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Kevin Hurst is a trainee reporter on the Bury Free Press and Suffolk News and has been with the company for more than five years.

Here are some of Suffolk’s roadworks, closures and diversions for drivers in the coming weeks

10 December 2023
Here are some of Suffolk’s roadworks, closures and diversions for drivers in the coming weeks

Here are some of Suffolk’s roadworks, closures and diversions for drivers in the coming weeks

10 December 2023

Here are some of the works going on in the next couple of weeks which could cause some delays to drivers.


Town tree to remember lost loved ones at Christmas set to go up

08 December 2023
Town tree to remember lost loved ones at Christmas set to go up

Town tree to remember lost loved ones at Christmas set to go up

08 December 2023

A tree to remember loved ones who have died and will not be here this Christmas is being set up at a town’s cemetery next week.


Coroner’s service hunt is on for sibling of man who died in town

08 December 2023
Coroner’s service hunt is on for sibling of man who died in town

Coroner’s service hunt is on for sibling of man who died in town

08 December 2023

A county coroners is searching for a possible sibling connected to a man who recently died.


Canaries striker Sargent reports for duty with surprise visit to Suffolk RAF base

08 December 2023
Canaries striker Sargent reports for duty with surprise visit to Suffolk RAF base

Canaries striker Sargent reports for duty with surprise visit to Suffolk RAF base

08 December 2023

A Suffolk RAF base had a surprise visit from a Norwich City football star.


Town police officers and shop owners come together to tackle shoplifting with new scheme

06 December 2023
Town police officers and shop owners come together to tackle shoplifting with new scheme

Town police officers and shop owners come together to tackle shoplifting with new scheme

06 December 2023

An initiative to tackle town shoplifting has been launched after there was a ‘noticeable increase’ in thefts from shops, according to police.


Watch these Jurassic parkrunners take on town’s 5km event

06 December 2023
Watch these Jurassic parkrunners take on town’s 5km event

Watch these Jurassic parkrunners take on town’s 5km event

06 December 2023

Reindeers were not the only animals surprising people in and around a town at the weekend as some Jurassic parkrunners were spotted on its 5km route.


A magnificent seven for town dance school at UK Championships

05 December 2023
A magnificent seven for town dance school at UK Championships

A magnificent seven for town dance school at UK Championships

05 December 2023

A popular town dance school has scooped a number of national titles at the UK Championships at the weekend.


Popular festival announces first acts for 10th anniversary including Grammy-winning band

05 December 2023
Popular festival announces first acts for 10th anniversary including Grammy-winning band

Popular festival announces first acts for 10th anniversary including Grammy-winning band

05 December 2023

A popular soul, blues and country music event has announced its first acts as part of its 10th anniversary next year.


Award-winning Suffolk wood festival announces dates for next year’s event

05 December 2023
Award-winning Suffolk wood festival announces dates for next year’s event

Award-winning Suffolk wood festival announces dates for next year’s event

05 December 2023

Organisers of an award-winning Suffolk festival showcasing the many aspects of wood and wood workers has announced its dates for 2024.


‘This behaviour is wholly unacceptable’: Chief executive of zoos resigns after redundancies backlash

04 December 2023
‘This behaviour is wholly unacceptable’: Chief executive of zoos resigns after redundancies backlash

‘This behaviour is wholly unacceptable’: Chief executive of zoos resigns after redundancies backlash

04 December 2023

The chief executive of the Zoological Society of East Anglia, which runs a Norfolk and a Suffolk zoo, has resigned.


Second man charged after alleged kidnapping and assault in town

04 December 2023
Second man charged after alleged kidnapping and assault in town

Second man charged after alleged kidnapping and assault in town

04 December 2023

Officers have charged a second man in connection with the alleged kidnapping and assault of a Suffolk man.


‘This money will help even more people’: Beer festival organiser gives record amount to charity

04 December 2023
‘This money will help even more people’: Beer festival organiser gives record amount to charity

‘This money will help even more people’: Beer festival organiser gives record amount to charity

04 December 2023

The organiser of the East Anglian Beer and Cider Festival said he was delighted to give a record amount of money to charities at the weekend.


Here are some of Suffolk’s roadworks, closures and diversions for drivers in the coming weeks

03 December 2023
Here are some of Suffolk’s roadworks, closures and diversions for drivers in the coming weeks

Here are some of Suffolk’s roadworks, closures and diversions for drivers in the coming weeks

03 December 2023

Here are some of the works going on in the next couple of weeks which could cause some delays to drivers.


Estate calls for stolen toy soldier statues to come marching back after theft

01 December 2023
Estate calls for stolen toy soldier statues to come marching back after theft

Estate calls for stolen toy soldier statues to come marching back after theft

01 December 2023

A popular Suffolk estate is calling for four life-size festive toy soldier statues to be returned after they were stolen earlier in the week.


Town theatre to open up as ‘Warm Welcome Space’ over the winter

01 December 2023
Town theatre to open up as ‘Warm Welcome Space’ over the winter

Town theatre to open up as ‘Warm Welcome Space’ over the winter

01 December 2023

The Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds is to open tomorrow as part of West Suffolk Council’s Warm Welcome Space initiative.


Social media influencer and marathon runner come together for town’s Christmas hamper appeal

01 December 2023
Social media influencer and marathon runner come together for town’s Christmas hamper appeal

Social media influencer and marathon runner come together for town’s Christmas hamper appeal

01 December 2023

A motovlogger with more than 650,000 followers and a world marathon list runner have joined forces to bring Christmas cheer to their town.


Suffolk village school postpones Christingle and closes after classrooms flooded

01 December 2023
Suffolk village school postpones Christingle and closes after classrooms flooded

Suffolk village school postpones Christingle and closes after classrooms flooded

01 December 2023

A Suffolk village school has had to close today after a burst water pipe flooded rooms on the site – cancelling its Christingle celebrations.


Staff to be made redundant at popular Suffolk and Norfolk zoos

30 November 2023
Staff to be made redundant at popular Suffolk and Norfolk zoos

Staff to be made redundant at popular Suffolk and Norfolk zoos

30 November 2023

The Zoological Society of East Anglia has announced it is making a number of redundancies in order to secure its long term financial stability.


‘It was an incredibly exciting experience’: Suffolk hospital chefs take fourth in NHS England competition

30 November 2023
‘It was an incredibly exciting experience’: Suffolk hospital chefs take fourth in NHS England competition

‘It was an incredibly exciting experience’: Suffolk hospital chefs take fourth in NHS England competition

30 November 2023

A pair of Suffolk hospital chefs have come fourth against NHS teams across the country trying to be crowned NHS England Chef of the Year.


Town’s Christmas window competition calls on public to pick its new champion

28 November 2023
Town’s Christmas window competition calls on public to pick its new champion

Town’s Christmas window competition calls on public to pick its new champion

28 November 2023

A town’s Christmas Window Competition is back again this year, with shoppers, customers and visitors being asked to chose its champion.