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Three popular play areas in Felixstowe are set to be given a £265,000 upgrade. Felixstowe Town Council, Suffolk Coastal District Council and Suffolk Coastal Norse have been working together to address play needs in Felixstowe. Three areas have been identified as high priority and are set to be upgraded as part of on-going investment in… Read more »

With just 100 days to go until the third ever Suffolk Day, the Town Council is  delighted to announce that our lovely town of Felixstowe has been chosen to officially launch the event this year. Held annually on 21 June – the longest day of the year – Suffolk Day is a real celebration of… Read more »

  With just a few weeks to go until the deadline, time is now running out to enter your snaps into the Felixstowe Photo Competition – where you could WIN a prize of £100 to put towards photographic equipment. The seaside town of Felixstowe in Suffolk is a unique, exciting and diverse location for photographic… Read more »

Felixstowe will join locations throughout the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, UK Overseas Territories, and Commonwealth countries as more than 1,000 Commonwealth Flags will be raised on Monday 11 March – Commonwealth Day 2019. The Mayor of Felixstowe, Cllr Graham Newman, will raise the flag on behalf of the Town Council at 10am… Read more »

Suffolk Highways have advised us that they will be making improvements along Hamilton Road and Bent Hill, Felixstowe. The works will involve excavating part of the carriageway and relaying the block paving along with replacing the bike racks. During this time, the hooped ‘no entry’ sign (situated at the top of Bent Hill) will also… Read more »

Despite our best efforts I was disappointed to receive the following from  David Leach,  Government Affairs Manager,  Marks & Spencer PLC “Dear Cllr Newman and Cllr Holdcroft, I am writing to inform you that a decision has now been made to proceed with the closure of the M&S store in Felixstowe. The consultation process with… Read more »

The Mayor Felixstowe, Cllr Graham Newman, Suffolk Coastal MP, Thérèse Coffey and local councillors, Geoff Holdcroft and Tracey Green had a frank exchange of views with the Head of Public Affairs at Marks and Spencer, when they met in Parliament yesterday. They suggested that Felixstowe is a town on the rise and with jobs, population… Read more »

Town Council supports community resilience efforts on a day of remembrance marking anniversary of the North Sea Floods. Yesterday the Mayor, fellow Town Councillors, local residents and children from Langer Primary Academy, laid a wreath for those who lost their lives to the 1953 flood in Felixstowe at a poignant service led by Reverend Andrew… Read more »