Wednesday,January4,2017 cambridge-news.co.uk/newmarket 50pwheresold We take a Timeline Solar farm in search is set to look back for Corrie generate at 2016 McKeague £1m a year Organ donor honour page7 page8 pages4&5 for little baby Hope Posthumous award recognises gift of life support:Drew andEmmaLee withMadieand FreyaLeng whichisparticularlyrareinsomeoneso Josh young. @freyalengCN TheirbravedecisionmeantHope’skid- neyshavegonetoanadultandshewas alsoabletodonatelivercellstotreatpa- AneWbornbabygirlwhobecamethe tientswaitingforalivertransplant. UK’syoungestorgandonoraftershetragi- “It’sanicethingtorememberherby,” callypassedawayalittleoveranhouraf- Drewtoldthenews.“It’srecognitionof tershewasbornhasbeenrecognisedwith whatshe’sdone. anawardposthumously. “Joshisbrilliant,he’swalkingandtalk- InspirationalHopeLee,ofbeaverbrook ingalittlebitandhewavesatpeopleand road,newmarket,wasawardedtheor- runsabout.He’ssocuteaswell.He’sdo- derofStJohnawardfororganDonation, ingreallywell.Thesadpartofthat,we runinconjunctionwithnHSbloodand wonderwhatHopewouldbelike. Transplant,for“theselflesscontribution “It’s the biggest thing we could ever ofaddinglifeandgivinghopetoothers do,it’snicetoknowHopecameintothis fromthegiftoforgandonation”. worldanddefinitelyhadapurpose.Itwas Herawardisoneofanumbertorecog- ashortlifebutshemadeabigsplash.” nisethe1,364peoplewhodonatedtheir Drew – who has another daughter organs after death last year, leading to Madie,5,withemma,–saidthatwhile thousandsofpatients’livesbeingsaved the loss of Hope had put a huge emo- ortransformed. tionalstrainonbothofthem,ithadnot emmaLee,33,gavebirthtotwinsHope stopped their tireless campaigning for and Josh in november, 2015, who were englandtoadopttheWelshhospitalplan bornjusttwominutesapartat37weeks. thatpresumespatientsdoconsenttoor- butsadlyforemmaandherhusband ganretrievalupondeath. Drew,52,theyfoundout13weeksintothe They even took their campaign to pregnancythatHopehadAnencephaly,a Downing Street, first emailing former conditionwhichpreventsthebrainand Prime Minister David Cameron earlier skullfromdevelopingproperly. thisyearandthencontactinghissucces- Haveyoursayat Doctorsofferedtheoptiontoabortthe sor,TheresaMay. cambridge-news.co.uk/ littlegirlbutthecoupledecidedtocon- all-about/newmarket tinuewiththepregnancyanddonateher Turntopage3 organswhenthetimecame–something 2|January4,2017|cambridge-news.co.uk/newmarket|NewmarketNews. 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SeniorAirmanJuan Gutierrez,21,waskilledon theB1106LynnRoadnear AFAMILYhavepaidtribute JoshThomas the cause of the accident, WeetinginNorfolkwhen toa“much-lovedwife,moth- @JoshThomasCN and police are calling for hisBMW323convertible er,daughterandsister”who helpfromthepublic. lefttheroadandcrashed waskilledinacollision. A Suffolk Police spokes- intoatree. “Kindandunderstanding” many facets, kind and un- manurgedanyonewhohad Thecrashtookplace ClaireTaylor,41,fromGreat derstanding to all her fam- witnessedtheaccidenttoget around6.40amandSenior Bradley, died on Tuesday, ily,bothnearandfar,friends intouch. AirmanGutierrezwas December27, afterbeinghit andworkcolleagues. Thespokesmansaid:“Wit- pronounceddeadatthe byacar. “Claire was training hard nesses are asked to call the scene. It is thought she was out fortheRomeMarathonthat Serious Collision Investiga- The21-year-oldwasan trainingforamarathonwhen she was running in April tion Team on 101 quoting assistantdedicatedcrew theaccidenthappened. 