• Amateur snappers could win a spot in Hospice calendar

  By jaffacake75

  What a fantastic idea! I'll spred the word!

            

   

  By CamilleB at 15:08 on 14/02/12

  

  Amateur photographers could see their work featured in a fundraising calendar, in aid of St Nicholas Hospice Care. The charity is launching a competition for photographs of uplifting scenes from the region, which would be suitable for inclusion in the Hospice's 2013 calendar. Susanne Dickson, Retail Co-ordinator, said: "We want the calendar to feature some beautiful and uplifting scenes to reflect every ...

• Scam calls affect Stowmarket Residents

  By jaffacake75

  Hi, It's really sad how what people will do to try and get money out of people. You've just got to...

            

   

  By jaffacake75 at 17:32 on 27/12/11

  

  An increase in scam calls or phone 'Phishing' has been reported in the Stowmarket and Suffolk area over the past month. Reports from Stowmarket residents indicate that phone scamming in the area could be becoming more prevalent. One phone scam in particular has hit many people recently. The scam in question involves a rogue caller posing as a computer repair specialist claiming that there is a problem with your computers security...

• The John Peel Centre Has Done it Again!

  By suffolklady

  Are there any more angels out there? The John Peel Centre need to raise £25,000 by Christmas...

            

   

  By Forever_Free at 14:37 on 30/11/11

  

  The John Peel Centre for the Creative Arts has been awarded £500,000 from Biffaward, a fund which uses landfill tax credits donated by Biffa Waste Services. This money is put towards community and environmental projects and the John Peel Centre has managed to secure a contribution, which will go towards the next big phase of development.                          ...

• Pubwatch Re-launch in Stowmarket

  By jaffacake75

  I think the unification of drinking establishments is a fantastic move, if not in place already. It...

            

   

  By Forever_Free at 21:40 on 14/12/11

  

  Stowmarket Police have announced a re-launch of the 'Pubwatch' scheme in a bid to combat antisocial behavior in the town. The police are striving to make locals and visitors feel safer when out at night. The scheme will see an increase in communication between Police and Stowmarket's drinking establishments. Ideally the scheme will not allow a trouble maker to be thrown out of one establishment and drift to another to continue...

• Disgust at changes proposed for BBC Radio Suffolk

  By JaneSuffolk

  Plese have a look at my blog

            

   

  By SuziLD at 23:14 on 11/03/11

  

  YESTERDAY IT was announced that BBC Radio Suffolk and other local BBC Radio Stations could see massive changes to their programming. The changes would see a major drop in the number programmes produced by our beloved Radio Suffolk with only Mark Murphy's morning breakfast show and Stephen Foster's drivetime show surviving the massive cutbacks.Content would be sourced from national radio station BBC Radio Five Live. Last night on...

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