 | - Recycling real Christmas trees Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Residents in St Edmundsbury are being encouraged to recycle their real Christmas trees, when the festive season has ended. [more...]
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| - Street sweepings become compost instead of landfill Wednesday, December 29, 2010
A trial scheme to compost street sweepings has successfully diverted 526 tonnes of material from landfill. [more...]
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| - Abbey Gate temporarily closed Friday, December 24, 2010
The 14th century Abbey Gate, historic entrance to Bury St Edmunds’ Abbey Gardens, has been temporarily closed as weather damage is causing small pieces of masonry to fall. [more...]
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| - Council nominated for Fleet Hero Award Thursday, December 23, 2010
St Edmundsbury Borough Council has been short listed to receive a national Fleet Hero Award for the Business Mileage Management from the Energy Saving Trust. [more...]
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| - Suffolk Waste Partnership launches its 2009/10 Annual Report Tuesday, December 21, 2010
The Suffolk Waste Partnership releases its 2009/10 Annual Report this week, which explains more about the partnership and the work it undertook during 2009/10. [more...]
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| - St Edmundsbury Council Christmas opening Tuesday, December 21, 2010
St Edmundsbury Borough Council will be operating almost as usual over the Christmas period. [more...]
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| - Core strategy adopted Wednesday, December 15, 2010
An important plan that will shape development in the borough until 2031 was adopted by St Edmundsbury Borough Council last night. [more...]
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| - Electric car parking in Bury St Edmunds Tuesday, December 14, 2010
A public car park in Bury St Edmunds is the first in Suffolk to offer charging points for electric vehicles. St Edmundsbury Borough Council has teamed up with Cale Briparc Ltd to install electric car charging points in two bays at the Parkway multi-storey car park, allowing electric car drivers to park and plug in. [more...]
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| - The apex celebrates a successful opening season. Monday, December 13, 2010
The people of Bury St Edmunds have certainly taken the apex to their hearts, with well over four thousand tickets sold for the new venue’s Autumn Season. Spring is also shaping up to be busy, with twenty-five events already on sale and more to be confirmed in the next few weeks. [more...]
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| - arc shopping centre wins prestigious national award Monday, December 6, 2010
Bury St Edmunds’ arc shopping centre has scooped a prestigious ‘Gold Award’ given to outstanding retail developments by BCSC, the national retail property body, at its annual dinner at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 1 December [more...]
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| - Folk stars flock to the apex Friday, December 3, 2010
The apex and The Milkmaid Folk Club will be continuing to work together in the New Year to bring the very best folk acts to the apex, Bury St Edmunds’ new music and entertainment venue. [more...]
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| - Winter Tales at Moyse’s Hall Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Folklore and Fairytales for Christmas are on the menu at Moyse’s Hall Museum, Bury St Edmunds on Saturday 11 December between 11am and 4pm. Drop in and hear seasonal tales from Robin Herne, professional storyteller, with stories for all the family. A chance to get into the festive spirit! Normal admission applies. [more...]
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| - Santa takes up residence in Moyse’s Hall Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Santa will be taking up residence in his traditional grotto at Moyse’s Hall, Bury St Edmunds for one special weekend only, from 11am and 4pm on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 December. [more...]
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| - Tulips are a Guiding Light Friday, November 19, 2010
Hundreds of thousands of visitors to the famous Abbey Gardens in Bury St Edmunds will enjoy an inspirational new tulip next spring. [more...]
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| - Having a ball! Thursday, November 18, 2010
The first ever ball was held at the apex last Saturday 13 November, not only marking a momentous occasion for Bury St Edmunds’ brand new music and entertainment venue but also for The Voice Squad, who organised the ball in celebration of 18 years of amazing singing and performing. [more...]
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| - Bird ringing demonstration at West Stow Monday, November 15, 2010
Bird lovers can enjoy a close encounter with their feathered friends at West Stow Country Park on Sunday 21 November between 9am and 11.30am when local experts will be catching, examining and ringing a variety of wild birds that live in and visit the park. [more...]
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| - Council project reaches 3,000 private homes Monday, November 15, 2010
3000 households in the East of England have received grants to help them insulate their homes this year. Thanks to the Eastern Carbon Reduction Initiative (Eastern CRI), homeowners have paid as little as £169 for cavity wall and loft insulation, and those over 70 or qualifying for the Priority Group have even had installation carried out free. [more...]
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| - Fresh look at market waste Monday, November 15, 2010
Shoppers, market traders and the environment all stand to benefit from a new waste separation initiative that is being introduced by Bury St Edmunds Market. [more...]
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| - Haverhill streets ahead Monday, November 15, 2010
Haverhill is to be at the forefront of a community initiative to reduce waste. The Chimswell Estate area is one of only eight places in the whole county to be chosen to spearhead the fight against waste, with residents, schools and businesses all being actively involved. [more...]
