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December 2007

 
  • Countdown to Christmas Tuesday, December 18, 2007

    • Shoppers in Bury St Edmunds will get the perfect chance to pick up last minute stocking fillers and gifts at a Christmas Eve market taking place in the town – while the usual Saturday market will also go ahead. [More...]
     
  • £200,000 award for play in St Edmundsbury Monday, December 17, 2007

    • St Edmundsbury Borough Council has been awarded £200,000 to provide more opportunities for play in St Edmundsbury over the next three years. [More...]
     
  • Borough handed £5million cash boost Monday, December 17, 2007

    • St Edmundsbury has been awarded just under £5million in Government Growth Area funding after successfully bidding for cash to carry out improvements to the borough’s infrastructure. [More...]
     
  • Important heritage find at Suffolk Anglo-Saxon site Monday, December 17, 2007

    • Archaeologists preparing the ground for a new building at West Stow Anglo- Saxon Village in Suffolk have discovered remains of three pit buildings dating back 1500 years. [More...]
     
  • Christmas bin collections Monday, December 17, 2007

    • Christmas bin collections will take place in St Edmundsbury at the following times: [More...]
     
  • Consultation on Haverhill town centre alcohol ban Friday, December 7, 2007

    • Opinions are being gathered on whether to ban alcohol from the streets of Haverhill town centre to reduce anti-social behaviour after a similar ban in Bury St Edmunds made a noticeable difference to levels of petty crime and vandalism. [More...]
     
  • Good news for bus users comes with a warning Friday, December 7, 2007

    • People entitled to concessionary fares on buses will be able to go one step further if councillors approve a St Edmundsbury Cabinet recommendation to open up free bus travel to anywhere in England 24 hours a day, seven days a week. [More...]
     
  • Government grant is "simply insufficient" Thursday, December 6, 2007

    • The provisional Government grant over the next three years for St Edmundsbury, announced today, is "simply insufficient" according to the borough council's portfolio holder for Resources and Efficiency, Cllr Paul Farmer. [More...]
     
  • Top marks for recycling success Monday, December 3, 2007

    • Residents of St Edmundsbury have cemented their position as some of the best recyclers in the country by maintaining a place in the national top ten. [More...]