2017,hertrainingwasgoing CAD105.” chiefassignedtothe748th Police were called about wellandshewasontarget. There were traffic delays AircraftMaintenance 10.10amtoreportsofacrash “Claire will be sorely onDecember27astheroad Squadron. involving a Vauxhall Corsa missedbyallwhoknewher was closed while officers Hehadbeenstationed and a pedestrian on the but especially her husband, tried to find more informa- atRAFLakenheathsince B1061atGreatBradley,near two children, mother and tionaboutthecollision. November2015. Newmarket. family.” The air ambulance was “Ourheartsareheavy Claire died at the scene, JohnBarnett,clerkofGreat alsocalled. withthelossofSenior despitetheeffortsofambu- Bradley Parish Council, ex- An East of England Am- AirmanGutierrez,”saidCol lancepersonnelandpolice. pressedsadnessatthedeath, bulance Service spokesman EvanPettus,48thFighter Claire’s family have paid but said such events were told the News: “We were Wingcommander. tribute to the keen runner, “extremely unusual” in the called at 10.18am to the “Everyonehereis who had been training for village. B1061toareportofacolli- thinkingofhisfriends theRomeMarathon. “Country roads can be sion between a car and pe- andfamilyduringthis In a statement, they said: dangerous,” he said. “It is destrian. devastatingtime.He “Claire is a much-loved very sad to hear someone “A rapid response vehicle, willbesorelymissed wife, mother, daughter and hasdied.” ambulancecrew,ambulance bytheRAFLakenheath sister. An investigation has now officer and East Anglian Air communityandallwho “Claire loved life in all its beenlaunchedtodetermine Ambulanceattended.” knewhim. “Oursympathiesand prayersarewiththis airman’sfriends,family andfellowwingmeninthe 748thAMXS.” Theroadwasclosed F whileemergencyservices GR i1Taadcnonnh2evNlydae.le4iolyosstw0nitroawipfeagronmisaetwlthkor.ikehnrpetooghheopeatnwlehiscinietnetioennciadnfeihdorsceearesiamedrnordetaufntrtniotho.dmen Terms£an1doUcno5nPod,itri0doGRnes0rRasAp0poAlyNveDrIEETEE abouthowtheBMWwas drivingbeforethecrash. Ifyouhaveinformation callNorfolk’sSerious CollisionInvestigationTeam LovedLife:ClaireTaylorwasintrainingfortheRomeMarathon atWymondhamon101. inApril honour Couple raising awareness of the importance of organ donation Fromfrontpage of ways,” said Drew, who is currently writing a book about their experiences “I’m not going to let it withHope. drop,” he said. “I’m going “It’s been a very hard to continue badgering the journeybutit’sbeenavery government and find out rewardingjourney. what their stance is.Wales “Josh survived which is havemadequitealotofdif- one great thing because ference. theywerebothinthesame “Lastyear,60extrapeople sac,wemayhavelostthem We can supply, design and install were saved through dona- Justborn:HopeandJoshLee both. tion which makes a differ- “We’ve grieved at differ- enceto60donors,60lives”. ent times. It’s very difficult Since Hope died – and well as working with NHS tosay‘I’mangry,I’mupset’ 1OldStationRoad,NewmarketCB88DT became the UK’s youngest BloodandTransplanttotell ashowcanIbeangrywith T:01638640400 [email protected] organ donor – Drew and their story. the situation where you’ve Emma have been raising “It’s been continuous, lost a child but give life to awareness of the impor- there isn’t a month that someoneelse? Pleaselookatourwebsiteforcurrentofferswww.bydi.co.uk tance of organ donation goes by without someone “It’stryingtounderstand on television, in national wanting to know some- the grieving process, it 9.30am-5.30pmMonday-Fridayand9.30am-5pmSaturday newspapers and radio as thingwhichisgoodinalot comesinmanystages.” 