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| - Public welcomed to council meetings Monday, November 15, 2010
In a move to make the workings of St Edmundsbury Borough Council as open as possible, from the 1 November 2010 members of the public will be welcomed to the meetings of a range of working parties [more...]
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| - St Edmunds charity market Monday, November 15, 2010
A special market is being held from 10am to 4pm on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 November in Charter Square in the arc shopping centre in Bury St Edmunds. [more...]
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| - St Edmunds Day Walk Monday, November 15, 2010
A special walk to celebrate St Edmund’s Day will start at 2pm on Sat 20 Nov at the Tourist Information Centre on Angel Hill in Bury St Edmunds. [more...]
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| - Park and ride for Christmas Fayre Friday, November 12, 2010
Alternative travel arrangements are being laid on as Bury St Edmunds prepares to welcome thousands of visitors to its Christmas Fayre on Friday 26, Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 November. [more...]
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| - Benefits prosecution, Mr Michael Mainland Thursday, November 11, 2010
Benefits prosecution, Mr Michael Mainland This case was heard at Bury St Edmunds Magistrates Court on Thursday 11 November. [more...]
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| - Hat trick for Bury St Edmunds Christmas Fayre Thursday, November 11, 2010
Bury St Edmunds Christmas Fayre has been acknowledged as the top tourism event in the East of England at a prestigious awards ceremony. [more...]
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| - Tickets to go on sale at the apex for the English premiere of lost Vivaldi concerto Thursday, November 11, 2010
On Monday 15 November tickets will go on sale at the apex, Bury St Edmunds’ new music and entertainment venue, for Gramophone Award winners La Serenissima, who will be performing Vivaldi’s Il Gran Mogol in its English premiere on Thursday 27 January 2011. [more...]
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| - Historical market returns to Moyse’s Hall Monday, November 8, 2010
Moyse’s Hall Museum is throwing open its doors for free to welcome shoppers to its fourth Historical Market being held from 10am to 6pm on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 November and from 10am to 5pm on Sunday 28 November. [more...]
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| - Celebrate St Edmunds Day at Moyse’s Hall Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Moyse’s Hall is celebrating St Edmunds Day on Saturday 20 November with free entry to the museum, special exhibits and a host of activities [more...]
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| - Local Enterprise Partnership bid gets the green light Thursday, October 28, 2010
The Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Local Enterprise Partnership (GC GP LEP) bid has today (Thursday 28th October 2010) been given the green light to proceed by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).
[more...]
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| - Every Second Counts! Wednesday, October 20, 2010
The next monthly lecture relating to the ‘Keeping Time’ exhibition will be held at Moyse’s Hall Museum, Bury St Edmunds, beginning at 2pm on Sunday 14 November. ‘Precision Horology’ is the theme being explored by David Penney, member of the British Horology Institute. [more...]
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| - Comprehensive Spending Review Wednesday, October 20, 2010
“The impact on council funding is not unexpected and we have been planning for months how to deal with it. We have already looked carefully at every service and budget and will continue to do so in the coming months, but we will not know the exact impact until we receive complete information on our grants from the Government later in the year. [more...]
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| - Invitation to take part in St Edmund Charity Market Monday, October 18, 2010
Shoppers and visitors will have the chance to remember St Edmund during a weekend charity market in Bury St Edmunds next month. [more...]
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| - Benefits prosecution, Mr James Lawlor Thursday, October 14, 2010
Mr James Lawlor (33 yrs) of Raingate Street, Bury St Edmunds has been charged with failing to declare savings and dishonestly made a false statement contrary to section 111A (1a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992. [more...]
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| - Benefits prosecution, Mr Michael Mainland Thursday, October 14, 2010
Michael Mainland (53) of Mildenhall Place, Haverhill is charged with failing to declare income from a pension and income from subletting a housing association flat whilst living elsewhere contrary to section 111A (1a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.
[more...]
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| - Deck the Hall – Yule Fest returns to West Stow Thursday, October 14, 2010
The ever-popular Yule Fest returns to West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village on Sunday 7 and Sunday 14 November, with Christmas shopping, live music and free entry to West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village. [more...]
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| - Kate Rusby Sold Out! Thursday, October 14, 2010
Tickets are selling fast for the October – December event line up at the apex.
If you haven’t bought your tickets yet – don’t tarry too long! Kate Rusby, the
multi-award winning folk artist who is performing at the venue on 3rd
December has now sold out and at the time of writing only seven tickets
remained for the renowned Ludovico Einaudi on 23rd November. [more...]
