Suffolk Free Press (Sudbury, England) back issues from October 2006:
I'll just work harder.
Oct 02, 2006 ... A charity campaigner who was awarded an MBE for her work for the disabled has said she has to work from home to pay the bills. Lin Berwick said despite a massive payout from an airline following a legal fight, the costs of care mean she has started selling homeopathic ...
Coffee capers.
Oct 02, 2006 ... AN annual fundraiser saw hundreds gather for a coffee and a chat. Friday saw many groups get together for Macmillan Cancer Care's World's Biggest Coffee Morning events in Acton, at West Suffolk Hospital, Nayland and ...
Speed cameras on patrol.
Oct 02, 2006 ... Suffolk SafeCam's locations for the week starting Monday October 2 are: A11, A12,, A134, A143, A1101, A1065; A134 Newton Green & Leavenheath; A140 Thwaite & Stonham Parva; A1088 Norton, Ixworth Thorpe, Euston & Honington; A1092 Glemsford; ...
Million pound gem in Sudbury.
Oct 02, 2006 ... A rare black opal worth [pounds sterling]1.2million and weighing 529 carats is to be put on show at a Sudbury jewellers. Jonathan Lambert in Borehamgate is hosting an exhibition of some of the world's rarest opals from October 10 to 14, many of which will be for sale. ...
Football: AFC to face Woodford.
Oct 02, 2006 ... AFC Sudbury, who beat Tooting and Mitcham 3-2 in the FA Cup second qualifying round, have been drawn away to ...
Flu jabs will be late.
Oct 03, 2006 ... Flu vaccine deliveries to GPs in Sudbury and Hadleigh area will be late - but surgeries say they will be able to vaccinate at-risk patients before any possible major outbreaks. Hundreds of people die in Britain each year after developing secondary infections such as pneumonia ...
Mysterious news spooks group of ghost hunters.
Oct 04, 2006 ... Mystery surrounds an announcement that a group of ghostbusters who investigate spooky happenings in the Sudbury area are about to disband. Founding members of North East Essex Ghost Hunters were shocked when people called them to say they were sad to hear the club was closing. ...
Parents' anger over holidays warning.
Oct 04, 2006 ... Last week's story about headteachers warning parents over taking children out of schools for holidays in term time sparked anger among some of our readers. Here is, one parent, A Mather of Sudbury's, view: "I find (Suffolk County Council education boss) Rosalind ...
Dispute ends with pickaxe stuck in car.
Oct 05, 2006 ... A car full of young men pulled up at Sudbury police station with a pickaxe buried in its boot, officers have revealed. Police have launched an investigation into the incident on Tuesday night. They believe there had earlier been an argument between two groups of men ...
Arsonists spark police warning.
Oct 05, 2006 ... Arsonists are putting people's lives at risk in Sudbury, police warned this week. The message came after two cars were torched in the town. Sudbury's chief police officer, Inspector Tristan Pepper, said the incidents were linked. "Cars are one of the most ...
Legal threat over fun-fair posters.
Oct 05, 2006 ... A legal row is brewing between a fun-fair and a town council over advertising posters. Sudbury Town Council has started tearing down posters for the Benny Irvin fun-fair because, it claims, they are illegal and tantamount to littering. But the showman claims it is ...
Town's 'ugliest' fails to lift award.
Oct 05, 2006 ... A building dubbed the ugliest in Sudbury has lost out to a retail park in Lowestoft as the worst development in Suffolk. KFC's restaurant in the town had been nominated as the town's worst-looking building by the Sudbury Society. But this week the Worst of the East ...
GPS move to ease fears over flu jab.
Oct 05, 2006 ... Flu vaccine deliveries to GPs in Sudbury and Hadleigh area will be late - but surgeries say they can vaccinate at-risk patients before any possible major outbreaks. Hundreds of people die in Britain each year after developing secondary infections such as pneumonia from the flu ...
Mercy team rushes to help - thanks to you.
