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NewmarketNews.|cambridge-news.co.uk/newmarket|January18,2017|3 events TV actress Newmarket returns to Nights host kick-start Little Mix latest play POPsensationsLittleMixwillbe inNewmarketthissummer. ASOHAMtheatregroup Thestarswillbeshowcasing heldaone-offworkshop atanopenairconcertonJune withTVactressand 23atthetown’sJulyCourse. previouscompany Theywillbeperformingtheir player,ClaireEden,last signaturehits,includingShout weekend. OuttoMyEx,BlackMagic,Hair Emmerdaleand andWingsalongsidetracksfrom HollyoaksactressClaire theirnewalbumGloryDays. playedMelinViva’s AmyStarkey,regionaldirector 2010productionofbar eastofJockeyClubRacecourses, girlplayShakers,which said:“Weareveryexcitedto isbeingre-stagednext confirmLittleMixasournext month. NewmarketNightsactfor2017 Shespentthe andlookforwardtowelcoming afternoonworkingwith thembacktoNewmarket thecastmembersand RacecoursesthisJune.After givingthemhintsand afantasticshowlastAugust, tipsfortheshow’s whenperformingtoasold-out Februaryrun. crowd,Ihavenodoubtwewill VivadirectorDavid beinstoreforanotherbrilliant Ticknersaidthe performancewherebyracegoers workshophad“kick- willbetreatedtoanextensive startedtheshow”and setincludingsomeoftheirmost “thegirlsarenowupand popularchart-toppinghits.” shaking!” Ticketswillbeonsale Performanceswill from9amtodayonwww. runfromFebruary9 thejockeyclublive.co.uk. to11.Forticketscall Ticketpricesstartat (01353)722228 £31adults,£13forachild (under18).Allticketswillbe STARTIPS:TV’sClaire availableonhttp://newmarket. EdenwithCassieRouse, thejockeyclub.co.uk MaddiePalmer,Jenny Therewillbealsohospitality Tayler-SurridgeandKerry packagesavailabletosuitall Hibbert budgets. cTrimee ens in affray are cautioned SHAPE UP IN 2017 samarmaguire around6pm. cutlip. Hewasforcedtofightone The crime was reported SamarMaguireCN of them and was told that toSuffolkpoliceonAugust •fitnessstudio •hottub/spabath if he left, or if his friends 21. FIVE teenagers have been helped him, it would be Nick Froy, principal of •varietyofclasses •solarium cautionedbypoliceaftera muchworse. Newmarket Academy, said: •opentonon-members •airconditionedgym 15-year-old boy was beat- After reluctantly having “We have worked closely enwithahockeystickbya a one-on-one scuffle, he with the police since the •15mswimmingpool •FREEfitnessprogrammes ganglastyear. triedtoleave,butthegroup incidentandalsoprovided Thefive,betweentheages chased him across a field supporttothevictim. •sauna andfitnessreviews of 13 and 16, were given near to his school, New- “Newmarket Academy •steamroom •LifeFitnessequipment youthconditionalcautions marketAcademy. hasazerotolerancepolicy foraffraylastweekafterthe Mrs Doran, who suffers onbullyingandviolenceof assaultonJamieDoranlast fromfibromyalgia,wasun- anykind.” August. able to pick him up, and A Suffolk police spokes- But Karen Doran, 34, hehadtowalk20minutes person said: “Five people Jamie’smother,believesthe homealone. betweentheagesof13and police caution “won’t stop MrsDoranadded:“Jamie 16havebeengivenayouth themfromdoingitagain”. doesn’t talk about it. He’s conditional caution for af- ShealsoaddedthatJamie angry a lot more than he fray. had got to deal with the usedtobe,sinceeverything “Iftheybreachittheywill memory of the ordeal “for happened.Heshouldn’tbe gotocourt. therestofhislife”. asakid.Butit’snotthathe “They will be working MrsDorantoldtheNews: can forget it just because with the youth offending “It’s good that they got they’ve been punished