Road safety remains a top priority for the Council. Recent feedback from residents near the Primary School on Hadleigh Road has highlighted the need for traffic calming measures, including a possible 20 mph zone around the school and nurseries Proposals for improving safety on the B1070 and near the High School are currently being considered [...]

This really isn’t good enough. Last week our brilliant village litter picker Jeremy cleared this pile of rubbish from behind the large green junction box at the Gandish Road / Flatford Lane crossroads. Sadly, this isn’t a one-off. It appears every 3–4 weeks in exactly the same spot, and it’s nearly always the same story [...]

We wanted to give everyone an update on our ongoing efforts to improve safety along the B1070 through the village. Following a recent meeting with SCC Highways officers, progress is being made: Updated design drawings have been shared and will be reviewed by SCC Highways. Officers will liaise with our representatives as the proposals are [...]

At February’s Parish Council meeting, Henry Fairbanks, Director of Acquisitions & Wholesale, Chestnut Group, presented plans for 14 new bed & breakfast rooms at the rear of The Red Lion (Application DC/25/05596), including contained parking. The proposals feature external walkways on the frontage facing the parking area and balconets — shallow, decorative railings outside windows [...]

You may have spotted some new anti-speeding signs popping up around the village recently These eye-catching designs were created by our local schoolchildren and are now displayed on estate agent-style boards, kindly sponsored by Grier & Partners . We’d love to see even more of these signs across East Bergholt — particularly in areas where [...]