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| - ‘This venue is just what this town needed!' Monday, October 11, 2010
With over 4,000 visitors flocking to see the new music, entertainment, business and community venue in Bury St Edmunds over 9 and 10 October the Open Weekend was a tremendous success. [more...]
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| - Discover the spirits at Moyse’s Hall Monday, October 11, 2010
Two events at Moyse’s Hall this Halloween offer goose bumps to those who enjoy spine-chilling shivers [more...]
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| - Young people in ‘armchair politics’ film Friday, October 8, 2010
A specially commissioned video has uncovered some startling insights into the views of young people in St Edmundsbury about the way they believe government should be run. [more...]
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| - Consultation about making council decisions Wednesday, October 6, 2010
People in St Edmundsbury are being asked their views about electing a Mayor or Leader, but the consultation comes with a warning because the Coalition Government has said it will introduce its own legislation about running councils. [more...]
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| - Countdown to the apex Open Weekend, 9 and 10 October Monday, October 4, 2010
This weekend will be a busy time at the apex in Bury St Edmunds as the
doors open to the public for a first look at the town’s new music,
entertainment, conference and community venue. [more...]
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| - Invitation to take part in St Edmund Charity Market Friday, October 1, 2010
Shoppers and visitors will have the chance to remember St Edmund during a weekend charity market in Bury St Edmunds next month. [more...]
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| - The Big Draw – Make your mark! Monday, September 27, 2010
As part of the national Big Draw event, over the weekend 9 and 10 October, Moyse’s Hall in Bury St Edmunds will be co-ordinating fun drop in sessions exploring the changing landscape of Bury St Edmunds via different art techniques. [more...]
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| - Top venue for BurySOUND 2010 Monday, September 27, 2010
Young people with a passion for music – making it as well as listening – will be the first to raise the roof as Suffolk’s best known battle-of-the-bands competition, BurySOUND, opens the Apex. [more...]
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| - Consultation on new community football project Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Members of the public will have the chance at drop-in sessions on 27 and 30 September, from 10am to 8pm each day, to put forward their views about a proposed Bury St Edmunds Community Football project on land to the east of Moreton Hall. [more...]
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| - Apex is ‘amazing’ Monday, September 13, 2010
“It’s amazing” – That’s the verdict following a test concert held at the apex last Thursday night, in preparation for the new venue to open in October. Members of the 500 strong audience, who helped test the acoustics and systems, spoke of their delight at the space and light in the Hopkins architects designed building, and said that it surpassed all expectation. [more...]
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| - Timelords keep time at Moyse’s Hall Monday, September 13, 2010
A lookalike David Tennant Dr Who will be visiting Moyse’s Hall Museum in Bury St Edmunds on Saturday and Sunday 25 and 26 September as part of an adventure in time and space, involving timelords, Daleks and more. [more...]
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| - Road closures Monday, September 13, 2010
Motorists are advised that there will be some disruption in the Angel Hill area of Bury St Edmunds around the third weekend in September, due to stage seven of the Tour of Britain, a hospice fundraising walk, Battle of Britain remembrance and a RAF Regiment homecoming parade. [more...]
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| - Tourism hat trick for St Edmundsbury Monday, September 13, 2010
St Edmundsbury Borough Council’s tourism team swept the board last night at the Archant Tourism in Suffolk awards, winning Best Tourist Information Centre for the Bury St Edmunds TIC and snatching the prize for Best Large Event/Festival for the Bury St Edmunds Christmas Fayre. Tourism Officer Sharon Fairweather was presented with an Outstanding Achievement Award in recognition of her personal contribution to tourism. [more...]
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| - Free advice for reducing resource costs Monday, September 6, 2010
Free advice for resource hungry businesses is available at the launch of a new supplier network for small to medium sized enterprises at IP-City Centre, Bath Street, Russell Road, Ipswich, IP2 8SD at 9.30am till noon on 17 September. [more...]
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| - Consultation on football proposals for Bury St Edmunds Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Consultation is about to begin on proposals for an exciting community football project in Bury St Edmunds, which would see Bury Town Football Club move from its current ground in 2012 to a new home at Moreton Hall. This is part of a new community facility providing coaching and development for more young people’s teams including girls’ sides. [more...]
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| - The apex box office opens for business Tuesday, August 31, 2010
You can now get your hands on tickets to the exciting line up of events at
Bury St Edmund’s newest state of the art music and entertainment venue. The box office at the apex will be open for business from 10am on Monday 6
September and with a packed programme running from October to
the end of the year, the aim is to offer something to suit all tastes. [more...]
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| - Open weekend at the apex Wednesday, August 18, 2010
The apex, based in the heart of Bury St Edmunds at the arc shopping
development, will be holding an exciting open weekend on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 October 2010.
[more...]
