Haverhill Echo (Haverhill, England) back issues from January 2008:
Happy New Year!
Jan 01, 2008 ... HAPPY New Year from all the staff at the Echo to our readers and advertisers ...
Latest on schools' organisational review.
Jan 02, 2008 ... THERE are just two weeks left for people to officially submit their views on the reorganisation of the schools system in the Haverhill area. More than 3,000 people from the Haverhill and Lowestoft areas have so far attended public consultation meetings to hear more information ...
WEDNESDAY PREVIEW: CRC v Rovers.
Jan 02, 2008 ... LOAN signing Lee Barrett could be set to feature in the Haverhill Rovers squad tonight that makes the short trip to The Abbey Stadium, Cambridge, to play CRC. The midfielder was brought in as cover for Sam Green who left for Newmarket Town this week. It remains to be ...
Woman defies handbag thief.
Jan 03, 2008 ... A MAN who was fought off by a woman after he attempted to steal her handbag is being hunted by police. The woman was walking along a footpath between Manor Road and Chalkstone Way in Haverhill at about 6.40am on New Year's Day when the man pulled a strap on her handbag from ...
Burglars flee after being disturbed.
Jan 03, 2008 ... TWO burglars who broke open a window to gain entry to a house in Haverhill were forced to flee after being disturbed by its occupants. The men fled down the stairs and out the front door of the house in Calford Drive when the occupants returned home at about 8.40pm on New Year's ...
Rugby's return.
Jan 03, 2008 ... HAVERHILL Rugby Club return to action on Saturday as they try to claim their first league win since the ...
Impey strike sends Rovers into fourth.
Jan 03, 2008 ... HAVERHILL Rovers moved into the top four after Arron Benstead and Nick Impey proved to be the difference in their 1-0 win at Kirkley & Pakefield on Saturday. There was not much to separate the two sides, who were divided by just two league places before kick off, but Benstead's ...
Big seven provides Boxing Day cheer.
Jan 03, 2008 ... SIX different scorers combined to give Haverhill their second win either side of Christmas with 11 goals being netted after their troubled spell in front of goal. The first came after 20 minutes. Adam Ben-Saud went past a defender before his 20-yard shot was well ...
KEEPER FENDS.
Jan 03, 2008 ... GOALKEEPER Arron Benstead overcame illness to play, save a penalty and help guide Haverhill Rovers to their third straight win on Saturday. Benstead, who celebrated his 25th birthday on Friday, had been ill since Boxing Day and even had to cut his warm-up short before the match, ...
Helions keep up pressure on leaders with double.
Jan 03, 2008 ... Helions Bumpstead maintained the pressure on leaders Kelvedon last week as they recorded a 16 run victory over Coggeshall. This meant that they had done the double over their illustrious rivals. Helions lost the toss and were asked to bat first. It didn't take long for Neil ...
Kedington cruise home.
Jan 03, 2008 ... HALSTEAD LEAGUE Hedingham Res 0 Kedington 1 KEDINGTON picked up three valuable points at Hedingham after an accomplished performance saw them cruise to a comfortable victory. Midway through the first half Martin Farrant's diagonal ball into the ...
Lead slips away in top-of-table clash.
Jan 03, 2008 ... KERSHAW SENIOR LEAGUE DIVISION B Helions Bumpstead 1 Cherry Hinton 2 CHERRY Hinton claimed an important three points in this top-of-the-table clash at Helions Bumpstead. A good fast start by both sides saw Helions deservingly take the lead ...
Football results, fixtures and tables.
Jan 03, 2008 ... RESULTS RIDGEONS LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION: Felixstowe and Walton Utd 2 Ipswich Wanderers 0, Haverhill Rovers 7 Histon Res 0, King's Lynn Res 3 Dereham Town 2, Kirkley and Pakefield 4 Lowestoft Town 2, Leiston 1 Woodbridge Town 3, Norwich Utd 0 Wroxham 3, Soham Town Rangers 3 ...
Hundon move back to top of league.
Jan 03, 2008 ... THERE were no fixtures on the weekend just gone so I'll review the results from the weekend before when Hundon defeated a strong Over Sports side to go back to the top of the Kershaw Premier League. Gav Taylor and Sam Holmes gave Hundon a 2-0 lead at the break before Craig Cutts ...
2007 - July to December.
Jan 03, 2008 ... BY July, people were getting a bit impatient with the Jubilee Walk improvements, and we also heard a large number of bollards were to be used to stop people parking in Haverhill's main shopping streets. As if to underline this, the Shopmobility scheme was launched in July, ...
A most illuminating festive spectacle.