Oct 05, 2006 ... A life-saving team rushed to nine medical emergencies in their first two days of action. Sudbury's First Responder team began work on Saturday, thanks to the generosity of Free Press readers. The team has been created in partnership with East Anglian Ambulance ...
Parents angry at holiday warning.
Oct 05, 2006 ... Tough talk over parents who take children on holiday during term time has angered some parents. Mother-of-four Johann Ince said her job did not always allow her to go on holiday when it was convenient for schools. She said cost was also a factor. Last week ...
Vicar heads for Atlantic race.
Oct 05, 2006 ... The high seas are calling a country parish vicar who will sail 4,600 miles when he takes a well-earned rest from work. The Reverend Robin King has never sailed on what he calls "a major bit of water" before but he will soon get his sea legs before the race across the Atlantic ...
Football: Tough ties in Senior Cup.
Oct 05, 2006 ... Long Melford and Hadleigh United, experiencing totally opposite fortunes in the Ridgeons League first division, face demanding first round matches in the Suffolk Senior Cup on Saturday. Melford are at home to Paul Smith's Walsham-le-Willows, who currently lie third in the first ...
Football: Former Town star signs for AFC.
Oct 05, 2006 ... Nicky Smith is back with Sudbury, the former Town player agreeing terms with AFC manager Mark Morsley on Tuesday night. Smith, who played at the Priory Stadium in the mid-90s, is set to make his debut for AFC in the FA Trophy preliminary round tie at Chatham Town on Saturday. ...
Sports briefs: Time for the ten.
Oct 05, 2006 ... Hadleigh Hares' annual ten-mile road race takes place on Sunday, November 26. Entry forms are available from Hadleigh High Leisure Centre, Peake Fitness at the Stoke-by-Nayland Club, the Suffolk Free Press office, or via the website www.hadleighhares.co.uk Join now ...
Motocross: Final MX meeting called off.
Oct 05, 2006 ... Halstead and District Motor Cycle Club have had to call off Sunday's final MX meeting of the season at Little Loveney Hall, Wakes Colne. A lack ...
Football: Battling AFC go through.
Oct 05, 2006 ... Tooting and Mitcham United 2 AFC Sudbury 3 A BRACE of goals from Andy Claydon and one from Chris Howlett, with a little help from the home goalkeeper, earned injury and suspension-hit AFC a place in the third qualifying round of the FA Cup. AFC were never behind, but ...
Rugby: Lack of possession costly.
Oct 05, 2006 ... Upminster 20 Sudbury 5 The absence of five first-choice players, including three senior forwards, cost Sudbury dear as they went down by three tries to one in a bad-tempered game at Upminster. Although the final score flattered the home side, Sudbury were starved of ...
Health chiefs move even further away.
Oct 06, 2006 ... Concerns about NHS bosses becoming even more removed from the people whose health they are responsible for have been raised this week. Until now, the area's health was the responsibility of Suffolk West Primary Care Trust - based in Bury St Edmunds. But this week it ...
Bowling: Spinners just tops.
Oct 06, 2006 ... A team of bowlers, from Sudbury's Big Apple, took the top award at the 12th annual Sportsmanship Games at Havant, Hampshire, along with eight gold, one silver and one bronze medal. Twenty-six teams of six, from all over the UK, took part, with each bowler playing 12 games over ...
Crime update.
Oct 06, 2006 ... October 6: Vandals have attacked a mini-digger and dumper at a Great Cornard building site. Police say "minor" damage was caused to both machines, near Hartest Way, between 4pm on Tuesday and 7.40am the next morning. Officers are hunting two men after an attempted ...
Speed camera locations.
Oct 09, 2006 ... Suffolk SafeCam's mobile safety camera locations for the week starting Monday, October 9, are as follows: A11, A12, A134, A143, A1101, A1065 A134 Long Melford A137 Brantham A140 Coddenham & Wetheringsett A1156 Foxhall ...
Shop hosts giant Aussie gemstone.