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| - Special memorial for babies at cemetery Tuesday, August 10, 2010
A special memorial for stillborn babies will be placed in Bury St Edmunds cemetery in September and families are being invited to attend a simple commemoration service. [more...]
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| - The apex - the East of England's newest venue Tuesday, August 10, 2010
It's taken years of planning and now finally the stage is set for Bury St Edmunds’
new state of the art venue.
The apex is due to open its doors in October and promises to change the face of
music in the region.
[more...]
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| - Children's Festival Friday, August 6, 2010
Children in St Edmundsbury are invited to their own fantastic free summer festival this August, packed with play, workshops, sports and more. Open from 10am to 4pm, the event is being held on Tuesday 17 August in the Abbey Gardens in Bury St Edmunds and on Wednesday 18 August at the Recreation Ground in Haverhill. [more...]
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| - Road closures Friday, August 6, 2010
Motorists are advised that there will be some disruption in the Angel Hill area of Bury St Edmunds on the third weekend in September, due to a hospice fundraising walk, Battle of Britain remembrance and a RAF Regiment homecoming parade. [more...]
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| - More investment in future business at The Apex Wednesday, August 4, 2010
An area on the first floor of The Apex, the new public venue due to open soon in the heart of Bury St Edmunds, could become an extra space for events and catering, a report states this week. [more...]
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| - Kick off for new Haverhill Football facilities Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Haverhill Community Sports Association will be handed the keys to New Croft, Haverhill’s brand new £2m football ground and new home to Haverhill Rover FC in a short ceremony at 6pm on Monday 2 August. Cllr Lynsey Alexander, Culture and Sport Cabinet member for St Edmundsbury Borough Council, which headed the project, will pass over ownership to Tom Harrison, Chairman of Haverhill Community Sports Association, who will operate the facility. [more...]
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| - Three cheers for parks Wednesday, July 28, 2010
St Edmundsbury has been awarded three green flags for its parks – the largest number in the county. [more...]
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| - 'Good foundation' for future market prosperity Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Market traders and councillors in Bury St Edmunds have welcomed the results of a review which looked at ways to secure the future vitality of the town's Wednesday and Saturday markets. [more...]
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| - Spotlight on the Dark Ages Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Visitors to West Stow Anglo- Saxon Village on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 August can enjoy a weekend of living history with historical theatre group Ormsgard. Amongst the many activities on offer will be spear dancing, story telling, combat demonstrations and experimental archaeology. [more...]
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| - Bury St Edmunds Leisure Centre Given Prestigious National Award Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Bury St Edmunds Leisure Centre has been awarded the prestigious Quest Award for management of the centre within the ‘highly commended’ category. The centre was awarded a score of 83% score and joins the top 6% of leisure facilities in the UK. It is also the highest scoring in Suffolk.
[more...]
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| - Discover Anglo-Saxon Week at West Stow and Sutton Hoo Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Visitors can experience two exceptional heritage sites this week for the price of one, as West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village and Sutton Hoo, join forces to celebrate Anglo-Saxon life. [more...]
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| - Summer Fun with Holiday activities at Moyse’s Hall Monday, July 19, 2010
A rich variety of historical characters will be visiting Moyse’s Hall Museum in Bury St Edmunds on Wednesdays in August, with fun packed activities for the summer break.
[more...]
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| - Borough residents among most active in country Monday, July 19, 2010
A recent survey shows that people living in St Edmundsbury are becoming more physically active than almost anywhere else in the country. [more...]
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| - St Olave’s Precinct - community celebrates facelift Friday, July 16, 2010
Local people will be celebrating the facelift for their neighbourhood shopping area and unveiling a plaque in memory of fallen soldier Luke Southgate at a ceremony at 2.30pm on Monday 19 July. [more...]
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| - Bury Skate JAM 2010 is back bigger and better…. Wednesday, July 14, 2010
St Edmundsbury Borough Council and skate shop Hardcore Hobbies have teamed up again to bring the Skate JAM to Bury skate park for the third year. [more...]
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| - Queen Street Gates unwrapped Tuesday, July 6, 2010
The iconic new gates for Queen Street will be launched at 1.30pm on Friday 16 July, and everyone is welcome to come and join in the celebration. [more...]
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| - Horse drawn carriage tours begin in Bury St Edmunds Monday, July 5, 2010
Carriage wheels will be rolling over Bury St Edmunds’ cobbled streets again with the introduction of horse drawn carriage tours of the town. From 14 July, the open carriage, drawn by two proud horses, will offer rides every half hour on Wednesdays and Saturdays, from 10am to 4pm. [more...]