Jan 03, 2008 ... TIME is running out to nominate your favourite illuminated house. With twelfth night fast approaching, nominations must be at the Echo office by 9am tomorrow. The owner of the best festive illuminated home, as voted for by Echo readers, will receive a prize of [pounds ...
'Good neighbour' opens roundabout.
Jan 03, 2008 ... A ROUNDABOUT on the A1307 was officially opened just before Christmas and will help to reduce the number of vehicles travelling through Babraham village. The roundabout will act as the new entrance to the Babraham Research Campus and was constructed as part of a planning ...
Saucy hosiery sales through roof at Aldi.
Jan 03, 2008 ... CAST a casual eye over the hosiery of Haverhill ladies and you might notice their pins clad in rather more raunchy attire than usual. Supermarket chain Aldi, which has a store in the town, has announced sales of fishnet stockings have taken off in a most unexpected way. ...
Hospice gets a hand from Havebury.
Jan 03, 2008 ... ST Nicholas Hospice was one of three charities to receive a [pounds sterling]3,000 donation from Havebury Housing Partnership during a Christmas carol service. The cheque was presented to the hospice by St Edmundsbury mayor Cllr Margaret Charlesworth and Havebury's life ...
Highpoint gets the go-ahead to expand.
Jan 03, 2008 ... CONCERNS about inmates looking into residents' homes were not enough to halt a planning application to further develop Highpoint Prison, in Stradishall. Permission for the development of a number of facilities was granted - but the prison was told it must install screens to try ...
Charity aims to bring reading to care homes.
Jan 03, 2008 ... CHILDREN in care are able to get their hands on books thanks to two Linton men who have set up a new charity. John Bald and Garth Collard hope A Book Of My Own will help youngsters in care read more and increase their education and relationship with foster carers as a result. ...
More patrols help beat the festive burglars.
Jan 03, 2008 ... THE number of burglaries committed in Cambridgeshire throughout December has dropped by almost 50 per cent compared with last year. A total of 98 burglaries were committed during the Christmas month, an increase of 88 on the same month for 2006. Det Insp Alan Page, ...
MBE for local historian who set up village society.
Jan 03, 2008 ... A LOCAL historian has been awarded an MBE in the New Year's Honours List for his services to Linton and District Historical Society. Garth Collard, who set up the society 25 years ago, will go to Buckingham Palace to receive his award from the Queen. The former Linton ...
Time running out to submit views on schools plans.
Jan 03, 2008 ... THERE are just two weeks left for people to officially submit their views on the reorganisation of the schools system in the Haverhill area. More than 3,000 people from the Haverhill and Lowestoft areas have so far attended public consultation meetings to hear more information ...
Did you witness Punto theft?
Jan 03, 2008 ... A GREEN Fiat Punto, registration Y188 BFV, was stolen from Notley Drive, Haverhill between 4pm and 5pm on Friday, December 21. ...
Cash stolen from Portacabin.
Jan 03, 2008 ... BURGLARS broke into a portable building in Sturmer Road, Haverhill, and stole cash. The incident happened between 5.45pm on December 19, and 7.45am on December ...
Man faces questions over riders' deaths.
Jan 03, 2008 ... A MAN from Ipswich is to be questioned by detectives over the deaths of two motorcyclists in a head-on collision near Haverhill, in September. The 31-year-old has been bailed to attend a police station in Essex on January 14, to answer more questions about the fatal crash, just ...
Bigger store to blossom on hill.
Jan 03, 2008 ... PERMISSION has been granted for a two-storey extension to Primrose Stores, 1 Primrose Hill, Haverhill. Members of St Edmundsbury Council's planning committee gave the scheme the go-ahead, despite concerns from residents about loss of light. ...
Rovers fall to CRC.
Jan 03, 2008 ... HAVERHILL Rovers missed a hatful of chances as they crashed to defeat at The Abbey Stadium last night (Wednesday, January 2). Adam Ben-Saud, Nick Impey and Martin Westcott were guilty of missing Rovers' best chances in the first half while Marcus Hunt saw his header brilliantly ...
Youth reports.
Jan 03, 2008 ... DUE to space we were unable to print any of the youth football reports in the paper this week but they can be found here. UNDER 11S West Wratting 8 Haverhill Rovers 0 AFTER a shaky start the Beastz commanded the game and with a convincing second half ...
Nativity slideshow.
Jan 03, 2008 ... Every year the Haverhill Echo sends its photographers to cover as many local nativities and school productions as possible. These pictures have appeared in the Haverhill Echo over the ...
A year of sport in pictures.
