News in Hadleigh

Residents in Hadleigh will be paying an extra £60 a year on average for their council tax in the 2022/23 financial year.

People living in some neighbouring villages will pay around £55 on average, while those over the district border in Mid Suffolk will pay even less.

Students from Hadleigh will find a new bike shelter at the University of Suffolk will be doing a lot more than keeping cycles safe by becoming a haven for wildlife.

The lockable shelter, which is near the entrance of the University's Arts building have been designed to attract birds, insects and small mammals to the area.

Saturday's trivia

What are the names of Cinderella's stepsisters?

Storm Gladys is set to bring even more bad weather to the Hadleigh area. The weather for the area is forecasted to be rainy with winds set to reach around 20 mph.

The environment agency has put in place flood warnings for the whole of England with an increased risk of flooding due to the weather.

Friday's fun fact

Did you know that the largest snowflake on record was 15 inches wide?

The days are slowly getting longer and the increased sunlight hours are scientifically proven to make you feel better, it is all the more reason to go out and about in Hadleigh.

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It's time for a little parlour game. Admittedly, in my earthly existence, we never had parlours. But I get the gist of these new-fangled spaces and their associated amusements. They are predecessors to the even more contemporary escape rooms. Or do I mean panic rooms? Or possibly S&M dungeons?

Whatever, here are the rules and regs: I think of a person and you have to guess who it is as I reveal some characteristics associated with them.

A Hadleigh musician has helped acting legend Dame Joan Collins and husband Percy Gibson to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary at a top London hotel.

Hadleigh Jazz Club star George Double played drums at Claridges as the star in American TV soap Dynasty and Hollywood movies, including the Flintstones, enjoyed a star studded party.

Thursday's trivia

Little Cuba is the nickname of which US city?

As if on cue, a brief lull in the stormy weather heralded a brilliant evening at Hadleigh Jazz Club, where vocalist Matt Ford lifted the spirits of the audience with a dazzling performance of swinging music.

Joined by Matt Regan and his Quartet, from the moment he stepped onto the stage he grabbed the audience's attention with a stream of swing and film classic favourites.