News in Hadleigh

Tuesday's on this day

In 1937, the first full-length animated feature film and the earliest in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", premiered at the Carthay Circle Theatre.

Steve Holder has expressed concerns that his Hadleigh United side face even more disruption to their league season.

Missing four players due to covid, the Bettsiders went down 3-0 to Thurlow Nunn league leaders Wroxham and Holder admitted he can't see too much football being played early in the new year.

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Sunday's thought

If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito. Dalai Lama.

Councillors have welcomed a decision by Planning Inspectors to allow work on their Joint Local Plan to continue – meaning Babergh can ensure the right developments happen in the right places at the right time, in Hadleigh and surrounding villages.

Public examination of the Local Plan, the strategic outline for future development of the districts, was paused earlier this year to allow the Babergh and neighbouring council Mid-Suffolk further time to review their evidence.

John Ward is among the Suffolk leaders that have jointly written to thank people for their determination and resilience this year.

The Babergh leader and his colleagues have urged everyone to get a booster before the New Year as Omicron cases surge.

Young women are being warned to be vigilant after man accosted at least three teenagers in Hadleigh.

Police are appealing for witnesses and information following reports that a man in a silver car has been approaching females in the town.

A stormy Hadleigh town council meeting had to be halted last night as the row over Christmas trees escalated.

Chairman Gordon McLeod, standing in for mayor Frank Minns who missed the meeting for personal reasons, suspended proceedings for five minutes, after angry exchanges about a solicitor's letter sent to a resident who had complained about the way the town centre trees had been erected.

People in Hadleigh and surrounding villages can today take advantage of free bus and taxi rides to get to their vaccination appointment or to a vaccine drop-in clinic.

The offer is open to anyone in the county who needs help getting to their appointment or a drop-in clinic for a first, second or booster vaccination and will will be in place until December 29.