4|January4,2017|cambridge-news.co.uk/newmarket|NewmarketNews. Burwell What made headline Ex Servicemen’s Club Friday6thJanuary–Karaoke Samar Maguire takes a look back at some Sunday8thJanuary–Poker JANUARY LordDerby,whosub- of the stories we reported on last year mittedanapplicationfor Saturday14thJanuary– 400 homes at Hatchfield FarminNewmarket,an- LivemusicwithAroundMidnight nounced he would pro- vide additional land for part in a 12-mile walk Saturday28thJanuary– 100homesexclusivelyfor to mark 12 months racingstaff. since he was attacked. Areas in Newmarket LivemusicwithBondie werefloodedafterheavy APRIL rainfall,includingTheAv- Residents in New- enue,Tattersalls and the market started the fight 21TheCauseway,Burwell, YellowBrickRoad. againstanapplicationfor CambridgeCB250DU The Ministry of De- a warehouse near their 01638 742215 fence announced it homesforasecondtime, wouldselloffpartofRAF claimingitwouldbetoo www.burwellsocialclub.org.uk Mildenhall to generate bigandnoisy. land for possibly 4,000 PlansforaNewmarket newhomes. Business Improvement A17-year-oldgirlwho Districtwereapprovedby started a fire that cost localfirmsinavote. ExningSchool£300,000in A memorial tree in damagesavoidedjail.She Newmarket dedicated to hadbeendrinkingheavily a late wife and parents whenshesetlighttoplas- was cut down with no ticcupsinastorageshed. prior warning. The tree controverSialhouSing:lordDerbyhadaneventfulyearafterhishatchfieldFarm was felled for the statue planningapplicationwasrejectedbytheSecretaryofState FEBRUARY oftheQueeninBirdcage A “volatile” guest Walk. Then mayor Cllr threatened to cut the JohnBerrydescribedthe sport. throatofaGoodSamari- events as a “sorry epi- ISISsupporterJunead tan who had given him sode”. Khan was jailed for life shelter at his home in a Anarticledepictinga afterplottingtocarryout bidtohelphimovercome “darkerside”toNewmar- aterroristattackatUSAF hisproblems. ket’shorseracingindustry bases in East Anglia. He Newmarket Railway attractedcriticismanda appealed and was given Station was officially re- “rippleofdebate”inthe a lesser sentence later opened after a £100,000 town. The article stated intheyear,ashedidnot investment. that the town has a big follow through with the It was announced problem with drug-tak- plans. that Cambridge Unit- ingamongracingstaff. A report found that ed fan Simon Dobbin NewmarketPoliceSta- no-onewastoblamefor would be returning to tion’s front counter was the felling of a memo- his Mildenhall home for closedtothepublic.Po- rial tree without prior the first time after be- liceandCrimeCommis- warning to its owners. ing attacked a year ago. sionerTimPassmoresaid theclosurewas“certainly JUNE MARCH regrettable and sad, be- Concerns mounted DisabilitygroupLead- cause it represented a over plans to close the ing Lives in Newmarket break with tradition”. WeatherbyLevelCrossing MeDaloFhonour:vicentregomezfromraF announcedplanstoclose in Newmarket. Network Mildenhallispresentedwithhisbraveryaward after a “drastic” drop in MAY Railannouncedplansto funding. Itwasannouncedthat closethecrossingamong change a horse walk in thetown. Serviceman Vicente the National Heritage 130 others across Cam- SnailwellRoadaftermany Atotalof13menwere GomezfromRAFMilden- Centre for Horseracing bridgeshire, Suffolk and residentscomplainedthe summonsed to appear hallwasgivenamedalin andSportingArtwilloffi- Essex. roadalongsidehadbeen in court in connection recognitionofhisbravery ciallyopeninSeptember. Airman Master Ser- madetoonarrow.Ahorse with the incident which after pulling drivers to A mother whose son geant Nathan Rhoden was killed on Snailwell left Cambridge United safetyfollowingapoten- diedinahorrificcarcrash fromRAFMildenhallwas Roadthepreviousmonth. fan Simon Dobbin with tiallyfatal‘fireball’crash. setup‘theBlerchSport- hailedaheroafterhelp- A row erupted at a life-changing injuries. Anarsonistsetfiretoa ing Foundation’ in his ingtosaveapilotinami- church in Isleham after shopinMildenhall. memory to provide free crolightcrash. pastor Paul Hedger de- AUGUST Family and friends opportunities for chil- SuffolkCountyCoun- livered a sermon that Motorist Louie Howl- of Simon Dobbin took dreninMildenhalltotry cil announced plans to “openly campaigned for ett,21,wascaughtspeed- the Brexit camp”. The ing at 154mph on the church leader