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Network Rail cancels March public enquiry into Newmarket's Weatherby Crossing and demands 4 day hearing

24 September 2019
Network Rail cancels March public enquiry into Newmarket's Weatherby Crossing and demands 4 day hearing

Network Rail cancels March public enquiry into Newmarket's Weatherby Crossing and demands 4 day hearing

24 September 2019

The public inquiry over whether Newmarket’s much-used railway foot crossing should stay open has been cancelled.


New skatepark a step closer thanks to youngsters’ efforts

23 September 2019
New skatepark a step closer thanks to youngsters’ efforts

New skatepark a step closer thanks to youngsters’ efforts

23 September 2019

Young people in Newmarket have moved a step close in their bid to update the skatepark by submitting a planning application for a replacement.


When and where events are on at Newmarket's Henry Cecil Open Weekend

20 September 2019
When and where events are on at Newmarket's Henry Cecil Open Weekend

When and where events are on at Newmarket's Henry Cecil Open Weekend

20 September 2019

Among the Newmarket yards open to visitors as part of the Henry Cecil Open Weekend is one of the town's most historic.


Pledge by Newmarket MP Matt Hancock to tackle town crime

18 September 2019
Pledge by Newmarket MP Matt Hancock to tackle town crime

Pledge by Newmarket MP Matt Hancock to tackle town crime

18 September 2019

Matt Hancock has pledged to lobby the Home Secretary to look at changes in the law to help police tackle the anti-social behaviour.


Families pay tribute to friends Harry Fussey and Louis Cope-Cornell who died in road crash just outside Newmarket

16 September 2019
Families pay tribute to friends Harry Fussey and Louis Cope-Cornell who died in road crash just outside Newmarket

Families pay tribute to friends Harry Fussey and Louis Cope-Cornell who died in road crash just outside Newmarket

16 September 2019

The families of the friends killed in a road crash just outside Newmarket have paid tribute to two young men who had everything to live for.


Appeal for Network Rail to make ‘vital’ improvements to Newmarket's trains

13 September 2019
Appeal for Network Rail to make ‘vital’ improvements to Newmarket's trains

Appeal for Network Rail to make ‘vital’ improvements to Newmarket's trains

13 September 2019

Appeal for Network Rail to make ‘vital’ improvements to Newmarket's trains


County council puts concrete blocks in front of former school site to stop travellers returning

10 September 2019
County council puts concrete blocks in front of former school site to stop travellers returning

County council puts concrete blocks in front of former school site to stop travellers returning

10 September 2019

A council has finally acted to prevent travellers occupying a former Newmarket middle school site.


Newmarket's life-saving defibrillator has been returned to the memorial hall

05 September 2019
Newmarket's life-saving defibrillator has been returned to the memorial hall

Newmarket's life-saving defibrillator has been returned to the memorial hall

05 September 2019

It was originally thought that the defibrillator had been stolen when it disappeared from its casing at the beginning of last month.


Tributes paid to 'gifted' Newmarket Academy teacher who died while out running with his 12-year-old son

02 September 2019
Tributes paid to 'gifted' Newmarket Academy teacher who died while out running with his 12-year-old son

Tributes paid to 'gifted' Newmarket Academy teacher who died while out running with his 12-year-old son

02 September 2019

Tributes have been paid to a devoted father and ‘inspirational’ teacher who collapsed and died while out running with his 12-year-old son.


Fight to keep Newmarket's rail crossing open goes on

02 September 2019
Fight to keep Newmarket's rail crossing open goes on

Fight to keep Newmarket's rail crossing open goes on

02 September 2019

Campaigners battling to keep Newmarket’s much-used railway foot crossing open are facing another public inquiry next year.


Newmarket residents, business owners, and councillors join together to tell Suffolk Police: "We want more officers on the street"

23 August 2019
Newmarket residents, business owners, and councillors join together to tell Suffolk Police: "We want more officers on the street"

Newmarket residents, business owners, and councillors join together to tell Suffolk Police: "We want more officers on the street"

23 August 2019

Residents and business owners have said they have had to put up with an increasing amount of anti-social and often criminal behaviour.


Soham's Anglo-Saxon past goes on show

20 August 2019
Soham's Anglo-Saxon past goes on show

Soham's Anglo-Saxon past goes on show

20 August 2019

The items were the result of excavations of a site in Fordham Road, which were carried out before work went ahead on a housing development.


Heritage centre cuts ticket price to encourage locals

19 August 2019
Heritage centre cuts ticket price to encourage locals

Heritage centre cuts ticket price to encourage locals

19 August 2019

Newmarket’s national horseracing heritage centre is to cut the cost of its annual pass to £10 for local residents.


'I tried desperately to save his life': Soham mum pays tribute to ‘special’ son killed in tragic accident

16 August 2019
'I tried desperately to save his life': Soham mum pays tribute to ‘special’ son killed in tragic accident

'I tried desperately to save his life': Soham mum pays tribute to ‘special’ son killed in tragic accident

16 August 2019

Anthony ‘AJ’ Pritchard-Allen died on April 20 last year after he was struck by a Toyota Hilux truck.


Newmarket nursery must improve, says Ofsted

05 August 2019
Newmarket nursery must improve, says Ofsted

Newmarket nursery must improve, says Ofsted

05 August 2019

A Newmarket community nursery has been told by a government inspector that it needs to improve.


Countdown to crackdown on Newmarket's illegal parking

01 August 2019
Countdown to crackdown on Newmarket's illegal parking

Countdown to crackdown on Newmarket's illegal parking

01 August 2019

Illegal parking in Newmarket could become a thing of the past from January, after long-waited new legislation was completed.


Newmarket councillors ask Anglian Water to give an explanation for putrid drain

30 July 2019
Newmarket councillors ask Anglian Water to give an explanation for putrid drain

Newmarket councillors ask Anglian Water to give an explanation for putrid drain

30 July 2019

Cllr Ollie Bowen proposed Anglian Water talk to councillors about what it is doing to try to improve the state of the drain which is often blocked.


Newmarket Town Council to spend more than £5k on CCTV for gardens

26 July 2019
Newmarket Town Council to spend more than £5k on CCTV for gardens

Newmarket Town Council to spend more than £5k on CCTV for gardens

26 July 2019

Town councillors have agreed to spend more than £5,000 installing CCTV security in the newly refurbished memorial hall gardens play area.


Changes at Newmarket Hospital means more targeted services, health secretary says

26 July 2019
Changes at Newmarket Hospital means more targeted services, health secretary says

Changes at Newmarket Hospital means more targeted services, health secretary says

26 July 2019

Newmarket MP and health secretary Matt Hancock has welcomed a decision in principle to transfer the ownership of the town’s community hospital.


Crack Newmarket's cryptic challenge in the Bill Tutte Codebreaker competition

19 July 2019
Crack Newmarket's cryptic challenge in the Bill Tutte Codebreaker competition

Crack Newmarket's cryptic challenge in the Bill Tutte Codebreaker competition

19 July 2019

Anyone who likes a cryptic challenge will enjoy a summer competition staged by Love Newmarket BID.