September 2012
Academy part-funds police community support officer (2012-09-03)
A Haverhill police support officer begins work this week based at Samuel Ward Academy, as part of partnership scheme between the police and schools.
School test results soar since middle schools were axed (2012-09-03)
Huge improvements in writing and maths results in school tests in Haverhill have been put down to the demise of middle schools.
Plans for the new special school to be unveiled (2012-09-04)
Plans for the new special school in Haverhill will be explained to town business people at a meeting later this month.
The coming week's programme at Haverhill Cineworld (2012-09-04)
Listings of films showing or booking at Haverhill Cineworld for the week beginning Friday, September 7.
Five days of compelling tennis in open tournament (2012-09-04)
Haverhill Tennis Club opened its doors for its annual Junior Open Championships for five days in August with 51 children taking part in nine different events.
Police chief slammed for reluctance to deal with illegal parking (2012-09-05)
Members of the public attended a town council meeting last night to launch a tirade against Haverhill's senior police officer for his reluctance to deal with motorists parking illegally in the town ce...
Woman arrested after cosmetics theft (2012-09-05)
A 40-year-old woman from Haverhill has been arrested on suspicion of theft following an incident at a shop in the town.
Christmas lights cash cut leads to spending comparison (2012-09-10)
Councillors are to calculate how much Haverhill has lost in cuts by St Edmundsbury Borough Council over the past three years, after they were told the latest grant to go will be the £10,000 towards th...
Outgoing mayor hands over charity appeal cash (2012-09-10)
Outgoing town mayor Cllr Maureen Byrne has presented the proceeds of her Mayoral Charity for 2011/2012 to her two chosen charities - St Nicholas Hospice Care and the Breast Unit at West Suffolk Hospit...
Towaway system would brand Haverhill 'worst town in Suffolk' claim (2012-09-11)
A public meeting last night voted almost unanimously for a towaway system to stop illegal parking in Haverhill High Street, only for a its chairman to sweep the idea aside saying it would brand Haverh...
It's time to bring the Golden Age of Haverhill together (2012-09-11)
ONE Haverhill is urging people in the town to find out more about what organisations and services can offer older people at a free event at Haverhill Arts Centre.
Witnesses sought to early hours wheelie bin fire (2012-09-11)
Police in Haverhill are appealing for information after a wheelie bin was set alight on a footpath near Somerset Court.
Your chance to spot-check hospitals and care homes (2012-09-11)
Suffolk LINK, a network of local people and organisations that work together to help improve health and social care in Suffolk, wants to know what people think about these services so that we can work...
Ladies open attracts 70 golfers from across region (2012-09-11)
Haverhill Golf Club’s Ladies Open was held on Thursday, September 6. In all there were 70 entrants representing 16 clubs from across the East Region, and the competition was played as a pairs better b...
The coming week's programme at Haverhill Cineworld (2012-09-11)
Listings of films showing or booking at Haverhill Cineworld for the week beginning Friday, September 14.
New family pub and restaurant deal at research park (2012-09-12)
Carisbrooke Investments has agreed the sale of a site to Marston’s Inns and Taverns at its Haverhill Research Park, for a new family pub and restaurant.
Mr T is on the lookout for a new home (2012-09-12)
Is there anyone out there who can give a home to Mr T, a lost terrapin?
Suffolk Business Month launched at conference (2012-09-12)
PLANS to create new businesses and revitalise industrial estates in rural Suffolk have been thrown a funding lifeline, business leaders at a conference to launch Suffolk Business Month were told today...
Council's new apps are a national first (2012-09-13)
SUFFOLK County Council has launched its first ever mobile phone apps - just a few months after inviting local people to help create the new technology from scratch.
Witnesses sought after teenager is robbed of Blackberry (2012-09-17)
Police are appealing for witnesses following a robbery in Haverhill at the weekend.
Suffolk police supremo candidate visits Haverhill (2012-09-17)
With the election of Suffolk's new policing supremo now only a couple of months away, the Labour party hosted their candidate in Haverhill on Saturday.