defended A11 and was fined and hisspeech,sayinghehad banned from driving for aresponsibilitytoinform 56days. them of God’s “views”. Beech House Hospi- tal in Newmarket an- JULY nouncedplanstocloseits FootballerShaunWhit- doors,withthelossof72 er, 27, from Burrough jobs. Green,hadbothhislegs Father-of-twoJanAd- amputated after being amec, 40, pleaded guilty involvedinahit-and-run to a hit-and-run acci- accident in Newmarket. dentwhichleftfootballer FootballerJoeyAbbswas Shaun Whiter needing also injured. A father of both his legs amputated twowaslaterarrested. fromthekneedown.He TheBusinessImprove- would be jailed in Sep- ment District was offi- tember. cially launched in New- A £14.5 million solar market. farm owned by Forest Newmarketcelebrated Heath District Council WelcoMehoMe:SimonDobbinmadeanappearanceatcambridgeunitedmorethan its“biggestcarnivalever” was unveiled in Laken- ayearafterhislife-changinginjuries as thousands flocked to heath. NewmarketNews.|cambridge-news.co.uk/newmarket|January4,2017|5 news in 2016 SEPTEMBER Thegovernmentrejected Lord Derby’s plans to build 400 homes at Hatchfield Farm in Newmarket. Sajid Javid, Minister for the De- partment of Communities andLocalGovernmentsaid the perception of harm to the Newmarket horseracing industry, with a view that anincreaseintrafficwould risk horses being hurt, was enoughtorejecttheapplica- tion. AirmanCorrieMcKeague went missing after a night outinBuryStEdmunds.His phonewastracedtoBarton Mills. NewmarketTownCouncil winterwonderland:thousandsofpeoplevisitedthetown pledgedtosupportacinema tosee,amongotherattractions,theilluminatedbandSpark! project for the town. The councilputtogetherawork- meaningthenearestcourtis to honour those who lost inggrouptodiscusshowthe inIpswich. theirlivesinarmedconflict. ideacanbeprogressed. Forest Heath District Forest Heath District The National Heritage Council decided not to ap- Council confirmed that Centre in Newmarket offi- peal against the Secretary talksweretakingplacewith ciallyopened. of State’s decision to re- a company about opening Godolphin and New- ject Hatchfield Farm and a cinema in Newmarket. market Academy start- to focus on its Local Plan. ed a £250,000 partner- DECEMBER ship to improve career NOVEMBER NewmarketTownCouncil prospects for pupils. NewmarketjockeyFreddy votedtohaveitsownPCSO. Tylicki was admitted to in- MayorCllrAndyDrummond OCTOBER tensivecareafteranhorrific described it as “one of the It was announced Her accident at Kempton Park most important decisions Majesty The Queen would Racecourse.Thejockeywas thecouncilhadevermade.” becomingtoNewmarketthe paralysed from the waist Retailershitoutatthelack followingmonthtocelebrate downafterafour-horsecol- of Christmas lights in the her90thbirthday. lision. A fundraiser raised town. One retailer branded Lord Derby announced £250kinafewdaystosup- the display as “pathetic”. plans to challenge the Sec- porthiminhisrecovery. Town councillors said the retary of State’s rejection of Newmarket welcomed lackofChristmaslightswas HatchfieldFarmintheHigh The Queen as she unveiled down to health and safety Court. astatuetocelebrateher90th reasons. Councillors added Planstomovepoliceof- birthday–afterexcitedfans that the situation was “re- ficersandfirefightersintoa campedoutovernighttosee grettable”. £575,000 shared headquar- her. Newmarket Town Coun- ters were announced. The The Ministry of Defence cilannouncedanew£4,000 two emergency services announcedthatRAFMilden- investment in High Street would share the same base hall would not be required Christmaslights. inWillieSnaithRoadinNew- forBritishmilitaryusewhen InjuredjockeyFreddyTy- market. theUSAFleavesin2023. lickilefthospitalintimefor CambridgeUnitedfanSi- BottishamVillageCollege Christmastostarthisreha- monDobbinmadeanemo- announcedplansfora£16.7 bilitation. tional homecoming, as he million upgrade, including Thousands of people was welcomed back after 22 new classrooms, an au- turnedoutforthetownfes- his life-changing injuries ditoriumanda4GAstroTurf tival Winter Wonderland, towatchtheU'splayPorts- pitch. which included a parade mouth. 