• Newmarket Hospital ends out-of-hours Service

  By Liam_A at 20:36 on 15/01/12

  

  Newmarket Hospital will soon end it's out-of-hours service as a way of saving money. Harmoni, the organisation that provides the service on behalf on the NHS, have confirmed that they will cease the opeartion next month. Figures have shown that between July and September last year, 421 patients visited an out-of-hours doctor at Newmarket Hospital. Should the closure be completed, patients will have to travel to Mildenhall Clinic for...

• Newmarket Park and Ride to be Scrapped

  By Liam_A at 20:24 on 15/01/12

  

  Newmarket's park and ride scheme looks set to be scrapped by councillors, according to the Newmarket Journal. The facility was originally brought in five years ago following the introduction of charges for parking in the town. However, it has now been revealed that it is costing around £26,000 a year to run - money councillors believe could be put to better use elsewhere. The car park is currently on land owned by and opposite...

• Newmarket Close to Boundary Swap

  By Newmarketppl at 22:41 on 15/09/11

  

  After weeks of discussions, it appears that Newmarket could be set for a move from West Suffolk to East Cambridgeshire as part of a shake-up of Parliamentary seats. The new constituency will see Newmarket form a boundary with Ely, along with all the wards currently in East Cambridgeshire. This would mean that the wards of All Saints, Exning, St Mary's and Severals in Newmarket will all be transferred, leaving ten Forest Heath...

• Newmarket Council Move to Protect Painted Horses

  By Newmarketppl at 22:40 on 22/07/11

  

  Last week we put together a gallery containing some of Newmarket's painted horses. However, we also reported that some of the artist's creations had been vandalised.  And now it appears that one the horses has been used as a graffiti wall. As a result Newmarket Council intends to provide another horse to act as a blank canvas for the town's youths.  It is hoped that the new horse, to be postioned in the Memorial Gardens,...

• Newmarket Recycling Centre Saved By Charity

  By Newmarketppl at 14:22 on 28/06/11

  

  Newmarket's recycling centre has been saved from closure following the intervention of Newmarket Open Door charity. The facility in Depot Road was set to be shut down after July as Suffolk County Council revealed they could no longer afford the running costs. Residents of Newmarket would then have to travel to either Cambridge or Mildenhall to dispose of their recycling. However, the involvement of Newmarket Open Door will stop this...

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