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Brandon News Stories

Breckland Free School Gets Official Go AheadBreckland Free School Gets Official Go Ahead

Breckland Free School, now to be called IES Breckland, has been given the official go-ahead to open September 2012. The full application was approved by Lord Hill on Tuesday 24th January.

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Fast Track Car Repairs In BrandonFast Track Car Repairs In Brandon

Brandon Body Centre is pleased to announce the launch of a new Express Repair Service, specifically aimed at providing low-cost yet professional repairs for minor vehicle damage.

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Reported Crime Levels Continue To FallReported Crime Levels Continue To Fall

Figures obtained by BrandonSuffolk.com from Suffolk Police under the Freedom of Information Act, show that total crime in Brandon for 2011 was down on the same total for 2010.

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Brandon SNT Hold Successful Vehicle Check DayBrandon SNT Hold Successful Vehicle Check Day

Police in Brandon held a successful vehicle check operation to clampdown on motorists breaking the law in Brandon. The day of action held on 13th December identified a number of motoring offences.

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Sabres Appoints International English Schools UKSabres Appoints International English Schools UK

Sabres Educational Trust has appointed IES UK to manage the running of Breckland Free School in Brandon, Suffolk. The company already operates a growing number of high performing schools in Sweden.

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Suffolk's Largest Drugs Haul Seized In BrandonSABRES Meet Secretary Of State For Education

Education Secretary Michael Gove met representatives from SABRES Educational Trust last week to discuss the Breckland Free School. The team gave the Secretary of State for Education an up-date on progress.

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Men Charged Over £10 Million Drugs Raid In Brandon

Terrance Smith, a company director from Thetford and Frederick Colverson an unemployed man from London, have both been charged with conspiring to supply a Class A controlled drug.

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Police Appeal After Man May Have Been Struck By Van

Suffolk Police were called at just before 6am this morning, Friday 21 October, from a motorist stating that he hit someone, believed to a man walking along the Bury Road in Brandon.

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Hundreds Turn Out For Breckland Free School Proposals

The local community has enthusiastically welcomed plans to create a new secondary, Free School in Brandon for students aged 11-16. On Thursday evening more than 250 people attended.

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Multi Agency Vehicle Checks Are A Success

Brandon SNT has today successfully organised and ran a Multi Agency Vehicle checks.  These checks included officers from VOSA, HMRC, UK Border Agency and Suffolk Constabulary.

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Five Men Charged Over Bank Holiday Fight

Aaron Markiewicz from Lakenheath, Robert O'Keefe from Methwold and Jordan Craigen, Christopher Smith and Joe Roper from Brandon have all been charged over the incident in April this year.

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£500K Renovations At Brandon Leisure Centre

People in the Brandon area will soon be benefiting from state of the art leisure facilities, thanks to a major refurbishment programme.

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1000th Bike Security Marked By Brandon SNT

Would-be bike thieves in Forest Heath and Thetford are being urged to think twice as the 1000th bicycle has been security marked by the Brandon SNT off-road cycle team.

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Police Appeal For Witnesses After Crash

A 27 year old woman has died following a crash between Thetford and Brandon. Police are appealing for information following the accident on the B1107 Brandon Road.

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Brandon Braderie Returns For 2011

The very successful Brandon Braderie, with a host of varied stalls selling everything from handmade jewellery, cakes to antiques and much more, is back for a second year on 11th September 2011.

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Reported Crime Down Slightly On Last Year

Figures obtained by BrandonSuffolk.com from Suffolk Police under the Freedom of Information Act, show that total crime in Brandon for the first half of 2011 is down on the same total for 2010.

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Brandon Buzz 2011 Cancelled

Organisers of the Brandon Buzz have had to cancel this years event after information was received suggesting youths were planning to disrupt the festival.

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Brandon Gets Intelligent Street Lighting System

Contractors working on behalf of Suffolk County Council have completed the process of installing the 'intelligent lighting system' to control the street lights in Brandon.

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Royal Backing For Student In 1000 Mile Charity Cycle

A Suffolk student with a phobia of bicycles is being backed by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in a 1,000 mile cycle challenge with Cambridge University’s Officer Training Corps.

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Police Called To Assist Ambulance Service

Police were called to a property by the ambulance service who had been called to treat a man who had collapsed but on arrival they reported he was displaying threatening behaviour.

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The 2011 Brandon Buzz Will Go Ahead

BrandonSuffolk.com can reveal that the 2011 Brandon Buzz and Bank Holiday family fun day will go ahead despite the additional security costs involved.

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Police Issue CCTV Images After Fight

Police are releasing CCTV images of four men they want to trace, following a fight in Brandon Town Centre over the last Bank Holiday weekend.

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Tackling Crime On Two Wheels In Brandon

Crime in the Brandon area is being tackled on two wheels thanks to the work of the dedicated Police Off-Road Cycle Team.

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Results From The May 2011 Elections

Voters in Brandon have now made their choices in the Town Council and Forest Heath District Council elections on Thursday May 5th. See the full list of results, just click on the link below.

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Two Men Released On Bail Following Market Hill Fight

Two men have been released on bail after they were arrested in connection with a fight at Market Hill in Brandon at around 1.25am on the morning of Saturday 30 April.

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Detention For Man Who Started £400,000 Fire

Early on the morning of Saturday 20th February 2010 the fire service was called to Chase Plastics on London Road in Brandon. A fire had been started in a trailer in a rear yard at the unit.

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Young Woman Dies After Being Struck By Train

Police have named a woman who died on the railway line on Monday 14th March. A post mortem examination found that Ms Henman died as a result of being struck by a train.

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Top Education Boss Visits Breckland Middle School

Matthew Hancock MP and David Bell, the Permanent Secretary for the Department of Education, spent Friday visiting three schools in West Suffolk including Breckland Middle School in Brandon.

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Matthew Hancock MP Holds 'Next Steps For Brandon' Meeting

On Friday, Matthew held a 'Next Steps for Brandon' meeting at Brandon Leisure Centre to discuss the town's long-term prospects.

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Council Seeks Views On Alcohol Restriction Proposal

Forest Heath District Council has been approached by members of the community and the local Safer Neighbourhood Team to look at the need for a Designated Public Place Order for Brandon.

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Breckland Free School Stage Two Application Approved

The government have said yes to the stage 2 application for a free school on the current Breckland Middle School site in Brandon and have invited them to submit a stage 3 business case.

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Crime Levels Continue To Fall In Brandon

Figures obtained by BrandonSuffolk.com from Suffolk Police under the Freedom of Information Act, show that total crime in Brandon for 2010 was down on the same total for 2009.

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Police Release CCTV Images After Burglary

As part of Suffolk Constabulary's Caught on Camera campaign, CCTV images have been issued after a burglary at the Bumps store in Brandon which took place in November of last year.

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Older news stories can be found on our 2010 news archive page, click here

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