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Parking charges in Newmarket back as shops start to open up

12 June 2020
Parking charges in Newmarket back as shops start to open up

Parking charges in Newmarket back as shops start to open up

12 June 2020

Car parking charges will be re-instated in Newmarket’s council car parks from Monday.


Former Newmarket midwife Jean Parton dies

12 June 2020
Former Newmarket midwife Jean Parton dies

Former Newmarket midwife Jean Parton dies

12 June 2020

Jean Parton, the former head of Newmarket Hospital’s maternity unit, has died at the age of 88.


Pedestrian one-way system for shoppers in Newmarket's High Street

12 June 2020
Pedestrian one-way system for shoppers in Newmarket's High Street

Pedestrian one-way system for shoppers in Newmarket's High Street

12 June 2020

Newmarket High Street could have a follow-the-arrows system for shoppers similar to that being used in supermarkets.


New plans could see horses return to Newmarket's Queensbury Lodge

11 June 2020
New plans could see horses return to Newmarket's Queensbury Lodge

New plans could see horses return to Newmarket's Queensbury Lodge

11 June 2020

A plan which could see the renovation of Newmarket eyesore Queensbury Lodge and the building of new town centre homes, has been unveiled.


Godolphin’s Covid charity challenge

09 June 2020
Godolphin’s Covid charity challenge

Godolphin’s Covid charity challenge

09 June 2020

Employees of Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin racing organisation are doing their bit to raise money for local Covid-19 charities.


Work on Newmarket's Rutland Arms hotel well under way

08 June 2020
Work on Newmarket's Rutland Arms hotel well under way

Work on Newmarket's Rutland Arms hotel well under way

08 June 2020

The £8 million project to renovate Newmarket’s iconic Rutland Arms Hotel is now well under way as these stunning aerial shots show.


Liam’s rainbow run for NHS

05 June 2020
Liam’s rainbow run for NHS

Liam’s rainbow run for NHS

05 June 2020

If you spotted Sonic the Hedgehog pounding the pavements of Newmarket recently then you weren’t dreaming.


Covid Fund’s laptops gift for Newmarket Academy students

05 June 2020
Covid Fund’s laptops gift for Newmarket Academy students

Covid Fund’s laptops gift for Newmarket Academy students

05 June 2020

The Newmarket Festival Covid 19 Fund has paid for 21 laptops for students struggling to access work set by their school Newmarket Academy.


Newmarket racecourse scare as window crashes down into empty stand

05 June 2020
Newmarket racecourse scare as window crashes down into empty stand

Newmarket racecourse scare as window crashes down into empty stand

05 June 2020

A glass pane fell from the main grandstand at Newmarket, shattering on the empty seats below as horse racing returned to the Rowley Mile.


New centre planned for Newmarket's Citizens’Advice Bureau

05 June 2020
New centre planned for Newmarket's Citizens’Advice Bureau

New centre planned for Newmarket's Citizens’Advice Bureau

05 June 2020

Newmarket’s Citizens’ Advice Bureau is set to get new offices in nearby Foley House, which is going to be refurbished.


Teenager's shocking crime spree terrorised Soham residents

04 June 2020
Teenager's shocking crime spree terrorised Soham residents

Teenager's shocking crime spree terrorised Soham residents

04 June 2020

Magistrates have been told how a 13-year-old boy terrorised residents of Soham with a spree of offending.


They're off at last as racing behind closed doors starts today at Newmarket

04 June 2020
They're off at last as racing behind closed doors starts today at Newmarket

They're off at last as racing behind closed doors starts today at Newmarket

04 June 2020

Course bosses have urged people to stay away from the Rowley Mile racecourse which will be staging the first two Classics of the season.


Painting stones gives college lecturer Helena satisfaction

03 June 2020
Painting stones gives college lecturer Helena satisfaction

Painting stones gives college lecturer Helena satisfaction

03 June 2020

A Soham lecturer has been helping to comfort those suffering with Covid-19 through artwork created with an online group.


Talent show is a hit raising £51k for Racing Welfare

02 June 2020
Talent show is a hit raising £51k for Racing Welfare

Talent show is a hit raising £51k for Racing Welfare

02 June 2020

Newmarket-based charity Racing Welfare has smashed the £50,000 fundraising target it set for its singing talent contest the Furlong Factor.


Work starts on £80k extension to historic village church

01 June 2020
Work starts on £80k extension to historic village church

Work starts on £80k extension to historic village church

01 June 2020

Work is under way on an £80,000 extension at St Margaret’s Church in Chippenham.


Heartbreak as venue refuses wedding refund for Red Lodge couple

29 May 2020
Heartbreak as venue refuses wedding refund for Red Lodge couple

Heartbreak as venue refuses wedding refund for Red Lodge couple

29 May 2020

A Red Lodge couple are set to lose more than £8,000 after they were issued an ‘unfair’ ultimatum by their wedding venue.


Food parcels provide lifeline for struggling families

29 May 2020
Food parcels provide lifeline for struggling families

Food parcels provide lifeline for struggling families

29 May 2020

Volunteers with Newmarket Churches Together have been packing up food parcels for local families struggling during the current virus crisis.


Documentary looking at the life of legendary but tragic Newmarket jockey Fred Archer released

28 May 2020
Documentary looking at the life of legendary but tragic Newmarket jockey Fred Archer released

Documentary looking at the life of legendary but tragic Newmarket jockey Fred Archer released

28 May 2020

The new film is the work of racing journalist David Yates, who used the Newmarket Journal archive for some of his research.


Michael hopes rainbow will raise funds for Covid-19 fund

28 May 2020
Michael hopes rainbow will raise funds for Covid-19 fund

Michael hopes rainbow will raise funds for Covid-19 fund

28 May 2020

Town and district councillor Michael Anderson has been using his spray painting skills to raise money for the Newmarket Covid-19 Fund.


Measures put in place as racing gets back in the saddle

28 May 2020
Measures put in place as racing gets back in the saddle

Measures put in place as racing gets back in the saddle

28 May 2020

Newmarket Racecourses and the Jockey Club are keen to ensure residents are aware of measures in place that will affect those who use the Heath.