By thomas.malina@iliffepublishing.co.uk (Thomas Malina) The centre of Sudbury will light up in festive colours on Friday night, in what is expected to be the town’s biggest ever switch-on event. The Christmas Lights Switch-on and Fair will take place f…
Spiralling costs force Perrywood Sudbury to shelve £10million garden centre expansion plans
By thomas.malina@iliffepublishing.co.uk (Thomas Malina) The planned £10million expansion of a prominent Sudbury business – which was hoped to create up to 120 new jobs – has been shelved, after it was deemed “no longer viable”. Perrywood Sudbury announ…
AFC Sudbury aim to bounce back from losing unbeaten Isthmian League North Division record during trip to Lowestoft Town
By liam.apicella@iliffepublishing.co.uk (Liam Apicella) With their unbeaten start to the Pitching In Isthmian League North Division season coming to an end, AFC Sudbury manager Rick Andrews is hoping his side can kickstart another positive run of form …
Sudbury Town Council working party keen to have alternative proposal for Belle Vue Park ready to go if retirement flats plan withdrawn
By thomas.malina@iliffepublishing.co.uk (Thomas Malina) A working party investigating Sudbury’s preferences for the future of Belle Vue Park says the town must have a proposal ready to go, if a controversial housing scheme falls through. Sudbury Town C…
Manchester man Andrew Chadfield wanted in connection with drug offences in Sudbury still being sought by Suffolk Police
By ben.robinson@iliffepublishing.co.uk (Ben Robinson) Police have issued a new appeal in their bid to trace a wanted man in connection with drug offences. Andrew Chadfield, 38, of Prestwich, Manchester, is being sought by Suffolk Police for possession …
Halloweenies bring half-term fun to Kentwell Hall in Long Melford
Spooky half-term Halloween fun for little wizards and witches is being promised at Kentwell Hall this month. A range of spooktacular activities, entitled Halloweenies and aimed at three to 14 year olds, will include wand making and a broomstick challen…
Suffolk stakeholders fear Government’s investment zones plan could be cut back
By suffolk@iliffepublishing.co.uk (Suffolk News Reporter) Recently-unveiled plans to create investment zones in Suffolk could be watered down, stakeholders fear – with potential ramifications for developments in Sudbury. Three major sites earmarked for…
Mobile library outreach bus inspires Bulmer school pupils to embrace reading
By thomas.malina@iliffepublishing.co.uk (Thomas Malina) A campaign seeking to inspire youngsters to spread their reading horizons is gathering momentum, as a mobile library visited rural schoolchildren this month. Pupils at St Andrew’s Primary School i…