for teamforanumberofweeks. something – but I don’t it.He’sgottolivewithitfor “The youth conditional think it’ll stop them from therestofhislife.Theycan cautionwilllastatotalof16 doing something like that do their punishment and weeks.” again.They’llcarryon.” forgetaboutitcan’tthey?” THEEDGEHEALTH&FITNESSCLUB On August 12 last year, Thegroupwaseventually Morenewsfromthe atBedfordLodgeHotel&Spa Jamiehadbeenplanningto pulled off Jamie when on- areaatcambridge- gooutwithfriendsnearhis lookerscametohisaid. news.co.uk/all- 01638666075 BuryRoad,Newmarket,SuffolkCB87BX houseinNewmarketwhen Theassaultlefthimcov- about/newmarket [email protected] thebulliescorneredhimat ered in bruises and with a WWW.BEDFORDLODGEHOTEL.CO.UK 4|January18,2017|cambridge-news.co.uk/newmarket|NewmarketNews. New nursery welcome:Above,fromleft, chloeFranklinandDrlynda BreretonwithJessie2,and opens doors octavia to youngsters ANEWnurseryopenedin NewmarketonMonday. FairsteadHouseNurserywill caterforchildrenfrom9months to4yearsold. Aspokespersonsaid:“We BOOKED aredelightedtoannouncethat FREE FairsteadHouseNurseryisnow open. “Wehavethreenursery rooms–foals(childrenaged from9months),yearlings (approximately2to3-years-old) andponies(3to4-years-old).” Ifyouhavequeries aboutadmission,contact Sold£10 (01638)662318orvisitwww. fairsteadhouse.co.uk education Village college gets top marks in report OFSTED inspectors have ANNASAVVA “Pupils like their school particular areas of con- praisedthequalityofedu- andareproudtobemem- cern. @AnnaSavvaCN cation at Soham Village bersoftheschoolcommu- Aletterwassenttothe Collegeduringarecentin- nity,” the inspectors said, SecretaryofStateforEdu- spection, after the school adding:“Parentsareover- cationcallingonimprove- failedtomakethegradein improved standards of whelminglypositiveabout mentstobemade,anda 2015. care and a “relentless” theschool.” namedgovernorgiventhe Theinspectorsrevisited approach to fostering a Head of School Jon responsibility of tackling the school between De- cultureofacademicexcel- Hampsonsaid:“Iampar- theailingperformanceof cember6and7torateit lence. ticularly pleased that the disadvantagedpupils. “good”andinsomecases The inspectors added inspecting team recog- Problemswerealsoad- “outstanding”. the way the school pro- nised the contribution of dressedbyprovidingmore LedbyJohnRandall,in- moted pupils’ personal ourstudents. one-to-onesupportinan spectors said the school development and welfare “Theyarerightlypraised efforttostrengthenthere- had “improved signifi- was now outstanding, in- fortheirpositiveattitudes; lationshipbetweenpupils cantly” with disadvan- cluding the most vulner- thestrengthoftheirrela- andstaff. tagedpupilsnow“broadly able. tionships with staff; their For full details visit: inlinewithallpupilsna- Thereportwasafarcry behaviour; their courtesy www.sohamvc.org/Perfor- tionally”. fromthe2015report–at- andtheirtoleranceofoth- mance They also praised the tendance and progress ers’ideasandviewpoints.” newemphasisonacadem- made by Year 11 pupils In 2015 inspectors had ic standards, noting pu- was found to be higher rapped staff for failing Tocommentvisit pil attainment across the thanthenationalaverage. disadvantaged pupils, cambridge-news. curriculumwasnow“high Inspectors also found highlightingpoorlearning co.uk/all-about/ andimproving”. pupils and parents were outcomes and absences, newmarket Staff were praised for supportive of the school. “double that of peers”, as NewmarketNews.