There will be significant changes to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) as from Monday 17th June 2013. The long awaited introduction of portable certificates which can be used with one or more organisation will start on that day; this is to be known as the DBS Update Service. Certificates issued after that date will

Listen to Community Action Suffolk director Wendy Herber talk to Stephen Foster on Radio Suffolk about the difficulties in obtaining Lottery Funding and how Community Action Suffolk can help. listen to ‘Wendy Herber talks to Radio Suffolk about the difficulties in obtaining Lottery Funding in Suffolk’ on Audioboo

Vulnerable families are “struggling to survive” it was warned last night after figures revealed one in three families live in fuel poverty in parts of Suffolk. More than 50,000 – or 16% – of Suffolk families suffered from fuel poverty in 2011, according to the latest government figures. A household is recognised as living in

Samuel Ward Academy Students received Save A Life certificates and Food Safety qualifications as part of the school’s enrichment programme. Year seven and eight pupils completed the online Food Safety Certificate and took part in an afternoon of first aid training, gaining them the Save A Life qualification. Elaine Hewes from Community Action Suffolk –

Community Action Suffolk’s participation in the Cheaper Energy Together (CET) project has lead to over 500 households registering with the scheme and so far approximately 70 have switched electricity and/or gas suppliers and saved themselves an average of £164 each. There will be another ‘reverse auction’ and further details will be published on our community

Halesworth Food & Drink Fair, Thoroughfare, 23/6/13 10 am – 4 pm. There is still time to book a stall Contact Jo Crampton, 01986 872345 jo@myfairtrade.co.uk twitter @ehippies