Oct 09, 2006 ... A rare 529-carat "black" opal worth [pounds sterling]1.2million will go on show at a Sudbury jewellers. Jonathan Lambert, in Borehamgate, is hosting an exhibition of some of the world's rarest opals from Tuesday until Saturday. John Wheeler, 59, managing director of ...
Bar Billiards: Putting Heads together.
Oct 09, 2006 ... The Sudbury & District Bar Billiards League will start the new season on Thursday, October 19. This season the league welcomes new sponsors Greene King, and is grateful to previous sponsors Sudbury Motor Factors for all their support. Eight teams will do battle, one ...
Football: AFC to face Kingstonian.
Oct 09, 2006 ... AFC Sudbury will be at home to Kingstonian in the first round of the FA Trophy on Saturday, October 21 following their 2-1 preliminary round victory at Chatham. Halstead Town will be at home to Eton ...
Girl, 12, in 'kidnap' horror.
Oct 09, 2006 ... Police are hunting two men who tried to accost a 12-year-old girl as she was walking in Great Cornard. The girl was passing a parked car near Vicarage Fields, close to the Stevenson Centre, when she was attacked. Two men inside the vehicle got out and one of them ...
Hundreds run for charity.
Oct 09, 2006 ... Oct 9 - Six-hundred people tackled a race in aid of a cancer charity this weekend. The Cancer Research UK 10k was at ...
Tan for charity.
Oct 10, 2006 ... Sun Studio in Sudbury will hold a free tanning day on Wednesday (Oct 11) in aid of a charity which funds research into a disease which attacks the nervous system. The King Street tanning salon will allow customers to use tanning equipment for free, provided they make a donation ...
New threat to meadows.
Oct 12, 2006 ... Health and safety fears could devastate Sudbury's historic meadows. Environment Agency officers are no longer allowed to manually open or close a mill gate which controls water levels. Dykes and ponds could dry up, causing the loss of precious plant and animal life, ...
Blast brings town to halt.
Oct 12, 2006 ... An underground explosion brought Sudbury to a standstill yesterday. Gas has been ruled out as a cause but electricity cables could be responsible for the blast, which shut Gregory Street for hours, say firefighters. Fire crews were called after residents reported ...
New blow over bypass.
Oct 12, 2006 ... A bypass for Sudbury will probably never happen, according to Suffolk County Council road experts. Despite the council backing the idea, strict legislation protecting the environment and vocal lobbyists make it virtually impossible for the road to be built. The news, ...
Rottweiler in terror attack on runner.
Oct 12, 2006 ... A terrifying attack by a Rottweiler left a runner badly shaken and bleeding during a sporting event. The large dog bit into the runner's arm as he took part in a trail race running through Polstead from Stoke-by-Nayland. The man was rushed to hospital to have the ...
Dog owners could face meadow ban.
Oct 12, 2006 ... Worries over dog mess could lead to a ban on people walking their pets at two village beauty spots. Dog owners in Lavenham are anxiously hoping that a public meeting next month will not call for an embargo. The parish council wants to find out residents' views before ...
Town-centre body comes under fire.
Oct 12, 2006 ... A group that works to improve Sudbury should be dissolved, according to members of the town council that helped set it up. The Town Centre Project Officer Steering Group came under fire during a meeting of Sudbury Town Council on Tuesday. The body's figurehead was ...
Husband threatened to set fire to wife's flat.
Oct 12, 2006 ... A husband who threatened to set fire to his wife's flat has been jailed. Brendan Terrence Robbens was sentenced to 22 weeks and four days when he appeared before Bury St Edmunds magistrates on Monday. The 42-year-old from Sudbury had admitted, at an earlier hearing, ...
White Water Rafting: Jeremy moving up GB rankings.
Oct 12, 2006 ... Fifteen-year-old slalom canoeist Jeremy Hammond is moving up the GB rankings, and has recently secured a third year in the world class development squad. Jeremy, from Acton, has just been promoted to the national competition's premier division after spending last season racing ...
