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Man, 57,
arrested
after fatal
shooting
Police officers quiz suspect from
Burwell over conspiracy to murder
AMANhasbeenarrestedaftera36-year- Drove,Burwell atabout2amonJanuary
oldfatherwasshotdeadinBurwellinthe 1.
earlyhoursofNewYear’sDay. A post mortem examination found Mr
A57-year-oldmanfromBurwellwasar- Smith,whoisknownasJess,diedasare-
restedyesterdaymorningonsuspicionof sultofagunshotwoundtotheback.
conspiracytomurderandconspiracyto The arrested man has been taken to
commitgrievousbodilyharm. Parkside Police Station in Cambridge to
Jessie Smith, 36, of Common Road in bequestioned.
Potton,Bedfordshire,wasfounddeadaf- Family paystributetovictimofshooting
devoteddad:victimJesssmith
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Keith Davies appeared twodaysearlier. leg,MrBeaumontadded.
at Cambridge Magistrates’ He said: “Mr Davies was The court also heard
CourtonNewYear’sEve. banging on the door and Davies had depression but
Headmittedacountofas- shoutingandhehadclearly stoppedtakingmedication.
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Shooting victim’s
family pay tribute
to devoted father
THEfamilyofshootingvictimJes- debrafoxand A cordon remained in place
sieSmith,whosebodywasfound raymondbrown throughouttheday,withpolicepa-
inBurwellonNewYear’sDay,have trolscontinuinginthesurrounding
paidtributetohim. area.
resultofagunshotwoundtothe
MrSmith,knownasJess,livedat Theambulanceservicesaidone
back,accordingtoapostmortem
Common Road, Potton, Bedford- man was also taken to Adden-
examinationcarriedoutlastweek.
shireandwasdescribedasa“good brooke’swithfacialinjuries.
MrSmith’sbodywasfoundinthe
man”anddevotedfather. He suffered minor injuries in-
streetatFirstDroveat2am.
InastatementMrSmith’sfamily cludingbruisingandhasbeendis-
Armed officers were on the
said:“Jesswasalovelyhusbandand chargedfromhospital.
scene, with plain-clothed police,
youcouldn’tfindabetterfather. DCIJasonGordonsaidtheywere
patrolcars,policevans,andcrime
“Hewasagoodman.Wefelthon- treating it as an isolated incident
sceneinvestigators.
ouredtohavehimastheheadof andwerekeentohearfromanyone
Aforensictentcoveredthescene,
ourfamily.” whohadanyinformationaboutMr
whileforensicteamssearchedfor
MrSmith,whowas36,diedasa Smith’sdeath.
clues.
POLICE
CORDON:
Officersatthe
scenewhere
JessSmith’s
bodywasfound
atBurwellon
NewYear’sDay.
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Dramatic rescue as horse
Suspended
sentence for
man who
gets foot stuck in railings
had drugs
AMANcaughtdrivinginto
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hasbeengivenasuspended
prisonsentence.
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thecannabisfoundinthe
MONTYthehorsewasatthe bootofhiscarwhenhe
centreofadramaticrescue wasstoppedonBarbara
operation–aftergettinghis StradbrokeAvenueon
footstuckbetweenthemet- November7.
albarsofhisstable. OnMonday,Ipswich
Rebecca James and her CrownCourtheardthat
family,ofRosefieldLane,So- eightcannabisplantswere
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Rebecca, 46, rushed out- saidthatDaviswasa“one
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ty, a seven-year-old Irish quantityofcannabisfound
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January is the Appeal to hand
time to go dry in ecstasy tablets
STAFFatSuffolkpoliceandpublichealth A “DANGEROUS”
aretakingpartinanalcoholawareness batchofecstasyhas
campaign. been linked to at
DryJanuary,runbyorganisationAlcohol least two deaths in
Concern,encouragesrevellerstotakea Suffolk.
monthofffromalcoholafteraperiodof Police are urging
overindulgence. anyone who knows
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Cllr Cole said: “The pur- ficerforFHDC,andAndrew theyconsiderfitandproper G838RW
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whenandifappropriate. properconsideration.” tion.