|cambridge-news.co.uk/newmarket|January18,2017|5 search DIRECt FROm OuR SOhAm FACtORy tO yOuR hOmE PVC WINDOWSAND DOORS Forthelatestinthesearchfor Corrievisitcambridge-news. co.uk/all-about/newmarket PVC Aluminium& PVCBi-FOLDS ROOFLINE inchoice SeCONdSeaRCH:NicolaUrquhartjoinedmorethan60volunteersforthefirstpublic Supplyand searchformissingRaFservicemanCorrieMcKeague.anotherwilltakeplaceonJanuary22. ofcolours& Picture:StefanRousseau/PaWire Experts join in Installation fnishes A–RATED WINDOWS AS STANDARD TRADE ENQUIRIES WELCOME hunt for Corrie WINDOWS Tel:01353725895•Mob:07968685701 Email:[email protected] ©LW The uncle of missing Suf- samarmaguire that I can let you now the folk-basedRAFserviceman SamarMaguireCN policehaveauthorisedSuf- CorrieMcKeaguesaidmili- folk Lowland Search and taryintelligencesoftwareis Rescuetousecadaverdogs helpingtonarrowdownthe informationtospecialforc- inspecificareasinthe[Bury mysteryofhiswhereabouts. esinwarzoneslikeBosnia, Stedmunds]towncentre,” Corrie vanished on Sep- IraqandAfghanistan. saidNicolaonFacebook. tember24lastyearfollow- Theirserviceshavebeen “I will update you once inganightoutwithfriends paid for out of an online thishasbeencompleted.” inBuryStedmunds. crowdfunding venture Nicolaaddedthatalarge The 23-year-old, who whichhasraisedmorethan televisionscreendisplaying is originally from Dun- £50,000fromdonorsworld- picturesofCorrieandCCTV fermline in Fife, was last wide. imagesofpeoplethepolice spottedonCCTVat3.20am Meanwhile,dogsspecial- stillwanttospeakto,would entering a cul-de-sac but lytrainedtofinddeadbod- be driven around Bury St therewerenosignsofhim ieshavebeenbroughtinto edmunds. leaving. searchforthemissingRAF Police are also renewing his uncle, Tony Wringe, serviceman, according to appealstofindtwopeople has said private investiga- hismother. seenonCCTVinBurySted- tors with a military back- NicolaUrquhart,48,said mundsatthetimeof Cor- ground have been brought cadaverdogsarebeingused rie’sdisappearance. in to collate information inabidtofindherson. A second public search andanalyseitusingspecial- however, Nicola main- forCorriewilltakeplaceon isttechnology. tainshersoncouldstillbe January 22. More than 60 The investigators have a alive. volunteersjoinedinthefirst background of supplying “It’swithmixedemotions searchonDecember17. community Council to fix street lighting issues WORKhasbeenscheduled clearandIamhopefulthat connections. tofixstreetlightingalonga theworksthatarebeing Buttheproblemwillbe roadinNewmarket. plannedoverthenextfew resolvedbyworkingout SuffolkHighways monthswillresolvethe fromthelastavailable engineerssaidthatdamage situation.” column,neartotheYellow tothelights’connection Theproblemisdamageto BrickRoadcrossing. alongWillieSnaithRoadwill theconnectionattheTesco SuffolkHighways befixedwithinthenextfew roundabout. engineerswillusetheir months. Highwaysengineers supplychain,whichwill CllrRobinMillarsaid: saidtheproblemhad reducecostandminimise “Thisisareallypositivestep occurredoveraperiodof furtherdelays. forward.Residentsregularly time,whichwaslargely Therewillbedisruption raisedconcernstomeabout theresultofconstruction asa30mtrenchmustbe thelackofstreetlighting anddevelopmentsalong dug,butitdependson alongthisstretchofroad. WillieSnaithRoad.That, detailedplansbeingdrawn “I’mpleasedthatthe andassociatedroad upwithotherservicesinthe rootoftheproblemisnow realignmentsandservice road. 6|January18,2017|cambridge-news.co.uk/newmarket|NewmarketNews. Letters OURPOLICY WRITETO Pleaseencloseyourfulladdressanddaytimetelephone LetterstotheEditor,NewmarketNews, number.Keepyourlettertonomorethan250words. 