Haverhill

2015 - a year of many significant anniversaries. Its 70 years since V. E. day and 50 since Winston Churchill died.

Haverhill’s Summer Bash will get off to a running start this year – literally.

Gaining recognition for your endeavours will always bring a welcome boost, and for Paralympian Caroline Maclean that was certainly the case.

The demolition of listed buildings in the town centre has been defended after a councillor expressed her concerns about vanishing history in the town.

The manager of Hanningtons Jewellers in Haverhill has been awarded a Professional Jewellers Diploma and Professional Jewellers’ Management Diploma by The National Association of Goldsmiths.

A Haverhill businesswoman has been made an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) as part of the Queen’s birthday honours.

Support will be on hand for victims of domestic abuse following the appointment of a new domestic abuse officer.

In what could be a national first, cadets from the fire and police services were honoured jointly at a ceremony in Haverhill.

You better be on your guard when the Queen’s Guards are coming through, these guys aren’t stopping for anything, as a Haverhill man found out.

Residents have raised concerns that they have not been adequately consulted on plans for a large development in Haverhill.

Despite damp weather the crowds still turned out to see Clare mark the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta.

Volunteers at the YMCA shop in Haverhill’s High Street were presented with certificates on Thursday, June 11, in appreciation of all their hard work.

Some were Grimm, some were Spicy and some were leprechauns, but all were one thing - characters that featured in this year’s Kedington Meadowlark walking pageant.

Haverhill Festival 2015 got off to rather a rain soaked start with three outdoor events which all went ahead despite the damp conditions.

All manner of Africa-related things were going on at Kedington Primary Academy, as children spent the week learning more about the continent.

ECHO, June 9, 2005

The Echo has been emailed by Shaun Atherton, who provided us with some names for this photo that appeared in Echoes of the Past on May 28.

A Haverhill resident’s rubbish ended up being dumped at the roadside when they paid an un-registered waste carrier to dispose of it.

This hilarious play was written by Willy Russell and like most of his well known pieces, it deals with working class society in England.

Steeple Bumpstead will host its first ever 10km race and 3km fun run on Sunday, June 21.