Bury Free Press (Bury St. Edmunds, England) back issues from June 2007:
Arsonist, 39, who beat wife is jailed.
Jun 01, 2007 ... A MAN who beat up his wife and then set fire to her home, has been jailed for three years and three months. Judge Neil Mckittrick called Christopher Weatherly 'self-indulgent' and 'very selfish' after hearing how he attacked Melanie Kempen at their caravan in Great Yarmouth and ...
Burglar found asleep naked in home he had broken in to.
Jun 01, 2007 ... A MENTAL health patient, who broke into a house and stole alcohol, was discovered sleeping naked in a bed. The homeowner, who has asked not to be named, has told how she returned to her home in Hardwick Lane, Bury St Edmunds, at 10.30am on Tuesday to find her home had been ...
Brave Liam returns home.
Jun 01, 2007 ... A COURAGEOUS youngster from Bury St Edmunds, who suffered a brain clot in a biking crash, is fighting his way back to fitness. Liam Askew, 17, was training at Wildtracks, in Kennett, when his bike nose-dived and he was rushed to hospital with a swelling on the spine on April 28 ....
High spirits lift a soggy end to annual festival.(Concert review)
Jun 01, 2007 ... SEVENTEEN days of music and the arts came to a soggy close at the weekend, as the heavens opened on the final concert of the Bury St Edmunds Festival. However, this year's Festival had plenty to draw the crowds, with its uplifting blend of music, art and performance. ...
Fun day helps town hospice.
Jun 01, 2007 ... CHILDREN'S faces were bright and jolly despite the weather outside as villagers joined together for a fun day to raise money for charity. The Priors Inn pub, in Priors Avenue, Bury St Edmunds, hosted a full day of fun on bank holiday Monday in aid of the town's St Nicholas' ...
Talks are held over new site for windfarm.
Jun 01, 2007 ... PLANS are being discussed for a new windfarm that could power up to 11,000 homes on the site of a wartime airfield. Renewable energy firm Enertrag UK is negotiating with landowners in a bid to build seven or eight wind turbines in Chedburgh - but one resident raised fears the ...
M-bike stolen in raid.
Jun 01, 2007 ... THIEVES stole a motorbike from a shed in North Road, Lakenheath, in the early hours of Friday. The raiders made off with an orange and black KTM - registration FX04 WHU - after thieves forced ...
Rio is the winner.
Jun 01, 2007 ... MOTHER and baby smiled once again for the camera as they were announced as the winner of the Bury Free Press Baby and Toddler Contest 2007. Fifteen-week-old baby Rio Reynolds was voted top baby after mother and father, Natasha, 26, and Darren, 31, from Bury St Edmunds, entered ...
Long and winding road ahead.
Jun 01, 2007 ... A COUNCIL will have to write to up to 10 landowners after being handed a petition concerning a flooded footpath. The petition was signed by 94 people concerned over the footpath linking Rembrandt Way to Cullum Road, in Bury St Edmunds. The petition called on St ...
Shows to crow about.
Jun 01, 2007 ... IT was a bad weekend for birds in Lawshall and Cotton as scarecrows scattered the streets for two competitions. Drivers travelling into Lawshall got a fright on Sunday as they caught a glimpse of a policeman holding a speed camera, but when they got closer they realised it was ...
Diverse cultures are celebrated.
Jun 01, 2007 ... MELODEONS, face painting, ballet and basketball were the order of the day at the second West Suffolk Festival of Culture at The Corn Exchange, in Bury St Edmunds, on Tuesday. The free event aimed to promote the varied cultures in West Suffolk. Funded by the Western ...
Gearing up for a great charity challenge.
Jun 01, 2007 ... WHETHER you are a serious cyclist or someone who gets on two wheels for fun, the St Edmund's Wheel event will be taking to the lanes and byways around Bury St Edmunds next Sunday. It is the 10th anniversary cycle, where hundreds of people help to raise money for local charities, ...
Wet, wet weekend.