Cricket: Steve takes over.
Oct 12, 2006 ... Steve Witham, who led Sudbury Cricket Club's successful late season bid against relegation from Two Counties League division one, has been appointed first team captain for season 2007. Witham stepped in as captain this year with six games left, replacing Nathan Mayling, two ...
Cricket: On the Talbot trail.
Oct 12, 2006 ... A case of wine, given as a wedding present, sent Sudbury Cricket Club vice-chairman Louis Brooks on a voyage of discovery to France. Along with fellow Talbot Andy Simmons, and wives Anna and Ros, he travelled to Bordeaux to visit the vineyard where it had been produced. ...
Sports briefs: Beattie talks.
Oct 12, 2006 ... Ipswich Town legend Kevin Beattie will be talking about his career and answering questions at the Haverhill Arts Centre on Wednesday, November 1, helping to raise money for multiple sclerosis charities. Tickets are [pounds sterling]10 for adults and [pounds sterling]5 for under-16s. ...
Football: Referees a cause for concern.
Oct 12, 2006 ... In his programme notes, Long Melford manager John Taylor had a few words to say about the referee for the club's previous home game, a 5-1 defeat by Fakenham, a theme he returned to following the Walsham defeat. "Last week we were 1-0 up at half-time. They then got a dubious ...
Football: Midfield duo hit the target.
Oct 12, 2006 ... Chatham Town 1 AFC Sudbury 2 AFC Sudbury's debut FA Trophy match saw them paired against Ryman League division one south opposition. It resulted in victory for Mark Morsley's team, thanks to goals at either end of the second half from midfielders Luke Hammond and ...
Kung Fu: Hat-trick of medals.
Oct 12, 2006 ... Students from the Chat Ying Kuen Kung Fu Club picked up three medals in the Senior National Kung Fu Championships in Milton Keynes, two gold and one silver. Abbey Hammond, from Glemsford, was the first to fight, in her second year in the tournament, winning her opening bout in ...
Rugby: Bures club plans put on hold.
Oct 12, 2006 ... Hopes of setting up a new rugby club in Bures appear to have been dashed by the resignation of two of the key movers from the committee, and the end of negotiations to buy land near the village sports field. Bob Pattinson has stepped down as chairman, citing his disappointment ...
Auction of promises.
Oct 12, 2006 ... A wedding dress which was never been worn is to be auctioned to raise money for children in northern India. One of the organisers of the auction, Diane Badrick, 48, of Park Road, Sudbury, said the original owner was finally married in a different gown. The dress is ...
Royal visits Sudbury.
Oct 12, 2006 ... The Duke of Gloucester toured two of the town's weaving factories and Gainsborough's house. His first stop was the Vanners factory site at Gregory Mills, Weavers Lane. The silk and cloth-makers have been based in Sudbury for more than 100 years. Administrative ...
Running: Doug's the fastest Hare.
Oct 13, 2006 ... The final triathlon of the Hadleigh Hares season took place in Bedford on Sunday. The race comprised a 400m swim - 12 lengths of the 33m Robinson Pool, followed by a 23km bike ride around the local roads, and topped off with a flat 5km run - 2.5 laps around the local park. ...
Woman trapped after crash.
Oct 16, 2006 ... Firefighters had to free a Sudbury woman trapped in her car for almost an hour after a crash on the A131. The 52-year-old's Citroen went into a ditch near the Bulmer Fox pub, Bulmer Tye. Ambulances ...
Speed cameras on patrol.
Oct 16, 2006 ... Suffolk SafeCam's mobile safety camera locations for week starting Monday October 16 are: A11, A12, A134, A143, A1101, A1065 A134 Newton Green & Leavenheath A140 Coddenham & Stonham Parva A145 Shadingfield & Beccles A1088 Norton, ...
Football: AFC secure home draw.
