News
![Kingfisher Leisure Centre in Sudbury](/documents/54707/334834/Kingfisher+Leisure+Centre+frontage+2023.jpeg/bcad043c-4de1-15de-7111-2b7e76e9c45f?version=1.0&t=1724433381113&download=true)
Closure of Kingfisher Leisure Centre pool extended
30 August 2024
Pool will be closed until 14 September, but all other facilities remain open
![Two of Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils' bin lorries](/documents/54707/334869/Babergh+and+Mid+Suffolk+bin+lorries.jpg/bdaff4ca-47e8-0743-1b0c-cce014868f8f?version=1.0&t=1725035388578&download=true)
New collections herald ‘recycling revolution’ for households
30 August 2024
Residents in Babergh and Mid Suffolk will not only see the introduction of new weekly food waste collections from 2026, but could also enjoy a ‘recycling revolution’ under new plans
![Property in Wetheringsett](/documents/54707/334869/Wetheringsett+1.jpg/6987da2e-97dd-6c10-480a-305cfbbfcf41?version=1.0&t=1724932140842&download=true)
Building excellence awards a five-star success for Babergh and Mid Suffolk
29 August 2024
Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils’ Building Control team has been recognised with five top awards at a prestigious ceremony.
![Kingfisher Leisure Centre](/documents/54707/334834/Kingfisher+Leisure+Centre+frontage+2023.jpeg/bcad043c-4de1-15de-7111-2b7e76e9c45f?version=1.0&t=1724433381113&download=true)
Temporary closure of Kingfisher Leisure Centre's swimming pool
23 August 2024
The pool will be closed for at least at week for a damaged roof to be repaired.
![Solar Together Suffolk promotional image with deadline to apply](/documents/54707/334869/Register+by+18+October+2024+Solar+Together.png/3c231cba-dd60-b601-c517-d09fe8a28078?version=1.0&t=1724334346349&download=true)
Solar Together launches in Suffolk - offering residents affordable renewable energy sources
20 August 2024
Suffolk residents will boost local renewable energy generation, cut carbon emissions, and save on energy bills with a community-led solar panel initiative
![EV charging bay](/documents/54707/334869/EV+charging+bays+%28compressed%29.jpeg/af0389e2-06e5-881a-e937-5a746be4cfb0?version=1.0&t=1699536280956&download=true)
Districts to benefit from new electric vehicle scheme
14 August 2024
Residents in Babergh and Mid Suffolk are set to benefit from a new electric vehicle initiative
![pylons web story](/documents/54707/334869/pylons+web+story.jpg/be9d3f37-b562-8278-0ba1-1e502684c286?version=1.0&t=1723459441247&download=true)
Councils’ objection to National Grid’s Norwich to Tilbury pylon proposals
12 August 2024
Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils have now published their full response to National Grid’s Norwich to Tilbury consultation
![Land in Babergh and Mid Suffolk](/documents/54707/334869/Woolpit+land+-+call+for+land+summit+2024+%282%29.jpg/e392c179-f506-08fb-d927-2453a6a9fecf?version=1.0&t=1723131124905&download=true)
Councils to host Call for land summit in September
08 August 2024
Councils are putting landowners in touch with organisations that can help them improve their land for wildlife and nature
![Layham Road Sports Ground](/documents/54707/334834/Layham+Road+Sports+Ground+-+Hadleigh+-+May+2024+%288%29.jpeg/ec26af8d-58ad-e26c-de47-35f0aae81dba?version=1.0&t=1723018180361&download=true)
Sports and recreation in Babergh gets £118K boost
07 August 2024
Two separate sports and recreational projects in Babergh are to receive an injection of more than £118k from Babergh District Council, thanks to funds collected from developers.
![Winners at the Innovation Awards 2022](/documents/54707/334869/LT+022+Innovation+Awards+-40.jpg/d4693f2a-1ffd-05a7-1d3a-53f76d8b16c3?version=1.0&t=1722870794575&download=true)
Businesses to be recognised as Innovation Awards return for 2024
05 August 2024
Businesses across the districts are set to be recognised for their fresh thinking and new ideas, as Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils’ Innovation Awards return this autumn.
