May 2013
Photographer offers to stage a 'much better ' Haverhill Show (2013-05-01)
A Town photographer has made a bid to stage the Haverhill Show this year to Haverhill Town Council.
Woman reports man exposing himself in trees (2013-05-01)
Police are appealing for information after a man indecently exposed himself in Haverhill.
Colleges tie up with Ridgeons to deliver training (2013-05-02)
West Suffolk College and Cambridge Regional College have formed a partnership collaborating with the Ridgeons group to deliver training across a range of sustainable technologies.
Sixties icon returns to arts centre (2013-05-02)
One of the icons of the 1960s returns to Haverhill Arts Centre this month.
UKIP picks up Haverhill East seat on county council (2013-05-03)
The UK Independence Party has won its first seat in Haverhill, with the triumph in yesterday's Suffolk County Council elections of Tony Brown in the Haverhill East and Kedington ward.
County council elections in Haverhill end 2-1 to UKIP (2013-05-04)
The Conservatives and the UK Independence Party shared success in the Haverhill Cangle ward in yesterday's Suffolk County Council elections.
Consultation meeting homes in on rail renewal (2013-05-07)
Businesses and local authority representatives are being invited to a special consultation meeting about the revival of Haverhill’s rail link to Cambridge.
Tory majority at county hall slashed (2013-05-07)
The Suffolk County Council elections last week saw the Conservatives’ majority at county hall slashed from 35 to just three.
Census results force no change to growth targets in Vision 2031 (2013-05-07)
Planners are to make no change to their long-term policies on development despite the recent 2011 census results showing a significantly larger population increase in the last ten years than predicted...
Methodist Church opens newly-refurbished hall (2013-05-07)
The congregation at Haverhill Methodist Church recently celebrated the opening of their newly extended and refurbished church hall.
The coming week's programme at Haverhill Cineworld (2013-05-07)
Listings of films showing or booking at Haverhill Cineworld for the week beginning Friday, May 10.
Business people get backing to run new-look Haverhill Show (2013-05-08)
A new-look Haverhill Show will take place on July 21, after the town council has backed a group of town business people to run it.
Call for historic trackway to be protected in new development (2013-05-08)
A historic trackway in Haverhill must be protected in a development of homes for the over 55s in Withersfield Road, councillors have said.
Haverhill's 'big dig' catches public interest (2013-05-09)
Around 70 people packed in to hear the results of Haverhill's archaeological dig, carried out last year before construction of the research park at Hanchet End.
Vision 2031 to keep 'pedestrian' but not 'pedestrianise' (2013-05-10)
In the wake of St Edmundsbury Borough Council planners axing the aspiration of pedestrianising Haverhill High Street, councillors have forced a watered-down wording change.
Cat killed on its own doorstep by dog (2013-05-10)
Police are appealing for information after a dog attacked and killed a cat in Haverhill.
UKIP councillor says we can afford railway renewal (2013-05-13)
One of Haverhill's new UKIP Suffolk county councillors has lost no time in stating his support for reviving Haverhill's rail link to Cambridge.
Allotment-holders take over Manor Road site from council (2013-05-13)
Allotment holders are celebrating the successful transfer of the Manor Road allotments to their newly-formed association.
MacGregor gets the boot from countycouncil cabinet (2013-05-13)
The unpopular Cllr Guy MacGregor, who told Haverhill it could not have pedestrianisation, has been sacked from the new Suffolk County Council cabinet.
Cambridgeshire puts Haverhill rail link issue on the table (2013-05-14)
A top-level strategy document about future transport plans in South Cambridgeshire focuses on the Cambridge to Haverhill corridor and the renewal of the rail link.
Thursday night van burglar strikes again (2013-05-14)
Haverhill’s Thursday night van burglar has been inaction again. Overnight on Thursday to Friday last week three vans were broken into and items stolen.
