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Runners make light of rain for charity event
AN ACTIVE community braved the weather for fun and fund-raising at a charity event.
Boost for funds set up in memory of Thurston mum killed by Swine Flu
Classic cars from across Suffolk helped boost a charity fund in memory of a Thurston mum who died from swine flu.
Still room for more classic cars
CLASSIC vehicle owners looking for a day out will be welcome at Great Whelnetham on June 24.
200 Clinton Card stores to close from next week
Administrators for Clinton Cards Plc have announced that around 350 of its 784 stores trading as Clintons Cards and Birthdays are to close next week.
Sport
Oscar’s a cut above rest
SUFFOLK junior tennis player Oscar Cutting was put through his paces in the Lawn Tennis Association’s (LTA) national Talent ID Finals at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton, London.
Travis is the British champion
WORLD champion kickboxer Travis Manning, aged 12 from Bury St Edmunds and a student at Westley Middle School, has just bagged his seventh title belt by winning the 2012 British Kickboxing Championships.
Suffolk secure quarter-final place but Bury held to draw
TOM RASH hit a four off the last ball as Suffolk secured their place in the quarter-finals of the Minor Counties Knockout Trophy with a dramatic two-wicket win over Shropshire.
Bartons bidding to crown four-some season
BARTONS will be aiming to complete a magnificent quadruple when they take to the pitch at Portman Road for the first time in their history on Tuesday (7pm).
Cato’s quick to catch the eye
IF ENGLAND swallow-diving winger Chris Ashton was the first big name to have caught the eye at Bury’s ULR Sevens festival, Noah Cato may be the next to watch out for.
Lifestyle
Veteran Shaun’s charity exhibition
A GULF War veteran, whose new found love of painting brought him back from the brink of suicide, is selling his artwork to raise money for the Royal British Legion.
Three day festival to inspire
LAVENHAM staged its first Arts Festival over the weekend and despite the poor weather put on a fascinating range of art works.
Friends show how they help gardens
THE year-old Abbey Gardens Friends will be showcasing their activities and holding a plant sale on Sunday.
It was a day for feathered flock to go on show
IT was a day when the chickens were definitely the stars when Harvey’s Garden Plants staged its annual chicken day.
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Charities fair at Stonham Barns
SUFFOLK Owl Sanctuary is hosting its first ever charities fair – inviting charitable groups to set up free stands to meet the visiting public.
Family fun day held in memory of little Aimee
THE family of Aimee Sigley, who died last year from a brain tumour, have raised nearly £500 by staging a family fun day.
Competition winner gets a £100 voucher
A BURY St Edmunds man is counting his lucky stars after winning £100 in a promotion featured in the Bury Free Press.
Judith’s midnight ride for husband
A WOMAN from Stowmarket, whose 38-year-old husband suffers from heart failure, is taking on a 60-mile midnight cycle ride to raise money for the British Heart Foundation (BHF).
Win for widow over ‘dangerous’ laybys
A WIDOW, whose husband died at a layby on the A14 in Stowupland, has won her battle to bring significant safety improvements to Suffolk’s highways.
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Weather for Bury St Edmunds
Thursday 17 May 2012
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