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Haverhill News 21st May 2013
One of Haverhill’s new UKIP county councillor admits he has been ‘shocked’ by what he has heard about how Haverhill has been short-changed in the past by service providers; A new idea of a monorail service from Haverhill to Cambridge has been floated; and The town’s longest-established recruitment service has unveiled a new look.
Date: Tuesday, 21st May 2013
It's the old, old story of uncrossable county boundaries
The revelation that Cambridgeshire's local authorities have included a renewal of the railway link to Haverhill among the options in the debate which will lead to their transport strategy plan seems to have come out of the blue to everyone on this side of the border.
Date: Saturday, 18th May 2013
Haverhill News 17th May 2013
Cambridgeshire has dropped a bombshell by revealing it is considering the renewal of the rail link to Haverhill as part of its transport strategy; Staff and directors from the Castle Partnership raised over £4,000 by their moonride – and overnight charity cycle from London to Cambridge; and Two members of staff at Haverhill Leisure Centre will be taking part in the region’s toughest triathlon in aid of the air ambulance later this month.
Date: Friday, 17th May 2013
Haverhill Research Park 15/05/2013
Continued development at the west end entrance to the park, view of transformed landscape from the roundabout, a new feature, the parks lake materialises with supporting structure for decking being installed and main access route starts to have its top layer applied.
Date: Wednesday, 15th May 2013
Haverhill News 14/05/2013
One of Haverhill’s new UKIP Suffolk county councillors has come out in strong support of reviving the rail link between Haverhill and Cambridge; The man who told Haverhill it could not have a pedestrianised High Street has been sacked from Suffolk County Council’s cabinet; and A business networking group is promoting a ‘Buy Local’ week in the town next month.
Date: Tuesday, 14th May 2013
Past, Present and Future all combine in one week
But the future is less clear. Vision 2031, as far as I can see, is not what they initially told us it would be. It is less about creating the future and more about protecting the present.
Date: Sunday, 12th May 2013
Haverhill Research Park 08/05/2013
View of the parks main and west end entrance, construction of footpath, assess road and drainage at west end, earth excavations and a 270 deg view of the construction site.
Date: Wednesday, 8th May 2013
Haverhill News 7th May2013
A special consultation about bringing back the railway has been announced next month for businesses and local authorities, hosted by the town council and the local rail renewal group; After Thursday’s Suffolk county council elections, the Conservatives’ majority had been cut from 35 seats to just three; And a vintage mobile cinema will visit Haverhill Market Square next month as part of a regional tour called Archive Alive.
Date: Tuesday, 7th May 2013
Haverhill Research Park 30/04/2013
Construction of the west end entrance to the research park, pathway being laid through the landscaped area towards rear of the housing development and erection of the parks electrical sub stations enclosure.
Date: Wednesday, 1st May 2013
Haverhill News 10th May 2013
Councillors agree a watered-down mention of pedestrian improvements to high street plans in Vision 2031 final draft; Historic trackway should be protected in Havebury’s over 55s development in Withersfield Road; and Residents cram in to hear about Iron Age, Roman and Anglo-Saxon finds at the archaeological dig at Hanchet End.
Date: Wednesday, 1st May 2013
Haverhill News 30th April 2013
Haverhill’s police chief has issued a warning to van drivers in the wake of another series of Thursday night break-ins; There’s a recruitment drive under way for more maths teachers in Suffolk; and How a 24-year-old Haverhill woman is showing young unemployed just what they can achieve.
Date: Tuesday, 30th April 2013
Get out and vote, but find out about the candidates first
Everyone's fed up with politics, I keep hearing. There's no point to any of it. All the parties are rubbish, all the MPs and councillors are on the make. There's nobody worth voting for.
Date: Saturday, 27th April 2013
Haverhill News 26th April 2013
Burglars stole seven medals from the home of a British serviceman in Wratting Road on Saturday night; Parents have started a petition to keep a primary school swimming pool open; and How a musician is hoping to revive the Haverhill folk scene which he helped found in the 1980s.
Date: Friday, 26th April 2013
Haverhill Research Park 24/04/2013
Transformation of housing development landscape, view of the parks entrance, installation of water and gas services and kerb stones being laid.
Date: Wednesday, 24th April 2013
Haverhill News 19th April 2013
The UK’s leading pet supplies store is aiming to set up a branch in Haverhill, next to B&Q; Haverhill business people unanimously told MP Matthew Hancock this morning they wanted the railway back rather than a guided bus service to Cambridge; and Anyone for Tennis? Haverhill tennis club and Haverhill Leisure Centre are trying to get more people to take up playing the sport after work.
