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I’ll gifpagte2 land fpoage4 r racinpagge5
staff, says Lord Derby
The man behind Hatchfield Farm proposals speaks of his
frustration at the delays over a decision – and says he’ll
offer more land to provide homes for racing employees
LORDDerby,themanbehindthecon- NatalieRobinson “wastoolargeforthetown”,butsaidhe
troversial application for 400 homes @NatalieR_CN hadnow“redressedthebalance”.
atHatchfieldFarminNewmarket,has Thedecisionontheapplicationwas
announcedhewillprovideadditional (printedinfullonpage6)hesaid:“I originallyduelastOctoberafteraplan-
landfor100homesexclusivelyforrac- havealsoofferedtogiftanadditional ninginquiryinMarch.
ingstaff. pieceoflandtoasuitableracingchari- ItwasdelayeduntilDecemberafter
And he has spoken of his“frustra- tyinordertobuildafurther100homes anewreportwasgiventotheSecretary
tion”withthedelaysinadecisionover specificallyformembersoftheracing ofState.Ithasnowbeendelayedagain
theproposals,aftertheapplicationwas community. A need which has been untiltheendofthemonth.
calledinbytheSecretaryofState. muchdiscussedbythelocalleadersof LordDerbysaid:“Whatseemsvery
In an interview with the News this theindustry.” strange is that the democratically
week,EdwardStanley,the19thEarlof The horseracing industry has long electedcouncillorsandtheirplanning
Derby,said:“Thereisaneedforhous- argued that Lord Derby’s application committeepassedthedecisiontoal-
ing–andaffordablehousing–inNew- forhouseswoulddestroytheracingin- lowthisdevelopmentinthesummer
market. dustry–somethingwhichLordDerby of2014,”hesaid.
“Ifwearegoingtogrowahorsepopu- himselfsaidhadbeen“uncomfortable “Itseemsanincredibledelaywhen
lation,wehavetogrowahousingmar- tohear”. thelocalbodiessaythisisrightforthe
ketforpeopletolivein.Newmarketis LordDerbyownsStanleyHouseStud town of Newmarket and the area of
phenomenally successful – we can’t inNewmarket’sSnailwellRoad,where ForestHeath.
grow and have all these people work he keeps Classic winning mare Ouija “I’m all for the inquiry and the
herewithoutprovidingthesehomes.” Boardandwhereherson,2014Derby chancetohaveagoodhardlook–but
Lord Derby said he had also in- winnerAustralia,wasbred. theinquiryendedlastApril.”
formed the council that there would Hisfamilyhasbeentraininghorses However, those strongly opposed
not be subsequent applications for sincethefoundationoftheDerbytitle totheHatchfieldplanswerenotcon-
moredevelopmentbeyondthecurrent 250yearsago. FRUSTRATION:
application. LordDerbyadmittedthathisorigi- Turntopage3 LordDerby
In a letter to the Newmarket News nal application, for 1,200 homes,
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THUMBSUP:HeadteacherJamesClarkwithpupilsintheclassroomwhichhasbeencompletely
renovatedsincethefire. Picture:richardPatterson
APRIMARYschoolinExning NatalieRobinson raise cash for them while
devastated by an arson at- @NatalieR_CN they waited for their insur-
tacklastSeptemberhasris- anceclaim.
enfromtheashesasitsnew Usborne donated books,
classroomopensforpupils. newclassroom.Thechildren Tescoloanedgrocerycrates
Exning Primary School haveallsettledinreallywell. andTindallsworkedwiththe
was set on fire in the early “Theroomismuchlighter school to replace books as
hours of Friday, September and brighter and the chil- quicklyaspossible.
4. drenandparentsareallde- Primary schools and or-
Fire crews from Suffolk lighted.” ganisations as far afield as
Fire and Rescue Service Theschoolhavealsonow Lakenheath, Swavesey and
werecalledtotheschoolat managed to incorporate Overalldonateditems,while
1.51am and found it well moreoftheVictorianbuild- local people came together
alight. ing elements in the class- toraisemoney.