![Sudbury Sounds project at Sudbury Arts Centre](/documents/54707/334834/Sudbury+Sounds+July+2024.jpeg/98332d8e-0eff-eacf-d053-35c7b6040299?version=1.0&t=1722333347371&download=true)
‘Sudbury Sounds’ please crowd as musical project reaches crescendo
30 July 2024
A programme of musical workshops reached its climax in Sudbury after another harmonious collaboration between Babergh District Council, national charity Orchestras Live, and a renowned professional orchestra.
![Kersey and Needham Lake](/documents/54707/334869/Kersey+and+Needham.jpg/a05ccd7e-f321-a18d-a93a-8620fb7afd39?version=1.0&t=1722503799986&download=true)
Babergh and Mid Suffolk join bid to boost local tourism
30 July 2024
Suffolk Public Sectors Leaders group – which includes Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils – has agreed to a five-year funding programme to help enhance tourism across the region.
![Cllr Andrew Stringer and Cllr Sallie Davies](/documents/54707/334869/Cllrs+for+listed+buildings.jpg/db58e512-f7eb-8148-3808-99058381dab7?version=1.0&t=1722345412332&download=true)
Councils first in country to clear the way for listed building energy upgrades
30 July 2024
Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils will clear the way for thousands of listed building owners to make sensitive energy efficiency upgrades – in a new approach which is the first of its kind in the country.
![Babergh car park](/documents/54707/334834/babergh+carpark.jpg/64938423-f809-d933-ed04-0cb8092c5182?version=1.0&t=1704904363742&download=true)
Parking charges decision to be made after extensive feedback and all options considered
25 July 2024
‘We’ve sought extensive feedback and thoroughly explored every option’ – that’s the message as Babergh District Council is set to make a final decision on introducing modest short-term parking charges.
![Babergh District Council](/documents/54707/334834/Babergh-News.jpg/00f4a081-0b2d-af60-c997-356c29c424e2?version=1.0&t=1694594701770&download=true)
New brand launched to help Suffolk Coast get Wildlife Wise
24 July 2024
A project working with local residents and visitors to prevent disturbance and damage to wildlife and habitats along the Suffolk Coast has been given a fresh new look.
![Explore Outdoor](/documents/54707/334869/Explore+Outdoor.jpg/8b8b1544-f7d5-7563-93a1-61fad3dc21b4?version=1.0&t=1721727386221&download=true)
Initiative to tackle inequality reaches 100,000 participation and meals milestone
23 July 2024
A project backed by Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils has reached an important milestone.
![Cllr Jessie Carter and Cllr Richard Winch](/documents/54707/334869/Housing+Portfolio+%28compressed%29.jpg/11362489-7fac-c7bc-516e-e971b6c39d41?version=1.0&t=1699536289241&download=true)
Additional funding approved to allow vulnerable residents to stay in their own homes
18 July 2024
Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils have this week agreed to increase grants to carry out home adaptions for some of their most vulnerable residents
![Hadleigh Family Fun Day 2023](/documents/54707/334869/Lt+023+Hadleigh+Fun+Day+-47.jpg/b1145a0b-9a64-49bb-a8aa-f258ba5adaa7?version=1.0&t=1720515064885&download=true)
Communities invited to ‘fun days’ across the districts
09 July 2024
Community Fun Days are taking place at six locations across Babergh and Mid Suffolk.
![Chris Packham speaks at Suffolk Youth Climate Conference 2024](/documents/54707/334869/chris-packham-suffolk-youth-climate-conference-3-july-2024.png/ffdc85d1-5ead-854a-fa4f-92dd1f01e9ab?version=1.0&t=1720780034357&download=true)
250 young people take part in Suffolk Youth Climate Conference
05 July 2024
250 local schoolchildren have pledged to write to their local Member of Parliament about climate change having been inspired by guest speaker, Chris Packham, at this year’s Suffolk Youth Climate Conference
![Some of the 47 new OZEV-funded EV chargepoints in Babergh and Mid Suffolk](/documents/54707/334869/ORCS+EV+charging+bays%2C+High+Street%2C+Hadleigh%2C+May+2024.jpg/66f1b224-1b0b-a7a3-718b-ccc472810db9?version=1.0&t=1717162793468&download=true)
47 new electric vehicle chargepoints in council car parks thanks to £300k grant
31 May 2024
An additional 47 new electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints are now available in Babergh and Mid Suffolk councils’ car parks, to help more people transition to EV cars and reduce emissions