Recently added articles from Suffolk Free Press (Sudbury, England):
Witnesses sought to motorbike crash in Sudbury.
Aug 04, 2008 ... POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a motorcyclist was hurt in a crash in Sudbury. The rider broke his collarbone when his bike left the road at Ballingdon Hill at around ...
Travelling skate park comes to Great Waldingfield.
Aug 04, 2008 ... Youngsters wanting to brush up their skateboard skills can get some expert help on Monday, August 11. A travelling mobile skate park will be at Great Waldingfield Primary School from 9am to 2pm. The event is organised by the Babergh Community Safety Partnership and ...
Man exposed himself in Sudbury.
Aug 04, 2008 ... Police are calling for help to track down a flasher who exposed himself to a man in Sudbury. The offender, who was white, in his late 40s with slicked back dark hair, and wearing a long coat or dressing gown, shouted at the man as he walked ...
Sudbury rape allegation withdrawn.
Aug 04, 2008 ... A teenager who told police she was raped in Sudbury has withdrawn the allegation. The move follows a police investigation into the complaint by a 17-year-old girl that she was attacked in ...
Running: Grimwade takes the honours.
Aug 03, 2008 ... Hadleigh Hares competed in the Culford Sprint and Youth Triathlon, one of the most popular local events, in the magnificent grounds of Culford School. The event comprised a 300m pool swim, a three-lap 21km bike ride around country lanes, and a 4km run around the delightful ...
Golf: Chance to learn the game.
Aug 03, 2008 ... Senior professional Roly Hitchcock and his team of teaching pros at Stoke-by-Nayland are offering beginners the opportunity to have a free golf lesson as an introduction to the game. They are inviting women, men and youngsters to apply, with a friend, to take part in a one-hour ...
Bowls: Finals places booked.
Aug 03, 2008 ... North Essex County Bowls Federation played their finals at Sudbury Bowls Club at the weekend with the winners representing the county at the national finals in Skegness during the week August 18/23. Men's Champion of Champions: Roy Bareham (Cornard) beat Gordon Williams ...
Medal joy for ex-Leavenheath Land Army girl Doreen.
Aug 02, 2008 ... A former Women's Land Army girl has been honoured with a medal for her efforts working on Suffolk farms just after the Second World War. Phyllis Symonds, 81, known as Doreen, received the award for her contribution to the war effort by working the land between 1946 and 1950. ...
Top report for Sudbury Age Concern centre.
Aug 02, 2008 ... ONCE described as a "little oasis in the middle of industrial Sudbury," Age Concern Suffolk's Chilton Centre, now in its fifth year, offers specialist day care for those affected by dementia. The condition involves a gradual loss of brain function with loss of memory, confusion ...
Hopes high for saving 28 Suffolk phone boxes.
Aug 02, 2008 ... Hopes are high that 28 village phone boxes in Suffolk can be saved from the BT axe. In early April, BT began a consultation over 43 phone boxes earmarked for removal due to low usage levels. Babergh District Council promptly informed the relevant parish councils and ...
Cycling: Five in a row.
Aug 02, 2008 ... Simon Wright successfully defended his title as CC Sudbury time trial champion on Thursday, the fifth year on the trot. And Barbara Law hung on to the ladies' cup over the Lavenham 10 course. There was a good turnout of 23 riders, and the weather was good with bright ...
Cricket: James hammers Witham again.
Aug 02, 2008 ... Unusually, on Sudbury's visit to Witham, it was a bright and warm evening for this clash of old rivals in the North Essex Junior League, the visitors winning by 12 runs. Opener James Poulson was going to be a marked man as he had scored a century against Witham on their previous ...
Cricket: Hadleigh's disappointing weekend.
Aug 02, 2008 ... It was a tough weekend for Hadleigh, who came up against very strong opposition in both league and cup. On Saturday they were beaten by 13 runs by league leaders Mistley in Two Counties division 2. Mistley made the most of winning the toss, although Hadleigh's bowlers toiled ...
Hadleigh public meeting called.
Aug 01, 2008 ... People are being urged to voice their opinions at a public meeting on the political future of a market town. As Suffolk residents wait to hear what the new local government set up will be, Hadleigh town councillors are insisting the views of its residents are heard before it ...
Pensioner found injured beneath Sudbury bridge.
Aug 01, 2008 ... A woman in her 70s was found critically injured beneath a road bridge in Sudbury on Thursday. Police closed off an area of Ballingdon Street, under the Railway Walk bridge which crosses the road near Ballingdon Bridge, and the woman was airlifted to hospital. The ...
Cricket: Derby win for Sudbury.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Sudbury seconds won a hard-fought Two Counties division four contest against local rivals Halstead seconds by five wickets at Friars Street. Halstead started brightly with A Rose and J Rose slashing to all parts of the ground, but nothing went to hand. It was an unsustainable ...
Cricket: Halstead race to victory.
Aug 01, 2008 ... HALSTEAD needed just 16 overs to beat Abberton by nine wickets in Two Counties division one on Saturday, powering past the visitors' total of 180-9. On a good batting wicket Abberton were soon in trouble at 26-4, with Tom Philp (4-33) making early inroads with the new ball. ...
Cricket: Misses prove costly.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Brockley won the toss and decided to bat in this Two Counties division nine game. There were good early spells from Macdiarmid and 16-year-old Ollie Mills. Wickets were hard to come by until the introduction of 15-year-old leg spinner Jack Backler who removed both Phil Reed and ...
Golf: Sixth place for Jamie.
Aug 01, 2008 ... JAMIE Moul, of Stoke-by-Nayland, finished joint sixth in the Russian Open Championship at Le Meridien Moscow Country Club on Sunday, picking up Euros37,843 (c[pounds sterling]30,000), the biggest prize of his professional career. Moul, in second place after the third round after ...
Hundreds join funeral tribute in Long Melford.
Jul 31, 2008 ... MEMBERS of a corps of drums played on through the tears as they paid a final tribute to the "inspirational" man who saved their band from closure. More than 300 people filled Long Melford church for the funeral on Friday of Royal British Legion stalwart Malcolm Wreford who died ...