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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.

‘He has been my best friend since we first met and he still is’

13 June 2025
‘He has been my best friend since we first met and he still is’

‘He has been my best friend since we first met and he still is’

13 June 2025

A Royal greeting from the King and Queen put the sparkle into a diamond day for a couple celebrating 60 years of marriage.


‘This must be the final straw’: Pair set to walk axed bus route in protest at cuts

12 June 2025
‘This must be the final straw’: Pair set to walk axed bus route in protest at cuts

‘This must be the final straw’: Pair set to walk axed bus route in protest at cuts

12 June 2025

A campaigning councillor will be taking his protest over cuts to a town bus service on the road.


Another town bank goes as NatWest set to close

11 June 2025
Another town bank goes as NatWest set to close

Another town bank goes as NatWest set to close

11 June 2025

A town’s branch of NatWest bank will close later this year.


Jersey Lily’s stables could be turned into 81 new homes

11 June 2025
Jersey Lily’s stables could be turned into 81 new homes

Jersey Lily’s stables could be turned into 81 new homes

11 June 2025

A former racing yard, whose name commemorated the daughter of a Saxon East Anglian king, could be re-developed into 81 new homes.


Scientists learn from the past as £1.8million fen restoration project gives hope for the future

09 June 2025
Scientists learn from the past as £1.8million fen restoration project gives hope for the future

Scientists learn from the past as £1.8million fen restoration project gives hope for the future

09 June 2025

A tree older than Stonehenge has been discovered during a peatland restoration project at a nature reserve.


How an iconic World War Two bi-plane is returning to its wartime home

07 June 2025
How an iconic World War Two bi-plane is returning to its wartime home

How an iconic World War Two bi-plane is returning to its wartime home

07 June 2025

A Tiger Moth bi-plane has returned to an airfield for the first time in nearly 80 years.


Drivers’ speeds being checked on busy town road

06 June 2025
Drivers’ speeds being checked on busy town road

Drivers’ speeds being checked on busy town road

06 June 2025

Motorists and motorcyclists using a busy town road have been having their speed monitored.


New report reveals town’s youth need a place to meet

05 June 2025
New report reveals town’s youth need a place to meet

New report reveals town’s youth need a place to meet

05 June 2025

A major survey carried out with the children and young people of a town has revealed their need for a youth hub.


Inquest will wait for end of police hearing

04 June 2025
Inquest will wait for end of police hearing

Inquest will wait for end of police hearing

04 June 2025

The inquest into the death of a mother-of-three who was beaten to death by her husband at their home is likely to be held next spring.


‘People feel they have been abandoned’: Fury after town estate is axed from new bus routes

29 May 2025
‘People feel they have been abandoned’: Fury after town estate is axed from new bus routes

‘People feel they have been abandoned’: Fury after town estate is axed from new bus routes

29 May 2025

A councillor is furious that residents of an estate have lost their bus service in a shake-up of public transport serving their town.


Cyclists head to Paris in support of six-year-old Jake and the transplant games

23 May 2025
Cyclists head to Paris in support of six-year-old Jake and the transplant games

Cyclists head to Paris in support of six-year-old Jake and the transplant games

23 May 2025

Two cyclists are set to cycle to Paris in support of their six-year-old nephew and the British Transplant Games.


Town pub and Royal British Legion Club celebrate top awards from real ale campaigners

23 May 2025
Town pub and Royal British Legion Club celebrate top awards from real ale campaigners

Town pub and Royal British Legion Club celebrate top awards from real ale campaigners

23 May 2025

A pub and a club have been celebrating after receiving top awards from real ale campaigners.


‘So much giving back occurs across the year’: Racing volunteers revitalise town hospital’s gardens

19 May 2025
‘So much giving back occurs across the year’: Racing volunteers revitalise town hospital’s gardens

‘So much giving back occurs across the year’: Racing volunteers revitalise town hospital’s gardens

19 May 2025

Volunteers from a town’s thoroughbred racing industry gave up their time to revitalise a hospital’s gardens.


‘I am so excited’: A racing worker’s dream to ride in a race is set to come true

03 May 2025
‘I am so excited’: A racing worker’s dream to ride in a race is set to come true

‘I am so excited’: A racing worker’s dream to ride in a race is set to come true

03 May 2025

A racing worker’s dream to ride in a race is set to come true this summer.


50 years on from the stable lads strike some remember how it changed their lives forever

02 May 2025
50 years on from the stable lads strike some remember how it changed their lives forever

50 years on from the stable lads strike some remember how it changed their lives forever

02 May 2025

It was dubbed the Battle of Newmarket as 50 years ago striking stable lads took their grievances to the Rowley Mile on Guineas day.


State-of-the art community diagnostic unit officially opened by town MP

02 May 2025
State-of-the art community diagnostic unit officially opened by town MP

State-of-the art community diagnostic unit officially opened by town MP

02 May 2025

A multi-million pound state of the art community diagnostic centre (CDC) was officially opened today.


Field of Gold set to face 10 rivals in Saturday’s 2,000 Guineas

01 May 2025
Field of Gold set to face 10 rivals in Saturday’s 2,000 Guineas

Field of Gold set to face 10 rivals in Saturday’s 2,000 Guineas

01 May 2025

Field of Gold favourite for Saturday’s 2,000 Guineas was out on Warren Hill this morning.


It’s a Classic dream come true as hometown jockey Harry bids for 2,000 Guineas glory at racing’s HQ

01 May 2025
It’s a Classic dream come true as hometown jockey Harry bids for 2,000 Guineas glory at racing’s HQ

It’s a Classic dream come true as hometown jockey Harry bids for 2,000 Guineas glory at racing’s HQ

01 May 2025

Just a few years ago Harry Davies was still at school dreaming of becoming a top jockey.


Stamp for Bill whose code breaking changed the course of wartime history

01 May 2025
Stamp for Bill whose code breaking changed the course of wartime history

Stamp for Bill whose code breaking changed the course of wartime history

01 May 2025

A new stamp, issued to mark VE Day 80, features a Suffolk man whose code breaking work altered the course of World War Two.


Councillors defend decision to close public toilets in town’s high street

30 April 2025
Councillors defend decision to close public toilets in town’s high street

Councillors defend decision to close public toilets in town’s high street

30 April 2025

A council has defended its decision to close public toilets near a children’s play area after criticism from residents.