Date: Friday, 19th April 2013
Haverhill News 16th April 2013
Haverhill’s new Roman Catholic Church has made the final of a regional architectural award; Dodgy Wonka chocolate bars have been seized by trading standards officers from a store in Haverhill; and Staff from Castle Manor Academy are in training for a moonlight cycle ride for charity next month
Date: Tuesday, 16th April 2013
Haverhill News 12th April 2013
The Department of Health has given St Nicholas Hospice a grant of over £300,000 towards converting the Burton Centre into an outreach centre; An operation as part of a countywide police initiative apprehended two people in Haverhill yesterday; and A new body took over responsibility for providing health services in Haverhill this month, but still has no plans to provide an X-ray unit here.
Date: Friday, 12th April 2013
Haverhill is still living with the legacy of the blessed Margaret
Haverhill is not hugely different from any other community in Britain, so it is only reasonable that someone should take up the challenge and analyse the legacy of Margaret Thatcher here.
Date: Friday, 12th April 2013
Haverhill News 9th April 2013
Police warn retailers after ‘East European’ gang tries a distraction theft from a town centre shop; The town’s MP is to co-host an export trade fair in Haverhill later this month; and Officers dealing with homelessness are asking private tenants to take part in a survey of their experiences
Date: Tuesday, 9th April 2013
Planning, distant or in-your-face, can put the wind up you
It’s been a week of planning matters, which might sound rather boring, but is enough to start a series of hares and get everybody arguing about what is best for Haverhill.
Date: Sunday, 7th April 2013
Haverhill News 5th April 2013
Protesters about plans to build a 250ft wind turbine near Haverhill bypass descended on a town council meeting this week; Plans for another new church in Haverhill received the go-ahead yesterday despite objections from 45 neighbours; and St Nicholas Hospice says the Burton Centre is ‘far and away’ the best place in Haverhill for its new outreach centre.
Date: Friday, 5th April 2013
Haverhill Research Park 03/04/2013
Foliage planted to front of the Research Park, ground preparation for Marston's family pub/restaurant, spur connection to mains services for domestic dwellings and ground preparation for housing development
Date: Wednesday, 3rd April 2013
Haverhill News 2nd April 2013
A representative of Gurteens has been talking about the company’s latest ideas for the future of it High Street site; Town councillors are writing to complain about Suffolk County Council ignoring the wishes of residents on pedestrianisation – and sending a copy to Secretary of State Eric Pickles; and Scientists have been touring local primary schools as part of Castle Manor’s contribution to a national initiative.
Date: Tuesday, 2nd April 2013
Haverhill Research Park 27/03/2013
Method of joining and instillation of the parks mains cold water services.
Date: Thursday, 28th March 2013
Haverhill News 26th March 2013
A man has died after being found lying in the street in Duddery Road in the early hours of Sunday morning; The spate of thefts from cars has continued unabated over the past week, with seven more incidents to add to last week’s four in two hours; and Do you think about other people when you take your children to school or collect them? Police are appealing for more considerate parking from parents.
Date: Tuesday, 26th March 2013
Value for money is not just a matter of good or bad services
Next week we enter the new financial year, so you will have had a new council tax demand and you will see that it is exactly the same as the last one.
Date: Sunday, 24th March 2013
Haverhill News 22nd March 2013
A ‘cautiously optimistic’ developer offers hopes of Haverhill having a university presence at the research park; Havebury’s big High Street development of flats and new offices opens; and Our poll about Haverhill High Street shows
Date: Friday, 22nd March 2013
Haverhill News 19th March 2013
A woman scared off two burglars who broke into her house in Burton Close on Friday; A new study of hospital quality has ranked West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust first in the whole country; A new holiday camp for six and seven-year-olds at Haverhill Leisure Centre is being set up by public demand; and We look at what you have been saying about Haverhill issues in our new feature ‘Sound-Off’
Date: Tuesday, 19th March 2013
I am the Great Leopardo, world-famous lion-tamer
Buenos dies. I am the Great Leopardo, world-famous lion-tamer – the greatest in the world and advisor to Suffolk County Council about dealing with wild animals.
Date: Saturday, 16th March 2013
Haverhill News 15th March 2013
Free car parking is coming to Haverhill next month – but it’s just after 3pm on Fridays. The developer of Haverhill’s new research park at Hanchet End will be talking to town business people about progress so far next week; and Haverhill Golf Course is to be opened to novice golfers through a new membership scheme.