Jan 03, 2008 ... Here is a round-up in pictures of some of the sporting highlights of 2007. It was the year Haverhill Rovers finally won promotion back to the Ridgeon's Premier League, as well as the First Division Knockout Cup, and had another good run in the FA Cup. Racing ...
SATURDAY PREVIEW: Rovers v Stanway.
Jan 04, 2008 ... LOAN signing Lee Barrett is pushing for his first start after impressing as a second-half substitute during Wednesday's defeat to CRC. Manager Steve Taylor is expected to make a couple of changes to the side that lost 2-1 at The Abbey Stadium and Barrett, who played for FC ...
Rovers v Stanway called off.
Jan 07, 2008 ... HAVERHILL Rovers' match with Stanway Rovers was postponed on Saturday. ...
Rovers to play friendly on Wednesday.
Jan 07, 2008 ... HAVERHILL Rovers will play a friendly match at Ryman League Division One North side Wivenhoe Town on Wednesday night. Wivenhoe are now managed by former Rovers boss Richard Carter who lasted just four months in the job between June and October ...
Appeal for missing black and white cat.
Jan 07, 2008 ... HAVE you seen Larry? The black and white male cat has been missing from his Haverhill home since Sunday, December 30, and his owners are anxiously seeking any news of him. Larry wears a green collar with a name disc ...
Castle Manor College praised by inspectors.
Jan 07, 2008 ... STAFF and governors at Castle Manor Business and Enterprise College are celebrating a glowing Ofsted report which praised its "rapid and significant improvements since the last inspection". Inspectors rated Castle Manor a "good" school in all but two of the eight core areas ...
Woman attacked behind cinema complex.
Jan 08, 2008 ... A WOMAN was knocked down and assaulted by a mystery man as she walked behind the new cinema complex, in Ehringshausen Way, Haverhill, in the early hours on Saturday morning. Although the woman was able to run away she suffered cuts and bruises in the attack, which took place ...
Motorbike stolen from locked garage.
Jan 08, 2008 ... THIEVES broke into a garage in Claudian Close, Haverhill and stole a black Yamaha motorbike, which had been immobilised, and a set of golf clubs. The burglars forced the door sometime between 5pm, on January 3, and 8.30am on ...
Sandcastles 'outstanding' say inspectors.
Jan 08, 2008 ... STAFF at a Haverhill playgroup have been left 'singing and dancing' after receiving a five-star rating in its first full Ofsted inspection. Inspectors have given Sandcastles Playgroup, which is based in rooms within Castle Manor College, ratings of 'outstanding' in every single ...
Wadlow wind farm battle continues.
Jan 08, 2008 ... STOP Wadlow Wind Farm (SWWF)campaign group is gearing up for another battle after Renewable Energy Systems (RES) announced it is to appeal against the planning application refusal made by South Cambridgeshire Council in June 2007. RES is proposing to build a 13-turbine wind farm ...
Did you see Zafira scratchers?
Jan 09, 2008 ... WITNESSES are being sought, after a Vauxhall Zafira, parked in Thurlow Place, Haverhill, was scratched along the driver's side, between 5pm ...
Suffolk Christmas drink-driving down.
Jan 09, 2008 ... POLICE tested more people in Suffolk than ever this Christmas in a bid to curb drink-driving. A total of 3.069 breath tests were carried out on motorists during December - but 94 drivers still tested positive for being over the drink-drive limit. Insp Trevor Sharman, ...
Huge response to schools vote.
Jan 09, 2008 ... OUR weekly vote has broken all records this week, on the subject of whether Clare should have a secondary school. Over 1,200 votes have been cast, after we asked whether people thought there should be a secondary school in Clare after the shake-up back to two-tier education ...
Cambs Colts League.
Jan 09, 2008 ... Results and fixtures for the divisions involving our teams in the Cambs Colts League can be found here. RESULTS (January 5/6) UNDER 17A: Ellesmere Eagles 3 Fulbourn Falcons 4, Sawston Utd youth 1 Spartak 78 2. UNDER 17B: Bar Hill Colts 4 Plantation Youth ...
Rugby team whitewashed.
Jan 09, 2008 ... HAVERHILL suffered a heavy defeat at home to Eastern Counties Division Two leaders Thetford. The loss means Haverhill have now failed to win in their last 11 league outings since their victory over Broadlands on the opening day ...
Hexcel result given council go-ahead.
Jan 09, 2008 ... SOUTH Cambridgeshire Council gave the go-ahead for the further development of the Hexcel plant in Duxford today, despite concerns from parishioners. The ...
Police catch 94 drink-drivers.
Jan 10, 2008 ... POLICE tested more people in Suffolk than ever this Christmas in a bid to curb drink-driving. A total of 3,069 breath tests were carried out on motorists during December - but 94 drivers still ...
