launched.

What is it? The Alternative Fuel Payment (AFP) is a government scheme which offers payments of £200 to households that use alternative fuels to the gas grid as their main source of heating. This includes households that use tank or bottled gas, liquid petroleum gas (LPG), heating oil, wood or other solid fuel. The money is intended Read more

07/03/2023
My visit to Broxted solar farm near Highpoint prison, Stradishall.

Solar farms are marmite, you love them or you hate them. They are huge, cover lots of land and are hard to miss if they are in the wrong place. They can glint and reflect light in unhelpful ways. But unlike wind farms they generate clean energy with no moving parts, no noise and no Read more

22/02/2023
West Suffolk Council – coming up to four years old – the story so far.

West Suffolk Council was formed nearly four years ago. A document has been produced for our next full council next week to review progress. It makes an interesting read . What is great is that it reflects my feeling that the council focuses on people and communities. Read more

19/02/2023
Spiking of drinks – a serious crime and something to prepare our youngsters to be aware of. An interesting leaflet from the police.

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08/02/2023
Essex, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire – county borders everywhere! How is highway maintenance dealt with when roads nip back and forth?

Please see below the advice given by a Suffolk highways officer and how it affects us all. Sounds sensible in theory but does the practice match that? I’m not sure when we look at Coupals Road on the way to the golf club!!!! “Where either a carriageway, footway or footpath (or indeed, any other area Read more

08/02/2023

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