Haverhill

By Pam Jones

A prolific burglar who targeted homes to help finance his gambling and drinking has been jailed for six years.

Plans to convert an historic church hall into flats have received the support of the town council.

Residents of a Linton street have turned their part of the town into a festive grotto with Christmas lights and decorations.

Haverhill’s Jubilee Plaza could be transformed into a beach, an open-air cinema or a ballet arena for events next summer.

Plans for a huge housing development on land north-east of Haverhill could be a step closer.Haverhill Town Council met on Tuesday (December 16) to scope opinion about the environmental impact of a proposed development in Great Wilsey Park.

An HR director with a wealth of strategic, commercial and leadership experience has been appointed as non-executive director at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.

Cambridgeshire police are highlighting the ways in which male sufferers of abuse can get help with 1 in 4 men victims.

Haverhill town council met to discuss its draft budget for the year 2015-16 at a meeting on Tuesday (December 16).

A man from Haverhill has been convicted of illegally claiming £80,000 in benefits.Henry Stockings, 56, had denied three offences but was last Thursday unanimouslyfound guilty of all by a jury at Ipswich Crown Court.

A charity screening of the film Ghost and help from Haverhill Cineworld staff has raised £970.16 for the Cambridge Pancreatic Cancer Centre.

A family run village pub that was on the brink of closure when they took it over has taken the latest step in its continued growth by opening a restaurant.

Listed buildings in Haverhill town centre could be demolished to make way for new developments.

A new health campaign that has been launched in Haverhill is aiming to help one thousand smokers to kick the habit within the next four months.

A Haverhill school and a business have made generous donations to help the Haverhill Foodbank bring some Christmas cheer to those in need.

Don’t let thieves steal your Christmas is the message being promoted by police, as they urge people not to make their homes an easy target for criminals this winter.

The performing arts talents of students at Stour Valley Community School were in evidence when they gave their Christmas Celebration.

Burglars targeted a club in Haverhill’s Norton Road.

Tributes have been paid to the founder of Linton Zoo who has died following a battle with motor neurone disease.