A library project to help people overcome social isolation and improve their IT skills, has received the backing of St Edmundsbury Borough Council.

Haverhill Library will launch a series of courses next week, designed to help members of the community use tablets and e-Readers. St Edmundsbury Borough Cllrs Anne Gower and Karen Richardson have both donated money from their locality budgets which have paid for two Google Nexuses to support the project.

New market licence regulations designed to ensure the continuing success of traders in both Bury St Edmunds and Haverhill have been approved by St Edmundsbury Borough Council's cabinet.

Market traders and council officers have worked long and hard together on the revised regulations, which cover everything from the disposal of litter, to health and safety and the conduct of the traders themselves. In return, the regulations offer traders a guarantee that the council will limit the duplication of stalls selling similar items, and that St Edmundsbury will continue to develop and promote the market to attract new shoppers and traders.