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Pleaserecyclethisnewspaper ThespeakerwasMrMurray changesofuseintheland,notably attendedbymembers,wives,and January9atthesocialclub,when Brown,fromtheRoyalSocietyfor whentheNormansbroughtthe partners,arrangedbythesocial thespeakerwillbeJonathanLondon, CambridgeNews&Media,adivisionofTrinityMirror theProtectionofBirds.Hecovered rabbitintothiscountry.Healso secretaryMikePhilcox,whowas histopicbeingShadesofLight. plc.RegisteredofficeinEnglandNo08290481One CanadaSquare,CanaryWharf,LondonE145AP. underthetitle“RSPBintheBrecks” referredtotheeffectsoftheearlier onceagainwarmlythankedbythe JohnBarker NewmarketNews.|cambridge-news.co.uk/newmarket|January4,2017|7 police Corrie: What we know so far miSSiNg: Corrie SINCE Corrie McKeague Airman Corrie McKeague disappeared mcKeague disappeared after a night vanished after a night out in September last out with friends on Satur- afteranight day,September24,inBury year. But what has been going on outinBury St Edmunds, no-one has Stedmunds. seenorheardfromhim. since then in the quest to find him? Below: His disappearance was Freya Leng reports. Thisimage reportedbyRAFHonington showshimin to police on Monday, Sep- Brentgovel tember26,whenhefailedto ageisreleased,showinghis a private investigator to Streeton showatparadeat11.30am. lastconfirmedsighting. search for Mr McKeague thenighthe disappeared Buthiswhereaboutshave l October24:Adriverre- raises £20,000 within two continued to elude police ports seeing a man walk- days and police release eversince. ing near the Hollow Road CCTVfootageof10people They first informed the industrialestateontheday theywanttospeakto. mediaofhisdisappearance MrMcKeaguedisappeared. l December7:MrMcKea- onTuesday, September 27, lNovember15:Partofthe gue’s mother, Nicola Ur- andreleasedCCTVfootage A14nearBuryStEdmunds quhart,offersa£50,000re- ofhiminBrentgovelStreet isclosedwhilepolicecarry ward,madepossiblebyan thenextday.Sincethen: outaroadsidesearch. anonymous local business lOctober4:Itisrevealed l December5:Hisgrand- couple. that his mobile phone has parents Mary and Oliver l December9:MrsUrqu- been tracked moving 12 McKeague offer a“five-fig- hartsaysshehas“lostfaith” miles (19km) away to Bar- ure”rewardforinformation in police over their search tonMillshoursafterhewas leadingtohisdiscovery. forherson. lastseen. l December 6: A crowd- l December16: Outgoing lOctober21:Furtherfoot- funding campaign to hire RAFHoningtoncommand- er Group Captain Mick SmeathspeaksofMrMck- eague’s friends’ hopes that Liveupdatesat hewillbefound. cambridge-news.co.uk l December 17: A search organisedbyMrsUrquhart takesplaceatanareaoffor- estnearRAFHonington. l December 28: During a FacebookLivequestionand answer session, Mrs Urqu- hart calls her son a“social hand grenade” who would getintoastranger’scarand puthimselfatrisk. lDecember29:Brossinger Matt Goss tweets support fortheappeal. l December 31: Mr Mc Keague’s family release a video of him. He is shown singingalongtoasongfrom the musical Wickedin Au- gust, while “sitting in the gardeninthesunshine”.Mrs Urquhartsaysthatalthough itishardtosharethevideo, she wants everyone to see “thebeautifulsoulthatwe desperatelymiss”.Shesays: MASSIVE JANUARYSALE “It makes me smile every time I watch this. He likes SATURDAY7TH & SUNDAY8TH JANUARYONLY appeal:Corrie’smotherNicolaUrquharthascontinuedtowork tomakepeoplelaugh,heis hardinthesearchforherson,whodisappearedinSeptember justsocharming.” police