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Therese Expresses Disappointment on Saxmundham Station Restoration Delay

Therese has expressed her disappointment about the further delay in restoring the ground floor of Saxmundham station following confirmation from Greater Anglia’s Head of Corporate Affairs, Jonathan Denby, that the work will not now be completed until July. Repairs to the station building were given

Good news for AONB as Quarry Applications Turned Down

Following Suffolk County Council’s recommendation for refusal, Breedon has now withdrawn their applications to extend Wangford Quarry. Therese said: "Alongside local residents, I made strong representations at the Examination in Public in 2019 to protect the land at Lime Kiln Farm in Reydon, situat

Walton Pharmacy Opens as Vaccine Centre

Therese has wished good luck to Walton Pharmacy in Felixstowe, which today becomes an additional Covid-19 vaccination centre.  Therese said: "The rollout is continuing to go well, especially here in Suffolk and my thanks to all the doctors, nurses, surgery staff and pharmacists for making

East Anglian MPs lobby Chancellor to grant Freeport East

In a campaign coordinated by Therese, twenty East Anglian MPs have put their name to a joint letter to the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, asking him to grant Freeport status to the Felixstowe/Harwich bid. Freeport East is a collaboration between the Ports of Felixstowe & Harwich, EDF and Ryse Hy

Therese Continues Campaign to Reject Huge Substations at Friston

Last week, Therese made a further verbal submission to the Planning Inspectorate against SPR's proposal for huge substations at Friston and the associated cabling corridor from Thorpeness, which, if approved, would have a devastating impact on the local area including elements of the AONB.

Therese Visits Covid-19 Vaccine Centres

On Friday, Therese visited vaccine centres at Gainsborough, Trinity Park and The Grove, Felixstowe to hear directly from frontline staff, adding to her insight after visiting the Leiston and Saxmundham centres last month. Therese said: "Vaccinations are now happening at pace in Suffolk an

Therese Launches Freeport East Bid

On Friday, Therese joined Clemence Cheng, Executive Director of Hutchison Ports, the Board of Freeport East, its business partners EDF and Ryse Hydrogen, local MPs and councillors to host the launch of the Freeport East bid. Freeport East is a collaboration between Felixstowe & Harwich to creat

Kickstart Taken up a Gear

As Secretary of State for Work & Pensions, I’m delighted that our Kickstart Scheme, launched in September, has now created more than 120,000 job placements for young people - with their wages paid for by the government. To encourage more employers of all sizes to join our scheme, I am removing