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| - High Commissioner visits Bury St Edmunds ahead of Rwanda athletes’ pre-Olympics training camp Monday, July 5, 2010
The High Commissioner for Rwanda will visit Bury St Edmunds on Sunday (11 July) to open the 2010 Redrow Suffolk Youth Games. [more...]
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| - Views sought on Hanchett End employment development Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Local people are being consulted on development plans for Hanchett End, Haverhill. The consultation runs until 30 July with a special drop in event to be held from 3.30pm to 7pm on Wednesday 7 July at St Edmundsbury Borough Council offices in Lower Downs Slade. [more...]
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| - Step back 5,000 years at West Stow Tuesday, June 29, 2010
West Stow’s 5000 year past can be enjoyed in a sweeping multi-period event at the Anglo-Saxon Village on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 July, when visitors can meet costumed re-enactors of the Anglo-Saxon, Roman, Celtic, and Stone Age people whose traces are found on the site. [more...]
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| - Check your new bin collection day Monday, June 28, 2010
From Monday 28 June bin collection days in Forest Heath and St Edmundsbury are changing. Letters have been sent to every household with details of the new days, but anyone needing to check can use an easy postcode search on the councils' websites. These also have maps showing the areas are being collected on each days. [more...]
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| - The Return of Feudal Archers Tuesday, June 22, 2010
History comes to life with knights, archery and medieval crafts at Moyse’s Hall, Bury St Edmunds on Saturday 10 July when the Feudal Archers make a welcome return visit to the museum. [more...]
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| - Recycle old electrical items Friday, June 18, 2010
To mark national Recycle Week, there is the chance to win an eco-kettle or an IPod dock, at a Generation Game style display on Cornhill, Bury St Edmunds from 12pm to 3pm on Tuesday 22 June. [more...]
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| - 'Reluctant acceptance' of Market Thoroughfare link realities Friday, June 18, 2010
Borough councillors have reluctantly accepted that the economic climate has finally stopped plans by developers Centros to widen the Market Thoroughfare (the 'link') between the historic and new parts of Bury St Edmunds town centre. [more...]
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| - Portable Sundials Thursday, June 17, 2010
First generation chronology will be explored in a riveting illustrated lecture by Mike Cowham, member of the British Sundial Association, who will be exploring portable sundials and the decorative arts of the dial maker at Moyse’s Hall, Bury St Edmunds at 2pm on Sunday 4 July. [more...]
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| - Crucial Crew 2010 Thursday, June 17, 2010
Around 1,200 St Edmundsbury school children will be learning vital life-lessons at Crucial Crew 2010 this month. [more...]
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| - Free family fun in aid of armed forces Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Bury St Edmunds will be celebrating Armed Forces Day on Saturday 26 June with a free family fun day from 11am to 5pm in the Abbey Gardens, Angel Hill and the arc shopping centre. [more...]
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| - Food hygiene score now on the door Friday, June 11, 2010
Customers of the 1025 food businesses in St Edmundsbury will now be able to check the quality of food hygiene on the premises thanks to a ‘scores on the doors’ scheme launched by the Food Safety Service at St Edmundsbury Borough Council. [more...]
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| - Corn Exchange – pop in to see the future Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Following widespread advertising, two bidders, Abbeycroft Leisure (soft play for children) and JD Wetherspoon (pub/restaurant), want to give the Corn Exchange a new lease of life. People with an interest in the Corn Exchange can talk to them both and get answers to their questions at a drop-in event. [more...]
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| - Family fun at Nowton Park Country Fair Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Extra attractions have been added to the line up for the Nowton Park Country Fair, on Sunday 20 June at Nowton Park, Bury St Edmunds, including a fun dog show, a children’s farm area, a Suffolk wildlife marquee and a hawk display, as well as ‘have a go’ archery and Suffolk Punch carriage rides. [more...]
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| - Anglo-Saxon Antler Carving workshop Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Visitors to West Stow Anglo-Saxon village on Sunday 20 June can join a fascinating antler carving workshop and learn the skills their ancestors employed to transform local raw materials into tools and weapons and other useful household objects. [more...]
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| - Plant walk and herbal workshop Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Enthusiasts of natural remedies can join herbal expert Julie Dore as she leads a plant walk and indoor herbal workshop at West Stow Country Park on Saturday 19 June from 11to 4pm. [more...]
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| - Anglo-Saxon Village life with Stowacynn Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Visitors to West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 June will have the
chance to experience life as it might have been for the original occupants of the village 1,500 years ago. [more...]
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| - Moth Night at West Stow Country Park Friday, May 28, 2010
Late night nature lovers are in for a treat on the evening of Saturday 12 June between 9.30pm and 11.30pm when moth expert Tony Prichard shines a spotlight on the nocturnal moth species that may be found in West Stow Country Park. [more...]
