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Steve Barton is the senior reporter on the Haverhill Echo and works across Suffolk News, too. Steve has worked on the Echo for well over a decade.

Established shop closes for good as greengrocer opens

16 April 2025
Established shop closes for good as greengrocer opens

Established shop closes for good as greengrocer opens

16 April 2025

In the week that a shop in a Suffolk town centre closed after more than 20 years, a new greengrocer opened just a few metres away.


‘This is perfect for my little boy’: New SEND holiday club is just the ticket for parents and children

16 April 2025
‘This is perfect for my little boy’: New SEND holiday club is just the ticket for parents and children

‘This is perfect for my little boy’: New SEND holiday club is just the ticket for parents and children

16 April 2025

The first holiday club run by a fledgling Suffolk hub for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) has been praised.


Town at the forefront of new recycling initiative

15 April 2025
Town at the forefront of new recycling initiative

Town at the forefront of new recycling initiative

15 April 2025

Haverhill is leading the way in a groundbreaking recycling scheme that is now gaining more support in other towns.


Market delves into nature and wildlife in a fun way

15 April 2025
Market delves into nature and wildlife in a fun way

Market delves into nature and wildlife in a fun way

15 April 2025

Mini beasts, an orangutan on three wheels and market vendors celebrating nature will all play a part in the return of a special market to Haverhill.


International company finds a new home ‘to be proud of’

14 April 2025
International company finds a new home ‘to be proud of’

International company finds a new home ‘to be proud of’

14 April 2025

A company with UK and international interests in property, construction and renewable energy has taken an office at a Suffolk town’s research park.


‘We were all very disappointed’: New housing estate to miss out on its own health facilities

12 April 2025
‘We were all very disappointed’: New housing estate to miss out on its own health facilities

‘We were all very disappointed’: New housing estate to miss out on its own health facilities

12 April 2025

A health facility will not be included and a shop will be delayed in the first of two local centres planned for a 2,500-home estate in Suffolk.


Town street due to reopen after burst water main caused flooding

11 April 2025
Town street due to reopen after burst water main caused flooding

Town street due to reopen after burst water main caused flooding

11 April 2025

A road in a Suffolk town that had to close due to a burst water main is due to reopen later today.


‘There is something for everyone here’: Relocation of accounting services business all adds up

11 April 2025
‘There is something for everyone here’: Relocation of accounting services business all adds up

‘There is something for everyone here’: Relocation of accounting services business all adds up

11 April 2025

The flexible nature of what is offered at a Suffolk business and innovation centre has earned praise from an accounting service that has moved in.


Butcher shop named best retailer in region

11 April 2025
Butcher shop named best retailer in region

Butcher shop named best retailer in region

11 April 2025

The title of Best Retailer in the Anglia Region has gone to a butcher’s shop near one of Suffolk’s biggest towns.


Care provider tells Prime Minister and MPs ‘we need more support to avoid a catastrophe’

11 April 2025
Care provider tells Prime Minister and MPs ‘we need more support to avoid a catastrophe’

Care provider tells Prime Minister and MPs ‘we need more support to avoid a catastrophe’

11 April 2025

A social care provider has told MPs, including Sir Keir Starmer, that without more help the sector could see ‘catastrophic consequences’.


Town centre road left underwater

10 April 2025
Town centre road left underwater

Town centre road left underwater

10 April 2025

Water has been rushing down a central street this afternoon - days after a similar flooding incident just a short walk away.


Community rallies for mass litter pick

10 April 2025
Community rallies for mass litter pick

Community rallies for mass litter pick

10 April 2025

A community litter-tidying group exceeded it’s target for the number of bags of rubbish collected in a clean-up campaign by almost 70 per cent.


Motorcyclist seriously injured in road collision

10 April 2025
Motorcyclist seriously injured in road collision

Motorcyclist seriously injured in road collision

10 April 2025

A motorcyclist sustained a serious injury after his bike was in collision with a car near the Essex and Suffolk border.


‘We are trying to keep our heads above water’: Childcare providers and their MP critical of government

10 April 2025
‘We are trying to keep our heads above water’: Childcare providers and their MP critical of government

‘We are trying to keep our heads above water’: Childcare providers and their MP critical of government

10 April 2025

A childcare provider has asked a Suffolk MP how it can survive when faced with a £250,000 increase to its employer National Insurance bill.


‘We need some new people’: Animal charity makes plea for volunteers

09 April 2025
‘We need some new people’: Animal charity makes plea for volunteers

‘We need some new people’: Animal charity makes plea for volunteers

09 April 2025

A long-standing charity group in Suffolk is making a plea for like-minded people to join it in its mission to make life better for cats.


Fast food giant sets its sights on opening new restaurant in town

09 April 2025
Fast food giant sets its sights on opening new restaurant in town

Fast food giant sets its sights on opening new restaurant in town

09 April 2025

Global fast food giant Taco Bell could soon be opening another restaurant in Suffolk, its sixth in the county.


‘They will push more individuals further into poverty’: Charity calls on people to fight benefits cuts

07 April 2025
‘They will push more individuals further into poverty’: Charity calls on people to fight benefits cuts

‘They will push more individuals further into poverty’: Charity calls on people to fight benefits cuts

07 April 2025

A Suffolk charity has slammed the ‘cruelty’ of proposed benefit reductions announced by the Government and urged people to take a stand.


‘Heartbreaking’: Parents of SEND pupils tell of ‘isolation’ as new hub takes shape

04 April 2025
‘Heartbreaking’: Parents of SEND pupils tell of ‘isolation’ as new hub takes shape

‘Heartbreaking’: Parents of SEND pupils tell of ‘isolation’ as new hub takes shape

04 April 2025

Parents of children in Suffolk who have special needs and disabilities have spoken of their ‘heartbreak’ and of being ‘let down’ by the system.


‘It was a nice way to finish’: Diner’s owner brings the shutters down after 11 years

03 April 2025
‘It was a nice way to finish’: Diner’s owner brings the shutters down after 11 years

‘It was a nice way to finish’: Diner’s owner brings the shutters down after 11 years

03 April 2025

The owner of a Suffolk restaurant said his final weekend after more than ten years of trading was ‘super busy’ with lots of people wishing him well.


Students rewarded for being top young citizens

03 April 2025
Students rewarded for being top young citizens

Students rewarded for being top young citizens

03 April 2025

The outstanding contributions made by young people to their schools and wider communities were recognised at an annual awards night.