Bury St Edmunds

The Museum of East Anglian Life has received a grant of £20,000 to help disadvantaged people get into work.

With Upbeat’s first exercise class over, the buzz of conversation and chink of coffee cups grows and it takes on the feel of a friendly social gathering.

Edna Johnston celebrated her 100th birthday last weekend, securing her place as oldest resident at College Square in Bury St Edmunds.

Police are reminding motorists to keep their vehicles safe and secure after another catalytic converter theft in Thetford.

A parish chairman says he fears the decision to extend Stowmarket’s boundaries will lead to outlying villages being swallowed up by the town.

Six families got 2015 off to a memorable start with the arrival of a new baby at West Suffolk Hospital.

Four men from Kent have been banned from six counties in the east of England after a hare coursing incident in Ixworth.

Suffolk police believe a dangerous batch of illegal drugs may have caused the death of three men and left a fourth fighting for his life.

A mum has hit out at a supermarket after she discovered mould in a tin of baked beans she was about to serve to her children.

Muntons the maltster has appointed Sophie de Ronde as its new product development brewing technologist at its Stowmarket headquarters.

Charities and book experts have expressed concern that books can now be put into blue recycling bins in West Suffolk.

A project to revamp Elmswell Library has received a £1,000 boost from Shadwell Racing Stud.

Students at Thurston Community College created a Band Aid style video to help collect food items for a charity.

A Christmas raffle at a Bury St Edmunds sweet shop has raised £300 in aid of charity.

A Bury St Edmunds community is fighting to put the ‘heart’ back into its estate after receiving a £10,000 boost towards the renovation of a dilapidated play area.

The east’s ambulance service is claiming 100 per cent patient satisfaction based on about 120 questionnaires filled in in September.

A village near Mildenhall is celebrating after unveiling a war memorial to its men who served in World War One - just inside its centenary year.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a car was hit by a log in Stowmarket causing the driver to crash the vehicle.

The fight for Brandon’s regeneration took another step forward last week as a consultation on plans for hundred of new homes and a relief road was launched.

A trailer, a quad bike and a go-cart were among the items stolen during a break-in at a farm near Higham.