Eye residents and businesses are set to benefit after Suffolk County Council confirmed fibre optic broadband will be coming to the town.
Work to upgrade the exchange has already begun, a Suffolk County Council spokesperson confirmed on Thursday, and it is hoped people could reach internet speeds of up to 76Mbps by the end of August.
Following many weeks of closure the Eye Post Office has opened again, albeit on a limited schedule. It initially opened on Wednesdays and Fridays, from 9am to 5.30pm.
A new improved schedule starts from Monday 14th of July after which the PO will be open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9:00am – 5:30pm.
It is expected that these new opening times will be in place until October. There is going to be a Public Meeting on the 8th of September in the Town Hall to discuss the future of the Post Office in Eye. Gary Herbert head of Stakeholder engagement from the Post Office will be there to answer questions.
A preliminary meeting on a proposed £200 million gas-fired power station in Eye is set to be held in Diss later this month.
A Development Consent Order (DCO) from developers Progress Power was accepted last month.
It will be held at the Park Hotel, Diss, on Thursday, July 24. Doors open at 9.30am for a 10am start, and is open to the public.
As part of the East of England Co-op’s “Every Minute Counts” campaign, they will be installing a Community Access Defibrillator in Eye. The equipment will be installed on the Fire Station in Lambseth Street.
Eye mayor-elect Caroline Byles was welcomed to her new position at a ceremony on Sunday.
The Gislingham Silver Band led local community groups and organisations, together with Town Councillors and invited dignitaries in a parade from the Fire Station to St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church for Sunday Service. Following the Church Service the band led the parade back to the Town Hall for further festivities! Read more →
Eye library will not be moving to the proposed Cross Street location.
After three years of discussions and proposals surrounding the relocation of the Library from Buckshorn Lane to Cross Street, Suffolk Country Council have deemed the move too expensive. Read more →
There will be a road closure on Sunday the 1st of June for the annual Eye Mayor Making Ceremony. Everyone is welcome to join in the celebrations.
MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich Dan Poulter and Bury St Edmunds MP David Ruffley recently wrote to the developers expressing their concern over the project.
