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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.

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.


‘This must be the final straw’: Pair set to walk axed bus route in protest at cuts

12 June 2025
‘This must be the final straw’: Pair set to walk axed bus route in protest at cuts

‘This must be the final straw’: Pair set to walk axed bus route in protest at cuts

12 June 2025

A campaigning councillor will be taking his protest over cuts to a town bus service on the road.


Another town bank goes as NatWest set to close

11 June 2025
Another town bank goes as NatWest set to close

Another town bank goes as NatWest set to close

11 June 2025

A town’s branch of NatWest bank will close later this year.


Jersey Lily’s stables could be turned into 81 new homes

11 June 2025
Jersey Lily’s stables could be turned into 81 new homes

Jersey Lily’s stables could be turned into 81 new homes

11 June 2025

A former racing yard, whose name commemorated the daughter of a Saxon East Anglian king, could be re-developed into 81 new homes.


Scientists learn from the past as £1.8million fen restoration project gives hope for the future

09 June 2025
Scientists learn from the past as £1.8million fen restoration project gives hope for the future

Scientists learn from the past as £1.8million fen restoration project gives hope for the future

09 June 2025

A tree older than Stonehenge has been discovered during a peatland restoration project at a nature reserve.


How an iconic World War Two bi-plane is returning to its wartime home

07 June 2025
How an iconic World War Two bi-plane is returning to its wartime home

How an iconic World War Two bi-plane is returning to its wartime home

07 June 2025

A Tiger Moth bi-plane has returned to an airfield for the first time in nearly 80 years.


Drivers’ speeds being checked on busy town road

06 June 2025
Drivers’ speeds being checked on busy town road

Drivers’ speeds being checked on busy town road

06 June 2025

Motorists and motorcyclists using a busy town road have been having their speed monitored.


New report reveals town’s youth need a place to meet

05 June 2025
New report reveals town’s youth need a place to meet

New report reveals town’s youth need a place to meet

05 June 2025

A major survey carried out with the children and young people of a town has revealed their need for a youth hub.


Inquest will wait for end of police hearing

04 June 2025
Inquest will wait for end of police hearing

Inquest will wait for end of police hearing

04 June 2025

The inquest into the death of a mother-of-three who was beaten to death by her husband at their home is likely to be held next spring.


‘People feel they have been abandoned’: Fury after town estate is axed from new bus routes

29 May 2025
‘People feel they have been abandoned’: Fury after town estate is axed from new bus routes

‘People feel they have been abandoned’: Fury after town estate is axed from new bus routes

29 May 2025

A councillor is furious that residents of an estate have lost their bus service in a shake-up of public transport serving their town.