Police believed it was roomintherefurbishment. Now that the refurbish-
startedinashedwhichwas Janeadded:“Thesuspend- ment is complete, the left-
adjacent to the school and edceilingwehavehasbeen over money has helped to
thenspreadtoaclassroom, raisedwhichshowsmoreof improvetheschool’slibrary.
whichdatedbackto1850. thewoodenbeams.Thereis Jane said:“We have been
Theschoollostthatclass- anentirewindowwhichwas able to enhance the library
room, with the fire causing notseenatallbefore.” and fill some of the book-
the suspended roof to col- Jane and headteacher shelves with much better
lapse. James Clark also gave their qualityitems.
Theyalsolosttheirlibrary thankstobursarLesleyCole “The number of people
which contained 10,000 whowasthefirstmemberof raising money for us has
books. staffonsiteduringthefire. beenincredible.”
Theblazecaused£300,000 Jane said: “She was able
worthofdamageintotal. togetthefireserviceamap A17-year-oldgirlplead-
But after months of re- of the school so they knew edguiltytoarson.
building and renovation, wherebesttotacklethefire Sheisduetobesentenced
theschoolhasreopenedthe from. inIpswichCrownCourtnext
classroomandtheschoolis “It could have been far week.
backuptofullstrength. worseifitwasnotforher.” A16-year-oldgirlwhoalso
Deputy headteacher Jane Following the fire, the facesanarsonchargeisdue
Segust said: “We are abso- communitybandedtogether toappearatIpswichCrown
lutelydelightedtobeinthe to support the school and CourtinFebruary.
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court HatcHfieldfarm
Delays are
ThechaseendsinQueens frustrating:
View,Exning,wherethepolice
helicopteranddogsjointhe Lord Derby
searchforRobinson
Fromfrontpage
BURWELL
vincedbythenewoffersmadeby
Chaseheadsto
LordDerby.
Burwellstill MatthewHancock,MPforWest
EXNING
reaching70mph Suffolk, said: “The current pro-
posalisinappropriate,andsimply
proposingtoaddtoitdoesnothing
toaddressthat.
SWAFFHAM “AsIhavesaidmanytimesbe-
PRIOR fore, this application is entirely
Toyotahits unsuitableasitwoulddamagethe
100mph A14 localeconomyinNewmarket,cre-
atehighervolumesoftrafficinthe
townandputjobsatrisk.
SPEED:AshleyRobinson LODE “NowthatLordDerbyhasrecog-
wassenttoayoung nisedthathisproposalneedsim-
offenders’institution SWAFFHAM proving,Iwouldurgehimtowith-
BULBECK
drawitandworkwithlocalpeople
Policearecalledto Afterdrivingat90mph, tocomeupwithaplanthatgets
anillegalgatherAi1n4gof Robinsonraces everyone’ssupport.”
FormermayorRachelHoodsaid:
carsatNormanWay throughvillageson “This latest comment appears to
IndustrialEstate,off STOWCUM theA1303at80mph besomelastminutedisingenuous
ColdhamsLane QUY A14 watrtoemngplyttpoormtruadydhyimthseelwfaastearsbaennd-
A14 efactortoNewmarket.Hehaspre-
viouslyrefusedtomakeanysuch
offerformally.
Robinsonhits “As a resident of the Liverpool
area, to him this application has
CCaammbbrriiddggee 80mphalong
always been about personal fi-
AAiirrppoorrtt TEVERSHAM AirportWay nancialgainandnotthebenefitof
Newmarket.”