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Pleaserecyclethisnewspaper Exactlywhatiswrongwithpeople staffusingmobilephonesand thepublic.Indeed,itwouldbe SharonRoberts whoworkinCambridge?Just smokingonthehorseswhilemoving reallynicetoseethetownwith DiabetesUKEasternRegional CambridgeNews&Media,adivisionofTrinityMirror plc.RegisteredofficeinEnglandNo08290481One becausetheydon’twanttoshovel aroundtownbetweenyardand animprovedswimmingfacility Head CanadaSquare,CanaryWharf,LondonE145AP. NewmarketNews.|cambridge-news.co.uk/newmarket|January18,2017|7 racing planning ‘We need housing with Drivers given warning of improvements all-weather racecourse’ HIGHWAYSEnglandwillbecarry- ingoutimprovementworktosev- eralroadsthismonth Improvementworkisbeingcar- riedoutontheA14atJunction45 Rookery Crossroads/Rougham. Work includes construction of samarmaguire “There are people in and new eastbound slip roads, which around Newmarket that arebeingfundedbySuffolkCoun- SamarMaguireCN aren’t predominantly linked ty Council as part of the Bury St to racing, and they’ve got Edmunds Eastern Relief Road THEleaderofForestHeath justasmuchsay.” scheme. DistrictCouncilbelievesthe Iftheplanningpermission Thereisa24-hour,40mphspeed JockeyClubneedstoconsid- issuccessfulforthehousing limitinplacethroughoutthework er housing and infrastruc- development at Kempton forsafetyreasons.Workiscurrently tureinNewmarketwithany Park,morethan3,000homes taking place overnight using lane newracecourseplans. couldbebuiltonthesiteat closuresinbothdirections. This comes after plans Sunbury,inthehopethatit Thisworkwilltakefivemonths for a new all-weather race- could raise a minimum of tocomplete. coursewereunveiledaspart £100million. There will be early preparatory ofa10-year,£500millionin- The Jockey Club would constructionworkontheA14be- vestmentbytheJockeyClub. usethosefundstoinvestin tween Cambridge and Hunting- The plans would be sub- the all-weather track which don. jecttotheredevelopmentat would be at The Links in LaneswillcloseontheA1,A14 KemptonParkracecoursein Newmarket. andsomeofthesideroads. south-westLondon–which The application would HighwaysEnglandwillberepair- “could be demolished for however need the approval ingtheroadsurfacesoftheA47at housingby2021.” ofEastCambridgeshireDis- Swaffhamthismonth. CllrJamesWaterstoldthe trictCouncil. It should complete the work News: “We’re an open-for- However,CllrAndyDrum- by Tuesday, January 24, working business council and area, mond,MayorofNewmarket, between 8pm and 6am on week- andwe’reopentoanyform said: “In terms of housing, nightsonly. of commercialisation and we’re very close to our tar- Therewillalsoberepairstothe business coming into the get.Theshortfallisonly150 drainage system of the A14 be- area,butitneedstobebal- housesinthewholeofForest tweenjunctions32(Girton-M11 anced.Newmarketwillneed Heathinthenext10years.It’s interchange) and 35 (Stoke cum housing and infrastructure. 