Bury St Edmunds

A mentally ill young woman from Thetford called police and falsely implied she was going to commit suicide, a court has heard.

Ambulance and hospital emergency departments were busier over Christmas than at the same time last year.

The youngsters of Tinkerbell’s Nursery had a Christmas surprise when they won a special £250 prize in a singing competition at the arc.

After rowing, running and pedaling for 24 hours, two teams of sports students at West Suffolk College have raised more than £2,000 for charity.

Students at a Bury St Edmunds secondary school arranged for a group of Indonesian scientists to visit the town.

Strain Measurement Devices staff were all invited to a meal when the company celebrated 110 years of service by four people.

Three homes were burgled in Mildenhall over the Christmas week.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a letterbox was set on fire in Bury St Edmunds.

A man charged with failing to stop for police in Ixworth yesterday has been bailed.

West Suffolk Hospital is hoping one of two wards closed after patients showed symptoms of norovirus will reopen by New Year’s Day.

Police in Breckland are offering crime prevention tips to residents following a spate of burglaries in the district.

Nine families across the West Suffolk area received an extra special Christmas present as they welcomed new arrivals.

Two members of staff at a leading accountancy firms have clocked up 65 years of service between them.

West Suffolk MP Matthew Hancock is pressuring ministers to secure extra funding for a Mildenhall school.

A 19-year-old apprentice has scooped a top accolade and joined a national body to help shape future work training for young people.

Mother-of-two, grandmother-of-four and great-grandmother-of-eight Norah Merrett is preparing to turn 100 on Tuesday.

A Green Party campaigner has criticised Network Rail saying the money used to close crossings in Suffolk could be spent more wisely elsewhere.

A woman from Stowmarket has been working with an animal welfare charity in Egypt to look after the street dogs of Sharm El Sheikh.

A chance to have a ‘selfie’ taken with a character from the hit Disney film Frozen raised more than £1,000 for a vital charity.

Bringing a touch of Caribbean warmth to our cold winter days, this week’s winner of See it, Snap it, Send it is Chris Camp, from Thurston.