Police warning over bogus water official (2013-05-14)
Haverhill police have warned people to be careful about checking the identity of callers after a man tried to get into a house in the town posing as an Anglian Water official on Saturday lunchtime.
The coming week's programme at Haverhill Cineworld (2013-05-14)
Listings for films showing or booking at Haverhill Cineworld for the week beginning Friday, May 17.
Businesses and MP back 'Buy Local' campaign (2013-05-15)
A business network in Haverhill is planning a ‘Buy Local’ campaign week in June.
Recruitment agency launches fund raising for care home (2013-05-16)
Haverhill’s longest serving recruitment agency 1st Stop Recruitment has announced it will be raising funds for a specialist residential care home which looks after people with learning disabilities as...
Academy's moonriders raise £4,000 for charities (2013-05-16)
A group of eleven staff and directors from the Castle Partnership Academy Trust have completed the Moonriders London to Cambridge Challenge to raise fund for charity.
UKIP councillor shocked at how town has been short-changed (2013-05-20)
New Haverhill county councillor Tony Brown says he is getting more and more annoyed with the way Haverhill has been short-changed by everyone for the past 40 years.
Academy students help juniors prepare for SATs (2013-05-20)
Students from Castle Manor Academy joined with staff to support year six pupils from the Haverhill family of schools in preparing for their SATs tests.
Glen gets in training with his mother-in-law (2013-05-20)
Training for your first triathlon with your mother-in-law may not at first sound like the perfect situation but for Glen Bradley and Denise Garnham, who have worked together for three years, it has be...
Steve takes on a new role as a PCSO (2013-05-20)
A new PCSO started with Haverhill police today and brought the station up to its full complement of five, working alongside its four PCs.
Recruitment agency celebrates rebranding (2013-05-21)
The longest-serving recruitment agency in Haverhill has unveiled a bold new look at a celebration for clients past and present.
Ghana-bound students still raising money (2013-05-21)
Castle Manor Academy students Beth Franks and Emily Roberts are still working hard to raise funds for their volunteering project in Ghana.
The coming week's programme at Haverhill Cineworld (2013-05-21)
Listings of films showing or booking at Haverhill Cineworld for the week beginning Friday, May 30.
Annual town meeting is a chance to have a say (2013-05-22)
The annual Haverhill Town Public Meeting takes place on Tuesday, May 28, at 7pm at Haverhill Arts Centre and is an opportunity for the public to discuss anything they want, as long as it’s about Haver...
Chance to get a hearing from senior councillors (2013-05-23)
Two senior Haverhill councillors are holding one of their regular surgeries in the Haverhill Library on Saturday, from 11-1pm, a later start time than usual.
Pair raising thousands from charity cycle ride (2013-05-24)
Two Haverhill men will be cycling over 350 miles next week, raising thousands of pounds for charity.
Plenty of fun for children promised over half-term (2013-05-24)
Youngsters can enjoy a variety of sports and activities in Haverhill this May half-term holiday.
Festival programme unveiled, headlined by The Searchers (2013-05-28)
Haverhill Town Council’s Haverhill Festival returns for 2013 choc-a-bloc with great music, family shows, fun days, walks and talks and theatre from Thursday, June 13, to Sunday, June 30.
The coming week's programme at Haverhill Cineworld (2013-05-28)
Listings of films showing or booking at Haverhill Cineworld for the week beginning Friday, May 31.
New UKIP county councillors turn up to see new town mayor take over (2013-05-29)
Haverhill's new town mayor, Cllr Roger Andre, took over at last night's annual meeting of Haverhill Town Council.
Mountain bike stolen from front garden (2013-05-29)
Police are appealing for information after a bike was stolen from a garden in Haverhill.
Rail enthusiasts battling to council interest in crucial meeting (2013-05-31)
Rail renewal enthusiasts are having a battle to get representatives of local authorities to attend a big consultation meeting they have arranged in conjunction with Haverhill Town Council.