15housesperyearthatwe’re Quy).Closureswilloccurbetween It’ssimilartotheMildenhall shortandwe’llfindthoseas 8pmand6amonweekdaysonly. RAFbase.Anyforwardplan- windfallsites.There’snoway ning must ensure that we thatanyconstraintscouldbe demolitionPlAn:Kempton haveabalance. putinthisforhousing. ParkRacecourseinsouth- “You can’t predominantly “Therewillbeenoughgo- westlondoncouldbethe put a racing rule if it’s just ingoninthedistricttofind siteof3,000homes,which going to benefit the racing 15homesintheyearforthe wouldfreeupfundsfora industry – it has to benefit nextfewyears.Wedon’tneed newall-weatherracecoursein allparties.AsDonaldTrump those 400 homes in New- newmarket said,thiscouldbeawonder- market.” fulthing. Cllr Amy Starkey said: gress in relation to a third “You’vegottheHatchfield “Theall-weatherracecourse racecourse, a purpose-built Farm decision – you’ve got in Newmarket is subject to racecourse at the Links in housing in and around the theredevelopmentofKemp- Newmarket and again, the Newmarketareawhichhave tonParkwhichisinitsvery plansareatveryearlystages been challenged by racing earlystages. andfurtherdiscussionswill andtheJockeyClub–butmy “Alongside progress at progress in due course in council agreed with those Kempton Park, Jockey Club termsofwhattheoverallde- plansinitially. racecourses will make pro- velopmentlookslike.” sAfetyfiRst:Pupils fromNewmarket Academypreparing tolearnabout internetsafety School in support of safe internet day ASCHOOLinNewmarket placeonTuesday,February7. Tocelebratetheday, insupportingacampaignto NeilFisher,assistant NewmarketAcademywill promotesafeandresponsible principal,said:“SaferInternet haveworkshopsonthemes useoftechnology. Dayisanopportunityforus suchascyberbullying, NewmarketAcademy toreinforcethekeymessages internetsafety,exploitation, isjoiningtheglobalSafer forstudentsaboutstaying sextingandsharingofimages. InternetDay,whichisco- safeonline.Wecanalltake Studentswillalsobevisiting ordinatedbytheUKSafer positiveactionstomakethe primaryschoolstodeliver InternetCentre,fortheworld- internetabetterandsafer onlinesafetyassembliesto wideevent whichistaking place.” youngerstudents. 8|January18,2017|cambridge-news.co.uk/newmarket|NewmarketNews. BFoLAiaordkss1tvtiC3nAeAu4rgpsptmtpCpIoCDemoemaoa:drrFeleboaaro:ynunFl4IcciorDo.:ee8l[1::i:121oF88[3o8m/83/l00i3m4o1319//40119]770] health Family Announcements ● Tel:01223666637 ● cambridge-news.co.uk/notices Deaths RichardStebbings LEONARD FuneralServiceLtd Peggy •Independentfamilyowned (NéeHobbs) &runbusiness ofSoham •Personal24hourservice Passedpeacefully •PrivateChapelofRest awayatGracewell CareHome,Kennett, •Pre-paymentfuneral on13thJanuary2017, plans aged89years. •Monumentalmasonry Muchlovedmother •Floraltributes Formorehealthstoriesvisit ofTim,Peterand cambridge-news.co.uk/all- TMhaormk,agsr,aBnedtmhoatnhderLioaf, FuneralDirector:RichardStebbingsDipFD, about/newmarket sisterofBrendaBott BIFD andthelate MemberoftheIndependentFuneral KathleenDay. ArbitrationScheme Funeralat KendalHouse, IMPROVEMENTNEEDED:ChildwickHouseinHowarddeWaldenWayinNewmarket St.Andrew’sChurch, Soham,at12.30pm, CambridgeRoad, Home ‘requires Friday,January27th, Impington,Cambridge 2017. 01223 232309 Familyflowersonly. DonationstoSense,a charitysupportingthe ©LW deafblind,canbeleft attheservice, improvement’ orsentto Southgateof Newmarket, FuneralDirectors, 25DuchessDrive, Newmarket, Suffolk, NaturalBurials CB88AG & CrematioNs ACAREhomeinNewmarket samarmaguire ofharm.Recordsrelatedto FuneralServices From£1,500 has been given a ‘requires SamarMaguireCN medicines were not clear improvement’ratingbythe andtheprovideraddressed www.woodlandwishes.co.uk Care Quality Commission thisissuebythetimeofour 01223651653 (CQC). The CQC report, pub- secondinspectionvisit.” ©LW ChildwickHouseinHow- lished on January 11, said: The report added that ard deWaldenWay, owned “Staff mostly understood staffwere“caring”andpeo- and managed by Orbit their responsibilities in ple were treated “respect- Group Limited, did not safeguarding