Jun 01, 2007 ... ORGANISERS of bank holiday events at the weekend counted the cost of extraordinary rain, which fell ceaselessly for more than 36 hours. Total rainfall over the weekend measured 35.6mm, according to Alan Messem, who measures rainfall at the River Linnet, and official records ...
Tennis: Ladies record draw - but men are the stars.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Risbygate Ladies first team travelled to Saffron Walden for a Cambridge League match and came away with a slightly fortunate four-all draw, while Men's Two earned two league points with a good away win on the same night. The Ladies were 3-1 down at the end of the first round, ...
Angling by John Easdown: Be selective for species.
Jun 01, 2007 ... One of the pleasures of fishing is that when a bite develops it is not usually possible to know what is responsible. I say usually because the huge majority of waters are stocked with more than one species of fish and they are of various sizes. That uncertainty of 'what is ...
Petanque: Titles tumble at nationals.
Jun 01, 2007 ... THE annual English Petanque Titles were held in Bury St Edmunds over the bank holiday weekend. England's finest players attended the three-day event, which was staged at the British Sugar Social Club for the second consecutive year. Despite heavy rain, the ...
Bury Petanque: Meadlands back at top.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Meadlands A have recaptured top spot in the Amtin Ltd Bury and District Petanque League Division One following their 3-2 away win at Elephant & Castle. The Castle put up a gallant fight and their lowly position in Division Two does not do justice to how close they are to putting together a ...
Kickboxing: Marlon aims for top title.
Jun 01, 2007 ... KICKBOXER Marlon Hunt is determined to become a two-time world champion when he begins his gruelling schedule in the Italian WAKO World Cup today. The event, which runs until Monday, will see the Stowmarket Light-Heavyweight having to fight for up to 10 hours each day in a ...
Motorsport by Arthur Debenham: Age holds the key for next generation of top drivers.
Jun 01, 2007 ... I often hear, that if you want to be successful in motorsport, an early start is necessary. I am not suggesting you get up in the middle of the night - it is all to do with age. If you are looking to become the next Lewis Hamilton or Jenson Button, you need to get ...
Bowls: Special match marks Ixworth centenary.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Ixworth Bowls Club marked its centenary year with a home friendly against the President of the English Women's Bowls Association side. Ixworth won the match but vice-president John Chambers stressed it was the taking part that counted. "We won on five rinks and lost ...
Bowls: Tuddenham move into top spot.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Tuddenham are the new leaders of Bury and District Bowls League Division One, taking six points at home against Walsham, the previous top team. Roy Dunbavin, Ivan Cringle and David Grimwood were the most successful rink, winning 24-15. Stanton continued their recovery, gaining ...
Golf by Bryan Potter: Flempton and Bury through to final eight.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Bury St Edmunds and Flempton battled through to the quarter finals of the Suffolk inter-club competition for the Tolly Cobbold Cup following home victories in the second round on Sunday. Bury won three and halved one of their 36-hole foursomes in the home tie with Rookery Park ...
Darts: End of an era as Derek moves on.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Bury St Edmunds Super League darts team said farewell to team manager and club founder Derek Clarke on Saturday evening. Clarke stepped down from the managerial post at the end of last season after 32 years with the club. In front of current and former Bury Super ...
Free security check.
Jun 01, 2007 ... INTERNET users in Bury St Edmunds are being offered a free security check for their home systems by a new company trying to crack computer crime. PBP Solutions is prepared to carry out a free, no obligation internet and security awareness check-up to bring peace of mind to ...
Athletics: Golden girl Sam secures coveted top spot in shot putt.
Jun 01, 2007 ... The South of England Under 20 Track and Field Championships took place at the weekend and the young athletes of West Suffolk Athletic Club enjoyed some memorable results. Two came home with medals and there were a number of notable personal best performances. Six athletes from ...
Cycling: Brian cycles back into form with Lackford victory.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Brian Phillips, of the East Grinstead Cycling Club, continued his return to top form with an impressive win on a makeshift 9.8-mile Lackford course at the West Suffolk Wheelers Evening time-trial series event. Phillips completed the course in 22mins 12secs, more than one minute ...
