Published:
12:39 PM January 22, 2021
To ensure that household waste and recycling collections are prioritised, East Suffolk Council has taken the decision to temporarily suspend the bulky waste collection service from Friday, January 22. Picture: East Suffolk Council Facebook
- Credit: East Suffolk Council Facebook
A council has temporarily suspended its bulky waste collection service to ensure household waste and recycling collections are prioritised.
East Suffolk Council and partners East Suffolk Norse has suspended the service - which offers the collection and disposal of large items such as fridges, washing machines and sofas - from Friday, January 22 with no new orders being taken after this date.
Published:
10:59 AM January 21, 2021
Updated:
2:05 PM January 21, 2021
Sightseers are being told to stay away after a minke whale was washed up at Lowestoft.
- Credit: Denise Bradley
A minke whale has been washed up dead on a beach.
The mammal was found on Thursday morning (January 21) close to the lifeguard station on South Beach at Lowestoft.
It is said to be around 4.6m long (15ft).
The whale is due to be taken away today or tomorrow, and people are being reminded they should only leave their homes for essential reasons.
A Coastguard spokesman said they were alerted at 7.15am and the local team was at the beach assessing the situation and advising the public to stay away.
Published:
12:30 PM December 11, 2020
Updated:
12:51 PM December 11, 2020
Bin collections in the Waveney area had been delayed due to the adverse weather. Picture: Nick Butcher
- Credit: Nick Butcher
Details of bin collection changes over the festive period will be passed on to East Suffolk residents from next week.
East Suffolk Norse will be distributing bin hangers to all households in the district from Monday, which will provide residents with information about the changes for Christmas and New Year.
Bins may be collected on a different day to the usual schedule during this period.
Councillor James Mallinder, East Suffolk Council s cabinet member for the environment, said: Our partners at East Suffolk Norse work hard during the Christmas and New Year period to ensure the frequency of bin collections is retained, despite the bank holidays.