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Parish Report March 2007 Councillor Richard Kemp Tresco New Road Long Melford Suffolk CO10 9JY 01787 378149 richard.kemp@councillors.suffolkcc.gov.uk

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Suffolk County Council agrees council tax rise of 4.5%

Suffolk County Council’s Conservative administration agreed a council tax increase of 4.5% for 2007-08 at the full council meeting on 22 February. 

Councillors also agreed that the council's chief executive, Mike More, should investigate a new organisational model for the county council, and that the chief executive should develop plans for implementation and report back to the Council meeting in July.

 

Refresher courses for mature drivers

Mature drivers from across Suffolk will have the opportunity to take up a free refresher course to help improve their driving skills. Road safety officers from the county council will be touring Suffolk throughout March offering practical and theory sessions.

Sessions will run from 9.45am to 2.30pm each day and will be held in the following locations:

19 March - Cedars Hotel, Stowmarket
20 March - Carlton Manor, Carlton Colville, Lowestoft
21 March - Randolph Hotel, Reydon, Southwold
22 March - Belstead House, Ipswich
23 March - Moreton Hall, Bury St Edmunds

For more information on the course please call Michelle Haward, Road Safety Officer on 01284 352432.

 

Mobile libraries consultation launched

Suffolk County Council is reviewing the routes of its six mobile libraries across the county. I would encourage anyone who is interested to comment on the proposed routes, so that the final scheduled stops meet the needs of the people who use them.

The proposed routes can be seen at all Suffolk Libraries, including on the mobile vehicles, and on the Suffolk County Council web site at www.suffolk.gov.uk, or can be posted on request by telephoning 01473 265086 or by emailing Elisabeth.harrison@libher.suffolkcc.gov.uk. 

Comments on the proposals should be sent to Elisabeth Harrison, Mobile Consultation, by email as above or by post to Suffolk County Council, Endeavour House, Russell Road, Ipswich IP1 2BX by 31 March 2007.

 

National No Smoking Day in Suffolk 14th March

Wednesday 14th March is national No Smoking Day, and Suffolk is gearing up to help people to quit.

Suffolk County Council is setting an example by setting up "clinics" to offer help to staff who want to enjoy being a non-smoker. A clinic for smokers at the council's Whitehouse Enterprises manufacturing plant has just started, with a very positive response from staff already.

Once you stop smoking, you very quickly feel better, healthier and have more energy. Just 48 hours after your last cigarette, the nicotine is all gone from your body. Between two and twelve weeks after quitting, your circulation improves, making it easier to walk and even run.

If you would like any advice, please contact Suffolk Stop Smoking services on 0800 085 6037.

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