UPTO75%OFFTHERRP Commissioner seeks ‘fairer deal’ ALLBRIDALGOWNS£499.00 SUFFOLK’sPoliceandCrime don’tthinkisreasonableor Thepolicingminister, Commissionerhaslaunched acceptable. BrandonLewis,willhavea acampaigntogetthecounty “Weget£122millionper fundamentalreviewofthe PRONOVIAS,ESSENSEOFAUSTRALIA, forcemoremoney. year.Ifwegotanextrafour fundingformulathisyear. TimPassmoredoesnot orfivemillionpoundsayear MrPassmorewelcomesthe JUSTINALEXANDER,CHRISTINAWU,ETERNITY, believetheregiongetsa“fair” itwouldmakeatremendous reviewasitwillallowhimto financialsettlementperyear. differencehere. lobbyforanewformula. ARTCOUTUREANDLILLIANWEST. ThiscomesaftertheHome “It’smyjobtoensure ThePCCisaskingpeopleto Officereduceditsgrantfor Suffolktaxpayersgetthe gotohiswebsitetoreadhis thisyear’sSuffolkpolicing verybestvalueformoney assessmentand,iftheyagree, budgetby£889,000. forpolicinginthecountry.At toshowtheirsupportby ALLGENUINEDESIGNERS. MrPassmoretoldthe themomentIdon’tbelieve emailingfairshareforsuffolk@ News:“TheMetropolitan wegetareasonableshareof suffolk.pnn.police.ukby policegets£2.5billionper fundingsoIamlaunching Friday,January20. DOORSOPEN9.00-5.00SATURDAY year.TheWestMidlands thiscampaigntogetpublic MrPassmorewillusethese orManchester,onahead- supporttomakeacaseto publicresponsesasevidence 10.00-4.00SUNDAY. to-headbasis,getway Governmentforafairer tolobbytheministerfora morethanwedo,whichI settlement.” fairerdealforSuffolk. 8|January4,2017|cambridge-news.co.uk/newmarket|NewmarketNews. BFoLAiaorsdkstvt6Cine6AAugrpsmpttpCpIomCeDeomaoad:rbrleFeaaoyro:nun4FlIicrcoD.o8ee:l1[2i:::080Fo4m4[2o8/9l/im0020o1196/0/7116]777] energy Family Solar farm set to generate Announcementts cambridge-news.co.uk/notices £1m per year for council Tel:01223666637 Deaths Bursford richardPeter Itiswithgreat sadnessthatIhave toannouncethe Tocommentonthisstory untimelydeathofmy visitcambridge-news. wonderfulhusband co.uk/all-about/ely Richardattheageof 63.Richardbattled withcancerforayear. Hediedinthecare oftheArthurRank Hospiceonthe19th December2016.The funeralwillbetaking placeonThursday 12thJanuary2017 at 11.15am andwill beheldattheWest SuffolkCrematorium RisbyPleasecouldany donationsgotothe ArthurRank Hospice CherryHintonRoad Cambridgeratherthan flowers. FuneralServices RichardStebbings FuneralServiceLtd •Independentfamilyowned &runbusiness •Personal24hourservice •PrivateChapelofRest •Pre-paymentfuneral plans •Monumentalmasonry pOWERpANElS:ThenewsolarfarmnearTriangleFarminSoham •Floraltributes FuneralDirector:RichardStebbingsDipFD, ASOLARfarmschemeissettogeneratemore annasavva vestmentasitmeansweareproducingre- BIFD than £1 million a year for Cambridgeshire @AnnaSavvaCN newableenergyandincomewhilereducing MemberoftheIndependentFuneral CountyCouncil. theneedtoeithermakecutsoraskourresi- ArbitrationScheme Thecouncil-owned60-acresitenearTrian- dentstomakeitupthroughtaxes. gleFarminSohamisnowproducingenough whenthecountyhasthefastestpopulation “Butthisisjustoneexampleofwhatwe KendalHouse, energytopoweraround3,500homes. growthinthecountry. are doing to make the best use of our as- CambridgeRoad, Thesitestartedgeneratingelectricitythe Thesiteisbuilt,withco-operationfrom sets. For example, through the Mobilising Impington,Cambridge weekbeginningDecember18. the tenant farmer, on Grade 3 agricultural LocalEnergyInvestmentprojectwehavea 01223 232309 Income from selling the electricity will land,puttingitatthelowerendoflandqual- commitmenttoinvest£28millioninsimilar beusedtofundthecouncil’sfrontlineser- ityinCambridgeshire. projectsthathelpmakeschoolsandother vices. Long term, the authority is expect- Itisintendedtokeepthepanelsinplace publicbuildingsmoreenergyefficient.This ©LW ingtomake£1millionperannumfromthe for25years–butthatperiodcouldbeex- isnotrestrictedtosolarenergy. scheme. tended. “Thesemeasuresnotjustsaveusmoney