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Woman who survived 1941's bomb in Newmarket High Street dies, aged 94

16 March 2018
Woman who survived 1941's bomb in Newmarket High Street dies, aged 94

Woman who survived 1941's bomb in Newmarket High Street dies, aged 94

16 March 2018

A teenage survivor of the bombing which devastated Newmarket High Street in 1941 has died at her home in the town, aged 94.


Newmarket student to ring the changes at cathedral

15 March 2018
Newmarket student to ring the changes at cathedral

Newmarket student to ring the changes at cathedral

15 March 2018

A Newmarket student will ring the bells at one of the country’s most magnificent cathedrals thanks to a Dragons’ Den competition.


Battle lines drawn in fight for Newmarket's rail crossing

15 March 2018
Battle lines drawn in fight for Newmarket's rail crossing

Battle lines drawn in fight for Newmarket's rail crossing

15 March 2018

The future of Newmarket’s Weatherby rail crossing could depend on a single issue, a public inquiry in the town heard on Tuesday.


Homeless get gift of 'proper posh food' after event at Newmarket Racecourse called off

09 March 2018
Homeless get gift of 'proper posh food' after event at Newmarket Racecourse called off

Homeless get gift of 'proper posh food' after event at Newmarket Racecourse called off

09 March 2018

Food intended for an up-market event at Newmarket Racecourse was donated to homeless people when it was called off because of bad weather.


Exning Court residents anger over heating problems as cold winter bites

08 March 2018
Exning Court residents anger over heating problems as cold winter bites

Exning Court residents anger over heating problems as cold winter bites

08 March 2018

Some elderly residents living in sheltered accommodation in Exning spent the coldest week of the winter with no central heating.


HSBC under fire for freezing charity cash

03 March 2018
HSBC under fire for freezing charity cash

HSBC under fire for freezing charity cash

03 March 2018

Cash earmarked for eight local charities cannot be distributed because the Newmarket branch of a major bank has frozen the account where it is held.


Church of England primary school branded 'inadequate' by Ofsted

02 March 2018
Church of England primary school branded 'inadequate' by Ofsted

Church of England primary school branded 'inadequate' by Ofsted

02 March 2018

Well over half of parents who completed an Ofsted survey about their children’s primary school said they would not recommend it.


Mildenhall is district's 'poor relation'

26 February 2018
Mildenhall is district's 'poor relation'

Mildenhall is district's 'poor relation'

26 February 2018

A sportsman says the time has come to ‘blow the whistle’ on the lack of up-to-date sporting facilities in Mildenhall.


Hidden in woodland is the grave of Jeddah, the 1898 Derby winner

09 February 2018
Hidden in woodland is the grave of Jeddah, the 1898 Derby winner

Hidden in woodland is the grave of Jeddah, the 1898 Derby winner

09 February 2018

Hidden in woodland on the edge of a modern housing development in Kentford is a little bit of horseracing history known now to only a handful of people.


Burwell pre-school where five-year-old was locked alone for two hours closes after Ofsted ruling

19 January 2018
Burwell pre-school where five-year-old was locked alone for two hours closes after Ofsted ruling

Burwell pre-school where five-year-old was locked alone for two hours closes after Ofsted ruling

19 January 2018

A Burwell pre-school closed its doors on Tuesday after Ofsted cancelled the owner’s registration to provide childcare.


Newmarket's Thing-Ma-Bobs to merge with High Street's QD store

18 January 2018
Newmarket's Thing-Ma-Bobs to merge with High Street's QD store

Newmarket's Thing-Ma-Bobs to merge with High Street's QD store

18 January 2018

Two Newmarket discount shops are to merge later this month.


School run time 'would be doubled' if Newmarket's Weatherby foot crossing is closed

04 January 2018
School run time 'would be doubled' if Newmarket's Weatherby foot crossing is closed

School run time 'would be doubled' if Newmarket's Weatherby foot crossing is closed

04 January 2018

Campaigners fighting to keep the Weatherby foot crossing over Newmarket’s railway line open are urging residents to keep up the pressure on Network Rail by continuing to submit objections.


Newmarket man sets sights on Atlantic challenge

04 January 2018
Newmarket man sets sights on Atlantic challenge

Newmarket man sets sights on Atlantic challenge

04 January 2018

Endurance athlete Ben Blowes has set his sights on a new challenge which could eclipse all his previous achievements.


Graham misses lighting-up of Christmas lights display after suspected heart attack

19 December 2017
Graham misses lighting-up of Christmas lights display after suspected heart attack

Graham misses lighting-up of Christmas lights display after suspected heart attack

19 December 2017

The big switch-on of a display of Christmas lights outside a house in Fordham went ahead without the man who had designed and installed them.


Villagers celebrate completion of new hall

18 December 2017
Villagers celebrate completion of new hall

Villagers celebrate completion of new hall

18 December 2017

Kentford and Kennett villagers marked the completion of their long-awaited new village hall with an informal open day on Saturday.


Ex-head teacher entertains Fordham pupils at launch of his first children's book

08 December 2017
Ex-head teacher entertains Fordham pupils at launch of his first children's book

Ex-head teacher entertains Fordham pupils at launch of his first children's book

08 December 2017

Former headteacher Kevin Bullock was back at Fordham Primary School for the launch of his first children’s book.


Our Santa sidelined, claim Newmarket Lions

08 December 2017
Our Santa sidelined, claim Newmarket Lions

Our Santa sidelined, claim Newmarket Lions

08 December 2017

One of Newmarket’s best known fund-raising groups will not be taking part in this weekend’s Winter Wonderland event because, they claim, they have been sidelined by the organisers.


Burwell pre-school owner appeals against Ofsted decision in battle to save nursery

07 December 2017
Burwell pre-school owner appeals against Ofsted decision in battle to save nursery

Burwell pre-school owner appeals against Ofsted decision in battle to save nursery

07 December 2017

The owner of a Burwell Pre-School has vowed to fight an Ofsted decision to cancel her registration after inspectors said she was no longer suitable to provide childcare.


Late night shopping comes back to Newmarket tonight

07 December 2017
Late night shopping comes back to Newmarket tonight

Late night shopping comes back to Newmarket tonight

07 December 2017

Shoppers have waited 10 years for a late night Christmas shopping event in Newmarket – and then two come along in the space of a month.


Residents rally to help prickly patients of Suffolk's hedgehog hospital

01 December 2017
Residents rally to help prickly patients of Suffolk's hedgehog hospital

Residents rally to help prickly patients of Suffolk's hedgehog hospital

01 December 2017

Local animal lovers have rallied round to help provide care for prickly patients at a special hedgehog hospital in Ousden.