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Former officer is in court

A former police officer has denied benefit fraud charges when she appeared at Ipswich Crown Court on Friday.

Man charged over football club raid

Robert Percy Barker, 54, of The Vinefields, Bury St Edmunds, was committed to Ipswich Crown Court today by Bury St Edmunds Magistrates charged with entering Bury Town Football Club and stealing spirits, cash and a safe to the value of £900.

PCSO Natasha Donnelly with alcohol seized in Thetford

Thetford Police crackdown on street drinking

Drunkards on Thetford’s streets could be going on the wagon after an operation targeting the sale of booze to repeat offenders was launched.

Crown court trial on assault charges

Michael Dingley,36, was committed to Ipswich Crown Court by Bury St Edmunds Magistrates today on two charges of causing actual bodily harm and one of possessing an offensive weapon in a public place.

Amanda Ankin, client services manager with the Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, Anthony Hilton, senior business columnist for The Evening Standard,  Mike Spicer, head of research for The British Chambers of Commerce and  Mark Cordell, chief executive of Bid4Bury

Importance of chambers of commerce and business improvement districts to recovery is outlined in Bury St Edmunds

The head of research at the British Chambers of Commerce was speaker at a joint Suffolk Chamber of Commerce and Bid4Bury lunch in Bury St Edmunds.

Amanda Ankin, client services manager with the Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, Anthony Hilton, senior business columnist for The Evening Standard,  Mike Spicer, head of research for The British Chambers of Commerce and  Mark Cordell, chief executive of Bid4Bury

Police issue CCTV image in relation to Hitcham burglary

Police have issued a CCTV image of a man they are trying to trace in relation to a burglary in Hitcham last Monday (May 13).

Sport rss

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Video: Former Bury schoolboy on Yeovil Town’s promotion to the Championship video

Former King Edward VI Upper School pupil and ex-Ipswich Town midfielder Ed Upson spoke to Deputy Sports Editor Russell Claydon following the final whistle at Wembley.

FAMILIAR FACES: Newmarket Cycling and Triathlon Club members Jane Patterson-Todd, left, and Angela Joiner-Handy right

Captivating ride sees Olympic hero Trott home unchallenged video

Double Olympic and world champion Laura Trott OBE did not fail to impress during her appearances in the Elveden Road Races.

Anglers are forced to dig deep to land good catches

Larkwood Trout Fishery started the week with the fish down deep, being taken on gold head lures and nymphs, and finished with the fish on the surface being taken on small black dry flies, due to the hatches of hawthorn flies.

SOLID STAND: Richard Horrex who scored 48 for Lakenheath on Saturday during their abandoned match with Worlington

Stowmarket Golf Club star in special feature

Stowmarket Golf Centre enjoyed a surprise visit from Sky Sports recently with the club starring in a special feature called Get Involved.

SOLID STAND: Richard Horrex who scored 48 for Lakenheath on Saturday during their abandoned match with Worlington

play-off hero upson looks to create wembley magic

Bury St Edmunds-born Ed Upson is hoping to again live up to his reputation for scoring big goals in big games at Wembley on Sunday (1.30pm).

Lifestyle rss

Pennycress

Property: Well presented three bedroom detached house

Tennens Properties Ltd are pleased to offer this well presented three bedroom unfurnished detached house.

Renault Clio

Gallic charmer

Bigger, better looking and more efficient, Renault’s fourth generation Clio returns the company to volume credibility in the supermini sector.

MINI Paceman

MINI is on the pace

The MINI Paceman is, in effect, a Countryman coupe. And that might well be the oddest of the MINI body styles to date.

Chapel Lane, Brockley

Property: Five bedroom detached chalet bungalow

This delightful five bedroom detached chalet bungalow has extremely spacious and flexible accommodation.

Appledown Drive, Bury St Edmunds

Property: Family home renovated to a high standard

This four bedroom detached family house has been renovated to a very high standard.

Ancient House, Eastgate Street, Bury

Property: Historic town centre home

The Ancient House is a Grade II listed property of 15th century origins - believed to have been originally constructed in 1480 - and subsequently modified in the 16th century.

Community rss

Barningham village feature.    The community speed wath group.   Eddie Sier, John Davis, Keith Smith and John Dobson.

Barningham: Tightly knit village’s can-do spirit

Villagers have rallied round to combat speeding motorists - one of the biggest issues blighting the tranquil and picturesque village of Barningham.

Cheque presentation from Rotary to Headway

Pictured: Geoff Pollard (Vice Chairman Community Service), David Taylor (Manager of Headway) and Gwyn Weallans (President of the Rotary Club of Bury St Edmunds)

West Suffolk Headway get help from Rotary

Bury St Edmunds Rotary Club has presented a cheque for £1,160 to West Suffolk Headway. The money will be used to help Headway members enjoy a fitness programme tailored to their needs.

Five bobbies from Sudbury who are doing a charity bike ride with 60 other police for SAFFA (armed forces charity).

FL; PC Scott Lee-Ames, PC Barry Simpson,  PC Jennie Wardand and husband Sgt Paul Ward - they all work in Bury St Edmunds.

Police are getting on their bikes to raise money for Ssaffa

Five police officers from the Sudbury area are getting on their bikes to raise money for charity.

Nostalgia for Laura.

Headlines from the past

These headlines appeared in the Bury Free Press on this week in years gone by.

Nostalgia for Laura.

The cost of living: 1901

The following items have been taken from the Bury Free Press archives, from 1901.

PCSO Sue Medcraft

PCSO in Bury St Edmunds is found dead

Tributes have been paid to a Bury St Edmunds PCSO who has died.

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