Gardeners in Bury help struggling Haverhill people (2012-09-17)
Haverhill residents who are struggling economically are being given produce grown on allotments in Bury St Edmunds.
Find out more about ONE Haverhill as its website goes live (2012-09-18)
A website for ONE Haverhill where members of the public can find out more about the organisation and its work on the community budget pilot has gone live.
The coming week's programme at Haverhill Cineworld (2012-09-18)
Listings of films showing or booking at Haverhill Cineworld for the week beginning Friday, September 21.
Borough backs pilot project on spending in Haverhill (2012-09-19)
The project to pioneer new ways of spending on services in Haverhill has been given the formal backing of the borough council.
Power tools stolen from parked van (2012-09-19)
Police in Haverhill are appealing for information after a van parked outside an address in Shetland Road was broken into.
County to put more money into drive for faster broadband (2012-09-19)
Leading county councillors will next week be asked to approve an additional £1.3million to help connect Suffolk’s rural households and businesses to high speed broadband.
Academy defied county council to get a special school in town (2012-09-20)
Haverhill is on course to get its free school for children with special educational needs - but no thanks to the county council.
Chance to celebrate our local heroes (2012-09-20)
A new campaign has been launched to unearth hidden talents and find local heroes in Suffolk.
Haverhill golfers go down narrowly in semi-final (2012-09-20)
On Sunday, September 9, the semi-finals of the Curry Cup Team were contested and Haverhill Golf Club played their match at Stowmarket against Colne Valley, where they lost by just one point.
Councillors issue invite to their next surgery (2012-09-20)
Two senior councillors are holding a surgery to address local issues on Saturday and they are inviting residents to come along.
Man jailed for three years for keeping arsenal of firearms (2012-09-24)
A 48-year-old man has today been sentenced to a total of three years' imprisonment after a number of firearms were discovered at a property in Haverhill.
County council makes pledge on faster broadband by 2015 (2012-09-24)
Every household and business premises in Suffolk will be guaranteed broadband speeds of at least two megabits per second (Mbps) by 2015, and 85 per cent will be able to access superfast coverage, it h...
Rugby club throw down gauntlet in new campaign (2012-09-24)
EASTERN COUNTIES RUGBY LEAGUE DIVISION TWO: Mildenhall 0 Haverhill 56. Match report.
Haverhill firm rises to the Dragons' challenge (2012-09-25)
A Haverhill-based website development and internet marketing company, has helped one of its clients, to unprecedented success in the Dragons' Den on BBC TV on Sunday night.
The coming week's programme at Haverhill Cineworld (2012-09-25)
Listings of films showing or booking at Haverhill Cineworld for the week beginning Friday, September 28.
Police promise day of action over parking in High Street (2012-09-26)
A day of action by police to crack down on illegal parking in Haverhill High Street is being planned for next Monday.
ONE Haverhill to stay behind closed doors (2012-09-26)
The board of ONE Haverhill has refused to open its meetings to the public.
Haverhill Angling Club news (2012-09-26)
Last Sunday's open match on the Floodpark at Haverhill was attended by 11 anglers spread out around the lake with Sandy Dickson coming out on top with 19lb 6oz, of which 15lb 4oz was a fine-looking mi...
Trip for carers and cared-for to Kentwell Hall (2012-09-26)
You can join The Befriending Scheme on a coach trip to Kentwell Hall on Saturday and get a taste of life in Tudor times at the Tudor Michaelmas re-enactment.
Stars-to-be of classical world flock to competition (2012-09-26)
The 23rd Haverhill Sinfonia Soloist Competition takes place on Saturday when musicians from across Europe will make their way to this corner of East Anglia.
Golden Age event draws about 100 visitors (2012-09-27)
The Golden Age Network Event, run by ONE Haverhill and sponsored by Haverhill Town Council, attracted residents from the town to get advice on a health, housing, energy, security, and other support ye...
Tyres slashed in overnight attck (2012-09-27)
Police in Haverhill are appealing for information after car tyres were pierced outside an address in Strawberry Fields.