Two Ipswich-based charities have secured major funding boosts totalling £339,287 from the latest round of Sizewell C community grants. Home-Start in Suffolk and Headway Suffolk will use the money to expand their support services across East Suffolk.
A new skills charter launched by Sizewell C aims to create at least 2,600 jobs for East Anglian workers during the nuclear power station's construction. The charter, developed with industry and local authorities, promises to prioritise local recruitment and training.
Nuclear power station Sizewell C has become the latest corporate sponsor of the Sutton Hoo ship reconstruction, donating £20,000 to help bring the ancient vessel back to life.
Suffolk-based companies have won more than £100m in contracts during Sizewell C's first year of construction, with Ipswich-based Jackson Civil Engineering securing a £19m deal for road improvements.
Archaeologists have revealed that a remarkable hoard of more than 300 silver coins from the 11th century was unearthed during construction work at Suffolk's Sizewell C nuclear power station site.
Sizewell C has committed to creating 500 jobs for Ipswich residents during the construction of the new nuclear power plant, as part of an agreement with Ipswich MP Jack Abbott.