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| - Haverhill activities bus goes to young people Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Young people in Haverhill and surrounding villages will soon be getting their own mobile youth project with a brand new truck, specially equipped with all kinds of activities for ages 13 to 19 years. [more...]
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| - Launch of BurySOUND10 Thursday, May 20, 2010
BurySOUND 2010 is about to open its doors to talented young bands this year. This marks the thirteenth year of BurySOUND Battle of the Bands and will be the first to be held at Bury’s new premier music venue, the Apex. [more...]
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| - ‘The Sundiallers’ visit Moyse’s Hall Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Families are invited to make a timely visit to Moyse’s Hall, Bury St Edmunds on Wednesday 2 June to discover how sundials work and make one to take away. The drop in session runs from 11am to 4pm, led by Mike Cowham, a member of the British Sundial Association. [more...]
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| - Community centre transfer in progress Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Proposals for handing control of Southgate Community Centre to its users will be discussed at a meeting of St Edmundsbury Borough Council’s Cabinet on Wednesday 26 May. [more...]
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| - Community picnic for Family Week Wednesday, May 19, 2010
To celebrate national Family Week a free community picnic, full of family fun, is being held from 12pm to 3pm on Wednesday 2 June at Howard Primary playing fields. [more...]
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| - Bin collection days will change Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Most householders throughout Forest Heath and St Edmundsbury council areas will need to put their bins out on a different day and time from the end of June. [more...]
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| - Half-term family archaeology day at West Stow Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Families visiting West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village on Wednesday 2 June will have the opportunity to discover and practice hands-on archaeology through a variety of events. [more...]
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| - Murder in the Red Barn Monday, May 17, 2010
Local historian Ron Murrell will unravel fact from fiction in an illustrated lecture about the infamous Red Barn Murder, at 2pm on Thursday 27 May at Moyse’s Hall, Bury St Edmunds, rounding off the series of crime and punishment lectures. [more...]
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| - Road closures in Bury St Edmunds Friday, May 14, 2010
There are road closures in Bury St Edmunds for special events on two consecutive weekends this May. [more...]
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| - Freedom of the Borough for 3 Regiment Army Air Corps, Wattisham Wednesday, May 12, 2010
The honorary freedom of the borough is to be given to 3 Army Air Corps, Wattisham at a presentation in Bury St Edmunds on Thursday 22 July. The ceremony will be accompanied by a presentation of medals to the troops who have been on active service in Afghanistan. [more...]
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| - ‘Hands on’ with the Victorian Gaoler at Moyse’s Hall Monday, May 10, 2010
Saturday 22 May will see a Victorian Gaoler in the galleries at Moyse’s Hall with family activities and demonstrations between 11am and 4pm. [more...]
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| - Restored historic planter unveiled Friday, May 7, 2010
An historic artefact which has been rescued from disrepair will be unveiled on Tuesday 11 May at 11am. The impressive Grade 2 listed terracotta planter, which stands in the Georgian St Mary's Square at the southern gateway to Bury St Edmunds is a familiar feature to thousands of visitors, but atmospheric pollution over the decades has caused considerable erosion. [more...]
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| - St Edmundsbury building excellence collects awards Friday, May 7, 2010
The high quality of building control in St Edmundsbury, including the highly productive collaboration between St Edmundsbury Borough Council's Building Control Team and Pick Everard has been recognised with two important awards. [more...]
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| - Discover Museums at Night at Moyse’s Hall and West Stow, Bury St Edmunds Tuesday, May 4, 2010
As part of the national ‘Museums at Night’ week, West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village and Moyse’s Hall Museum in the centre of Bury St Edmunds are holding nocturnal events. [more...]
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| - Life and Death in a Victorian Gaol Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Ever wondered what life was like in gaol during the Victorian period? Join Mike Wabe, former prison warden and popular speaker on life in prison throughout the ages, on Thursday 13 May at 2pm at Moyse’s Hall, Bury St Edmunds when he will take you back in time to see what life was like when Moyse’s Hall was being used at a gaol and discover what other punishments were available during the late 1800’s. [more...]
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| - Compost giveaway Monday, April 26, 2010
Keen gardeners in West Suffolk will be among those coming to compost giveaways on Saturday 1 May. Organised as part of Compost Awareness Week, Forest Heath District Council is running the event from 9am to 1pm at Brandon Country Park (Orchard Car Park), while St Edmundsbury Borough Council will be doing the same thing from 9am to 2 pm in the visitors car park at Clare Country Park. [more...]
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| - Coach visit to St Edmundsbury mills Tuesday, April 20, 2010
A coach trip to three famous working mills in St Edmundsbury has been arranged for Sunday 9 May, as part of National Mills Weekend. The trip includes Bardwell Mill, Stanton Mill and Pakenham Mill. [more...]