Oct 16, 2006 ... AFC Sudbury have secured a home draw in the next round of the FA Cup. Mark Morsley's men will face the winners of Mangotsfield United v Leatherhead. AFC reached the Fourth Qualifying Round with a 3-1 win ...
Rugby: Bures club plans put on hold.
Oct 17, 2006 ... Hopes of setting up a new rugby club in Bures appear to have been dashed by the resignation of two of the key movers from the committee, and the end of negotiations to buy land near the village sports field. Bob Pattinson has stepped down as chairman, citing his disappointment ...
Hallowe'en warning to youngsters.
Oct 19, 2006 ... Christian groups are taking to Sudbury's streets to warn of "the danger" of Hallowe'en. They are also holding a service to highlight what they dub a step towards the occult. Others have welcomed the move towards a more "muscular" approach to the Christian message - ...
How a rubbish idea can beat crime.
Oct 19, 2006 ... The latest move to combat car crime in Sudbury is a load of rubbish. And neither the police nor the council team involved would argue with that. Tons of junk driven away by the truckload on Tuesday was a key part of the project. It left behind big empty ...
Gravel pit will put 122 lorries a day on road.
Oct 19, 2006 ... Three people have died in car crashes in just four years near what could become access for a quarry, a public meeting was told. The meeting at Great Waldingfield village hall was attended by more than 120 people. They heard that the stretch of the A134 at Chilton was ...
Ex-pub's mystery buyer.
Oct 19, 2006 ... Hopes that a long-shut pub could reopen to sell beer brewed in Sudbury have been dashed. A bid by Mauldons Brewery owners Steve and Alison Sims to buy the former Railway Bell has failed. Instead, a mystery buyer's offer for the building in Station Road, Sudbury, has ...
Thousands back Sam's fight to stay in Suffolk.
Oct 19, 2006 ... Lawyers acting for a popular businessman who faces deportation have been overwhelmed by the support he has received. Thanks to the people of Sudbury, newsagent Sajjadur Chowdhury's legal advisers have submitted a massive 730-page document to the Home Office. The ...
Concern over crash victim's hospital care.
Oct 19, 2006 ... The family of a 22-year-old who died in hospital a month after a car crash have criticised the treatment he received. James Leeks, from Newton Green, was involved in a head-on collision on the A134 Newton road, outside Wyevale Garden Centre, on August 3. He was taken ...
Collection gives glimpse of past.
Oct 19, 2006 ... A photo archive is giving a unique insight into Sudbury's past. The impressive collection is the work of Sudbury Museum Trust's Caught on Camera project and shows the town and its people over almost 100 years. The oldest pictures date from about 1870 with some coming ...
CD pirate 'is going to jail'.
Oct 19, 2006 ... A Sudbury man who pirated [pounds sterling]30,000 worth of music on CDs faces a jail sentence. Simon Sherring was told at Ipswich Crown Court his hi-tech musical counterfeiting operation was so serious a custodial sentence could not be avoided. Sherring, 35, of ...
Football: Morsley warns AFC players to... GET OVER IT!
Oct 19, 2006 ... AFC boss Mark Morsley has demanded a reaction to Tuesday's defeat to Needham as his players prepare for their FA Trophy tie on Saturday. Sudbury face Kingstonian at King's Marsh (3pm). But to progress AFC will have to play better than when they were dumped out of the ...
Football: Taylor talks tough.
Oct 19, 2006 ... Long Melford manager John Taylor kept his players in the changing room for half an hour after their 3-1 defeat at Downham Town. Making just one change from the victory over Cornard - Gavin Bensley coming in for the luckless Danny Brind - Melford gave a thoroughly inept ...
Football: Cranfield doubles up for cup.
Oct 19, 2006 ... Halstead 4, Hoddesdon 0 Two-goal Ben Cranfield paved the way for Halstead to move comfortably forward to the next round of the East Anglian Cup, against South Midlands League outfit Hoddesdon Town. Halstead were without their other new signing Glen Driver, who was ...