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Editor’s comment: Mr Mayor, I hope you enjoy your year

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:08:45 GMT

Terry Buckle is St Edmundsbury’s new mayor.

Graham Turner: It’s time to deliver

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:26:36 GMT

This week my son started his GCSEs in earnest. He’s already had a few exams over the past year or so (part of the modular system Mr Gove is determined to kill off) but now we’re at the sharp end.

I say ‘we’, but of course it’s really down to him now.

Diary of a New Dad: May 17

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:26:28 GMT

On a daily basis, my son moves me to tears, makes me laugh uncontrollably and terrifies me, writes Ben Keenan.

Camille Berriman: A bit of well-deserved beauty bliss

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:04:31 GMT

Occasionally, everyone needs a little ‘me time’. Modern life can take its toll, and between full-time work, performing in an amateur show, part-time work instructing Zumba and giving my poor neglected garden some TLC after a winter of neglect, last week I decided I deserved a little pampering.

Editor’s comment: May 17

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:00:59 GMT

This weekend sees the advent of the smaller Bury St Edmunds Festival but one in which its four days offers a wealth of different musical and artistic events.

Geoff Barton: Testing times over grammar

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:57:18 GMT

I think we can all agree that accurate grammar, punctuation and spelling are A Very Good Thing.

BTO: Volunteers are out for the count

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:50:57 GMT

If you go into the woods tonight be ready to be surprised. You may come across volunteers counting woodcocks in the dark, on behalf of the Thetford-based BTO, writes Graham Appleton.

Suffolk Wildlife Trust: The Thornback ray

Fri, 10 May 2013 15:13:35 GMT

Like sharks, the rays and skates have rubbery skeletons made of cartilage – just like the squidgy bit on the tip of your nose.

Diary of a New Dad - May 10

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:04:30 GMT

Depending on which one of us is walking the boy, my wife and I have ‘His and Hers’ baby carriers, writes Ben Keenan.

Graham Turner on the plans for Cupola House

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:04:27 GMT

I know it will not be a popular opinion, but I do believe the current plans to rebuild Cupola House represent a lost opportunity and lack ambition.

Karen Cannard: How to compete with bedding plants?

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:02:05 GMT

For a shy old bird (yes, I hide it rather well, I know), I’ve overcome some challenges in life, gradually building up my layers of confidence for conferences, radio, the odd TV stint and even delivering a eulogy at my own mother’s funeral.

Editor’s comment - May 10

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:00:44 GMT

The votes have been counted and councillors new and old have been declared for Suffolk and Norfolk.

Camille Berriman: Plethora of parking permutations

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:28:26 GMT

Car parking. It seems to be the hot topic that gets everyone in Bury St Edmunds talking. And as an almost life-long Bury resident, even I am confused by recent changes and proposals.

Graham Turner: New faces ruffle some feathers

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:24:27 GMT

I don’t like to burden other people with my problems, but we’ve had a fraught week in the Turner household - feathers have been well and truly ruffled.

Diary of a New Dad: May 3

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:33:31 GMT

Most nights, my wife and I have ringside seats to one of the most entertaining fights you’ll ever see, writes Ben Keenan.

Green Light Trust: Valuable lesson in survival

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:04:20 GMT

Our woodlands are something that we often take for granted. They are ever-present but often not noticed.

BTO: Whitethroats prefer an open vista

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:58:20 GMT

Hedges are a really important feature of the English countryside, as the BTO’s Graham Appleton reveal, particularly for whitethroats, summer migrants from Africa.

Green View: Awards recognise special efforts

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:50:20 GMT

Over the years, I have sat waiting in many over-heated, over-lit reception areas. It’s the same routine. You introduce yourself to the receptionist, get your visitor badge, then sit down and wait, staring at the walls, writes Peter Gudde.

Karen Cannard: The challenge of finding a quiet spot

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:16:43 GMT

What a luxury it is to have been in the BBC Radio Suffolk studio launching the Rubbish Diet in recent weeks, especially compared to locations in which I’ve been interviewed over the last few years.

Graham Turner: Teenagers (and parents) won’t like a longer school day

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:47:45 GMT

I think most parents of teenage children will agree that getting them up in the morning is a difficult job that occasionally verges on the impossible.