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Therese has been promoted by the new Prime Minister to Minister of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

50 disabled young people from across the county have competed in a three day IT competition. The UK IT Challenge, organised by the Shaw Trust, took place at BT’s Adastral Park.

Construction has begun at the re-development of Southwold’s historic community hospital on Field Stile Road.

The East Anglian Air Ambulance and the Essex & Herts Air Ambulance (which covers the Felixstowe area) have been awarded a total of £2.3m from the Department of Health to pay for new equipment and to improve facilities.

Over 70 people attended a public meeting hosted by Suffolk Coastal MP, Therese Coffey last week to discuss tackling climate change and improving the environment.

Congratulations to Truly Traceable Venison & Game Pies from Halesworth and Orford General Store for reaching the national final of the Countryside Alliance Awards held in Parliament recently.

It was great to meet Deputy Director of the East Suffolk & North Essex Foundation Trust ICT team, Darren Atkins at the NHS Parliamentary Awards in Westminster this week.

Tackling climate change and improving the environment is a key cross-government activity, with strong support for action from across Parliament. Therese was pleased to meet people from Rendlesham recently to discuss this and also what the government was doing about it. 

Therese has welcomed the news that Snape Community Primary School will benefit from new investment in nursery school places.

In her capacity as Environment Minister as well as local MP, Therese was delighted to visit Langer Primary School in Felixstowe last week for the Bin It Roadshow.