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Alison Hayes has spent more than 40 years in journalism - and worked on the Newmarket Journal for all that time. She will help the Journal to mark its 150th year in 2022.

Police name victims of Suffolk road crash involving a car and an ambulance

16 January 2024
Police name victims of Suffolk road crash involving a car and an ambulance

Police name victims of Suffolk road crash involving a car and an ambulance

16 January 2024

Police have named a man and a woman who died in a two-vehicle Suffolk road crash six days before Christmas.


Iconic hotel in Suffolk town looks to have been sold

16 January 2024
Iconic hotel in Suffolk town looks to have been sold

Iconic hotel in Suffolk town looks to have been sold

16 January 2024

An iconic hotel in a Suffolk town looks to have been sold.


How new app is helping shop owners tackle town’s torrent of thieving

14 January 2024
How new app is helping shop owners tackle town’s torrent of thieving

How new app is helping shop owners tackle town’s torrent of thieving

14 January 2024

Retailers in a Suffolk town are fighting back against shop thefts with help from a new app.


‘Talk about the power of Papineau’: Retired Gold Cup winning racehorse nominated for special award

14 January 2024
‘Talk about the power of Papineau’: Retired Gold Cup winning racehorse nominated for special award

‘Talk about the power of Papineau’: Retired Gold Cup winning racehorse nominated for special award

14 January 2024

A retired racehorse which visits a Suffolk community hospital and children’s hospice has been nominated for a special award.


Celebration set to mark Suffolk town’s 70 year twinning link with French counterparts

07 January 2024
Celebration set to mark Suffolk town’s 70 year twinning link with French counterparts

Celebration set to mark Suffolk town’s 70 year twinning link with French counterparts

07 January 2024

A Suffolk town is getting set to celebrate what is the country’s longest continuous twinning association.


Flood fears halt flats plan for former solicitors’ office in town

04 January 2024
Flood fears halt flats plan for former solicitors’ office in town

Flood fears halt flats plan for former solicitors’ office in town

04 January 2024

Plans to turn a former solicitors’ office in a town into 15 flats have been thrown out because of flooding risks.


Building society could soon re-open following ramraid

03 January 2024
Building society could soon re-open following ramraid

Building society could soon re-open following ramraid

03 January 2024

Work is progressing at a Suffolk building society branch, hit by ramraiders, ahead of its proposed re-opening next week.


Man charged with robbery after hold-up at Suffolk petrol station

02 January 2024
Man charged with robbery after hold-up at Suffolk petrol station

Man charged with robbery after hold-up at Suffolk petrol station

02 January 2024

A 48-year-old man has been charged following an armed robbery at a Suffolk petrol station last month.


Kitten cheats death after complex life-saving surgery

28 December 2023
Kitten cheats death after complex life-saving surgery

Kitten cheats death after complex life-saving surgery

28 December 2023

A much-loved kitten has cheated death after vets at an animal hospital performed complex life-saving surgery.


Domestic abuse charity plans outreach service in Suffolk town

21 December 2023
Domestic abuse charity plans outreach service in Suffolk town

Domestic abuse charity plans outreach service in Suffolk town

21 December 2023

A new outreach service to help victims of domestic abuse is hoping to set up in a Suffolk town in the New Year.


Festive fun on the gallops to fund mental health support

16 December 2023
Festive fun on the gallops to fund mental health support

Festive fun on the gallops to fund mental health support

16 December 2023

Staff working in horseracing in a Suffolk town have used the festive period to highlight the mental health support available for racing staff.


Councillors outline festive plans for town

08 December 2023
Councillors outline festive plans for town

Councillors outline festive plans for town

08 December 2023

Town councillors have outlined the authority’s plans for Christmas celebrations in a Suffolk town.


Greyhound Oscar’s on the road to recovery after being hit by train

06 December 2023
Greyhound Oscar’s on the road to recovery after being hit by train

Greyhound Oscar’s on the road to recovery after being hit by train

06 December 2023

A much-loved greyhound who lost his tail after being hit by a train is getting back on track after emergency surgery.


Ram raiders smash their way into Suffolk high street building society to steal cash machine

04 December 2023
Ram raiders smash their way into Suffolk high street building society to steal cash machine

Ram raiders smash their way into Suffolk high street building society to steal cash machine

04 December 2023

Ram raiders have smashed their way into a high street branch of Nationwide stealing its ATM cash machine.


Councillors welcome 415 homes plan included in blueprint for town

03 December 2023
Councillors welcome 415 homes plan included in blueprint for town

Councillors welcome 415 homes plan included in blueprint for town

03 December 2023

A town’s councillors have welcomed the latest blueprint for its development over the next 20 years.


Former racehorse trainers pens his story of his life in racing

02 December 2023
Former racehorse trainers pens his story of his life in racing

Former racehorse trainers pens his story of his life in racing

02 December 2023

A Suffolk former racehorse trainer, whose successful career spanned 50 years, has published his memoir.


Crisis as hedgehog hospital reaches breaking point

30 November 2023
Crisis as hedgehog hospital reaches breaking point

Crisis as hedgehog hospital reaches breaking point

30 November 2023

A Suffolk hedgehog hospital is in crisis with a lack of funds and volunteers coinciding with an overwhelming number of animals needing care.


Council’s anger at Network Rail over £66k crossing bill

26 November 2023
Council’s anger at Network Rail over £66k crossing bill

Council’s anger at Network Rail over £66k crossing bill

26 November 2023

Councillors could complain to the government over Network Rail’s campaign to shut a rail foot crossing costing tax payers more than £66k.


Tributes paid to inspirational racing worker who lost her brave fight against cancer

23 November 2023
Tributes paid to inspirational racing worker who lost her brave fight against cancer

Tributes paid to inspirational racing worker who lost her brave fight against cancer

23 November 2023

A racing worker described as inspirational, brave and a joy to be around, has lost her hard-fought battle with cancer.


Trainer’s wife’s fashion line has proved a favourite with top jockey Ryan Moore

20 November 2023
Trainer’s wife’s fashion line has proved a favourite with top jockey Ryan Moore

Trainer’s wife’s fashion line has proved a favourite with top jockey Ryan Moore

20 November 2023

Derby winning jockey Ryan Moore has shown his stylish side by modelling a fashion brand launched by the wife of a Classic winning trainer.