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RTS Switch Off

Message on behalf of Cllr Gerald Kelly, Cabinet Member for Governance, Regulatory and Environment

Dear Town and Parish Councils,

I am contacting you to share information about the Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) that will be switched off permanently on Monday 30 June 2025.

This change will impact households across the country that rely on RTS meters to manage their electricity usage.

RTS uses radio signals to instruct certain electricity meters when to switch between peak and off-peak rates, enabling residents to take advantage of cheaper off-peak electricity, typically used to charge heating and hot water systems overnight.

The decision to switch off RTS meters was made by the government and Ofgem as the equipment transmitting the radio signals to control the meters has reached the end of its operational life and cannot be adequately maintained. 

If residents do not upgrade to a smart meter, their heating and hot water may not work properly or may be on constantly. It can also lead to an increased bills due to the inability to switch between peak and off-peak rates.

Residents that have an RTS meter will be contacted by their energy supplier to arrange a date and time to replace the meter and upgrade it with a smart meter. Those who have not heard from their energy supplier are encouraged to contact them before the deadline so not to be affected by the switch off.

West Suffolk Council will be sharing information regarding the switch off, giving advice and signposting residents to utility providers that will move them across to a smart meter before the deadline: Energy saving advice

More information about smart meters can be found here: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/information-consumers/energy-advice-households/getting-smart-meter

Any assistance you can give in alerting residents in your areas about the RTS switch off and how they can avoid any issues by moving across to smart meters, would be most helpful.

Kind regards,

Cllr Gerald Kelly

Cabinet Member for Governance, Regulatory and Environment

Notification of Road Closure

Dear all,

For your awareness, we are planning to carry out carriageway resurfacing along The Street.

The works are programmed to take place between 8am and 4.30pm from Monday 3 March to Friday 7 March. During this time, the road will be closed to ensure the safety of highway users and our operatives.

For the duration of the closure, traffic will be diverted via Cavenham, Road from District Boundary to C629 Risby – Newmarket Road, South Street, Road from C627 to C629 Risby – Road from A14 to C629 Little Saxham, A14, Tuddenham Road Higham, Higham Road Tuddenham, Cavenham Road Tuddenham and vice versa.

To enable us to carry works out as planned, we ask that local road users please move their vehicles from the area highlighted by ‘no parking’ cones.

As we plan roadworks in advance, we schedule extra days to allow for bad weather or other delays beyond our control. If we need to make major changes to our work dates, we will update the information signs on site and our social media channels accordingly.

A plan showing the diversion route for these works is attached to this email. When we close the road and put a diversion in place, the route needs to be accessible to vehicles of all shapes and sizes. We make our diversions as clear as possible by placing appropriate signing along the route. The latest updates on our works can be found on the One.Network website.

There may be times that essential emergency works are required to take place on the highway network without advanced notice – you can follow Suffolk Highways on Facebook for the latest emergency roadwork updates.

Please use any contacts within your division or parish to circulate this notification.

If you have any queries on the above, please contact us on 0345 606 6171.

Suffolk Highways
www.suffolk.gov.uk/highways

2025-03-03-NA-Plan Amended-C627 The StreetDownload

Local car parks to get a boost with new electric vehicle chargers

Dear Town and Parish Councils,

I am pleased to announce that new electric vehicle (EV) chargers are due to be fitted at The Guineas Shopping Centre car park in Newmarket and Parkway car park in Bury St Edmunds over October.

Work is due to start at The Guineas Shopping Centre car park from 21st October 2024 and Parkway car park in Bury St Edmunds from 28th October 2024.

This new infrastructure is part of a district-wide effort to meet the Council’s strategic priority of supporting sustainable growth and a resilient environment and is funded by West Suffolk Council and the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV). Through this project, residents living near the chargers who do not have access to off street parking have a solution to charging their EVs. The chargers can also be used by the council’s fleet vehicles when working in communities and towns, for example car park patrol vehicles.

The Guineas Shopping Centre car park in Newmarket will have a total of four dedicated EV charging bays located near to the car park entrance, two of which replace those removed earlier in the year from the multi-storey car park.

Parkway in Bury St Edmunds will also have four dedicated parking bays with EV chargers located on the surface car park behind Cineworld. Residents on Chalk Road South will be contacted by UK Power Networks (UKPN) before work starts outlining any roadside disruption. Any disruption is anticipated to be minimal and the road will remain open.

Drivers are being advised to follow the signage on site to alternative spaces within both car parks. We are managing the works so that we can keep the car parks open throughout and disruption to a minimum.

This work complements the launch of West Suffolk Council’s new fleet of electric vans and sweepers, alongside the installation of electric vehicle chargers at West Suffolk Operational Hub and Haverhill House.

If you have any questions or would like further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards,

Cllr Gerald Kelly

Cabinet Member for Governance, Regulatory and Environment

Nominations for the Post of Responsible Financial Officer

Dear All

To the Villagers of Cavenham

Notice: Nominations for the Post of Responsible Financial Officer

Further to the recent APM you will be aware that Ben Humphreys was appointed to the position of Chairman of the Cavenham Village Meeting leaving the position of Responsible Financial Officer vacant. At present we have one nomination Jack Deal for the position. Should anyone wish to be considered please apply in writing/email to me, details below, by the 3rd June 2024.

Regards

Alison Butcher
Sec to the Village Meeting
alisonjanew@icloud.com

Letter for Nominations for RFO 2024Download
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