Running by Joe Jogger: Prewer shows class in forest 'half'.
Jun 01, 2007 ... The Brandon Half Marathon was held on a very wet Bank Holiday Monday from the May Day Field in Thetford Forest. Brandon Fern Hoppers were the host club and were really pleased with the turnout despite the incessant rain. As the Fern Hoppers are such a small club with only 25 ...
Netball: Jubilee triumph.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Jubilee A played Cockfield with both teams beginning strongly with some superb netball being played in all areas of the court. Jubilee took a slight advantage and took a two goal lead at the end of the first quarter 8-6. The second quarter saw both teams fighting hard ...
RUGBY LEAGUE.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Colchester 66, Thetford Titans 32 After a great win against Greenwich the week before, Thetford Titans were hampered by nine injuries ahead of this away fixture at Colchester. Despite this early set-back, the Norfolk-based outfit started the game brightly and scored ...
Rugby Union: Honours even for Under-10s in cup final.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Bury Under-10s travelled to Twickenham, the home of rugby union, to play Hornets RFC from Weston-super-Mare in the Gulliver's Bowl Final. About 100 Bury supporters travelled too, despite the atrocious conditions. Bury started well by putting immediate pressure on the ...
Cricket: Results & Fixtures.
Jun 01, 2007 ... GIBBS DENLEY EAST ANGLIAN PREMIER LEAGUE * team batting first Bury St Edmunds (25 points) 171-5 beat *Clacton (4) 169 by five wickets. HATCHICK TWO COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP Division One: *Halstead (20) 248-7 beat Mildenhall (5) 145 by 103 runs. ...
Cricket: Pat's 75 fails to add spark to Thetford.
Jun 01, 2007 ... A defiant 75 from captain Pat Sparkes failed to rescue Thetford A as they sank to a 78-run defeat away to Bircham in West Norfolk League Division Three. After putting Bircham in, Gavin Siriwardena (2-44) and 15-year-old Sam Turner (3-31) bowled well to reduce the home side to ...
Cricket: France shows power-play.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Only Saturday's cricket was possible at the weekend, with the weather forcing three of the six scheduled games for Bury St Edmunds Cricket Club to be cancelled. The 1st XI defeated a determined and previously unbeaten Clacton side by five wickets and extended their own unbeaten ...
Speedway: Fen Tigers aiming for place in cup quarter-final.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Mildenhall Fen Tigers will be aiming to reach the Speedway Knock-out Cup quarter-final when they take to their West Row track with Rye House on Sunday. But to do so, the Fenmen will need to overturn a nine point first-leg defecit, sustained at Hoddesdon in April. The ...
Football: NEW STRIKER FOR TOWN.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Bury Town have pulled off a major summer transfer coup with the signing of Ian Cambridge from Nationwide Conference side Histon. Assistant manager Trevor Collins, who has been monitoring the player for more than a month, is delighted with the new acquisition and believes the 6ft ...
It's showtime!
Jun 02, 2007 ... DARK skies couldn't stop 80,000 visitors flocking to the Suffolk Show, in Trinity Park, Ipswich, on Wednesday Prize-winning cattle, majestic horses and dare devil stunts kept crowds entertained as the Suffolk Agricultural Association held its 176th show. Tracy and ...
Havebury unveils 1,400 new homes.(Website overview)
Jun 02, 2007 ... SOME 400 new affordable homes are to be built over the next three to five years by Havebury Housing Partnership - plus another 1,000 homes for families in St Edmundsbury. The annual meeting of the tenants forum also learned that the organisation, which administers 5,900 homes, ...
Pair prepare for banger safari.
Jun 03, 2007 ... A Bury St Edmunds man is hoping to travel from Calais to Casablanca in just five days in a car he bought for a mere [pounds sterling]95. Richard Ford, 30, is setting off on a banger car rally on June 24 with an old university friend, Iain Donald, 29, to raise money for the ...
Volunteer clocks up 15 years.