Themoveispartofthecouncil’sdriveto CountycouncillorSteveCount,chairman but our partners and schools so they can findnewwaysofproducingincomeandalso of the general purposes committee, said: spendtheirlimitedbudgetsonhelpingthe helps provide renewable energy at a time “This county council project is a great in- peopleofCambridgeshire.” honours event NaturalBurials Regional heroes given New Year Honours Talk to help & CrematioNs cancer charity From£1,500 ANEWMARKET-basedracehorse ofthehorsesthathavebeen Shesaid:“Itwasabit trainerandacommunityworker kindenoughtolendtometo overwhelmingreally.It’shard www.woodlandwishes.co.uk wereamongthosereceiving train,bothinAmericawhere toknowwhattosaybecauseit’s 01223651653 awardsintheNewYear’s Istartedtraining,andEurope suchasurprise. THELadiesOpenDoorClubwill Honourslist. andworldwide.Withoutthem “Iwishtopreservewhatis hostaneveningeventthismonth, ©LW JohnHarryMartinGosden nothingwouldhavebeen oneofthemostoutstanding featuringaspecialtalkfromPeter wasawardedanOrderof possible. historicalheritagesintheparish Cresswell. theBritishEmpire(OBE)for “Furthermore,tothankthe –a1,300medievalchurch, Theeventwilltakeplaceat servicestohorseracingand peoplewhohaveworkedforme whichdoesneedattentionevery 7.30pmonThursday,January12,at training. andwithmedowntheyears. nowandagain. AllSaintsSchoolinNewmarket. MrGosdentrainsat “Andfinally,tothehorses “Ihaveadogged MrCresswell,aNewmarket-based ClarehavenStablesin ofvariousabilitieswhichwon determinationtogetonwith councillorforEastCambridgeshire Newmarketandhashadmore racesforourstables.” thingsreally–it’savalue DistrictCouncil,isaformertheatre than3,000wins,including JaneGreen,fromDalham, systemthatIgotfrommy andentertainmentmanager. winnersoftheBreeders’Cup nearNewmarket,receiveda parents.” Newmarket-based,MrCresswell Classic,theDerby,theArc,the BritishEmpireMedal. TheNewYearsHonours willbetellingstoriesabouthis KingGeorgeandtheEclipse Shehasspent27years recognisetheachievements encounterswithcomedianssuchas races. supportingStMarytheVirgin andserviceof“extraordinary MorecambeandWiseandSirKen Hehasalsobeennamedthe ChurchinDalham. people”acrosstheUnited Dodd. championtrainerinBritain Morerecently,sheraised Kingdom. MrCresswellgivestalkstoraise twice. £100,000afterleadthieves Thereare24ranksofhonours moneyforCLICSargent,acancer HetoldtheNews:“I’dlike strippedmostoftheroofofthe thatareawardedbyHer charityforchildrenandyoung tothankownersandbreeders churchin2014. MajestytheQueen. people. NewmarketNews.|cambridge-news.co.uk/newmarket|January4,2017|9 BarnsBury retail planning Local Plan Furniture comments needed store RESIDENTSandbusinesses arebeingurgedtohave theirsayonForestHeath DistrictCouncil’sdraft LocalPlanfromnextweek. Peoplearebeingaskedto seeiftheplansare“legal andsound”beforeForest Heathsubmitsthemtothe governmentinMarch. Theplanswouldseethe counciltakecontrolover thegrowthofthearea, includingproposalsfor morethan6,800homes overthenext14years. Theauthorityhasalso organiseddrop-ineventsin differentareasaroundthe districttotakeplaceover thenexttwomonths. CllrLanceStanbury, ForestHeathcabinet memberforplanningand growth,said:“Residents andbusinessesthroughout thedistricthavebeen workingwithusoverthe Winter lastthreeyearstodeliver thisLocalPlan. qNuALITySeERvICwE:Fromleft,fiAngelasDennehss,BennBaashamanndFrankdThomas,mcanagher. iPpicture:pDavidJoyhnson “Itpromisestogive controloverspeculative Clearance developmentandaway forwardforsustainable andcohesivegrowthinour communities. Up to “Thisisthefinalpush serves up 10 jobs andIurgethosewith aninterestinthefuture ofForestHeathtoget 50% off involved.” FromJanuary10, residentswillbeableto viewwhattheplansmean fortheirneighbourhood Selected A NEW fish and chip shop has samarmaguire