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Blackwell achieved great success at Lagrange where he trained Rock Sand to win Triple Crown

28 January 2018
Blackwell achieved great success at Lagrange where he trained Rock Sand to win Triple Crown

Blackwell achieved great success at Lagrange where he trained Rock Sand to win Triple Crown

28 January 2018

In common with so many of Newmarket’s historic stable yards, Lagrange stables in Snailwell Road has changed little in appearance in more than 100 years.


£30k scam puts Newmarket car dealer in jail

25 January 2018
£30k scam puts Newmarket car dealer in jail

£30k scam puts Newmarket car dealer in jail

25 January 2018

A Newmarket car dealer has been jailed for four years after scamming customers out of more than £30,000.


New kerbs installed near Newmarket's Royal statue

25 January 2018
New kerbs installed near Newmarket's Royal statue

New kerbs installed near Newmarket's Royal statue

25 January 2018

Work has begun to improve a Newmarket road close to the recently installed statute of the Queen, following complaints by town councillors.


Grand National hero Bob Champion's plea to replace a lifetime of photos

25 January 2018
Grand National hero Bob Champion's plea to replace a lifetime of photos

Grand National hero Bob Champion's plea to replace a lifetime of photos

25 January 2018

Grand National hero Bob Champion, who conquered cancer to win the toughest race of them all, is appealing to Journal readers for help.


Youngsters explore the science behind the racehorse at Newmarket's National Heritage Centre

20 January 2018
Youngsters explore the science behind the racehorse at Newmarket's National Heritage Centre

Youngsters explore the science behind the racehorse at Newmarket's National Heritage Centre

20 January 2018

Young members of a club set up to honour the Newmarket-born Second World War codebreaker Bill Tutte got to know more about the science of the racehorses when they visited the town’s National Heritage Centre for Horseracing and Sporting Art.


Racing remembers as former jockey Bryn Crossley dies at 59

19 January 2018
Racing remembers as former jockey Bryn Crossley dies at 59

Racing remembers as former jockey Bryn Crossley dies at 59

19 January 2018

Racing has been remembering former Newmarket-based champion apprentice jockey Bryn Crossley, who died recently at his home in Spain aged 59.


Weatherby foot crossing inquiry to be held in Newmarket

19 January 2018
Weatherby foot crossing inquiry to be held in Newmarket

Weatherby foot crossing inquiry to be held in Newmarket

19 January 2018

The inquiry which will determine whether the much-used Weatherby foot crossing over Newmarket’s railway will stay open will now be held in the town.


Refurbished Ely bank branch gets new look

19 January 2018
Refurbished Ely bank branch gets new look

Refurbished Ely bank branch gets new look

19 January 2018

Santander UK has officially opened its newly designed and refurbished branch in Ely.


Newmarket town councillors give the go-ahead for clock tower design brief

18 January 2018
Newmarket town councillors give the go-ahead for clock tower design brief

Newmarket town councillors give the go-ahead for clock tower design brief

18 January 2018

Town councillors have given their backing to a design project to improve the area around Newmarket’s clock tower.


Number plate cameras to check Waitrose car park

18 January 2018
Number plate cameras to check Waitrose car park

Number plate cameras to check Waitrose car park

18 January 2018

Waitrose is installing automatic number plate recognition cameras at its Newmarket store because, it says, customers are finding it hard to find spaces.


Be Friendly scheme launched by Newmarket's Racing Welfare to help tackle loneliness

18 January 2018
Be Friendly scheme launched by Newmarket's Racing Welfare to help tackle loneliness

Be Friendly scheme launched by Newmarket's Racing Welfare to help tackle loneliness

18 January 2018

As the government appointed a minister to help tackle the loneliness suffered by an estimated nine million people across the country, Newmarket-based charity Racing Welfare has launched its own initiative to help racing staff cope with what has been called a ‘social epidemic’.


Newmarket gym club simply bouncing after moving into new premises

13 January 2018
Newmarket gym club simply bouncing after moving into new premises

Newmarket gym club simply bouncing after moving into new premises

13 January 2018

Less than six months after the future of Newmarket Gym Club hung in the balance – after it had been told it had to quit its base at the town’s former Scaltback Middle School – its 170 members have been celebrating in their new headquarters.


Get your running shoes on Newmarket: New fitness scheme ready for the off

12 January 2018
Get your running shoes on Newmarket: New fitness scheme ready for the off

Get your running shoes on Newmarket: New fitness scheme ready for the off

12 January 2018

The Great Run Local, a popular running initiative aimed at improving community fitness is under starters’ orders in Newmarket.


Forum set up for landlords in Newmarket and Mildenhall

12 January 2018
Forum set up for landlords in Newmarket and Mildenhall

Forum set up for landlords in Newmarket and Mildenhall

12 January 2018

A new forum for private landlords in the Newmarket and Mildenhall areas is set to have its first meeting at the end of this month.


Newmarket tourism initiative backed by town council

11 January 2018
Newmarket tourism initiative backed by town council

Newmarket tourism initiative backed by town council

11 January 2018

Newmarket Town councillors have agreed to back the town’s tourism initiative to the tune of £5,000 a year for the next three years.


Newmarket cinema feasibility study looked at in detail by district council

11 January 2018
Newmarket cinema feasibility study looked at in detail by district council

Newmarket cinema feasibility study looked at in detail by district council

11 January 2018

The report commissioned by Forest Heath District Council into the feasibility of having a cinema in Newmarket has been completed and is now being looked at in detail by the authority.


Praise for ‘aspirational and holistic approach’ as a Stetchworth nursery wins top award

05 January 2018
Praise for ‘aspirational and holistic approach’ as a Stetchworth nursery wins top award

Praise for ‘aspirational and holistic approach’ as a Stetchworth nursery wins top award

05 January 2018

Staff at a Stetchworth nursery have been celebrating after it was named one of the best in the country at training and development.


Forest Heath council's solar farm is shining

05 January 2018
Forest Heath council's solar farm is shining

Forest Heath council's solar farm is shining

05 January 2018

A council’s multi-million pound investment in a solar farm appears to be paying dividends.


Hit-and-run victim closer to Paralympic dream

01 January 2018
Hit-and-run victim closer to Paralympic dream

Hit-and-run victim closer to Paralympic dream

01 January 2018

Shaun Whiter, who lost both his legs in a hit-and-run accident, is closer to pursuing his Paralympic dreams after being selected for a prestigious training programme.


Club members 'rough it' for charity fundraiser

29 December 2017
Club members 'rough it' for charity fundraiser

Club members 'rough it' for charity fundraiser

29 December 2017

Six members of a book club at Carlton had a taste of what it is like to sleep rough when they camped out in the parish church to raise money for the homeless.