PUBLISHED: 17:33 17 September 2018 Jessica Hill The reopening of the Swan Inn in Monks Eleigh. Picture: Julie Penney Archant A couple facing redundancy from their jobs at Delphi Diesel Systems are now embarking on a fresh challenge - running a country pub, the Swan Inn, in the picturesque village of Monks Eleigh. The Swan, Monks EleighThe fate of the grade II listed pub looked uncertain earlier in the year, after the previous owners, Suffolk Country Inns, closed its doors in February. The pub has since been spared from permanent closure by Stephen and Julie Penney, both 50 and from Sudbury. In buying the pub, the couple have also secured the future of the village store and post office, which are both run from a building in the pub’s car park. “We have extended the lease for the shop and post office for another seven years, so that we can give the village community peace of mind that we won’t be closing it down,” Mrs Penney said. The … [Read more...] about Couple facing redundancy in Sudbury make a fresh start running a country pub
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Timeline laid out for development of Sudbury Hamilton Road quarter as blueprint gets council backing
PUBLISHED: 15:43 14 September 2018 | UPDATED: 15:43 14 September 2018 Jason Noble Local democracy reporter The artist impression of the Hamilton Road quarter in Sudbury Picture: CARTER JONAS Carter Jonas Plans to transform a key area of Sudbury town centre into a culture and leisure space has been given the backing of council chiefs – with preferred developers set to be identified early next year. Borehamgate shopping centre in Sudbury is involved in the plans Picture: GREGG BROWNBabergh District Council’s cabinet approved the blueprint for the Hamilton Road quarter on Thursday night, after years of work to assemble the buildings in the area under one plan.The vision aims to overhaul the area, which includes Hamilton Road lands, the former bus station and Borehamgate Centre into a modern facility featuring homes, restaurants, cinema, and other retail and leisure offerings.The cabinet approved the development prospectus, which will now go out … [Read more...] about Timeline laid out for development of Sudbury Hamilton Road quarter as blueprint gets council backing
Sudbury man guilty of bomb hoax
PUBLISHED: 18:45 05 September 2018 | UPDATED: 18:47 05 September 2018 Jane Hunt and Tom Potter Firefighters investigate the scene of the bomb scare in Sudbury in January Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN A Sudbury man has been convicted of making hoax bomb call which led to Sudbury town centre being closed earlier this year. Ipswich Crown Court Picture: ARCHANTA phone call was made to the authorities at lunchtime on January 31 reporting that a suspected bomb had been planted in Barclays Bank in Market Hill.Shortly afterwards a bank customer alerted staff to an unattended rucksack containing four large batteries taped together and connected with wires to give the appearance of an explosive device, Ipswich Crown Court heard.The eight second call was later found to have originated from 41-year-old Mark Brett’s phone, but with a different SIM card, while forensic evidence matched his fingerprint to the device and his DNA to the bag.Brett, of Tudor Road, … [Read more...] about Sudbury man guilty of bomb hoax
“We heard the glass crack” – Young family escape major house fire in Sudbury
PUBLISHED: 19:58 03 September 2018 | UPDATED: 19:58 03 September 2018 Amy Gibbons The four-story home was blackened by the blaze Picture: NEIL DIDSBURY Archant Neighbours have spoken of their shock after a young family escaped a blaze which blackened their Sudbury home. The fire crew commander said all items inside the property had been blackened by the flames Picture: AMY GIBBONSFirefighters from both Suffolk and Essex were called to a property on Cats Lane shortly before 9am today, where crews tackled a serious fire which had affected a family home.People living nearby looked on in horror as their homes were evacuated, while thick black smoke billowed from broken windows which had been blown out by the heat.The crew commander at the scene said the blaze was thought to have started in the kitchen of the four-story property, and quickly spread through open doors and up the stairwell into the bedrooms. A mother and daughter were inside at the … [Read more...] about “We heard the glass crack” – Young family escape major house fire in Sudbury
Emergency services attending house fire in Sudbury
PUBLISHED: 10:00 03 September 2018 | UPDATED: 10:00 03 September 2018 Katy Sandalls Emergency services are attending a house fire in Sudbury Picture: PHIL MORLEY Archant Police and fire crews are currently on the scene of a house fire in Cats Lane in Sudbury. Suffolk Fire and Rescue said that four appliances were attending the blaze at the four storey home which they were alerted to shortly before 9am this morning. A spokesman for the fire service said that all persons in the house had been accounted for. He added that crews from Essex were taking part in the response. Suffolk police said they were called at 9.05am this morning to help with traffic management. Large sections of Cats Lane are currently closed. … [Read more...] about Emergency services attending house fire in Sudbury