<![CDATA[Beccles and Bungay Journal - News]]> http://www.becclesandbungayjournal.co.uk Sat, 18 May 2013 15:03:48 +0100 en <![CDATA[Update: First-ever Lowestoft Cycle Festival attracts thousands of people]]> http://www.becclesandbungayjournal.co.uk/update_first_ever_lowestoft_cycle_festival_attracts_thousands_of_people_1_2200321

A two-day celebration of cycling in Lowestoft has been hailed as a “fantastic” success.

]]> 1.2200321 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:03:48 +0100 <![CDATA[Small blaze tackled inside the Clays building in Bungay]]> http://www.becclesandbungayjournal.co.uk/small_blaze_tackled_inside_the_clays_building_in_bungay_1_2200311

Firefighters from Beccles and Bungay tackled a small blaze in a binding machine at a leading north Suffolk printers and publishing service.

]]> 1.2200311 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:13:18 +0100 <![CDATA[Teenager jailed for stab attack on fellow pupil at Norfolk school]]> http://www.becclesandbungayjournal.co.uk/teenager_jailed_for_stab_attack_on_fellow_pupil_at_norfolk_school_1_2200153

A former student at an independent day and boarding school in Norfolk has been jailed after stabbing another student twice in a revenge attack.

]]> 1.2200153 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:38:40 +0100 <![CDATA[Schoolgirl Amy designs new racing strip for Bungay-based cycling club]]> http://www.becclesandbungayjournal.co.uk/schoolgirl_amy_designs_new_racing_strip_for_bungay_based_cycling_club_1_2199350

A POPULAR north Suffolk-based cycling club is celebrating its diamond jubilee with a new-look racing strip.

]]> 1.2199350 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:28:42 +0100 <![CDATA[Shock as five councillors resign from Halesworth Town Council]]> http://www.becclesandbungayjournal.co.uk/shock_as_five_councillors_resign_from_halesworth_town_council_1_2199183

A town council has been shocked by the sudden resignations of five experienced councillors.

]]> 1.2199183 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:58:06 +0100 <![CDATA[More than 500 chimney fires tackled in Suffolk in last three years]]> http://www.becclesandbungayjournal.co.uk/more_than_500_chimney_fires_tackled_in_suffolk_in_last_three_years_1_2199004

Firefighters have spent more than 684 hours – almost 29 days – tackling chimney fires across Suffolk in the past three financial years, new figures have revealed.

]]> 1.2199004 Fri, 17 May 2013 11:57:33 +0100 <![CDATA[Hopes for faster broadband in rural Norfolk]]> http://www.becclesandbungayjournal.co.uk/hopes_for_faster_broadband_in_rural_norfolk_1_2193115

People living in rural pockets of Norfolk who have been told they would have to wait three years for improved internet connections are being offered an alternative which could put them in the broadband fast lane within a month.

]]> 1.2193115 Tue, 14 May 2013 16:27:16 +0100 <![CDATA[Beer boost for coast thanks to Southwold brewer Adnams]]> http://www.becclesandbungayjournal.co.uk/beer_boost_for_coast_thanks_to_southwold_brewer_adnams_1_2193081

Southwold-based brewer Adnams has launched a new beer that will help to conserve Suffolk and Norfolk beaches and keep them free of rubbish.

]]> 1.2193081 Tue, 14 May 2013 16:14:51 +0100 <![CDATA[Eddie Izzard and Bobby Womack added to the line-up for Latitude Festival]]> http://www.becclesandbungayjournal.co.uk/eddie_izzard_and_bobby_womack_added_to_the_line_up_for_latitude_festival_1_2192637

More star names have been added today to the line-up of the Latitude Festival taking place at Henham Park near Southwold from July 18 to 21.

]]> 1.2192637 Tue, 14 May 2013 12:46:33 +0100 <![CDATA[Record number of riders in Beccles Cycle for Life event]]> http://www.becclesandbungayjournal.co.uk/record_number_of_riders_in_beccles_cycle_for_life_event_1_2190253

A record number of riders took to the saddle and raised thousands of pounds for charity during this year’s Beccles Cycle for Life.

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