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Remembering the lost shops and eateries of Haverhill

Remembering the lost shops and eateries of Haverhill

Remembering the lost shops and eateries of Haverhill

07 December 2022

The town has seen hundreds of shops come and go over the years, but which ones do you remember?


Meet the man who gave a town the gift of time

Meet the man who gave a town the gift of time

Meet the man who gave a town the gift of time

06 December 2022

Famous musician bequeathed fabulous collection of timepieces to be enjoyed by all.


See photographs of SAS hero buried in Suffolk village whose story is featured in TV drama

See photographs of SAS hero buried in Suffolk village whose story is featured in TV drama

See photographs of SAS hero buried in Suffolk village whose story is featured in TV drama

30 November 2022

The story of SAS Sergeant Major Reg Seekings is currently being played out in a BBC drama where he is portrayed by actor Theo Barklem-Biggs.


This was a momentous year in which a town got its first woman councillor

This was a momentous year in which a town got its first woman councillor

This was a momentous year in which a town got its first woman councillor

29 November 2022

With last year's Census results now slowly being revealed, we look back to what they showed 100 years ago.


See why this 'small glass bucket' sold for more than £100,000

See why this 'small glass bucket' sold for more than £100,000

See why this 'small glass bucket' sold for more than £100,000

22 November 2022

A Saxon relic found on a building site eventually went under the hammer at Bonhams.


Take a wander down this street with a rich history

Take a wander down this street with a rich history

Take a wander down this street with a rich history

15 November 2022

Listed homes, abbey ruins and a town's oldest commercial garage – this thoroughfare has it all.


Meet the black WW2 engineers who built airfields in Suffolk despite facing segregation

Meet the black WW2 engineers who built airfields in Suffolk despite facing segregation

Meet the black WW2 engineers who built airfields in Suffolk despite facing segregation

12 November 2022

Do you know the men of the 923rd Engineer Aviation Regiment? Here's why you should.


Tweed-spotting championship results in a tie

Tweed-spotting championship results in a tie

Tweed-spotting championship results in a tie

10 November 2022

Memory Lane - a light-hearted, creative look at the stories that could (possibly) be behind old photos.


'Mr Bury St Edmunds' who knew how to cash in on any opportunity

'Mr Bury St Edmunds' who knew how to cash in on any opportunity

'Mr Bury St Edmunds' who knew how to cash in on any opportunity

08 November 2022

From yarn maker to banker: How James Oakes rose up the social ladder.


Why this bank had to close its doors

Why this bank had to close its doors

Why this bank had to close its doors

01 November 2022

This iconic town centre building has had a chequered history.


My life in a world long gone – a 1940s village childhood

My life in a world long gone – a 1940s village childhood

My life in a world long gone – a 1940s village childhood

30 October 2022

‘Memories of an Old Bulmer Boy’ looks back on growing up in the countryside and follows its author to the present day.


Dog handler’s memories of town's lost greyhound track

Dog handler’s memories of town's lost greyhound track

Dog handler’s memories of town's lost greyhound track

29 October 2022

A retired dog handler at a former greyhound track has weighed in with her memories of the place.


The town centre site which has been a meeting place for 340 years

The town centre site which has been a meeting place for 340 years

The town centre site which has been a meeting place for 340 years

23 October 2022

A now thriving Quaker Meeting House survived a time when membership fell to one.


See what replaced this old town centre garage

See what replaced this old town centre garage

See what replaced this old town centre garage

18 October 2022

Local historian Martyn Taylor explains how the 1980s saw a business demolished to make way for a now well-known development.


'It was a hideous, hideous night': When a hurricane hit Suffolk

'It was a hideous, hideous night': When a hurricane hit Suffolk

'It was a hideous, hideous night': When a hurricane hit Suffolk

15 October 2022

In October 1987, Suffolk was hit by a destructive storm which uprooted trees, tore a sail off a windmill and left communities without power.


How Suffolk rang in a new millennium

How Suffolk rang in a new millennium

How Suffolk rang in a new millennium

12 October 2022

We have delved through our archives back to December 31, 1999, to see how the county was set to celebrate the new millennium.


When a town square hit the heights of Victorian fashion

When a town square hit the heights of Victorian fashion

When a town square hit the heights of Victorian fashion

11 October 2022

A historian has shined a spotlight on the efforts of a designer who worked for royalty.


When balloons flew in for festival attracting thousands of visitors

When balloons flew in for festival attracting thousands of visitors

When balloons flew in for festival attracting thousands of visitors

09 October 2022

Back in the summer of 2002, a town was preparing to welcome its second hot air balloon festival.


Do you remember this town's first greyhound track?

Do you remember this town's first greyhound track?

Do you remember this town's first greyhound track?

08 October 2022

A lifelong town resident has shed light on the history of the greyhound racing scene, sharing memories of the first amateur track in the area.


Remembering when Nando’s winged its way into town

Remembering when Nando’s winged its way into town

Remembering when Nando’s winged its way into town

07 October 2022

In today's nostalgia, we look back to 2012 when Portuguese peri-peri chicken chain Nando’s opened a new restaurant in town centre.


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