Policeclocka
HAVEYOURSAY
Toyotaat60mph cambridge-news.co.uk/newmarket
in30mphzone oremail:natalie.robinson@
cambridge-news.co.uk
High-speed chase
‘put lives at risk’
AMANriskedlivesbylead- TARACOX
ingpoliceona12-milechase Morecourtcasesat
reaching speeds of 100mph @TaraCoxCN cambridge-news.co.uk
inresidentialareasacrossthe
county,acourtheard. Road,80mphonAirportWay,
Ashley Robinson, 20, of 90mphontheA1303,80mph Robinson, who has eight
High Street, Teversham, through Stow Cum Quy, previousconvictions,accept-
pleadedguiltyatCambridge LodeandSwaffhamBulbeck, edhewasdrivingtoofastbut
Crown Court to dangerous 70mphthroughBurwelland saidhewasin‘aworldofhis
driving, driving with no in- 100mph through Swaffham own’.
surance, driving without a Prior. MissAllisonadded:“InSep-
licence,theftfromavehicle, “In Exning, he drove at temberthedefendantanda
theft of a vehicle, supplying 80mphbeforeheadingdown friendtargetedunlockedcars,
cannabisandpossessingcan- QueensView–aroadwhich stealingcarsanditemsfrom
nabis. ledtoadeadend.Policesaw them.Areastargetedincluded
Thecourtalsotook12other three people from the car Duxford, Teversham, Cam-
offencesoftheftintoaccount. jumpoverawallintoafield.” bourne,Haverhill,RedLodge
CarolineAllison,prosecut- A police search, including inSuffolk,FulbournandBot-
ing, told the court that on use of the police helicopter tisham.”
Sunday,May3lastyearpolice andpolicedogs,thenbegan. Charles Falk, mitigating,
weremadeawareofanillegal The helicopter located the saidRobinsonwas‘inabad
gatheringofcars‘cruising’at two passengers and the de- place’ after being made re-
the Norman Way Industrial fendantwasthenfoundwith dundant.
Estate off Coldhams Lane, thecarkeyinhispocket. JudgeGarethHawkesworth
Cambridge. Officers searched the car saidthepolicechaserequired
Officers arrived in an un- anddiscovered‘dealbags’,a substantial public expendi-
markedpolicecarandspot- grinder with cannabis and ture. He added:“During the
tedRobinsondrivingaToyota scales.Thecarwasseizedas dangerous driving you were
at 60mph in a 30mph zone thedefendanthadnoinsur- doing speeds of 100mph in
withtwopassengers. ance and only had a provi- villagesatdusk,puttingyour-
Miss Allison said: “A po- sionaldrivinglicence. self, passengers, police and
lice chase ensued, lasting Hisphonewasseizedand thepublicinseveredanger.”
12 miles from NormanWay, messages were found show- Robinson was given an
Cambridge, and finishing in ingthesaleandpurchaseof 18-month sentence in a
thevillageofExning.During cannabis to seven different young offenders’ institution
thechasethedefendantdrove people between March and anddisqualifiedfromdriving
at60mphonCherryHinton April2015. for18months.
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environment
Cars stranded as heavy
rain causes flooding
NatalieRobinson
@NatalieR_CN
ROADSandpathwaysinandaround
Newmarketwerehitbyfloodingon
MondayafterheavyrainfallonSun-
daynight.
The Avenue in Newmarket and
someareasofTattersallswereflood-
ed overnight, as well as theYellow
BrickRoadinNewmarket.
A resident of Sassoon Close, not
farfromtheYellowBrickRoad,said
homesnearbywerealsoflooded.
They told the News: “I feel for
thosedownthereinPerimanClose
beingsomuchclosertothewater.A
friendofminelivesthereandison
tenterhooks.” STRANDED:Avanandcarstuckin
Jason Singh, from Tattersalls, floodsatMoulton,aboveandbelow.
said:“Therewassomefloodingthis PicturesbyLesleyNichols
morning [Monday] at the loading Left:theYellowBrickRoadin
ramps and across the entrance to Newmarket
ParkPaddocks,aswellastooneof
thehousesonsitebutthishasnow
largelydissipated.
“Because it was in the paddocks
andwehavenosaleatthemoment
ithasnotaffectedthedailyrunning
ofthebusiness.
“There is some damage to the
house,whichwasundertwoinches
ofwater,butnothingsignificant.”
Thefloodingwasalsofeltfurther
outinMoulton,whereavanwasleft
stranded in rising river water near
thePackhorseBridge.
