When is a cycle route not a cycle route?

Posted Friday 27 April 2012 by Chris Lale

Have you ever tried following the cycle paths around Bury St Edmunds. It is not easy. Paths begin and end unexpectedly leaving you stranded.

Worse still, you cannot even cycle legally on some designated cycle routes.

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Bury St Edmunds starts working again

Posted Tuesday 24 April 2012 by Chris Lale

The unemployment rate in Bury St Edmunds has halved in the last 6 months.

Figures, just released by the Office for National Statistics (April 2012), show that unemployment has been falling in the Bury St Edmunds area - which includes Stowmarket and Needham Market. Before Christmas, local unemployment stood at 7.8%. It fell to 6.6% in the New Year and now stands at 3.8%.

Hundreds more local people now have jobs. The number in work has increased from roughly 53,000 to around 54,000.

This month, the Liberal Democrats have launched the £1bn Youth Contract – to ensure that every out of work young person has the opportunity to earn or learn.

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