Brave women fight attackers.
Jan 10, 2008 ... POLICE are appealing for information about attacks on two lone women in Haverhill. A woman was knocked down and assaulted by a mystery man as she walked behind the new cinema complex, in Ehringshausen Way, Haverhill, in the early hours on Saturday morning. Although ...
Inspector's report rounds off Sandcastles' year.
Jan 10, 2008 ... STAFF at a Haverhill playgroup have been left 'singing and dancing' after receiving a five-star rating in its first full Ofsted inspection. Inspectors have given Sandcastles Playgroup, which is based in rooms within Castle Manor college, ratings of 'outstanding' in every single ...
Collision man 'is improving'.
Jan 10, 2008 ... A KEDINGTON man, who suffered serious head injuries in a crash, is still in a critical condition, but is improving, say police. Roy Webb (not as previously stated) was injured when he was in ...
Help us rise like a phoenix!
Jan 10, 2008 ... ALMOST seven years after overcoming the adversity of an arson attack to stay in business a Haverhill pre-school is faced with another battle for survival as it tries to raise [pounds sterling]250,000 for a new building. Samuel Ward Pre-School has occupied a portable building in ...
New image for weed killers.
Jan 10, 2008 ... THURLOW Countryside Management took advantage of two important industry events to launch its new image and trading name, TCM. TCM, which launched its new identity at events in Earl's Court and Excel, London, now stands for Tailored Conservation and weed Management. ...
Truck training gets covered.
Jan 10, 2008 ... A COMPANY which teaches people to use fork-lift trucks has opened a new training centre. Chris Sales Fork Lift Truck Training Ltd, which is based in Sawston, has built a new, fully-equipped covered training centre in Stapleford. The training company will continue to ...
ACE start for some special people.
Jan 10, 2008 ... CHARITY ACE is to open a new group in Haverhill in the new year. ACE runs advocacy services for people who have learning disabilities. Hilda Turner, chairman of the ...
Atmospheric show.
Jan 10, 2008 ... STUDENTS and staff at Castle Manor Business and Enterprise College, Haverhill, combined to produce their own take on Charles Dickens's festive classic, A Christmas Carol. The cast devised all the scenes themselves, incorporating excerpts from television adaptations, Scrooge and ...
Residents woken by burglars.
Jan 10, 2008 ... TWO burglars who forced open a window to gain entry to a house in Haverhill were forced to flee after being disturbed by its occupants. The men fled down the stairs and out the front door of the house in Calford Drive when the occupants returned home at about 8.40pm on New ...
Yamaha bike stolen.
Jan 10, 2008 ... THIEVES broke into a garage in Claudian Close, Haverhill and stole a black Yamaha motorbike, which had been immobilised, and a set of golf clubs. The burglars forced the door sometime between 5pm, on ...
Burglars were disturbed by rugby alarm.
Jan 10, 2008 ... BURGLARS tried to break into Haverhill Rugby Club in the early hours of Wednesday morning, but were thwarted by the club's alarm system. Two alarm boxes and a light were smashed, but ...
Hungry man's rampage.
Jan 10, 2008 ... A DISGRUNTLED customer who was refused service at China Inn, Station Road, Haverhill, in the early hours of New Year's Day smashed the front window of the restaurant. The man, described as white, in his late teens, with wavy brown hair, was told he couldn't ...
Tyresome act of vandalism.
Jan 10, 2008 ... TYRES on a grey Mitsubishi, parked in Elm Close, Haverhill, were damaged overnight on Thursday. n Police are appealing for ...
Shops targets of thieves.
Jan 10, 2008 ... POLICE are linking two break-ins in Clare High Street, where thieves escaped with cash. At around 4.20am on Monday thieves broke into a gift shop by forcing the door, and took cash from the till. And some time ...
Protest group needs funds to fight appeal.
Jan 10, 2008 ... STOP Wadlow Wind Farm (SWWF)campaign group is gearing up for another battle after Renewable Energy Systems (RES) announced it is to appeal against the planning application refusal made by South Cambridgeshire Council in June 2007. RES is proposing to build a 13-turbine wind farm ...
Lawnmower set alight in town passageway.
Jan 10, 2008 ... ARSONISTS put people's lives in danger by setting fire to rubbish and a lawnmower in a passageway outside a house in Bishops Court, Haverhill, on Friday. The incident ...
Gravestone was pushed over in cemetery attack.
Jan 10, 2008 ... CALLOUS vandals damaged plant pots and vases at Withersfield Road cemetery, in Haverhill. They also pushed over a gravestone and several benches. The attack took place ...