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Pre-school boosted by Fun Day that raised more than £1,200

22 June 2023
Pre-school boosted by Fun Day that raised more than £1,200

Pre-school boosted by Fun Day that raised more than £1,200

22 June 2023

Hundreds of people turned out at a pre-school’s Fun Day last Saturday, helping it to raise more than £1,200 for future improvements.


‘My boy has gone and they are making me fight over a wooden bench’

22 June 2023
‘My boy has gone and they are making me fight over a wooden bench’

‘My boy has gone and they are making me fight over a wooden bench’

22 June 2023

The family of a teenager stabbed to death in January is embroiled in a row with West Suffolk Council over a memorial bench next to his grave.

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‘It tossed her around like a rag doll’ says mum of girl, 8, attacked by dog

21 June 2023
‘It tossed her around like a rag doll’ says mum of girl, 8, attacked by dog

‘It tossed her around like a rag doll’ says mum of girl, 8, attacked by dog

21 June 2023

The mother of a girl left with two broken bones and many lacerations after being attacked by a dog has said the animal should be destroyed.


‘I thought I wouldn’t see him alive again’: Dog owner relives attack on his pet

19 June 2023
‘I thought I wouldn’t see him alive again’: Dog owner relives attack on his pet

‘I thought I wouldn’t see him alive again’: Dog owner relives attack on his pet

19 June 2023

The owner of a cocker spaniel that was savaged by a dog said the vet that treated him described his wounds as ‘some of the worst he had ever seen’.


War protest art by Banksy to form part of exhibition

19 June 2023
War protest art by Banksy to form part of exhibition

War protest art by Banksy to form part of exhibition

19 June 2023

A special preview has been held for a major new exhibition of contemporary art that is heading to Haverhill Arts Centre in July.


Parents told extra opening of café is not financially viable

17 June 2023
Parents told extra opening of café is not financially viable

Parents told extra opening of café is not financially viable

17 June 2023

A plea has gone out to a town council to open its café next to a splash pad on more days than is currently the case.


Haverhill Arts Centre to host a Jobs and Skills Fair

16 June 2023
Haverhill Arts Centre to host a Jobs and Skills Fair

Haverhill Arts Centre to host a Jobs and Skills Fair

16 June 2023

West Suffolk Council and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) are collaborating to host a Jobs and Skills Fair in Haverhill.


Opponents to proposed new houses say they will ‘cause more flooding problems’

16 June 2023
Opponents to proposed new houses say they will ‘cause more flooding problems’

Opponents to proposed new houses say they will ‘cause more flooding problems’

16 June 2023

A storm of protest has erupted as a result of a planning application to build six houses off a narrow lane regularly beset by flooding.


‘This is a fantastic investment into already excellent facilities’: Work starts on new floodlit 3G football pitch.

15 June 2023
‘This is a fantastic investment into already excellent facilities’: Work starts on new floodlit 3G football pitch.

‘This is a fantastic investment into already excellent facilities’: Work starts on new floodlit 3G football pitch.

15 June 2023

Construction of a £1.3 million second floodlit 3G pitch has started at a Suffolk community sports and recreation venue.


‘I was mid-air thinking am I going to die?’: Cyclist calls for junction changes after crash ordeal

15 June 2023
‘I was mid-air thinking am I going to die?’: Cyclist calls for junction changes after crash ordeal

‘I was mid-air thinking am I going to die?’: Cyclist calls for junction changes after crash ordeal

15 June 2023

A cyclist has called for safety improvements at a mini-roundabout where he escaped serious injury after being knocked off his bike by a car.


Photographer’s Queen’s Jubilee image shortlisted for prestigious award

14 June 2023
Photographer’s Queen’s Jubilee image shortlisted for prestigious award

Photographer’s Queen’s Jubilee image shortlisted for prestigious award

14 June 2023

A Suffolk photographer made it onto the shortlist for the global Event Photography Awards 2023.


Imprisoned drug dealers who operated across Cambridgeshire continued to sell drugs after their arrests

13 June 2023
Imprisoned drug dealers who operated across Cambridgeshire continued to sell drugs after their arrests

Imprisoned drug dealers who operated across Cambridgeshire continued to sell drugs after their arrests

13 June 2023

Two County Lines drug dealers who continued to sell class A drugs after being arrested have been sentenced to over seven years in prison.


‘It’s a joke’: Pothole warrior John’s frustration at poor repairs

12 June 2023
‘It’s a joke’: Pothole warrior John’s frustration at poor repairs

‘It’s a joke’: Pothole warrior John’s frustration at poor repairs

12 June 2023

A frustrated resident of a Haverhill estate says he is ‘sick and tired of shoddy workmanship’ carried out to repair pothole-scarred roads.


Finance manager accused of stealing more than £722,000 from company

09 June 2023
Finance manager accused of stealing more than £722,000 from company

Finance manager accused of stealing more than £722,000 from company

09 June 2023

A woman has appeared in court charged with defrauding her employer of more than £722,000 over a period of some two-and-a-half years.


‘Embrace the venue’ says band as it prepares to take up a six-month residency

09 June 2023
‘Embrace the venue’ says band as it prepares to take up a six-month residency

‘Embrace the venue’ says band as it prepares to take up a six-month residency

09 June 2023

A band taking up a residency at a music venue is calling on the public to show its support for the setting.


‘I think we sold 400 pints’: Cricket and a community bar return to village

09 June 2023
‘I think we sold 400 pints’: Cricket and a community bar return to village

‘I think we sold 400 pints’: Cricket and a community bar return to village

09 June 2023

A village that has been without cricket for 15 years and also saw its only pub close in January is turning the tide.


Display wins ‘Best in Show’ at major annual event

08 June 2023
Display wins ‘Best in Show’ at major annual event

Display wins ‘Best in Show’ at major annual event

08 June 2023

This year’s Suffolk Show provided a red-letter day for Susan Street as she won the Best in Show in the Flower Arrangement Competition.


£825,000 grant for 3G sports pitch is ‘fantastic news for the community’

08 June 2023
£825,000 grant for 3G sports pitch is ‘fantastic news for the community’

£825,000 grant for 3G sports pitch is ‘fantastic news for the community’

08 June 2023

A £1.2m project to create a new floodlit 3G football pitch in a town has received a huge boost following a £825,000 grant.


Safety concerns over double-decker bus route switch through estate

08 June 2023
Safety concerns over double-decker bus route switch through estate

Safety concerns over double-decker bus route switch through estate

08 June 2023

Residents have spoken out against a bus company’s ‘unsafe’ decision to send double-deckers down their streets.

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Young traders who are ‘keeping markets alive’ rewarded in annual competition

06 June 2023
Young traders who are ‘keeping markets alive’ rewarded in annual competition

Young traders who are ‘keeping markets alive’ rewarded in annual competition

06 June 2023

The winners of the Haverhill heat in the Young Market Trader of the Year Awards were decided last Saturday.