Jun 03, 2007 ... A VOLUNTEER, who has worked tirelessly helping those in need, this week celebrated more than 15 years of volunteering. Monique Barnes, from Bury St Edmunds, is one of the 22 million volunteers nationwide celebrated by National Volunteer Week Monique has been ...
Double delight from Ofsted teams.
Jun 04, 2007 ... A NURSERY and pre-school have each received glowing reports from Ofsted inspectors. Little Mice Day Nursery, in Stowmarket, achieved mainly overall outstanding scores for its care of children, hygiene and safety while Little Willows Pre-School, in Walsham-le-Willows, achieved ...
Village hall plans deferred for second time.
Jun 04, 2007 ... PLANS for a new village hall for Kentford and Kennett have been deferred for a second time. Kentford and Kennett Village Hall and Maclaren Playing Fields Association submitted outline plans to build the new hall with car parking on woodland next to Bury Road, in Kentford. ...
New-look theatre is seeking new blood.
Jun 05, 2007 ... DYNAMIC leadership, a passion for the arts and proven track record in the arts and heritage fields are needed to help the Theatre Royal board increase in size and take on the challenge of the future. The newly-restored theatre will re-open on September 11 and its management is ...
Singing in the rain . . .
Jun 05, 2007 ... BATTLING 'atrocious' weather conditions, flower sellers, market traders, fete organisers and charity groups all struggled through the bank holiday weekend and came out the other side smiling. With more than 36 hours of relentless rain, events continued in very wet conditions. ...
Global look at dangerous gases.
Jun 06, 2007 ... A GIANT inflatable globe helped to demonstrate dangerous global gases in the atmosphere at Chilton Primary School, in Stowmarket. A number of events were planned as part of a health and safety activity week, including a mini marathon, drugs education, training for safer cycling ...
Be vigilant, police warn.
Jun 06, 2007 ... RESIDENTS are being urged to be vigilant after a spate of distraction burglaries in West Suffolk. Since May, 13 homes have been hit by men claiming to be police officers or from the water board. Detective Chief Inspector Stuart Hudson yesterday warned residents to ...
Steamy fun attracts 5,000.
Jun 06, 2007 ... THOUSANDS of people flocked to Woolpit Steam Rally at the weekend. Now in its 20th year, the show proved to be as popular as ever as glorious sunshine and nostalgic charm drew crowds of more than 5,000 over the two days. There was also an impressive ...
Boxing: Dean to fight in July.
Jun 06, 2007 ... Thetford boxer Rocky Dean will fight undefeated Matthew Marsh at London's Millenium Dome on July 14. The vacant Southern Area Super-Bantamweight title will be on ...
Centenary camp celebrations.
Jun 07, 2007 ... SCOUTS, Cubs and Beavers from all over the region camped together this weekend to celebrate 100 years of the Scouting movement. Centenary celebrations took place all over the world as thousands of youngsters took part in once in a lifetime activities. In Bradfield ...
Staff help charities in the heartland.
Jun 07, 2007 ... HARD working Greene King fund-raisers handed over cheques totalling [pounds sterling]16,000 to nine local charities on Thursday. Many Westgate Street brewery staff helped to raise the money through a series of events, including quiz evenings, coffee mornings and prize draws. ...
Bus campaign fails to win new route.
Jun 08, 2007 ... A CAMPAIGN to get a new bus stop near to a centre for the elderly has failed after the diversion was deemed not commercially viable. Matthew Archer, manager of Age Concern's Active Age Centre, on Moreton Hall, Bury St Edmunds, began the campaign last year after a number of ...
Celebrations as new-look centre opens.
Jun 08, 2007 ... A COMMUNITY centre has been reopened after a [pounds sterling]100,000 revamp to improve disabled access and create space for a post office. Whepstead Community Centre was in need of a make-over after the laws changed in 2001 to ensure toilets were accessible for everyone. ...
Full steam ahead.
Jun 08, 2007 ... GLORIOUS sunshine and nostalgic charm drew crowds of more than 5,000 people to the 20th Woolpit Steam Rally. Organisers hope the show will have raised around [pounds sterling]10,000 for charity. The family-orientated event was dominated, as you would expect, by 10 ...
