News in Hadleigh

Calls for a blanket 20mph speed limit for Suffolk's residential roads have been rejected amid opinions that it could not be enforced.

The Liberal Democrat, Green and Independent group put forward the motion to Suffolk County Council's full council meeting on Thursday afternoon calling for a mandatory 20mph speed limit for the residential streets in the county's town and villages, with 30mph only in exceptional circumstances.

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Although positive coronavirus cases continue to rise in Babergh, which includes Hadleigh and surrounding villages, the district remains one of the lowest infected areas in the country.

The latest Covid-19 figures released by the Suffolk Resilience Forum, showed 45 positive cases in a week, with nine new cases in the two days between October 18 and 20. This increased Babergh's weekly case rate to 63.02, but left it 280th in the national table of 315 areas.

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South Suffolk MP James Cartlidge has voted against extending the school meals voucher scheme, which affects pupils in Hadleigh and surrounding villages.

Mr Cartlidge was one of 300 Conservative MPS that refused to back the Labour motion which called for the scheme to be extended over school holidays until Easter 2021, to help feed more than 1.4 million hungry children in vulnerable families in the UK.

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Hadleigh Nursing Home has further cemented its commitment to the town's community by teaming up with Hadleigh Nub News.

Set in beautiful, relaxing countryside, Hadleigh Nursing Home is home to many residents with roots in the town and surrounding villages. The care home has agreed a sponsorship deal with Nub, News, which was launched in August to serve the area with its unique brand of community news, sport, features and support for local businesses with free local list advertising.

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Hadleigh motorists parking in Babergh can now scrap their paper ticket and go digital – to help protect their health and the environment.

Visitors needing to drive into the district to shop local, instead of walking or cycling, can now choose to go paperless in the councils' ticketed car parks.

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