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Update on Babergh District Council’s Long Stay Car Parking

Update on Babergh District Council’s Long Stay Car Parking – further information and dates on Babergh’s planned implementation of a £1.50 charge for users staying for more than three hours in Babergh’s long stay parks in Sudbury and Hadleigh.

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September's Business Lunch

Bildeston Crown lunch, Thursday September 9: John Dugmore, Chief Executive, Suffolk Chamber of Commerce

We are now taking bookings for our next quarterly lunch when John Dugmore will be exploring a range of issues confronting Suffolk business.

Get on the quarterly lunch invitation list

If you would like to be added to the invitation list for future lunch and breakfast meetings please complete this short form.

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All the latest news from Hadleigh Chamber

Supermarket in Hadleigh

There has recently been a gentleman from outside the area who has been in touch with a number of local traders, local government and your Chamber, stating that there is a planning application already filed at Babergh District Council Planning Offices and that the Council are imminently ruling on the application.

We can absolutely confirm that there is no such application with Babergh Council.  You Chamber is in direct contact with Babergh and rest assured this would be one of the first sources of accurate information for all our members.  If you have any concerns please call any of the officers whose numbers are here.

An Easy Way To Pay Less Tax On Your Savings?

Want to pay less tax, but ISAs seem confusing? This article explains how ISAs work

Tesco Poland seeks UK food products!

Tesco Poland is interested in finding UK sources of new world wines, beef steaks, lamb, sauces, dips, cheese and ready-made dishes to sell at their 35 Tesco hypermarkets and 32 Savia supermarkets.

New Trustees to run Hadleigh Pool

Funded by Babergh District Council, the South Suffolk Leisure Trust (SSLT) has taken over the running of both the Kingfisher Leisure Centre in Sudbury and the Hadleigh Swimming Pool.

Superstores threaten High Street trading

As Hadleigh traders wait for the next stage in the Tesco saga, a group of MPs has warned that consumers and local shopkeepers will suffer if supermarket chains expand unchecked.  Once they have saturated the high street and wiped out small local shops, they'll push up the prices, says the Parliamentary Small Shops Group.

Subsidised management training

Private, voluntary or community sector companies in Suffolk can access part-funded management training.

Hadleigh Chamber's new website

The new Hadleigh Chamber of Commerce is a product of just the sort of collaboration the Chamber aims to bring. The "next generation" software solution gives us total control over our own site, and enewsletter broadcasts, and gives members control over their own listing pages and, in the future, much much more.

Community bus expansion

The community bus is continuing to improve its services in Hadleigh and the surrounding area.