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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.

Watchdog set to issue report on police officers’ conduct after town murder

05 December 2024
Watchdog set to issue report on police officers’ conduct after town murder

Watchdog set to issue report on police officers’ conduct after town murder

05 December 2024

An investigation into the conduct of police officers before and during the murder of a mother is set to publish its findings soon.


Inquest opens into death of former racehorse trainer

03 December 2024
Inquest opens into death of former racehorse trainer

Inquest opens into death of former racehorse trainer

03 December 2024

An inquest has opened into the death of a former Suffolk racehorse trainer who died following a fall from a horse.


College students find it all adds up for construction

02 December 2024
College students find it all adds up for construction

College students find it all adds up for construction

02 December 2024

College students got to see first hand how maths is used in construction during a visit to a new housing development.


‘This needs to be challenged at every level’: Decision to sell town social housing at auction criticised

30 November 2024
‘This needs to be challenged at every level’: Decision to sell town social housing at auction criticised

‘This needs to be challenged at every level’: Decision to sell town social housing at auction criticised

30 November 2024

A council has revealed it was offered the chance to buy two houses being sold at auction by a social housing provider.


Boost for Just George fund as festive party raises more than £4,600

28 November 2024
Boost for Just George fund as festive party raises more than £4,600

Boost for Just George fund as festive party raises more than £4,600

28 November 2024

A fund-raising party has generated more than £4,600 to further boost a fund named in memory of boy who lost his life to a rare form of cancer.


Shirley goes into the history books as Tattersalls’ first woman auctioneer

28 November 2024
Shirley goes into the history books as Tattersalls’ first woman auctioneer

Shirley goes into the history books as Tattersalls’ first woman auctioneer

28 November 2024

History was made at a world-famous bloodstock auctioneers when a woman stepped up to the rostrum for the first time.


Man is jailed for three years for a stabbing in market square of Suffolk town

22 November 2024
Man is jailed for three years for a stabbing in market square of Suffolk town

Man is jailed for three years for a stabbing in market square of Suffolk town

22 November 2024

A 21-year-old man has been jailed for three years after he admitted stabbing a man in a town’s market square earlier this year.


Marathon man Martin on track to complete 888 miles in MS challenge

22 November 2024
Marathon man Martin on track to complete 888 miles in MS challenge

Marathon man Martin on track to complete 888 miles in MS challenge

22 November 2024

A man who hates running is hoping to finish 33 marathons to raise awareness of the illness his mother has lived with for more than 30 years.


‘Selling off social housing stock is ridiculous’: Councillors question why homes being flogged to highest bidder

21 November 2024
‘Selling off social housing stock is ridiculous’: Councillors question why homes being flogged to highest bidder

‘Selling off social housing stock is ridiculous’: Councillors question why homes being flogged to highest bidder

21 November 2024

Councillors are asking why social housing in a town is being flogged off when there are thousands of families waiting to be housed.


All you need to know about town’s festive lights switch-on event

18 November 2024
All you need to know about town’s festive lights switch-on event

All you need to know about town’s festive lights switch-on event

18 November 2024

A High Street will come alive with festive cheer as it holds its annual Christmas Lights switch-on event later this week.


How a lorry driver’s collection of hair from the manes and tails of some of the world’s most famous racehorses raised £38,000

16 November 2024
How a lorry driver’s collection of hair from the manes and tails of some of the world’s most famous racehorses raised £38,000

How a lorry driver’s collection of hair from the manes and tails of some of the world’s most famous racehorses raised £38,000

16 November 2024

A collection of more than 800 locks of hair from some of the most famous racechorses has sold at auction for £38,000.


Hair taken from some of the Turf’s greatest champions could make £50,000 when it goes under the hammer on Wednesday

11 November 2024
Hair taken from some of the Turf’s greatest champions could make £50,000 when it goes under the hammer on Wednesday

Hair taken from some of the Turf’s greatest champions could make £50,000 when it goes under the hammer on Wednesday

11 November 2024

Ray Goddard may never seen a racehorse run in his colours but he would have argued he owned a piece of some of the Turf’s greatest champions.


Heartache for owner as both her beloved dogs were hospitalised

11 November 2024
Heartache for owner as both her beloved dogs were hospitalised

Heartache for owner as both her beloved dogs were hospitalised

11 November 2024

A dog owner said she went through the worst weekend of her life when her beloved pets were hospitalised.


‘Now is the time to do it’: How council’s £72,000 spend will give town high street a facelift

07 November 2024
‘Now is the time to do it’: How council’s £72,000 spend will give town high street a facelift

‘Now is the time to do it’: How council’s £72,000 spend will give town high street a facelift

07 November 2024

A town’s high street is set for a facelift with new bins and planters set to be installed next year.


‘It’s a huge achievement’: Vital restoration projects at church costing over £280,000 virtually complete

04 November 2024
‘It’s a huge achievement’: Vital restoration projects at church costing over £280,000 virtually complete

‘It’s a huge achievement’: Vital restoration projects at church costing over £280,000 virtually complete

04 November 2024

Two vital restoration projects at a village church costing more than £280,000 are all but completed.


‘It’s great to have my own space’: Racing workers get a leg up to find secure housing

03 November 2024
‘It’s great to have my own space’: Racing workers get a leg up to find secure housing

‘It’s great to have my own space’: Racing workers get a leg up to find secure housing

03 November 2024

A charity is giving the horseracing industry’s young workers a leg up when it comes to finding a safe and secure place to live.


Celebrations as town’s racing museum wins gold award

02 November 2024
Celebrations as town’s racing museum wins gold award

Celebrations as town’s racing museum wins gold award

02 November 2024

Staff at Newmarket’s National Horseracing Museum are celebrating after winning a coveted tourism award.


Tributes to brave and popular member of town’s racing community who fought cancer to the end

01 November 2024
Tributes to brave and popular member of town’s racing community who fought cancer to the end

Tributes to brave and popular member of town’s racing community who fought cancer to the end

01 November 2024

A racing community has been mourning the loss of one of its much-respected members who has died aged 61.


New hope for re-opening of much-used town footpath

31 October 2024
New hope for re-opening of much-used town footpath

New hope for re-opening of much-used town footpath

31 October 2024

A much-used footpath which was illegally closed could soon be re-instated after years of campaigning by councillors and residents.


See who has joined animal companionship charity as it continues to grow

28 October 2024
See who has joined animal companionship charity as it continues to grow

See who has joined animal companionship charity as it continues to grow

28 October 2024

An animal companionship charity has appointed a patron and new trustees to boost its growth plans.