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Last updated: 1 November 2026

Welcome to BrandonSuffolk.com. Please read these Terms of Use before using our website.

By using this website, you acknowledge the information and limitations described below. These terms apply to your use of BrandonSuffolk.com and its publicly available information services.

1. About BrandonSuffolk.com

BrandonSuffolk.com is an independent community website providing local news, information and resources for Brandon, Suffolk, and the surrounding area.

Our services include local news, community information, public transport departures, roadworks, traffic conditions and utility disruption information.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, BrandonSuffolk.com is not affiliated with, operated by or officially endorsed by any government department, local authority, transport operator, utility provider or third-party data supplier.

2. Accuracy of information

We make reasonable efforts to ensure that information published on BrandonSuffolk.com is accurate and up to date.

However, some information is obtained from external organisations, automated data feeds and third-party services over which we have no direct control.

Information may be inaccurate, incomplete, delayed, outdated or temporarily unavailable.

Although we take reasonable care when processing and presenting information, we cannot guarantee its accuracy, completeness, reliability or availability at any particular time.

Information is provided for general guidance only. Visitors should independently verify important details with the relevant official organisation before making decisions or taking action.

3. Live information and automated data

Certain website features use automated systems to retrieve, process and display information from third-party APIs and datasets.

The frequency of updates depends on the availability, accuracy and refresh intervals of the original data sources, as well as our own systems.

A displayed time, status or prediction does not necessarily represent the latest conditions.

Automated calculations, estimates and classifications may differ from those published by the original provider.

The absence of a reported incident, delay, closure or disruption does not necessarily mean that no such event exists.

Where information is unavailable, it should not be interpreted as confirmation that services are operating normally.

4. Public transport information

Train and bus departure information is provided using third-party timetable and live operational data.

Scheduled times, expected departure times, vehicle positions, delays and cancellation information may change without notice.

Predicted times and service status information are estimates and should not be regarded as guarantees.

Live tracking may be unavailable for certain services, and timetable information may continue to be displayed when live data is unavailable.

Passengers should confirm journey details directly with the relevant transport operator before travelling.

5. Roadworks and traffic information

Roadworks information is obtained from public datasets and may include planned, ongoing and completed works.

Dates, locations, descriptions, restrictions and completion times are supplied by external organisations and may change without notice.

Traffic flow information is derived from third-party traffic services and may represent estimated or observed conditions rather than actual conditions at a particular moment.

The absence of a roadwork, closure or congestion report does not guarantee that a road is clear, accessible or free from disruption.

Drivers must follow road signs, traffic regulations, official restrictions and instructions from relevant authorities.

6. Electricity supply and power cuts

Power cut information is obtained from UK Power Networks and may include planned or unplanned interruptions.

Reported locations, affected areas, customer numbers and estimated restoration times are supplied by the network operator and may change.

Estimated restoration times are not guaranteed.

An outage may affect a property even if it is not displayed on our website.

For urgent electricity supply issues, electrical hazards or official restoration information, visitors should contact UK Power Networks directly.

7. Third-party data sources and attribution

BrandonSuffolk.com uses data from the following organisations.

Department for Transport — Street Manager

Roadworks information is derived from the Department for Transport’s Street Manager service.

Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/find-and-use-roadworks-data

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, where applicable to the dataset supplied.

Licence: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Information is filtered and reformatted to display roadworks relevant to Brandon and the surrounding area.

HERE Technologies — Traffic Flow

Traffic flow and congestion information is provided using HERE Technologies traffic data.

Traffic information is © HERE Technologies and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Source: https://www.here.com/

Supplier terms: https://legal.here.com/us-en/terms/general-content-supplier-terms-and-notices

Traffic information may be processed and summarised by BrandonSuffolk.com. Actual road conditions may differ from those displayed.

National Rail — Darwin

Train departure and service information is derived from National Rail Darwin data.

Source: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/developers/darwin-data-feeds/

Information is used subject to the applicable National Rail data access terms, licence and attribution requirements.

BrandonSuffolk.com is an independent service and is not endorsed by National Rail.

Department for Transport — Bus Open Data Service

Bus timetable and live vehicle tracking information is derived from the Department for Transport’s Bus Open Data Service (BODS), including information supplied by bus operators.

Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/find-and-use-bus-open-data

Information is processed and reformatted by BrandonSuffolk.com for local bus departure displays.

The Department for Transport cannot guarantee the accuracy or quality of the data.

Use of this data does not imply endorsement of BrandonSuffolk.com by the Department for Transport or participating bus operators.

UK Power Networks — National Energy Outage API

Power cut information is derived from UK Power Networks’ National Energy Outage API.

Source: https://ukpowernetworks.opendatasoft.com/explore/assets/ukpn-national-energy-outage/

Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).

Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Original data is filtered, processed and reformatted by BrandonSuffolk.com to display information relevant to the Brandon area.

The information may not reflect the latest position held by UK Power Networks.

All third-party data remains subject to its respective owner’s rights and applicable licensing conditions.

8. Website availability

We aim to maintain a reliable and accessible website.

However, we do not guarantee that the website or any individual service will always be available, uninterrupted, error-free or free from technical problems.

Services may be suspended, delayed, changed or withdrawn without notice due to maintenance, technical issues, third-party outages or circumstances outside our reasonable control.

9. External links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites and services.

These are provided for convenience and additional information.

We do not control the content, security, availability or privacy practices of external websites and are not responsible for their operation.

The inclusion of a link does not necessarily imply endorsement.

10. Copyright and intellectual property

Unless otherwise stated, original content, website design, graphics, photographs and other materials created for BrandonSuffolk.com are protected by applicable copyright and intellectual property laws.

Third-party data, trademarks, logos and other materials remain the property of their respective owners and are subject to their applicable licences.

Visitors may share links to our publicly accessible pages.

Unauthorised reproduction or commercial redistribution of original BrandonSuffolk.com content is prohibited except where permitted by law or with our prior permission.

Nothing in these terms restricts rights granted under applicable open-data licences.

11. Limitation of liability

BrandonSuffolk.com provides its information services in good faith and takes reasonable care in their operation.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, we exclude liability for losses arising from reliance on inaccurate, incomplete, delayed or unavailable information, interruptions to website services or errors originating from third-party data sources.

We do not guarantee the accuracy of predictions, estimated arrival times, restoration times, roadwork schedules or traffic conditions.

Nothing in these Terms of Use excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.

Nothing in these terms affects any statutory rights that cannot legally be excluded.

12. Acceptable use

Visitors must not misuse the website, interfere with its operation, attempt unauthorised access to its systems or use its services for unlawful purposes.

Automated access that places unreasonable demands on our infrastructure may be restricted.

13. Privacy and cookies

Information about how we process personal information and use cookies is available in our Privacy Policy.

Privacy Policy: https://www.brandonsuffolk.com/privacy-policy/

14. Changes to these terms

We may update these Terms of Use to reflect changes in our website, services, data providers or applicable legal requirements.

The latest version will be published on this page, together with its update date.

15. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales, subject to any mandatory legal protections that apply.

16. Contact

For questions about these Terms of Use, please contact BrandonSuffolk.com using [email protected]

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