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An electric pedal cycle was stolen from outside the Wickham Market Co-op early on Tuesday morning by two males, a black Primavera with a white battery and rear basket.  Any info contact police quoting ref 37/3655/25, you can call 101.

A furrow press was stolen from near Station Road Blaxhall sometime between mid-day Thursday and mid-day Monday.  Any info please contact Suffolk police quoting crime ref 37/3526/25, you can call 101 ... rural security advice.

 JOBS  Robert Hitcham's Framlingham is looking for kitchen staff for a 2.5 hour day.

Do remember this web site is not available in the shops.

Our thanks to the George Farnham Gallery in Saxmundham for a generous handful of coffees.  In March the gallery is featuring a double show of works by East Anglian artists Norma Read and Hilary Garner.

Clicking a pic on here will usually get you a link and/or a bigger pic, try it now->

Planning a witch ducking this winter?  Or perhaps a trial by fire for an estate agent?  You're welcome to promote it on here.

Sheds in Parham were forced open overnight Wednesday and timber stolen.  If you have any info about this incident please contact Suffolk Police quoting reference 37/2755/25, you can call 101.  Security advice for sheds and similar.

We like the dry witty tones of Roger Allum speaking the dry witty words of Jan Etherington in Conversations from a Long Marriage.  Tomorrow a Jan Etherington double double header at the Halesworth Cut in aid of the Pear Tree Fund.

Our fortnightly(ish) digest is emailing out at tea time ... click Postman Pat's black and white cat to get your free copy.

In a lifetime of laughter and tears we've encountered picture editing being done in Excel and web design in PowerPoint.  Google research may show a prog not Microscoft and maybe even free.

Throwback Thursday: 16 years ago today the Community News failed to credit some of our photos (when we were still NaTCH) or mention the sordid matter of coin ... plus ça change eh?

... and there was us thinking it was only the more remote parts of rural Suffolk that still use the Julian calendar.

♫ TRAGEDY!  Man in the Hat is retiring later this year!! <sob> <sob>

Last weekend a silver Volvo XC 60, registration A 14 UJW was stolen from The Street Horham.  Any info please contact Suffolk Police quoting crime reference 37/1963/25, you can call 101.

The Advent Windows in Double Street Framlingham raised £1,591.68 for the Fram First Responders and Médecins Sans Frontières.

Suffolk Overheard:  She's a born again vegan with an air fryer ...

Common Ground's Christmas show Father Brown & The Curse Of The Christmas Fairy is in residence all week at the Gallery Studio Ipswich until Saturday then Christmas is officially over ... finally

The next available supporter slot is now, it will give you that nice warm feeling of having done the right thing.

Peterborough Royals Women's American Football recruiting coaches including the head variety.

Astonisher No.64: We haven't got an Astonisher at the moment ... astonishing eh?

Sunday in Norwich last home game of the season for the UEA Pirates.

♫ Last Saturday of the month the 25th Phoenix Singers are hosting an all day Choral Workshop at Tommy Mills Framlingham.

Another upcoming school open day is Bedfield Primary Tuesday morning.

We joined Bluesky late last year mostly for the very good reason that it's not owned by the android and Trump fanboy Elon Musk.  If you're so inclined say Hello at @nearthecoast.bsky.social

What was the British Legion in Albert Road Framlingham and the first home of Film@Fram is FOR SALE by auction and looking rather sorry for itself.  Here it is New Year's Eve 2008 with the intermission buffet.

Medium term planning: pantomime Aladdin It's Lamptastic! in the Framlingham Com Rooms First of February.