Date: Friday, 15th March 2013
Haverhill Research Park 12/03/2013
Continued preparation of landscape for domestic property development, installation of telecommunication and broadband service ducts, and preparation of surface to accommodate the relocation of site offices.
Date: Wednesday, 13th March 2013
Haverhill News 12th March 2013
The showdown over High Street pedestrianisation turned into damp squib last night as Suffolk’s transport supremo ducked the main questions and scuttled away from the meeting early; After a few weeks’ lull, burglars and vandals are back in action in Haverhill; and Why staff at Haverhill Leisure Centre will be spending all day at work in their pyjamas on Friday.
Date: Tuesday, 12th March 2013
There’s only going to be one debate in town
Cllr Guy MacGregor will be facing the public who demanded he come and explain his decision to knock pedestrianisation of Haverhill High Street on the head.
Date: Saturday, 9th March 2013
Haverhill Research Park 05/03/2013
Research park's public transport lay-by is ready to receive its tarmac surface, with the landscape being prepared to accommodate the infrastructure for domestic property and commercial buildings
Date: Wednesday, 6th March 2013
Haverhill News 5th March 2013
Police have appealed again to people not to make life easy for burglars and thieves by leaving property unsecured, after more thefts; The number of parents getting their first choice secondary school for their children in Suffolk has gone up again this year; and How you can make a difference to the area where you live by organising a spring clean.
Date: Tuesday, 5th March 2013
Historic experiment, which will take science to new levels.
Hello. I’m glad you could get along to watch this historic experiment, which will take science to new levels. I’ve allowed you into my secret laboratory here to witness mankind’s first successful attempt at instant hybridisation.
Date: Saturday, 2nd March 2013
Haverhill Research Park 28/02/2013
A delivery in access of 650 metric tones enabled the base layer of Haverhill Research Park's main road to be laid.
Date: Friday, 1st March 2013
Haverhill News 1st March 2013
A woman has been injured in fighting off a hooded intruder at the Wratting Road dental practice; How the fate of the Burton Centre in Haverhill could become a national test case for the Government’s localism agenda; and The town clerk foresees ‘difficult decisions’ next year after town councillors agree to freeze their share of council tax for another 12 months
Date: Friday, 1st March 2013
Haverhill News 26th February 2013
Haverhill Town Council has issued a plea for residents to turn up to a meeting to challenge the county council chief who blocked high street pedestrianisation; Haverhill businesses have featured spectacularly well in a national internet-based competition built around how much their customers like them; and Suffolk County Council tomorrow launches its biggest strategy for creating growth within the county.
Date: Tuesday, 26th February 2013
A party political broadcast on behalf of the Sensible Party.
You’ll hear a lot wild claims and ridiculous accusations over the next ten weeks but I want to make it quite clear that we in the Sensible Party will not be responsible for any of them.
Date: Saturday, 23rd February 2013
Haverhill News 22nd February 2013
The boss of Suffolk County Council admits a rail link to Cambridge would be the best thing for Haverhill; Police appeal for witnesses after a car was vandalised twice in five days; and Havebury Housing is offering adventure holidays for young people not in education, employment or training, the so-called NEETS.
Date: Friday, 22nd February 2013
Haverhill Research Park 20/02/2013
Concrete kerb stones being laid, preparation of road surface and panoramic view of the research park's main road.
Date: Wednesday, 20th February 2013
Haverhill News 19th February 2013
St Edmundsbury Borough Council is likely next week to agree to freeze its council tax levy for the third successive year, in line with Suffolk County Council; Plans to hand over responsibility for Suffolk’s highway to a private firm have been delayed for six months after the preferred bidder’s option has fallen through. A site in Eden Road worth up to £35,000 is likely to be given away by the council to Havebury to build affordable homes on.
Date: Tuesday, 19th February 2013
Haverhill News 15th February 2013
Suffolk County Council has agreed to freeze its council tax for the third year running; A planning application to turn the former Scarlet Pimpernel pub into a funeral parlour has been given the go-ahead; and Haverhill Leisure Centre has a full line-up of activities to keep children occupied during half-term.
Date: Friday, 15th February 2013
Haverhill Research Park 13/02/2013
Island constructed at the man entrance to the Haverhill Research Park and surface preparation to accept installation of kerb stones
Date: Thursday, 14th February 2013
Haverhill News 12th February 2013
It has been revealed how armed police were called to Haverhill last week after a man was seen with a gun; The proposed merger of Suffolk and Cambridgeshire fire services has fallen through; and Haverhill’s MP was guest of honour at the launch of a new drug treatment centre in the town on Friday.
