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Local election nominations for East Cambridgeshire and West Suffolk

17 April 2019
Local election nominations for East Cambridgeshire and West Suffolk

Local election nominations for East Cambridgeshire and West Suffolk

17 April 2019

Nominations have now been published for the local elections to be held on Thursday, May 2


Senior Tory quits frustrated by council’s planning policy

12 April 2019
Senior Tory quits frustrated by council’s planning policy

Senior Tory quits frustrated by council’s planning policy

12 April 2019

A respected senior Conservative councillor has cited concerns over planning decisions as one of the reasons he will not be standing again


Pioneer of racing tours dies aged 81

11 April 2019
Pioneer of racing tours dies aged 81

Pioneer of racing tours dies aged 81

11 April 2019

Jean Bucknell, who pioneered the idea of taking visitors round the town’s world famous training grounds, has died


‘Proud’ day as revamped play area is handed back to children

11 April 2019
‘Proud’ day as revamped play area is handed back to children

‘Proud’ day as revamped play area is handed back to children

11 April 2019

Newmarket's memorial hall gardens play area re-opened on Friday after an extensive refurbishment


Town’s most dangerous horse crossings finally made safer

09 April 2019
Town’s most dangerous horse crossings finally made safer

Town’s most dangerous horse crossings finally made safer

09 April 2019

Two new sets of traffic lights designed to improve safety for riders, horses and motorists are now operational


Residents’ joy as developers lose appeal

09 April 2019
Residents’ joy as developers lose appeal

Residents’ joy as developers lose appeal

09 April 2019

Plans to build 160 homes in Burwell have been thrown out by a planning inspector who said the development would harm the village


Newmarket's Memorial Hall gardens re-open today

05 April 2019
Newmarket's Memorial Hall gardens re-open today

Newmarket's Memorial Hall gardens re-open today

05 April 2019

Residents in Newmarket are being invited to celebrate the opening of the revamped Memorial Hall gardens by the town's MP


Man who died after arrest had told police he’d taken cocaine

28 March 2019
Man who died after arrest had told police he’d taken cocaine

Man who died after arrest had told police he’d taken cocaine

28 March 2019

An inquest jury at Ipswich heard that 29-year-old Lee Sparkes had been taken ill an hour after his arrest at the Tesco store in Fordham Road


New sponsor support is goal for talented town footballers

26 March 2019
New sponsor support is goal for talented town footballers

New sponsor support is goal for talented town footballers

26 March 2019

A team of talented young Newmarket footballers are looking for sponsorship support as their team gets set to move into a new league


Council to decide Exning stud plan

25 March 2019
Council to decide Exning stud plan

Council to decide Exning stud plan

25 March 2019

A controversial planning application by the wife of champion jockey Silvestre de Sousa looks set to be approved


One of the Fen's best loved farmers, Clem Tompsett, dies

23 March 2019
One of the Fen's best loved farmers, Clem Tompsett, dies

One of the Fen's best loved farmers, Clem Tompsett, dies

23 March 2019

One of the Fen's best loved farmers, and charity supporters, Clem Tompsett, has died


Plans unveiled for The Ark

04 March 2019
Plans unveiled for The Ark

Plans unveiled for The Ark

04 March 2019

A former Newmarket nightclub is set to re-open as a venue for live entertainment, including comedy, music, sporting events and clubs


Fund-raising for Nellie

26 February 2019
Fund-raising for Nellie

Fund-raising for Nellie

26 February 2019

A tuk tuk named Nellie could soon be taking to the streets of Soham if a fund-raising campaign is successful


Go-ahead for £1.3m surgery plan

25 February 2019
Go-ahead for £1.3m surgery plan

Go-ahead for £1.3m surgery plan

25 February 2019

Proposals for the £1.3million extension to accommodate Newmarket’s Oakfield Surgery at the town’s hospital have been approved


Council fury over decision by planning inspector

21 February 2019
Council fury over decision by planning inspector

Council fury over decision by planning inspector

21 February 2019

A council looks set to dump its local plan for development after an inspector said one of its major proposals was not sound


Toilet concern for memorial hall gardens

15 February 2019
Toilet concern for memorial hall gardens

Toilet concern for memorial hall gardens

15 February 2019

Town councillors are confident existing public toilet facilities will be sufficient to cope once the new play area is open


Racing weathers flu storm

14 February 2019
Racing weathers flu storm

Racing weathers flu storm

14 February 2019

Racing breathed a collective sigh of relief with the announcement on Monday that it could resume yesterday following the six-day shutdown


Friends aim to help Jay join clinical trial

12 February 2019
Friends aim to help Jay join clinical trial

Friends aim to help Jay join clinical trial

12 February 2019

Jay Davison was diagnosed with medulloblastoma early in 2017 and has undergone treatment including surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy


HQ horses test positive for flu

11 February 2019
HQ horses test positive for flu

HQ horses test positive for flu

11 February 2019

Four Newmarket-trained horses test positive for equine flu


Racing industry weighs in with £50k for play area

08 February 2019
Racing industry weighs in with £50k for play area

Racing industry weighs in with £50k for play area

08 February 2019

Newmarket’s refurbished memorial hall gardens play area is on schedule for an official opening on Friday April 5