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| - New visitor centre for Nowton Park Monday, April 19, 2010
Plans to replace temporary buildings at a popular park with purpose built contemporary facilities including a café, toilets and changing rooms will be discussed next week by councillors. [more...]
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| - Spring birds guided walk Monday, April 19, 2010
Enthusiastic bird watchers are in for a treat at West Stow Country Park on Sunday 9 May when our resident natural history expert, Chris Gregory, leads a guided walk in search of Spring birds. [more...]
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| - When children murder children Monday, April 19, 2010
Crime and punishment through the ages is the subject of a new series of lectures at Moyse’s Hall, Bury St Edmunds, which begins on Thursday 29 April at 2pm by examining children who murder other children. [more...]
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| - New ticket gives great value heritage Thursday, April 15, 2010
Visitors will find the doors to two important Suffolk heritage centres open for a year of return visits, with the introduction of a new heritage ticket this spring. [more...]
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| - Leechcraft lecture Monday, April 12, 2010
Visitors to West Stow can join Old English specialist and author Stephen Pollington on Saturday 24 April between 10.30am and 12pm for a fascinating lecture on Anglo-Saxon charms, plant lore and healing. [more...]
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| - Life in the hall Monday, April 12, 2010
Visitors to West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 May will have the chance to experience the bustle of life as it might have been for the original occupants of the village 1,500 years ago. [more...]
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| - Qualification for new St Edmundsbury taxi drivers Thursday, April 1, 2010
New taxi drivers in St Edmundsbury will be the first in the county to have passed a driver assessment and preparation course, before being granted a licence. [more...]
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| - Romano-British family life comes to West Stow Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Romano-British family life comes to West Stow [more...]
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| - Anglo-Saxon Easter celebrations and craft market Monday, March 22, 2010
Visitors to West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village on Sunday 4 and Monday 5 April can enjoy living history demonstrations, browse a tantalising range of unusual hand-crafted gifts and experience Easter celebrations with a difference. [more...]
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| - More consultation for town centre road scheme Wednesday, March 17, 2010
A decision taken at a council meeting last night will see local residents and businesses being consulted again about a road improvement scheme in Bury St Edmunds town centre. [more...]
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| - Christmas Fayre presented with national award Tuesday, March 16, 2010
A national award will be presented to Bury St Edmunds Christmas Fayre at 10am on Tuesday 23 March. The Speciality Market Award, previously won by famous enterprises such as Borough Market, London and Bristol Slow Food. [more...]
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| - The Eco-Saxons! Monday, March 15, 2010
To celebrate National Science and Engineering Week visitors to West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village can join forces with Experimental Archaeologists on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 March as they investigate how eco-friendly the earliest English were. [more...]
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| - Funeral road closures Thursday, March 11, 2010
A full military funeral for SAC Luke Southgate is planned to take place on Friday 19 March in Bury St Edmunds. [more...]
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| - Corn Exchange lease marketed Tuesday, March 9, 2010
St Edmundsbury Borough Council is looking for a tenant for an important historic building in Bury St Edmunds. [more...]
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| - It’s your opportunity! Monday, March 8, 2010
For businesses looking to increase their sales base, benefit from free business support and network with local companies, we have the perfect event for you! [more...]
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| - Riots in Bury St Edmunds – 1327 style Friday, March 5, 2010
‘Peaceful Bury St Edmunds’ hides a far less tranquil past than most people realise. Join local historian Ron Murrell for a compelling lecture looking at the conflicts between monastic life in the Great Abbey and the local townspeople which led to riots in 1327 and the destruction of part of the Abbey Gate. [more...]
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| - New rural homes plans announced Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Proposals for where new homes could be built in rural St Edmundsbury have been published today, prior to the start of public consultation on 12 April. [more...]
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| - Film winners announced Monday, March 1, 2010
The winners of the ‘Made in Haverhill: Cineworld CB9 Youth Film Initiative 2010’ were announced at a gala screening of the shortlisted entries before an audience of family, friends and supporters at Cineworld, Haverhill last night. [more...]
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| - Enjoy a cup of tea and tour of Moyse’s Hall for Mother’s Day! Monday, March 1, 2010
Moyse’s Hall, Bury St Edmunds looks forward to taking mums on a highlight tour of the museum in celebration of Mother’s Day. From Mary Tudor’s lock of hair, to Suffolk Regiment soldiers saved by their sweethearts to female portraits painted by females there is a lot to discover [more...]
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| - Quill pen workshop at West Stow Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Anyone who has ever imagined writing with a quill pen made from a feather found on a country walk will have the chance to do just that at a workshop at West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village between 11am and 1pm on Sunday 14 March. [more...]