Date: Tuesday, 12th February 2013
Come on, Richard. You can do it.
Poor bloke, you’ve got to feel for him. Now they’ve found him they won’t stop until we know what he was really like and, let’s face it, he’s never going to live up to the billing of Shakespeare’s Richard the Third.
Date: Saturday, 9th February 2013
Haverhill News 8th February 2013
A new church building and community centre is being planned in Haverhill, with an auditorium to seat 350 people; Haverhill town council is objecting to St Nicholas Hospice’s to move its shop into the Burton Centre; and Students from Castle Manor have designed a maths-themed make-over for Kid City at the leisure centre.
Date: Friday, 8th February 2013
Construction of the Haverhill Research Park 06/02/2013
Video footage at Haverhill Research Park development project; of the main entrance, construction of main road and installation of the cut off drain.
Date: Wednesday, 6th February 2013
Haverhill Crime Report 06/02/2013
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Date: Wednesday, 6th February 2013
Haverhill Research Park 31/01/2013
Video footage of the main road being constructed into the new Haverhill Research Park development
Date: Tuesday, 5th February 2013
Haverhill News 5th February 2013
A third accosting within a week has taken place in Haverhill, but police say they are not linking the incidents; The Conservative group on Haverhill Town Council are to select a new leader after Cllr Bryan Hawes has left the party to become an Independent; and The boss of Suffolk County Council will be in Haverhill later this month to talk to local businesses.
Date: Tuesday, 5th February 2013
Mad Hatter's Tea Party - only with buildings
So what are we to make over this latest rumpus over the Burton Centre? Quite the most bizarre one I can remember in Haverhill, and that is saying a lot.
Date: Saturday, 2nd February 2013
Haverhill News 1st February 2013
A dog saved a woman from a serious attack on the Parkway estate on Wednesday night; Town councillors may consider a costly judicial review if they find they have a chance of overturning the county’s decision not to give them the Burton Centre; Haverhill’s paralympian Caroline MacLean has been given the freedom of the town.
Date: Friday, 1st February 2013
Haverhill News 29th January 2013
Haverhill police’s Safer Neighbourhood Team is being brought up to its highest staffing level in its five-year history, Town Councillors will hear tonight whether they have made any progress in the efforts to secure the Burton Centre; and the future of Haverhill Local History Group is up for discussion.
Date: Tuesday, 29th January 2013
Haverhill News 25th January 2013
Controversial grade boundary changes in GCSEs have affected Suffolk schools’ performance in league tables published this week, including Castle Manor in Haverhill; Police are looking for witnesses after a man accosted a 13-year-old girl on the Clements estate on Tuesday afternoon; and Haverhill High Street suffers a new blow with the news Superdrug is to close
Date: Friday, 25th January 2013
Time to end the catalogue of missed opportunities
High streets around the country have begun in recent weeks to look like the famous sinking ship which the rats are leaving, yet until now Haverhill has largely escaped
Date: Friday, 25th January 2013
Haverhill Police Report 24th January 2013
Haverhill Police report delivered by Inspector Peter Ferrie and introducing Haverhill's newest recruit PC Rob Williams
Date: Thursday, 24th January 2013
Haverhill News 22nd January 2013
Schools in Haverhill were all back in operation today after an extra day off for many pupils yesterday due to the snow; A burglar got away with a 51-inch flat screen TV after breaking into the Ex-Servicemen’s Club; and Work is already under way on creating Haverhill’s summer flagfest
Date: Tuesday, 22nd January 2013
Haverhill News 18th January 2013
A countywide travel card scheme is being considered to help young people access work, training and education; A five-mile charity walk is being planned next month in Haverhill to raise money for St Nicholas Hospice; and With more snow forecast today and over the weekend, authorities are again asking people to leave extra time for any journeys they have to make.
Date: Friday, 18th January 2013
Haverhill News 15th January 2013
Police have issued an e-fit picture of the man who attacked an 18-year-old woman with broken glass and bleach last week; St Nicholas Hospice have submitted a planning application to turn the Burton Centre into an outreach base for the charity in Haverhill; and It’s all set for Beauty to meet the terrifying Beast at Haverhill Arts Centre this weekend.
Date: Tuesday, 15th January 2013
Plans of campaign are needed for High Noon
So the bogeyman rides into town in March to give everyone a chance to take pot shots at him.
Date: Sunday, 13th January 2013
Haverhill News11th January 2013
The man who axed efforts to get Haverhill High Street pedestrianised is to come to a public meeting in the town to explain his decision; The boss of Suffolk County Council has pledged to do something about the county’s dismal showing in the latest education league tables – third from bottom; and There will be a week of free films at Haverhill Arts Centre at the end of this month to try out a new digital projector.
