Sudbury

It’s that time of year again. No, not Christmas. By today, the mere mention of the word will be making me hyperventilate.

A 30-year-old man has overcome his impairments to be crowned Volunteer of the Year at the 2014 Sense Awards.

Lord Phillips of Sudbury was one of two Suffolk peers who helped defeat a government proposal to reduce the power of judicial reviews.

Organisers of an inaugural angel festival in St Andrew’s Church in Bulmer hope it will prove as popular as other seasonal events.

Students at Thomas Gainsborough School in Great Cornard are going for glory for the second time in a county-wide mastermind challenge.

A 30-year-old woman was left with serious injuries after her vehicle was involved in a head-on crash with a bus on the A131 in Bulmer.

A team of soldiers marked the end of eight years of involvement in Afghanistan by scaling the highest trekking peak in the world.

Residents at Red House residential home in Sudbury enjoyed their Christmas lunch in the company of the town mayor.

A controversial bus route in Sudbury has been temporarily abandoned after a failed test run showed weaknesses in the design.

A group of dancing charity fundraisers are celebrating another success after raising £3,500 during their annual 60s-style dance event.

A fish and chip shop in Sudbury has been given a retro makeover – in tribute to the golden age of British takeaways.

A charity in Clare is to benefit from a madcap marathon challenge.

A 55-year-old man from Great Cornard was arrested last week after police discovered a small cannabis factory at his home in Crayford Road.

Two elderly people were left trapped after their vehicle crashed into a wall in Sudbury Road, Halstead.

With Christmas just a week away, a local GP has advised residents to stock-up on medicines to avoid unnecessary visits to A&E.

A Labour Parliamentary candidate has claimed the public could be put at risk after MPs backed plans to make firefighters work until they reach 60.

A Conservative councillor, who will run for Stour Valley North in next year’s district council elections, has promised to stand up for the countryside.

Fire crews from Sudbury tackled a fire started in a bin outside a house in Great Cornard last week.

Crop markings in a Wattisham field – discovered by a metal detectorist using Google maps – could be those of a Bronze Age burial site.

Additional funding of £10,000 has been set aside to tackle those areas worst affected by flooding.