Itopenedattheformersiteof byputtingtheirpostcode openedinNewmarket,offering10 @SamarMaguireCN theCentralFishBar,offeredtakea- intothe‘Findmynearest’ fullandpart-timejobs. waysandsit-indiningforupto50 searchontheForestHeath Deep Blue opened in Market people. website. Street onTuesday, December 20, Thebusinessalsoofferedupto Ifnomaterialchanges Sofas on the site of a branch of Har- “The manager is a guy called 15fullandpart-timejobs. aremadeduringthe ry Ramsden’s which closed 10 FrankThomasandheknowsthe Tom Crowley, CEO of Boparan consultation,thefinal monthsafteritopenedlastFebru- arealikethebackofhishandbe- RestaurantGroup,said:“Asabusi- versionwillbesubmittedto ary. causeheisalocal.” ness,weregularlyreviewourfor- theplanninginspectoratein JamesLow,CEOofDeepBlue, He added that the business mats,locationsandsitesandithas earlyMarch. told the News:“We completed a would be introducing a delivery beendecidedthat,thisoutletisno Publicexaminationof transactionanumberofdaysbe- servicein2017,butcouldnotsay longerviableforHarryRamsden’s theplanscouldfollowin forethesitere-opened,soweef- exactlywhen. asthebrandevolves,however,we MayorJune,intimeforthe fectivelyhadallhandsondeckto DeepBlueopeneditsfirstfish wishthenewoperatorswell. districtcounciltoconsider tryandopenaswedidjustintime and chip shop in 2003 and cur- “Moving forward, we continue adoptingitinDecember. forChristmas. rentlyhas18openintheUK. tofocusonidentifyingmoresuit- Answerstoquestions “We’reabsolutelydelighted.We The company prides itself on ablelocationsthroughouttheUK canbefoundathttp:// knowithasbeenafishandchip sourcingfishfromsustainableand andoverseasforHarryRamden’s.” westsuffolk.jdi-consult. shopformanyyears,andoneof well-managedfishstocks. net/localplan,byemailing ourobjectivesistobringbackbet- Italsosourcesitspotatoesfrom planning.policy@ Open 7 Days a Week terqualityservicethantherehas farmsintheCambridgeshireFens. westsuffolk.gov.ukor Tocommentonthis beeninthepast. Harry Ramsden’s opened its attendinganyofthedrop-in Just 3 miles from Ely storyvisitcambridge- “Therewillbeateamofabout doors in Market Street last Feb- eventsbeingheldduring news.co.uk/all- 10people,andwe’regettingsome ruary8,butclosedinDecember about/newmarket theconsultationperiod: off theA142. oftheoldcrewthatworkedhere claimingtheoutletwas“nolonger Mildenhall–4-7pmon manyyearsago. viable”. Tuesday,January17,atthe accident councilofficesinCollege HeathRoad Man is bailed after three-car collision Lakenheath–4-7pmon Thursday,January26,atthe BrendanFulhamCentrein HighStreet AMANwhowasarrestedaftera remainsinaseriousbutstable Policebelievethevehicles Newmarket–4-7pmon crashnearNewmarketthatlefta condition. involvedinthecollisionwerea Monday,January30,atthe womanseriouslyinjuredhasbeen Amaninhislate20sfromthe blackAudiA4,ablackRenault TownCouncilOfficesin releasedonpolicebail. Norwichareawasarrestedon MeganeandablackFord HighStreet Emergencyservicesattended suspicionofdrivingunderthe Mondeo. RedLodge–4-7pmon thethree-vehiclepile-up,onthe influenceofdrugs. Theyareaskinganyonewho Thursday,February2,at 9ATheShade,Soham, A1065betweenBartonMillsand Hehasnowbeenreleasedon mayhasseenthecollision,orthe RedLodgeSportsPavilion, Eriswell,at2.30pmlastFriday. policebailuntilFebruary7. wayanyofthecarsweredriving HundredAcreWay Cambs.CB75DE Awomanwhowasinacarthat Theroadwasclosedatthe beforehand,togetintouch. Brandon–4-7pmon 01353723900 hadoverturnedinsometrees junctionbetweentheB1112and CallSuffolkPoliceon101, Thursday,February9,atthe wasairliftedtoAddenbrooke’s theFivewaysroundaboutafterthe quotingCAD213ofFriday, BrandonCentre,Brandon www.barnsburyfurniture.co.uk HospitalinCambridgewhereshe crash. December30. Library. 10|January4,2017|cambridge-news.co.uk/newmarket|NewmarketNews. 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