Police launch 'local' teams on to the beat.
Jun 08, 2007 ... POLICE sergeants are facing new challenges as Safer Neighbourhood Teams are being launched across Bury St Edmunds and St Edmundsbury Rural. The Safer Neighbourhood Teams (SNTs) cover six areas and are made up of a sergeant and a number of Pcs and Police Community Support ...
Banned.
Jun 08, 2007 ... A SERIAL offender described as a 'menace' to the community has been banned from entering Bury St Edmunds town centre. Jonathan Covington was given an anti-social behaviour order (ASBO) last Thursday, after witnesses told Bury Magistrates' Court he harrassed and intimidated them ...
Estate set for 125 new homes.
Jun 08, 2007 ... PLANS for 125 homes on the former Hardwick Industrial Estate, in Bury St Edmunds, were set to get the go-ahead yesterday, despite worries the homes would create more traffic and lead to more people crossing Cullum Road. The scheme would provide 39 affordable homes, 38 retirement ...
Egg unit plan set to be refused.
Jun 08, 2007 ... A SCHEME to build a free range egg laying production plant in Nowton was set to be refused by planners yesterday after opposition to the plans. The production unit would be housed on land next to Nowton Lodge Farm, on a Special Landscape Area (SLA). The latest ...
Building concerns over [pounds sterling]105m shopping centre.
Jun 08, 2007 ... CONSTRUCTION concerns mean changes could be made to aspects of the [pounds sterling]105 million Cattle Market scheme. Developers Centros Miller and builders Taylor Woodrow believe using pre-cast concrete pillars - as originally intended - is not viable. Revised plans ...
999 texts on stream.
Jun 08, 2007 ... THE police text messaging service in Suffolk is back on stream after an Ipswich-based company stepped in to continue the successful anti-crime scheme. Police Direct, the text messaging public service, was suspended on March 31 after the National Policing Improvement Agency ...
Fines bid to cut school absences.
Jun 08, 2007 ... PARENTS could be fined up to [pounds sterling]1,000 if their children do not attend school, according to a new ruling by Suffolk County Council. Fixed penalty notices of [pounds sterling]50 will be issued if pupils take an unauthorised holiday in term time or miss five school ...
Moving story of postbox.
Jun 08, 2007 ... THE mysterious movements of a postbox on Cornhill, in Bury St Edmunds, have led baffled customers searching for a place in which to post their letters The postbox was moved from the central Post Office in Bury in April to outside Bury Art Gallery, following concerns over health ...
Road closed after car crash.
Jun 08, 2007 ... AN elderly man had a lucky escape after his car overturned and smashed into a lamp-post in Tayfen Road, Bury St Edmunds, yesterday morning. Fire crews, police and ambulance staff worked to free the ...
Driving instructor guilty of assaults.
Jun 08, 2007 ... A DRIVING instructor has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two of his teenage students. David Austin, 59, was convicted of the offences by a jury at Ipswich Crown Court on Wednesday but cleared of two further allegations involving the same victims, both 17-year-old girls ....
New teen cancer unit.
Jun 08, 2007 ... A NEW unit for teenage cancer treatment is to be built at Addenbrooke's Hospital, in Cambridge, and will provide 10 beds for youngsters aged 13 to 22. The Teenage Cancer Trust unit will cost [pounds sterling]1.5 million and be developed within an existing ward. It ...
Police moans soar in past three years.
Jun 08, 2007 ... COMPLAINTS to Suffolk Police have increased by nearly 80 per cent over the past three years, according to a new report. The report, due to be discussed at a Suffolk Police Authority meeting today, highlights the rise as well as an increase in racial discrimination complaints. ...
Martial Arts: Black belts for Fighting Fit duo.
Jun 08, 2007 ... Two students from Fighting Fit Martial Arts Academy have obtained black belt status. Emma Burge, 27, from Feltwell and 18-year-old Daniel Munoz, from Thetford, successfully completed the eight hour grading that was held at Tollgate Primary School in Bury St Edmunds. ...