- 'Sharp drop' in degree courses
- Travellers 'hit by rip-off charges'
- Probe into sex-selection abortions
- UK urged to support tar sands ban
- GPs 'over-paid for ghost patients'
- Action urged on hip fracture costs
- Clegg reveals £1bn jobs fund boost
- Fast-track asylum delays criticised
- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
- Mother and daughter given Asbos
- 'Exceptionally' mild weather on way
- Teenager 'repeatedly raped by gang'
- Man quizzed over women's murders
- Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim
- Man accused of murdering vicar
- Peacocks saved, but 3,000 jobs go
- Sex attacker was under surveillance
- RBS set to unveil £400m bonus pot
- 'Anxious' teacher 'set self alight'
- 'Crush racism' in football: PM
Thetford and Brandon News
Praise for apprentice scheme
THREE outstanding trainees have been held up as prime examples of successful apprenticeships.
Delight at school’s progress
A HEADTEACHER has expressed his pride after his school was given a glowing Ofsted report.
MPs’ plea for £2m Brecks support
THREE MPs have urged a government minister to back the Brecks’ bid for £2 million of funding.
Town plans to go to the public
A £600,000 project could be set to breathe new life into Thetford town centre.
Children wrap up warm for Age UK
CHILDREN at Elveden Primary School got their woolies out in support of Age UK’s Spread the Warmth campaign.
Pair deny charges
TWO men have denied being involved in the supply of cocaine following Suffolk’s largest ever seizure of the Class A drug.
Group gets £8k grant
A YOUTH project in Thetford has got a timely boost after it received £8,000 from a council funding initiative.
Trio invited to think tank
THREE Thetford teachers have been asked by an influential think tank to give their views on how maths should be taught in the UK.
Club makes life-saving donation
PREMATURE babies at West Suffolk Hospital stand a better chance after a Rotary group donated a life-saving device.
Laura Wright to support Alfie Boe for forest gig
SUFFOLK singer Laura Wright has been confirmed as special guest for Alfie Boe’s Thetford Forest show this summer.
New bus service gives ‘lifeline’ to town residents
ISOLATED residents who have been without a bus service for four months now have a ‘lifeline’.
Man in hospital after three car crash near Mundford
AN ELDERLY man was taken to hospital today in a critical condition after being involved in a three car collision half a mile from the A134 roundabout.
Razorlight to play Thetford Forest
CHART-TOPPING rockers Razorlight will be lighting up the forest this summer.
MEP backing for hospice scheme
AN MEP has given his voice to a campaign to get volunteers helping people with life-shortening illnesses.
Primary school takes African trip
A PRIMARY school has been getting in touch with African culture after a special week of activities.
Frankie hits big time with Radio 1
A THETFORD rapper has got a taste of the big time after his single was played on national radio.
Man sentenced for late-night assault
A TEENAGER who broke a man’s jaw in a late-night assault has been handed a suspended prison sentence.
Free School wins DfE approval
CAMPAIGNERS were celebrating this week as a ground-breaking Free School was rubber-stamped after a three year struggle.
A11 fears eased after key meeting
FEARS over diversions and key access routes were eased after a meeting of the major players in the A11 dualling project.
Academy plans get thumbs up
PLANS for Thetford Academy’s single site have been approved by council members.
Inns give fish and chip rivals a battering
CAPTAIN Mainwaring would have been proud of them: the inn where the Dad’s Army cast stayed is among those to have won an award for fish and chips.
Agency ‘wasted money’ on A11 tunnel surveys
AN EQUESTRIAN group has accused the Highways Agency of wasting public money after it performed a u-turn on public rights of way on the A11.
Village fears over buffer zone effect
THE rejection of plans for new homes in a housing-starved village has sparked fears that is being ‘abandoned’.
MP snips ribbon on gym refurb
AN MP swapped the benches of Westminster for a seat on a spinning bike this week as he helped a leisure centre relaunch.
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Weather for Bury St Edmunds
Thursday 23 February 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 8 C to 15 C
Wind Speed: 16 mph
Wind direction: West
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Wind Speed: 20 mph
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