'Make good use of bad rubbish' is the motto of the Wombles who hit Westminster recently to launch this year’s Great British Spring Clean, led by environmental charity, Keep Britain Tidy – and with one month to go, Suffolk Coastal MP, Therese Coffey is encouraging people to get involved.

The NHS in Suffolk and Essex are inviting people to share their views on a proposal to create an elective care centre in Colchester for patients who need planned orthopaedic surgery such as hip and knee replacements.

The Government has made mental health a priority – and is doing what is needed to ensure the NHS treats mental health as seriously as physical health. With record funding for the NHS, the Government has ensured that budgets locally will rise too.

Therese met the founder of The BASIC Life Charity, Graham Denny, at their Felixstowe shop recently.

Therese was able to get her hands on the FA Cup when it appeared in Parliament recently to showcase the work of the Football Association.

Great news. Openreach will soon be installing full fibre-to-the-premises connections in Saxmundham as part of the company’s wider commitment to provide FTTP networks outside of cities.

Therese joined other Suffolk MPs Dr Dan Poulter and Tom Hunt in a meeting with Ipswich Hospital CEO Nick Hulme regarding the recent CQC inspection, following a meeting with the inspector to discuss their report.

A group of local representatives, led by Therese met the Energy Minister, Kwasi Kwarteng, this week to convey their concerns about the approvals process for strategic energy projects.

Therese has organised a public meeting to discuss the future of Walton Surgery after the Suffolk GP Federation handed back the contract.

Tom Hunt, Member of Parliament for Ipswich, recently chaired a rail summit with representatives of Network Rail and Greater Anglia to discuss the high levels of rail disruption experienced by passengers in East Anglia over recent months.