“Iwaspromptedtoform Cllr Cole added: “I hope For information, email
the group having become thatpeoplewilllookonthis [email protected] or
frustratedwithpartypolitics as an opportunity for real call07974443762.
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Announcements proposed
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FuneralServices
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RichardStebbings
and council
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plans Travelodge have written
to Forest Heath District
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FuneralDirector:RichardStebbingsDipFD, structionofthefirstoftheir
BIFD hotelsinNewmarket.
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with three other councils
KendalHouse, acrossthecountry–Cher-
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Impington,Cambridge Bicester, Breckland Coun-
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and Banstead Borough
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gramme will be built on
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whichhasbeenrunningonTuesdaysatTheStable,right land,withthefundingpro-
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sourcesatthecouncilorvia
lowcostfundingfromthe
PublicWorksLoanBoard–
representinganinvestment
of£11.5millionandcreat-
is forced to close ing50newjobs.
PeterGowers,Travelodge
chief executive, has pro-
posed the same for New-
market.
FORLIFE’S He said: “We are de-
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leading local authorities
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newmarket
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CHRISTMASjumperswereworn cipal at Newmarket Academy,
with pride at Newmarket Acad- said: “It was a fantastic event.
emylastmonthasstudentstook Thewholeplacewasquitesim-
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Academy’smostsuccessfulcam- timeknowingtheyweremakinga
paigns”,theschoolsaid.Atotalof contributiontohelpchildrenless
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ey matched in a Government The Christmas Jumper Day
initiative – bringing the total to campaignwasalsosupportedall
£3,416. overthecountry,with £2,213,934
DRESSEDTOIMPRESS:Academystudentsintheirjumpers HazelSimmons,assistantprin- raised.
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MAKINGCHANGES:Amandaislaunch-
inganewSlimmingWorldgroupin
Soham.Above:Picturedbeforeshelost
Amanda steheweitght s up
slimming group
to help others
SUPER slimmer Amanda Jordanday ‘naughty’ and enjoying the
Beavis will be using her foodfromatakeaway,yetre-
weight loss experience to mainingontrackwithlosing
help others improve their mingWorldgrouptobeheld weight.
healthin2015. inSoham. She said: “My biggest
Amanda, 28, is launch- She said: “Joining Slim- weakness is the sweeter
ing a new Slimming World mingWorldwasthebestde- things in life, particularly
group in Soham after us- cisionIhaveevermadeasI followingayearofmaternity
ing the programme to lose instantlyfeltwelcomedand leave.
weightherself. supported. “However, this way I still
Amanda,wholivesinEly, “Itwastherighttimefor gettoenjoythemall–butin
joined a local Slimming me and it just clicked as I moderation.
World group last year fol- couldn’tbelievehoweasyit “IlovemySlimmingWorld
lowinghersonStanley’sfirst was. family which has inspired
birthday. “It was my own journey metoprovidethisopportu-
After being unable to fit with my own destination – nitytoothers.”
into her Christmas ward- no pressure and no judge- Amanda’s new group
robe, Amanda said that ment.” launches tonight (Wednes-
wasthepushsheneededto Stillabletoeatherfavour- day) and is meeting at So-
makechangesandimprove itefoods,Amandaswapped ham’s Weatheralls Primary
herdietandlifestyle–start- thetakeawaymenusforthe School,inPrattStreet,every
ing with joining Slimming SlimmingWorld‘Fakeaway’ Wednesdayat7.30pm.
World. recipe book, instead creat- Call Amanda on 07563
Now, almost three stone ing her favourite takeaway 544708togetmoreinforma-
lighter,Amandaiscelebrat- mealsfromscratch. tionorgotoslimmingworld.
ing losing her baby weight She said the recipes still com/joining-a-group and
bysettingupthenewSlim- gaveherthefeelingofbeing searchfortheSohamgroup.
