Police release image of jogger they're hunting
Suffolk Police have released an e-fit image of a jogger who made an inappropriate comment to a 12-year-old girl.
£148.6 million winners unveiled
Britain's second biggest-ever Lottery winners have been unveiled as Gillian and Adrian Bayford from Haverhill in Suffolk.
Couple in top five biggest UK jackpot wins
The identity of the Haverhill couple who won £148m on the EuroMillions Lottery game will become known later this morning.
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Attacker sprays bleach in victim's mouth
Police in Haverhill are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man assaulted a woman with a piece of glass and bleach.
The 18-year-old woman was walking along Leather Lane at approximately 9.45am yesterday, when a man approached her from behind and tugged on her handbag.
The man produced a shard of glass and pushed it against her neck and stomach causing small scratch marks.
He also took a bottle from a bag and squirted a liquid, believed to be bleach into her mouth.
The man was then disturbed by a noise behind him and the woman managed to run home.
The woman was seen by her doctor but will not be requiring any further medical attention.
The man's described as white, 40 - 50 years old, 6ft tall, slim, with short dark curly hair.
Calls in relation to this incident should be made to Bury St Edmunds CID on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.**
Pensioner finds burglars in her home
Police are appealing for witnesses after an elderly woman found two men burgling her home in Haverhill.
The incident happened at around 9.30pm on Friday at her home in Mill Road.
The woman, 74, was disturbed by two men in her bedroom, one of the men grabbed the lady by her arm and demanded to know where she kept her money.
The second man then searched her bedroom. But the pensioner managed to pull her emergency cord to get help. The men escaped with a small amount of cash.
The first man was white around 6ft tall, and he wore dark clothing. The second man was white, shorter at around 5’8’’ tall and of stocky build; he wore a flat cap and also dark clothing.
Anyone with information should call Bury St Edmunds CID on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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Police hunt jogger who was 'inappropriate' to 12-year-old girl
Suffolk Police are appealing for witnesses after a jogger made an inappropriate comment to a 12-year-old girl.
The incident happened at around 10.40am on Sunday when the girl was walking her dog along Millfields Way in Haverhill.
The police say man ran past her and made an inappropriate comment before running off.
The jogger is described as:
- White, just over 6 ft tall and of slim build
- In his 30s with dark brown/greying spiky hair
- Wearing a grey sleeveless running top with matching shorts and red stripes down the side.
The police can be contacted on the non-emergency number of 101 or via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Thieves steal drugs and medical equipment
Police are appealing for information after medical equipment was stolen from a vehicle in Haverhill in Suffolk.
The thieves broke into a car in the Burton End area on Saturday morning and stole a rucksack containing medical equipment, prescription drugs and clothing.
Most of the equipment was found beneath an underpass on Greenfields Way later on in the day, but the bag, drugs and clothing are still missing.
The drugs include morphine, diazepam and cardiac drugs. They could cause serious harm if injected or ingested.
Youngsters help out at Suffolk foodbank
Haverhill Foodbank is one of more than 20 across our region, and for more than four years it's provided three days of emergency supplies for people living below the breadline.
Helping hand for Haverhill foodbank
Pupils from Castle Manor Academy and Place Farm Primary Academy have helped out at Haverhill Foodbank in Suffolk. It's given out 436 boxes of food since April. Organisers say 43% of applications for food boxes are from people on benefits but working families are asking for help too.
Over the weekend, the UK's national foodbank charity The Trussell Trust teamed up with Tesco, meaning foodbanks across the country, including Haverhill, benefited massively from donations. It was there, along with donations from harvest festivals and churches, that the children were helping with.
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£148 million house-hunt
Adrian and Gillian Bayford from Haverhill in Suffolk won £148 million on the lottery in the summer, and now they are hunting for a new house.
They could move pretty much anywhere but they have decided to get somewhere local. However they have gone up market.
Malcolm Robertson's report contains flash photograpy.
Olympic medallist opens gymnasium
The Olympic bronze medallist, Max Whitlock, was at Haverhill gym in Suffolk on Saturday 3 November to meet young gymnasts and sign autographs. Max, from Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire, won two bronze medals at London 2012.
Olympic medallist opens gymnastics club
The Olympic bronze medallist Max Whitlock has opened a gymnastics club in Suffolk.
Max, from Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire, signed autographs for youngsters at Haverhill Gymnastics Club. He won two bronzes at London 2012 and says he wants to be a positive role model to young gymnasts.
Princess Royal visits region
Princess Anne will be in the region on Tuesday 30 October to visit the Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge.
She is scheduled to tour the Polar Museum, which her father Prince Philip visited several times while he was Chancellor of Cambridge University. She will also open the Samuel Ward Academy's sports centre in Haverhill in Suffolk.
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