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- Probe into sex-selection abortions
- UK urged to support tar sands ban
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- Clegg reveals £1bn jobs fund boost
- Fast-track asylum delays criticised
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- Man quizzed over women's murders
- Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim
- Man accused of murdering vicar
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Community News
Thatched cottage saved from fire
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a chimney fire at a thatched cottage in Boxted.
Design contest
TO mark the 90th anniversary of the Sudbury Festival of Performing Arts, we ran a schools competition for a new design for the programme cover.
Exploring our farming history
IF you have ever wanted to know more about the Sudbury area’s rural heritage, now is your chance.
Free interview course
A FREE one-day course to improve job interview skills is on offer for people who are unemployed in Sudbury and the surrounding villages.
Sound advice but search goes on
ON reading an article in the Free Press on February 9 concerning someone who had been the victim of unscrupulous thieves who had stolen the catalytic converter from their van, I noted that in response, the advice from the police was for motorists to park their vehicles in “well-lit areas”.
New hospital bus scheme
A new bus service has been launched to help people get to Halstead, Broomfield and Braintree Community Hospitals.
Change to homes plan
AMENDMENTS to plans to build nearly 100 homes in Great Waldingfield are set to be agreed.
Business rates more than unfair
I WAS pleased to read that others, apart from me, have now realised that the out of town stores pay less rates, pro rata, than those in town (Free Press, February 9).
Lorry skids into wall
A LORRY skidded on ice on a Sudbury road and damaged a resident’s wall last week.
Decision on Boxford new homes
PLANS for 21 new homes in Boxford will go before councillors next week.
Save a life in Sudbury or Long Melford
POTENTIAL blood donors are needed for sessions in Sudbury and Long Melford.
Couple should be commended
IN response to recent reports and speculation about the future of Lavenham Post Office, it is apparent that gossip and rumour take priority over fact and truth.
Charities to split coffee cash
TWO Hadleigh charities received a welcome boost thanks to a successful coffee morning.
New role for councillor
SUDBURY Town Council has appointed a new representative to the Friends of St Peter group.
New centre would be great addition
MAY I be permitted to clarify for your readers the article in last week’s Free Press headed Talks start over museum.
Fire crews battle Cornard blaze
FIREFIGHTERS battled a chimney fire in Great Cornard for nearly three hours.
Fresh hope in pylon fight
CAMPAIGNERS have put forward plans to remove the need for a new electricity sub-station to be built near Sudbury.
State of toilets was quite a shock
WHILE shopping in Sudbury I desperately needed to spend a penny (but as it’s Sudbury - 20p) and on going up to the Gaol Lane toilets I found a lady with a young child hoping to get change for a £1 coin but couldn’t do so as there was no one to give change behind the glass.
Calling all detectives
BUDDING detectives are being hunted for a treasure trail centred around four villages near Sudbury.
Photographic competition
PHOTOGRAPHERS are being urged to brave the cold weather and take stunning snaps for a competition.
New team to save £700,000
A management team that will oversee the running of two councils and help save more than £1million has been finalised.
Molly is not the first cat to be killed
LAST week my beautiful 12-year-old cat Molly was knocked over and killed in Beech Road, Great Cornard.
Rock choir set to visit
LAVENHAM’s village hall will be rocking to the strains of pop, Motown, gospel and chart songs next month.
Groups get slice of 10k
MORE than 50 charities have benefited from money raised by the community group that puts on The Big Night Out fireworks show every year in Long Melford.
Why no warning of blackout?
I CANNOT believe that the street lights have been turned off outside my house without a word of warning. I noticed that it was pitch black early on January 24 and thought, at first, that there had been a power cut. It transpired, however, that the council had decided, in its wisdom, to turn the street lights off after midnight.
Final tribute to Kath, 110
THE life of Sudbury’s oldest resident Kathleen Grimwood, who died last month aged 110, will be celebrated at a service in the town’s St Gregory’s Church on Tuesday February 14.
This could make things worse
IN the Free Press of February 2, Suffolk county councillor Graham Newman (children, schools and young people) says, on improving the performance of Sudbury and Cornard upper schools: “... we are right to pursue the Schools Organisation Review and change from a three-tier system to a countywide two-tier system.”
We had no option, says Lavenham ex-postmistress
THE trial of a new post office scheme in Lavenham comes after two years of fighting to keep the service in the village.
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IF you want to save money by installing fuel and energy-saving devices around your home this winter, an event being held in Great Cornard on Saturday may spark your interest.
County council agrees tax freeze
SUFFOLK county councillors have voted to freeze the authority’s share of next year’s council tax bills for a second consecutive year.
Council shows its true colours
JUDITH Fardell, headteacher of Wells Hall Primary School, has highlighted Suffolk County Council’s true colours in its attitude to our local schools (Free Press, January 26).
Treasure talk in Sudbury
ONE of the most looted sites in Suffolk will be the topic of a talk in Sudbury.
Donor service in Long Melford
POTENTIAL blood donors are being encouraged to head to Long Melford this Thursday.
Hospital upgrade to benefit breast patients
PATIENTS at West Suffolk Hospital are reaping the rewards following completion of a £1.2 million project.
Less talk and more action
MORE action and less talk is needed to resolve the future management of car parks in Sudbury and Hadleigh, according to councillors.
A big thanks to all my sponsors
CAN I take this opportunity of thanking everyone, especially the many Delphi workers, who sponsored me in my charity swim raising funds for Aspire, the charity supporting people with spinal cord injuries.
Traffic plans to be revised
PLANS to introduce traffic calming measures in Bures are set to go back to the drawing board after opposition from residents.
Two shops set to close
TWO stores are closing in Sudbury in the next few weeks, with many others shops staging final clearance and stock sales for January.
Waste collections postponed
WASTE collections across Babergh and Mid Suffolk have been suspended today as a result of the severe weather.
Grant cash helps villages
GRANTS designed to help village life flourish have been awarded to projects in Kersey and Long Melford.
Concern over streetlights
CRIME will increase and people will be put at risk as streetlights are switched off in a bid to save money, according to a Sudbury resident, writes Elliot Pinkham.
Wind power is a great opportunity
SOME people have been making the point that wind turbines should not be subsidised on their energy produced as we all have to bear the cost of this.
Businesses urged to help with careers fair
SUDBURY businesses are being urged to give some time to a school careers fair to help young people find work in future.
Have we learnt nothing at all
FURTHER to Robin Drury’s letter regarding the land adjacent to the rear of our town hall (Free Press, January 26).
Village school cries foul play
A MESSY situation has seen dog walkers fall foul of a Great Cornard school.
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Weather for Sudbury
Thursday 23 February 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 8 C to 15 C
Wind Speed: 16 mph
Wind direction: West
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: 2 C to 14 C
Wind Speed: 20 mph
Wind direction: West