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| - St Edmundsbury 1.9% Council Tax increase confirmed Wednesday, February 24, 2010
The lowest Council Tax rise in the county was confirmed by a meeting of St Edmundsbury’s full Council last night. The rise of 1.9% is lower than the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) level of inflation (2.9%) and Retail Price Index (RPI) at 2.4%. It is the equivalent of a 6.3p a week for a band D property, and for band B – the largest single group of households – it will be a rise of 4.9p a week. It follows a Council Tax freeze last year. [more...]
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| - Discover History at Moyse’s Hall and West Stow Thursday, February 18, 2010
Don't miss the opportunity to explore history on your doorstep when Moyse's Hall and West Stow, Bury St Edmunds will be offering a free weekend for all to come along and find out about the current collections and activities. [more...]
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| - Cabinet recommends 1.9% Council Tax increase Thursday, February 11, 2010
A Council Tax level of 1.9%, which will help to protect essential services and invest in the borough's future prosperity, will be considered by all councillors on 23 February. [more...]
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| - 'Waste of time and money' Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Councils in Suffolk have condemned the waste of time and money expended on local government reorganisation after it was announced today that councils in Suffolk are to remain as they are. [more...]
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| - Bird ringing demonstration at West Stow Thursday, February 4, 2010
Bird lovers can enjoy a close encounter with their feathered friends at West Stow Country Park on Sunday 22 February between 9am and 11.30am when local experts will be catching, examining and ringing a variety of wild birds that live in and visit the park. [more...]
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| - Bushcraft for adventurous families Thursday, February 4, 2010
Families with a taste for adventure can discover the secrets of wilderness survival with bushcraft expert Rob Bevington at West Stow Country Park from 10am to 4pm on Wednesday 18 February. [more...]
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| - Food waste cupids bring Valentine’s tips Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Honey bunnies, sweet peas and little cherubs across Suffolk will have the chance to pick up some recipe ideas for their Valentine’s meal from some food waste “cupids” on Friday 12 February in the arc shopping centre, Bury St Edmunds. [more...]
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| - RAF Honington homecoming parade Thursday, January 28, 2010
RAF Honington will be celebrating the homecoming of 27 Squadron RAF Regiment from a six month deployment protecting the NATO Airbase at Kandahar in Afghanistan, with a parade through Bury St Edmunds starting at 11am on Saturday 6 February. [more...]
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| - Top award for Bury Christmas Fayre Thursday, January 28, 2010
Bury St Edmunds Christmas Fayre has scooped a top award previously won by celebrated national enterprises such as Borough Market in London and Bristol Slow Food. [more...]
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| - St Edmundsbury taxi drivers pick up qualifications Thursday, January 28, 2010
The first taxi drivers in the borough to successfully complete a new professional training course were congratulated by councillors, when they received their certificates at a licensing committee meeting last night. [more...]
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| - ‘Difficult times’ seminar for rural businesses Monday, January 25, 2010
Times are tough for businesses and to help rural enterprises cope with some of the challenges, St Edmundsbury is sponsoring a free evening seminar on 18 February. [more...]
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| - Creating the Greenest Communities Launch Monday, January 25, 2010
A support network to help new or established ‘green’ communities in Suffolk is being launched at Great Barton Village Hall between 10am and 3pm on Saturday 6 February. A free shuttle bus will run from Bury St Edmunds station. [more...]
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| - Half term fun with holiday activities at Moyse’s Hall Monday, January 25, 2010
Half term is fun packed at Moyse’s Hall Museum in Bury St Edmunds with activities throughout the week for all the family. Ring Quest continues with a task to reclaim the hidden rings within this ancient site as well as other exciting riddles and activities. [more...]
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| - Haverhill grants decisions Monday, January 25, 2010
Haverhill grants decisions [more...]
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| - Householder penalised for dumped waste Monday, January 25, 2010
A clear message has been sent out to all householders that they may face prosecution if they use rogue waste traders to dispose of their rubbish, instead of legitimate waste contractors or services provided by the council. [more...]
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| - Bury road closures for homecoming parade Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Parking will be suspended and rolling road closures will be in place for a homecoming parade for RAF Honnington in Bury St Edmunds on Saturday 6 February. The parade begins at the Abbeygate at 11am and concludes with a salute on Angel Hill at about 11.20am. [more...]
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| - Views sought on borough’s economic future Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Views are being sought on how the economic prosperity of the borough can be shaped and promoted by St Edmundsbury Borough Council. [more...]
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| - Fly tipping prosecution Friday, January 8, 2010
David and James Poole, brothers living at Poppy Close, Bury St Edmunds were prosecuted for three offences relating to fly tipping waste under Section 33(1)(a), Section 34(1)(c) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and Section1(1) Control of Pollution Act 1989. [more...] |
