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Drug driver stopped on the A14 carrying 16 football fans in minibus

A man who was driving a minibus with 16 people on board has been arrested for drug driving.  
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Poppy Appeal Storage Needed

A poppy appeal organiser is looking for a place to store hundreds of collection boxes and items – so she can get her spare bedroom back. Pip Davies has been storing more than 300 collection boxes as well as 23 boxes with poppy appeal items in her bedroom since August after having to move them from their old holding place and is appealing for help. She said: “I need my bedroom back now – the grandchildren want to come and stay. We are now looking for somewhere half the size of a standard garage, if a company or individual in a three-mile radius has the space and would like to help, because supporting the appeal comes in different ways. “If we have to give a peppercorn rent so be it, we just need to find somewhere very soon.” In a further appeal, Pip is looking for a table top display board which is no longer used to help promote their fund-raising work. Mrs Davies took over the Royal British Legion Bury St Edmunds Poppy Appeal in 2016 and since then it has raised more than £179,000 with more than £60,000 donated last year. The Bury branch recently moved its meetings on the second Thursday of the month at 7.30pm to Risbygate Bowls Club, in Westley Road. It has more than 100 members but Pip would like to see more people join in their bid to support service personnel, veterans and their families. She said: “You don’t have to be an ex-service person but if you believe in what we’ve done in the past and what we’re doing now, it’s somewhere to come and just be with like-minded people who believe in the British Legion. “It’s all about comradeship. We do have over 100 members but not everybody comes, they just want to quietly be a member, but we’ve got to try to keep the British Legion alive – certainly in Bury. This is a regimental town.” Mrs Davies, who is also chairman of the Royal British Legion Women’s Section for Bury, was a medic in the Territorial Army in the 1970s and her husband Tim served in the Suffolk and Royal Anglian Regiment. She said: “I feel strongly we must help veterans and service personnel. We know we help people in Bury from the fund-raising we do. “I’m proud of Bury because of what they raise. Last year was extraordinary.” Call her on 07745574502 or email bsepoppyappeal@outlook.com
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Bury St Edmunds students take part in strike action

Students in Bury St Edmunds have joined thousands of school children taking part in strikes in 60 towns and cities across the UK, according to organisers Youth Strike 4 Climate.
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Bury St Edmunds popular Rickshaw is gearing up for a new season

The popular Bury St Edmunds Rickshaw is gearing up for a new season starting in April (weather permitting), and is now taking bookings on 01284 339449.  Rides are free to local people who need a little help getting out and about, and passengers are collected, with a friend or carer, from their home for a spin round town.
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“To infinity and beyond….” Bury St Edmunds Space and Moon Exhibition to hold rocket workshops

Fifty years after the man first set foot on the moon, Bury St Edmunds will see its own rocket launches...
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Funding agreed for Citizens Advice in Suffolk

Citizens Advice in Suffolk will no longer see any difference in their funding for next year, following collaboration between Suffolk County Council, NHS Ipswich and East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group.
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Two Romanian nationals told not to re-enter Suffolk following begging offences

The two men, a 45 year old and a 35 year old, have been bailed
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More of you are tuning your radios to RWSfm 103.3

New listener figures are in and it's a record breaking year for us!
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Two men arrested in connection with distraction burglaries

Two men have been arrested in connection with a number of distraction burglaries. The first incident occurred at a property...
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Two TV favourites heading to Bury Food Festival kitchen

Nick Nairn and Dean Edwards will both be making their first appearances at the free two day event over August Bank Holiday Sunday and Monday.
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Four arrests after cannabis worth in region of £40K discovered at Bury St Edmunds property

Police have arrested four  people in connection with drug offences following a seizure of cannabis in Bury St Edmunds.
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Police search for missing Mildenhall/Red Lodge teenagers

Police searching for a missing teenager from Suffolk now think she's has travelled with a friend to London.
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