people from fully”andtheir“dignitywas meet the standards set by abuse, but we found that maintained”. theCQCintermsofsafety, somemattershadnotbeen Angela Rankin, head of effectiveness, response or appropriatelyreferredtothe Independent Living East management. localauthorityforinvestiga- and South, Orbit, told the Itdidmeeta‘good’stand- tionornotifiedtous. News:“Weareawareofthe ardofcare. “The service assessed findings in the report. We Anotableissueinthere- riskspeoplefacedbutinfor- are already working on an port found that a person mationwasnotcomprehen- improvementplanandwill whoneededbloodthinning siveandsomeriskshadnot be reporting our actions medicine did “not always beenassessed. directlybacktotheCQCat receive the correct dose”, “Medicines were not al- theendofthismonth.Ifany which could have resulted ways administered safely customers wish to discuss in“serious impact on their and errors were identified this with us, we encourage health”. which place people at risk themtocontactusdirectly.” community Council invests in ‘sustainable future’ FORESTHeathDistrict TransformationPlan(STP) keepactiveandtheir CouncilandStEdmunsbury forSuffolkandNorthEssex mindssharp,theseprojects BoroughCouncilwill whichlooksathowsociety demonstratehowthe providefundinggrantsof willcopewithanincreasein council,througharelatively morethan£340,000tohelp longtermhealthconditions lowleveloffunding, tackledomesticabuseand associatedwithpeopleliving caninvestinhelping ruralisolation. longer. organisationsmakeamajor TheCommunityChest CllrRobinMillar,Forest differencetothelivesof fundswillbeinvestedin17 Heath’sCabinetMemberfor residentsandfamiliesin projectsfor2017/18withthe FamiliesandCommunities, ourcommunities.Notonly focusonhelpingfamiliesto said:“Ifwecanbuildmore that,butbyworkingto becomemoreresilient. fencesatthetopofthecliff addressissuesatanearly Amongthegrantsis itmeansfewerambulances stagebeforetheybecome £30,000forthenextthree areneededatthebottom. biggersocietalproblems. yearstoTheVolunteer Weseethismoneyvery Wearealreadyleading NetworkinNewmarket, muchasaninvestmentinto thewayindeveloping whichhelpssupportpeople ourcommunities.Whether communitiesthattakecare inisolation. itisgivingfamiliesthetools ofeachother,whichisthe Thiscomesafter tobreakaperpetualcycle onlywayforwardiftheNHS thepublicationofthe ofdomesticviolence,or SustainabilityPlanistobe NHSSustainability helpingelderlyresidents trulyachieved.” NewmarketNews.|cambridge-news.co.uk/newmarket|January18,2017|9 heritage SELL IT Historic finds dug FREE HERE! Saturday21stJanuaryat2pm up on homes site TheMTehaedowSchool BOOKED Balsham FREE AnnASavva Adultentry50p @AnnaSavvaCN Comealong,grababargainand relaxinourwonderfulcafé. AN archaeological excavation at a Sohamhousingsitehasuncovered ancientIronAgeandAngloSaxon artefacts. The work was carried at Morris Gardens where 87 new homes are MeadowPrimarySchool,HighSt,Balsham, beingbuilt. CambridgeCB214DJ Archeologists from the Univer- sity of London (UCL) carried out theworkandareintheprocessof www.mobilitysolutionssuffolk.co.uk assessingandcataloguingthearte- facts. Theseincludeanumberofwell- preserved Anglo-Saxon objects, items of jewellery, ornaments, buckets, tweezers, buckles and 29JamesCarterRoad,Mildenhall,Suffolk,IP287DE weaponssuchasspearsandshields. NEWSTOCKSOFQUALITYUSEDMOBILITY DavidIvell,technicaldirectorat SCOOTERSATEXCEPTIONALLOWPRICES theBovisHomessite,said:“Byde- Open velopingthisland,wewereableto Mon-Fri give Archaeology South-East the 8am-5pm