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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 had certainly packed a lot in to his 84 years’: Tribute to windows firm co-founder

18 July 2025
‘He had certainly packed a lot in to his 84 years’: Tribute to windows firm co-founder

‘He had certainly packed a lot in to his 84 years’: Tribute to windows firm co-founder

18 July 2025

The co-founder of one of the area’s best known double glazing firms has died aged 84.


‘More suitable to Yarmouth seafront than the international historic home of horseracing’

17 July 2025
‘More suitable to Yarmouth seafront than the international historic home of horseracing’

‘More suitable to Yarmouth seafront than the international historic home of horseracing’

17 July 2025

Councillors are furious at a new shop front which they say is garish and out of keeping with a town’s traditional High Street.


Frothy frolics raise £25,000 for hospice

16 July 2025
Frothy frolics raise £25,000 for hospice

Frothy frolics raise £25,000 for hospice

16 July 2025

Game-for-a-laugh families enjoyed some frothy frolics while tackling a popular Bubble Rush in Newmarket.


Councillors look at proposals to refurbish town’s closed public toilets

14 July 2025
Councillors look at proposals to refurbish town’s closed public toilets

Councillors look at proposals to refurbish town’s closed public toilets

14 July 2025

Councillors are looking at schemes to refurbish a town’s public toilets, which are currently closed due to vandalism.


Eco-friendly homes planned for controversial town centre development site

13 July 2025
Eco-friendly homes planned for controversial town centre development site

Eco-friendly homes planned for controversial town centre development site

13 July 2025

A developer and an ward winning eco homes builder have agreed a joint venture to develop up to 123 new homes in a town.


‘We must not let this industry die’: Opposition leader Kemi Badenoch hears racing's concerns about tax proposals

11 July 2025
‘We must not let this industry die’: Opposition leader Kemi Badenoch hears racing's concerns about tax proposals

‘We must not let this industry die’: Opposition leader Kemi Badenoch hears racing's concerns about tax proposals

11 July 2025

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has been in Newmarket listening to racing’s concerns over the threat of a government imposed racing tax.


Police and ambulance service called to incident in town centre

10 July 2025
Police and ambulance service called to incident in town centre

Police and ambulance service called to incident in town centre

10 July 2025

Police and ambulance services were called to deal with an incident in a town’s High Street today.


Suffolk town to host the King and Queen later this month

08 July 2025
Suffolk town to host the King and Queen later this month

Suffolk town to host the King and Queen later this month

08 July 2025

King Charles and Queen Camilla will be visiting this town later this month.


Could your baby be the cutest in town?

08 July 2025
Could your baby be the cutest in town?

Could your baby be the cutest in town?

08 July 2025

Calling all parents of bonny babies and cute kids.


Meet town’s community heroes honoured at awards ceremony

05 July 2025
Meet town’s community heroes honoured at awards ceremony

Meet town’s community heroes honoured at awards ceremony

05 July 2025

A town rolled out the red carpet for its community heroes at a special awards ceremony.


Three arrested and illegal vapes and tobacco seized in raids on town shops

04 July 2025
Three arrested and illegal vapes and tobacco seized in raids on town shops

Three arrested and illegal vapes and tobacco seized in raids on town shops

04 July 2025

Trading Standards officers seized a large quantity of illegal vapes and over 1200 packs of illegal tobacco in raids on shops in a town.


Pictures show students stepping out in style at their end of year prom

03 July 2025
Pictures show students stepping out in style at their end of year prom

Pictures show students stepping out in style at their end of year prom

03 July 2025

Students turned on the style as they arrived for their end of year prom at a town hotel and spa.


How a discarded street sign led to the discovery of a town’s cockfighting past

30 June 2025
How a discarded street sign led to the discovery of a town’s cockfighting past

How a discarded street sign led to the discovery of a town’s cockfighting past

30 June 2025

The discovery of an old cast iron street sign led to a journey more than 300 years back into a town’s past and the world of cock fighting.


Global horseracing operation outlines plans for world-class thoroughbred stud

26 June 2025
Global horseracing operation outlines plans for world-class thoroughbred stud

Global horseracing operation outlines plans for world-class thoroughbred stud

26 June 2025

A major player in the world of international bloodstock has unveiled plans for a new stud complex just outside Newmarket.


Plans for 860 homes go in for ex-Animal Health Trust site

25 June 2025
Plans for 860 homes go in for ex-Animal Health Trust site

Plans for 860 homes go in for ex-Animal Health Trust site

25 June 2025

Plans for a new village of nearly 900 new homes to be built on the site of the former Animal Health Trust have been submitted.


‘It’s personal and close to my heart’: Bubble rush effort for hospice will remember four-year-old George

24 June 2025
‘It’s personal and close to my heart’: Bubble rush effort for hospice will remember four-year-old George

‘It’s personal and close to my heart’: Bubble rush effort for hospice will remember four-year-old George

24 June 2025

A mum who enjoyed a poignant day visiting friends in a children’s hospice is raising funds for the charity that supported them.


Farewell to ‘Chuck Cash’, who ‘had a good life’

23 June 2025
Farewell to ‘Chuck Cash’, who ‘had a good life’

Farewell to ‘Chuck Cash’, who ‘had a good life’

23 June 2025

A singer, songwriter, playwright and local campaigner who died this month will be remembered at a town’s theatre.


‘A major victory’: Campaigning councillor wins fight to re-instate axed town bus service

19 June 2025
‘A major victory’: Campaigning councillor wins fight to re-instate axed town bus service

‘A major victory’: Campaigning councillor wins fight to re-instate axed town bus service

19 June 2025

A councillor has won his fight to re-instate a much-used town bus service.

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‘We were blown away by such a generous sum’: Motorsport memoir rallies to help fund in memory of four-year-old

16 June 2025
‘We were blown away by such a generous sum’: Motorsport memoir rallies to help fund in memory of four-year-old

‘We were blown away by such a generous sum’: Motorsport memoir rallies to help fund in memory of four-year-old

16 June 2025

A former racing driver has donated £7,000 to a fund in memory of a four-year-old boy who died after battling a rare form of cancer.


‘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.