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STAFFatapubinNewmarketareappealing NOMINATEaworthycharityforabusi-
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DavinaThompson, from theWaggon and HastingsDirectaretakingnomineesfor
HorsesinNewmarket,islookingforoldpho- theirfundraisinginorderto“improvethe
tosofthepubastheylooktowardsarefitlater lives”ofpeopleinthelocalcommunity.
thismonth. Jay Wootten, community liason at
Thepubarelookingforanyphotosofpeo- HastingsDirect,said:“Weareappealing
ple inside or enjoying themselves outside it tolocalcharitieswhichmayneedsome
fromyearsgoneby. financial assistance or physical support
Davina said: “We are having a refit and togetintouchaswemaybeabletohelp.
wouldliketodoamontagewallofoldpictures “Ideallywearelookingforuptofourlo-
showingthepubandpeoplehavingfuninor calcharitypartnersnextyear–however
outsidethepub. charitiesmustbeofficiallyregistered,lo-
“Wethoughtitmightbefunforpeopletotry calandacharitywecanmakearealdif-
andspotthemselvesorpeopletheyknowin ferenceto.”
photosoldandnew.” If you know a charity who may benefit
IfyouhaveanyphotosoftheWaggonand fromsomeextrasupportthisyear,email
Horsesthatyoucouldshare,emailDavinaon [email protected]
[email protected]. details.
10|January7,2015|newmarket-news.co.uk|NewmarketNews.
New rural team
Planning dream for Tiffani
ABRAINbehind
tackling crime someofCambridge’s
famousMayBallshas
takenonanewrolein
Newmarket.
TiffaniBarretthas
justbecomethenew
weddingplanneratthe
BedfordLodgeHotelin
Newmarket.
Jordanday RURAL The24-year-old,
CRIME:A wholivesinBrandon
A DEDICATED policing team newpolic- inSuffolk,islooking
has been launched with the ingteam forwardtoplanning
aim of tackling rural crime willbe hundredsofbigdaysin
suchasharecoursingandma- dedicated the“beautiful”venuein
chinerytheftinCambridgesh- totack- 2015.
ire. lingcrime Shesaid:“I’m
ThenewRuralSpecialsTeam inthe usedtodealingwith
countryside
will support Cambridgeshire weddings,conferences,
suchas
police’s Rural Crime Team to privateparties,and
hare
provide county-wide, intelli- coursing CambridgeMayBalls
gence-lead, dedicated rural butIparticularlylove
patrols. weddings.
Creating a direct link be- whotargetisolatedandoften Tony Bolton and five consta- “Ireallylovethebuild
tween the county’s rural vulnerablevictims. bles. It is envisaged that the uptoawedding–being
communities, and the police “Rural communities and numberofSpecials ontheru- organised,helpingthe
service via the Special Con- businesses face distinct types ralteamwillincrease. brideandgroomcreate
stabulary, the force says the ofcrimetraditionallyfoundin The team will work along- theirperfectdayfrom
new team will also provide remote areas, where special- sideandinsupportofthecur- starttofinish.”
visible reassurance to remote isedknowledgeanddedicated rent Rural Crime Team, rural NowTiffaniislooking
communities and businesses, patrolscanachieverealresults. PSCOs, wildlife crime officer forwardtoplanning
supplementingtheexistinglo- “Examples of these crimes and Cambridgeshire Coun- weddingsinthehotel’s
calareapatrolofficers. include hare coursing, theft trysideWatch,ensuringareal picturesquegrounds
Special Sergeant Tony Bol- from farms and outbuildings, teameffortandfocusismain- andrefurbished
ton,whoisleadingtheteam, theftofmachinery,strawstack tained. weddingvenuein2015.
said:“Thisisanexcellentop- arsonalongwithotherwildlife Cambridgeshire has nearly Sheadded:“Itisa
portunityformembersofthe crime.” 300specialsworkingalongside beautifulvenue–one
Special Constabulary to sup- BasedattheCambridgeshire theirregularcolleaguesandis Icanreallygetbehind
port the rural community police headquarters in Hunt- activelyrecruiting formore. andpushtoitsfull
within Cambridgeshire and ingdon, the team currently For more information, visit potential.”
helptotacklethosecriminals consistsofaSpecialSergeant www.cambs.police.uk. DREAMJOB:TiffaniBarrett