opportunitytoinvestigatethearea. Sat “Firstwelisten….Thenwehelp” “We’re delighted that it uncov- 8am-12noon ©LW ereditemsofinterestthatwillhelp future generations to understand how the land here has changed over many centuries, from an ag- cambridge-news.co.uk/bookonline ricultural settlement for Roman families,rightthroughtobecoming themodernnewhomessiteweare buildingheretoday.” Otherfindsincludedanelaborate Whatdoyoudo bonecomb,beadedjewellerymade ofglass,amber,jet,andamethystas whenhomeisas wellaspersonalitemssuchassilver wristclasps,bonepins,andrings. dangerous Onsomebroochesandmetalob- jects,rarefragmentsofAngloSaxon asthestreets? textiles were preserved, allowing experts to detail the cloth’s weave pattern. It is hoped the preserved frag- Fromthederelictterracesof mentswillhelpexpertsunderstand Manchester’sHulmecomesthisgripping the textile technology to recon- storyofoneboy’syearofadventure, structAnglo-Saxonclothing. laughter,cripplingpoverty,abuseandan Assistant director of UCL’s Ar- encounterwithTheMoorsMurderers chaeology South-East, Louise Rayner,said:“Thesitewasexpected to contain archaeological remains ONSITE:Top,archaeologistsatworkonthedig.Above,someofthefindsthey afteralargeexcavationimmediate- discovered lytothesouth-easthadpreviously uncovered extensive evidence for theLateBronzeAge,IronAgeand “The enclosures form part of a fied, it is likely a settlement focus Romanperiods,butitwasgreatto productive agricultural landscape waslocatednearby.” discoversucharangeofartefacts”. withfindsofquernstonesforpro- “Among the discoveries was a cessing grain, animal bones and Forthelatestnewsvisit large,ditchedIronAgeenclosure,at other domestic refuse, and pits cambridge-news.co.uk/ least2.5mwideand2mdeepmeas- possiblyusedforgrainstorage.Al- all-about/newmarket uring50mbyatleast20m. though no buildings were identi- horseracing MP welcomes horse racing betting levy reform Sold£20 TOWN MP Matthew Hancock has MrHancocksaid:“Aftersixyears torswhichtakebetsonBritishracing welcomedplanstoreformthehorse ofhardworkbymanypeople,Iam fromcustomersbasedinBritain. racebettinglevyintheUK. delighted that the outdated horse Thecurrentsystem,whichwasput Thiscomesafterthegovernment racebettinglevyistobereplaced.I inplacein1961,onlyrequiresUK- FREEforanyitemunder announcedplanstochargeallbet- paytributetotheimpeccablyeven- basedbettingfirmstopaythelevy. £100,higherpriceditems tingfirms–includingthoseoffshore handed role Tracey Crouch has Thenewplanmeansalloperators just£10whenbooked online.Excludespets, –a10percentlevyonprofitsmade playedindevelopingthisbalanced wouldhavetopay10percentofthe motorsandtrade. Availablefrom fromBritishhorseraces. approachwhichwillbringstability grossprofitsabovethefirst£500,000. www.mirrorcollection.co.uk Thegovernmenthopestoimple- andsecuritytoracingfinances.Cru- Theplancouldstillfacecomplex mentthereformsbyApril. cially,asapermanentarrangement, legalissues,saybettingfirms. orcall08451430001£7.99,£1UKp&p, Sports Minister Tracey Crouch racing and betting can now work Thisisbecausetheplansaresub- linesopen9pm-5pmMonday-Friday. said the move would make sure bettertogetheronagreedtermsfor jecttopassingEuropeanUnionstate Alsoavailableinallgoodbookshops “gamblingfirmspayafairreturn”to thefuture.” aidrules,whichcoulddelaythere- thesportofhorseracing. Theplanswillapplytoallopera- formsbeyondApril. cambridge-news.co.uk Paperback l Audiobook l ebook 10|January18,2017|cambridge-news.co.uk/newmarket|NewmarketNews. 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