Date: Friday, 11th January 2013
Haverhill News 8th January 2013
The year has started with a wave of crime in Haverhill, including thefts and burglary and leading police to warn residents to keep their property safe; There are just a few days left for young sporting hopefuls to apply for cash support from a new initiative by Havebury Housing; and A major developer in Haverhill has given the computer museum project a financial boost as it relocates to Cambridge.
Date: Tuesday, 8th January 2013
How to make 2013 the Year of the People
As we head into the first weekend of the New Year, how many resolutions have you made and broken so far? It is, after all, that time of year when we traditionally review and re-assess our conduct.
Date: Saturday, 5th January 2013
Haverhill News 4th January 2013
Two Haverhill people have been awarded the British Empire Medal for service to the local community in the New Year’s Honours List; Police are appealing for witnesses after a 12-year-old girl was accosted by a jogger in Millfields Way; and Two Haverhill men are driving from Haverhill to Dakar in a 15-year-old Citroen Saxo
Date: Friday, 4th January 2013
It's the end of the world as we know it
A satirical look at Haverhill in 2012
Date: Friday, 28th December 2012
The world is about to end or is it?
The world is about to end, or is it? A satirical look into the interpretation of Mayan hieroglyphs and prophesy in relation to what is about to or my happen in Haverhill.
Date: Saturday, 22nd December 2012
A Christmas Message
A Christmas message delivered by Capt Andrew D Payne CA
Date: Saturday, 22nd December 2012
Haverhill News 21st December 2012
A public consultation has heard how the Castle Partnership of schools plans to create the first school in Suffolk for pupils whose behaviour is too difficult for mainstream education; Police in Haverhill are battling a seasonal increase in shoplifting, town councillors have been told; and How putting an arcade-like roof over High Street pavements could help prevent illegal parking
Date: Friday, 21st December 2012
Haverhill News 18th December 2012
Employees at the meat factory in Little Wratting had a welcome Christmas present when they learned their jobs had been saved by a management buy-out; Haverhill police are appealing for witnesses after a series of crimes over Sunday night; and Haverhill’s newly-approved safe car parks receive the seal of approval from a senior St Edmundsbury councillor.
Date: Tuesday, 18th December 2012
Parking in Haverhill
How the Police and local authority are working together to address the issues raised regarding Haverhill's parking and traffic problems
Date: Saturday, 15th December 2012
Why can't I have any more?
Do you remember the trumpeting of localism and how local people could take decisions on how they wanted their own money spent on local services?
Date: Saturday, 15th December 2012
Haverhill News 14th December 2012
Haverhill’s public car parks have all received a prestigious award for safety. A high-profile publicity stunt of clamping has shown one possible way forward for enforcing traffic regulations in High Street; and Police will be updating other drivers through Twitter when they breathalyse someone.
Date: Friday, 14th December 2012
Haverhill News 11th December 2012
The public forum of Haverhill Safer Neighbourhood Team is requesting the traffic supremo who killed High Street pedstrianisation hopes to come and explain himself to them; Havebury has announced £2million plans for a new development for over 55s to replace its William Blake Court sheltered housing; and How Haverhill’s big night out pulled in thousands of people for shopping and fireworks
Date: Tuesday, 11th December 2012
Haverhill Christmas 2012
Christmas in Haverhill 2012 was well received and a spectacular fire works display ended an evening of fun filled entertainment.
Date: Sunday, 9th December 2012
Our communities identity is attributed to history
The life and sole of any community, large or small is directly attributed to its history.
Date: Saturday, 8th December 2012
Head for Haverhill
Neil Williams Head of Art & Design and the students of Samuel Ward Academy demonstrates the manufacturing process in constructing the Head for Haverhill sculpture.
Date: Saturday, 8th December 2012
Haverhill News 7th December 2012
Police appeal for information after a gang of four attacks a man walking along the Railway Walk; The council is considering a pay-as-you-exit system for Haverhill’s Jubilee Walk car park; and Haverhill’s history centre could be under threat as council funding for it is drying up.
Date: Friday, 7th December 2012
Haverhill News 4th December 2012
A rail bus to Cambridge station is the only suggestion for Haverhill in the Suffolk rail suspects for the next 20 years, Balfour Beaty is awarded the contract to maintain Suffolk’s highways and jingle bells all the way as Haverhill gets ready for its biggest night of the year on Friday
Date: Tuesday, 4th December 2012