Blog Posts

  • Bury St Edmunds bus station waiting room to close – where was the consultation?

    It seems West Suffolk Council has given in to the thugs. Apparently there is an issue with fighting, anti-social behaviour, shoplifting and criminal damage at the waiting room at the Bury St Edmunds bus station. The police are carrying out regular patrols of the area and have issued dispersal orders. West Suffolk Council’s CCTV room… Read more

  • Business expands in Clare – Harris and Harris Books go from strength to strength

    Business expands in Clare – Harris and Harris Books go from strength to strength

    Kate has been running this fantastic book shop in Clare, for a number of years. The problem was the shop just wasn’t big enough for all those lovely books. Business was being held back so there was only one solution – expand into a much bigger premise. On Saturday Kate, aided and supported by Frank,… Read more

  • West Suffolk Business Festival (some of West Suffolk at least)

    I like business festivals. They remind us of where our wealth is created, provide assistance and guidance to business to grow and create a feel good factor. I was looking forward to the West Suffolk Business Festival until I realised that both Clare and Newmarket have been completely ignored. Not a mention that I can… Read more

  • Newmarket – a massive revenue generator which needs our support

    Sometimes organisations forget how important industry and commerce is. Cambridge would never take the tech sector for granted. It champions its success. Newmarket is also incredibly successful. Last week at Tattersalls, where horses are sold, it catalogued 532 yearlings of which 470 were actually offered with 391 being sold. The total value of the sales… Read more

  • My visit to Allsorts our pregnancy, parent and baby/ toddler group in Clare.

    Today it was my pleasure to visit Allsorts. The group is held every Tuesday during term time at 9:30 at the Clare Baptist Church Hall. It runs until 11:30 and then a meal is served afterwards. Today was sausages, egg and beans and who doesn’t like a sausage. Lots of pre school children, socialising together,… Read more

  • Clare Co op refurbishment – its good news

    As many of you will know the Co op is planned to be refurbished starting on the 23rd October and will re-open on the 30th November. We welcome an upgrade to the store. I was asked to attend a meeting with the Co op and representatives of the Clare Town Council to discuss how residents… Read more