Lesley Nichols took photos of
the Ridgeons van, and another car HAVEYOURSAY
whichgotcaughtout. cambridge-news.co.uk/newmarket
Newmarket is set to be hit with oremail:natalie.robinson@cambridge-
more rain tomorrow, according to news.co.uk
theMetOffice.
£635 raised from festive lights display
RAISING ACOUPLEfromIsleham fortheEastAnglianAir thedisplaycontinuesto
THEFUNDS: whotransformtheirgarden Ambulance(EAAA). grow–alongwiththefunds
Ivanand intoawinterwonderlandof Afterstartingoff raised.
Robertawith Christmaslightseachyear decoratingforfun,the Ivansaid:“Wearereally
theircharity haveraised£635forcharity coupledecidedtoraise happywiththattotal
cheque thisyear. moneyforthecharityafter becauseit’sjustpeople
IvanandRoberta seeinganadvertinthe poppingby.
Houghton,ofWatersidein localpaper. “Wewillbedoingthe
Isleham,raisedthefunds Nowintheirtenthyear, samethisyeartoo.”
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council anniversary
Public consultation has begun on future of waste centres Celebrating
350 years
ACONSULTATIONhasbegunona SuffolkCountyCouncilhaveput Thiswasincorrect–itisthe Haveyoursayontheplansby
decisiontocreateasinglesitefor forwardplansforasingle,shared vehicledepotthatissettoclosein goingtowestsuffolk.gov.uk/wsoh
of racing in
wasteandvehiclemanagementin WestSuffolkOperationHubonland Mildenhall. orbydroppingintotheDistrict
WestSuffolk. tothenorthofBuryStEdmunds. Itwouldhavenoaffectonthe CouncilOfficesinMildenhall,orat
ForestHeathDistrictCouncil, Lastweek,theNewsreportedthe MildenhallHouseholdWaste NewmarketLibrary. Newmarket
alongwiththeirpartnersSt Mildenhallwastecentrewaslikely RecyclingCentreofftheA1065.We Theconsultationrunsuntil
EdmundsburyBoroughCouncil,and toclose. apologiseforthiserror. February19.
Poignant ASPECIALanniversaryistaking
placeinNewmarketthisyearas
POIGNANT: thetowncelebrates350yearsof
final image MatthewVarley racing.
tookthisphoto, NewmarketRacecourseshas
whichcouldbe
launchedthecelebrations,witha
of pilot thelastofMajor
numberofeventssettobegoing
tajsareenbefore
aheadin2016.
hediedinacrash
inCambridgeshire Thesecouldincludefreerace
APlAnesPotter shortlyafterwards daysforresidentsofSuffolk
unwittinglycapturedthe andCambridgeshire,acarnival
“heartwrenching”lastknown whichcouldtakethethemeof
photoofaUspilotfromrAF 350YearsofMakingHistory,and
lakenheathwhodiedinan theunveilingofastatueforThe
unexplainedcrash. QueenatthetopoftheHigh
Majortajsareen,34, Street,coincidingwithher90th
waskilledwhenhisplane birthday.
camedownoverfarmlandin Thisyearalsomarks250
Cambridgeshireonoctober yearsofTattersallsoperatingin
21lastyear. Newmarket.
MatthewVarley,23,took Atameetingoftheleisure
thephotoofMajorsareen servicescommittee,CllrAmy
smilingandwavingatrAF Starkey,whoisalsoregional
lakenheathinsuffolktheday directoreastfortheracecourses,
beforehedied. said:“Thisisabouthowthe
Hesaid:“therewerefour townasawholehasevolved
aircraftonthedayandhe overthepast350years.2016
wastheonlypilottotakeoff presentsuswithaunique
hisflightmaskandactually opportunitytocelebrate
wavewhichwasquite everythingthatisgreatabout
poignant. Newmarket.Thisis350yearsof
“Hewassmilingand horseracingbutalso350years
lookinghappyandIthink ofhowNewmarkethascometo
it’sbecomeanicetributeto bethetownwehaveallcometo
him.” lovetoday.”
Lmusicittle Mix set
for racecourse
NatalieRobinson day,July29.
