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Lions call it a day but it’s been a roaring 46 years

08 September 2023
Lions call it a day but it’s been a roaring 46 years

Lions call it a day but it’s been a roaring 46 years

08 September 2023

A Suffolk Lions Club, formed 46 years ago, has folded after efforts to attract new members failed.


Campaigners ask for one last effort to halt Sunnica plans

07 September 2023
Campaigners ask for one last effort to halt Sunnica plans

Campaigners ask for one last effort to halt Sunnica plans

07 September 2023

Campaigners have called for a final wave of opposition ahead of the government’s decision on the Sunnica solar farm plan.


Caterpillars on the rampage as gardeners fight to save their box bushes

03 September 2023
Caterpillars on the rampage as gardeners fight to save their box bushes

Caterpillars on the rampage as gardeners fight to save their box bushes

03 September 2023

Gardeners are battling to save their prized box bushes which are being decimated by caterpillars in just a few days.


Boost for town’s open stables weekend as more yards open

02 September 2023
Boost for town’s open stables weekend as more yards open

Boost for town’s open stables weekend as more yards open

02 September 2023

A fundraising racing open weekend has been given a boost with more training yards added to the roster opening their doors to visitors.


Planning loophole created by government could see 200 homes created on village site

02 September 2023
Planning loophole created by government could see 200 homes created on village site

Planning loophole created by government could see 200 homes created on village site

02 September 2023

Plans for more than 200 homes in a Suffolk village are likely to get the go-ahead because of a planning loophole created by the government.


Rider’s bid to win historic horse race in friend’s memory

26 August 2023
Rider’s bid to win historic horse race in friend’s memory

Rider’s bid to win historic horse race in friend’s memory

26 August 2023

One of the riders in an historic horse race today will be carrying the ashes of his friend with him as he bids to lift the prize.


Hall of Fame honour for the man who owned super horse Frankel

25 August 2023
Hall of Fame honour for the man who owned super horse Frankel

Hall of Fame honour for the man who owned super horse Frankel

25 August 2023

The owner of legendary racehorse Frankel, the late Prince Khalid bin Abdullah, has been posthumously inducted into racing’s hall of fame.


Man faces crown court trial for threatening a woman with a machete

24 August 2023
Man faces crown court trial for threatening a woman with a machete

Man faces crown court trial for threatening a woman with a machete

24 August 2023

A man is facing crown court trial after being charged with threatening a woman with a machete.


Homes development to go-ahead, but what cost the long delay?

18 August 2023
Homes development to go-ahead, but what cost the long delay?

Homes development to go-ahead, but what cost the long delay?

18 August 2023

A senior councillor has accused planning officers of exposing a town to years of blight and potential financial costs.


Police launch arson investigation into devastating fire at village restaurant

16 August 2023
Police launch arson investigation into devastating fire at village restaurant

Police launch arson investigation into devastating fire at village restaurant

16 August 2023

Police are treating a fire, which devastated a village restaurant, as arson.


End in sight for town eyesore as inspector rules in favour of new housing development

12 August 2023
End in sight for town eyesore as inspector rules in favour of new housing development

End in sight for town eyesore as inspector rules in favour of new housing development

12 August 2023

After a battle with planners lasting nearly 40 years, a property magnate has won his fight to build homes on former racing stable paddocks.


Couple’s romance grew from scribbled message to diamond wedding

05 August 2023
Couple’s romance grew from scribbled message to diamond wedding

Couple’s romance grew from scribbled message to diamond wedding

05 August 2023

Bob and Vera, who met on a ferry to the Isle of Wight, are celebrating 60 years of marriage.


Town residents urged to join fight to keep ex-school site for sport

27 July 2023
Town residents urged to join fight to keep ex-school site for sport

Town residents urged to join fight to keep ex-school site for sport

27 July 2023

Councillors have called a special meeting in a bid to save a former school site for sport and recreation.


See all the pictures from Hollyoaks stars’ charity football match in Suffolk town

25 July 2023
See all the pictures from Hollyoaks stars’ charity football match in Suffolk town

See all the pictures from Hollyoaks stars’ charity football match in Suffolk town

25 July 2023

Stars from the hit television soap Hollyoaks laced up their boots for a charity football match.


Racing community mourns death of ‘fantastic lad’ Jordan

20 July 2023
Racing community mourns death of ‘fantastic lad’ Jordan

Racing community mourns death of ‘fantastic lad’ Jordan

20 July 2023

A Suffolk town’s racing and cricketing communities have been shocked by the death of popular work rider Jordan Smith.


Tributes to ‘generous and kind’ former councillor who died aged 88

15 July 2023
Tributes to ‘generous and kind’ former councillor who died aged 88

Tributes to ‘generous and kind’ former councillor who died aged 88

15 July 2023

A former town, and district councillor, who was at the forefront of a community’s fight to save its town’s hospital, has died aged 88.


New vehicle will help to deliver extra medical cover for riders

13 July 2023
New vehicle will help to deliver extra medical cover for riders

New vehicle will help to deliver extra medical cover for riders

13 July 2023

A new treatment vehicle which will be used to help racing stable staff injured while riding out has been launched this week.


Royal tree growers get green light for visitors’ centre at arboretum

01 July 2023
Royal tree growers get green light for visitors’ centre at arboretum

Royal tree growers get green light for visitors’ centre at arboretum

01 July 2023

New plans to build a visitors’ centre and café at a new arboretum have been given the green light.


Town council pledges to fight to keep school site for sport

29 June 2023
Town council pledges to fight to keep school site for sport

Town council pledges to fight to keep school site for sport

29 June 2023

Councillors have pledged to fight a council’s plans for 50 houses on a former middle school site.


Trainer’s wife hopes designs will become global classics

28 June 2023
Trainer’s wife hopes designs will become global classics

Trainer’s wife hopes designs will become global classics

28 June 2023

A trainer’s wife is hoping her newly launched fashion brand will help promote a town’s unique history.