News in Hadleigh

Our UP CLOSE series today focuses on Hadleigh United chairman and town councillor Rolf Beggerow who tells Nub News about his vision for sport in the town, how he got roped in at club and council, and the best part of his day.

Little did Rolf Beggerow realise when he took son Colin to his first training session as an under-11, that 28 years later he would still be making the journey down Tinkers Lane, only now as a chairman.

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Today's Hadleigh sunrise: 07.09

A recent survey has ranked Babergh as having the greatest life satisfaction in the county – reflecting the district's residents, businesses, heritage, and 'natural' beauty.

The survey, carried out by the Office for National Statistics, rates life satisfaction – with a score of 0 showing participants are 'not at all satisfied' and 10 being 'completely satisfied'.

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Today's Hadleigh sunrise: 07.07

Maggie Quinlan responded to Hadleigh Nub News columnist Rowland Taylor's ghost, who has mentioned former town mayor and Babergh councillor Jim Quinlan, in his musings on middling Hadleigh and its middling leaders

Police have issued a warning and an appeal for information after a series of thefts and attempted break ins in the hadleigh area.

The incidents are being linked to similar criminal activity in other parts of Suffolk and in many of the cases a white Audi estate vehicle was seen to be in the area.

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Today's Hadleigh sunrise: 07.05

Confirmed coronavirus cases in Babergh remains the lowest of any district in Suffolk, according to figures released today.

The Babergh district council area, which includes Hadleigh nd surrounding villages, now has 319 cumulative case, which includes a number of cases which were not reported by Public Health England due to technical reasons that have now been resolved.

Trustees at the Hadleigh Foodbank charity have denied allegations of accounting irregularities and the working practices of one its key members.

Neil Bevis the founder of the original Hadleigh food bank organisation lashed out on social media and made a number accusations, chiefly against his former working partner and deputy mayor Angela Gregg. (full story here.) The test issued a pre-prepared statement in response to the allegations and other issues.

The Revd. Taylor was a sixteenth century Hadleigh priest martyred for speaking out against the establishment of his day. This is a regular column that channels one resident's inner Rowland, but which seeks to avoid the martyrdom bit.

For decades now, Hadleigh has been punching so far beneath its political weight that it if it were a human it would be a seven-stone, asthmatic weakling with a victim syndrome to boot.