@NatalieR_CN TicketsforLittleMixgoon
saleat9amthisFridayand
startfrom£19foradultsand
LITTLE Mix will be taking £12forchildrenunder18.
tothestageandheadlining Visit thejockeyclublive.
at Newmarket Racecourses co.uk.
laterthisyear. Rudimentalhavealsoan-
The girl band, who start- nounced they will be per-
ed their career on X Factor forming at Thetford Forest
in 2011, will be headlining thissummer.
Summer Saturday Live on The group, with special
August27. guests,willbeperformingon
Theband,bestknownfor June30aspartofForestLive
their hits including Salute, AMAZINGDAYOUT:Little inThetford.
DNA,andLoveMeLikeYou, MixarecomingtoTheJuly Rudimentalarebackwith
have been announced for Course theirsecondalbum,WeThe
the afternoon event on the Generation, after their de-
July Course after a day of Shesaid:“Weareveryex- but, Home, went double
racing. citedtowelcomeLittleMix platinum and selling more
Little Mix said: “We can’t back to Newmarket Race- than 600,000 copies in the
waittocomeandseeallof coursesinAugust. UK.
our fans at Summer Satur- “Summer Saturday Live, TheirhitsincludeFeelThe
day Live at Newmarket in our final event of the sum- Love featuring John New-
August. mer on the Adnams July man,WaitingAllNightfea-
“We love open air shows Course, always has a fan- turing Ella Eyre, and Lay It
andpromiseanamazingday tastic family atmosphere AllOnMewithSuffolklocal
out – together we will give associatedwithitandLittle EdSheeran.
summertheperfectsendoff Mixwillnodoubtprovidean Ticketsgoonsaleat9am
beforeschoolstarts.” amazingshow.” on Friday and cost £37.50
Amy Starkey, regional di- Little Mix are the second eachaswellasa£4.25book-
rector east of Jockey Club acttobeannouncedforthis ingfee.
Racecourses,saidLittleMix summerafterTearsforFears, Call03000680400orgoto
would round off “another who will be performing at boxoffice.forestry.gov.uk for
brilliantyearofmusic”. Newmarket Nights on Fri- details.
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newsinbrief fundraising
Matt takes on the city’s
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talk at Ely Cathedral CAMBRIDGE United fan Simon Mattsaid:“Theclubchaplainis
Dobbin, of Mildenhall, who con- inregularcontactandspeakstoSi-
tinues his long road to recovery mon’swife,Nicole,quiteoften.
afteraviciouspost-matchattack, “The situation is that there is
hasinspiredoneoftheclub’sstaff some improvement, but there is
todonhisrunningshoes. stillalongwaytogo.
AlmostayearsinceSimonwas “Hisconditionisslowlyimprov-
seriously injured in Southend, ingbuthisrecoveryisongoing.
MattWalker,headofperformance Matt,whoworkedintheAcad-
attheU’s,willtaketoCambridge’s emyattheclubbetween2006and
streetsforthehalfmarathon. 2010beforejoiningthefirstteam
The 39-year-old aims to raise in2012,isurgingbothU’sfansand
cashforSimon–knownas‘Dobbo’ thepublictodonatetothecause.
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supporting him during his many everexpandingandoneofitsbig
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PLEASEDONATE:MattWalker,
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RubyWaxOBEiscomingtoElyon pened to Simon is just the last MarathonforSimonDobbin,above “Lifegoesbysoquicklyandthat
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atElycathedral. “Simonisthoughtofoftenatthe nearly a year to the day it hap- usedhim“likeafootball”,withpo- take five minutes to think about
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organisedbyEly’sToppingand howheisgettingon,bybothplay- The attack came after an away attack. ofacoffeeanddonate.”
companyBooksellers,startsat ersandstaff. game on March 21 as Simon After spending time in a coma Matt is hoping to raise £1,000
7.30pmandticketsare£10. “Heisdefinitelyattheforefront walked to Prittlewell train station in Southend hospital Simon was from the half marathon on Feb-
call(01353)645005. ofeveryone’sminds.” withasmallgroupoffans. moved to Addenbrooke’s. The fa- ruary 28. Donate by going to go-
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