Powered by Bury Free Press, Suffolk Free Press, Newmarket Journal & Haverhill Echo Powered by Bury Free Press, Suffolk Free Press, Newmarket Journal and Haverhill Echo Home   Haverhill   News   Article A new restaurant looks set to open in Haverhill town centre in a building that has stood empty for 13 months The unit adjacent to Cineworld in Ehringshausen Way was for a long time occupied by Frankie & Benny’s and most recently by Anatolia Mediterranean Grill & Cocktail Bar, which closed in February 2024 after 17 months occupancy confirmed on Tuesday that terms of a new lease have been agreed with the owner of a restaurant Although unable to name the restaurant or give a date for its opening he added: “We are stripping out (the building) ready for them to fit out.” It is another welcome development in Haverhill town centre, coming just weeks after it was revealed that Loungers UK Limited hopes to open a café bar in the empty High Street building vacated by Argos in 2018 Calls have been made for something to be done about motorists who block a town centre loading bay causing other vehicles to park on and ruin a grass verge The bay, outside Cineworld in Ehringshausen Way, Haverhill is there to be used as a loading space for deliveries to the cinema and neighbouring restaurants But vehicles are being parked there illegally leaving anyone making deliveries having to park on the grass verge which Haverhill resident Ed Dobson said: “It’s been going on since way before Christmas and it’s just getting worse and worse I think there should be some signs up on the lamp post There should be a bit more signage (telling drivers it a loading area only) All it’s got is two yellow lines and ‘loading bay’ is printed on the floor.” he said: “With the weather changing it’s all going to dry up and it’s going to go rock hard and someone is going to trip and hurt themselves “It just makes me spit because if someone is driving past and looks to the side and sees that they must think ‘bloody hell’ because it doesn’t look good.” the district and town councillor for Haverhill town centre said: “The marked loading bay outside of the cinema is currently unenforceable as it isn’t covered by a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) “Suffolk County Council have been told several times that the TRO needs updating Suffolk County Council’s failure to act has to led to those making deliveries unable to use the loading bay in turn seeing lorries damaging the grass verges and parking in the blue badge area.” A Suffolk Highways spokesman said: “In order for West Suffolk Council to enforce the area a new Traffic Regulation Order is required and the road markings and signage will need to be modified this would need to be funded by alternative sources “We encourage road users not to use the layby or nearby verges for parking and use one of the available car parks which are detailed on the West Suffolk Council website.” The heartbroken sister of a man injured in an alleged hit and run has vowed ‘never to give up’ until the driver of the vehicle is found said she has been ‘doing all she can’ to help with the investigation into the incident which left her brother was walking home from a barbecue on August 12 when he was reportedly hit by a car on Ehringshausen Way It was one of the rare times he goes out socialising has not been traced and police are appealing for witnesses said: “Joe is still severely concussed and still suffers memory loss and confusion “He also suffered complications from the fracture We have worked so hard with him all his adult life to socialise; that the world is not a bad place and that he doesn’t have to be scared “This will undo all the work that he has received from us and support workers Physical injuries heal but mental ones don’t.” The incident happened while Joe was just two minutes away from home Emily said: “My friend had been talking to him on the phone and then called me to say that she thought Joe had been hit by a car “It was just a few minutes away and I went straight there “It was heartbreaking to see him lying in the road “Staff from nearby Lidl called for help and it seemed like an age waiting for the ambulance and it was a miracle his spinal cord was unharmed.” or anyone who was driving in the area with a dashcam footage during the time of the accident I have been appealing for any witnesses and visiting shops in the area for CCTV footage as I am determined the person who was driving the car is found is just cruel and heartless and despicable “It’s not just the physical recovery that Joe will struggle with “Because he is autistic he is very sensitive his perception of the world is different from ours “As soon as I put out an appeal on Facebook messages started flying into my inbox from people trying to help and local business saying I can look at their CCTV I will not allow it go away until the person is caught.” A Suffolk Police spokesperson said they were called to the scene by paramedics who believed Mr Luccarini had been hit by a car The spokesperson said: “The car involved did not stop and so officers are appealing for any witnesses or anyone who was driving in the area with a dashcam in their vehicle to check the footage for anything that may be of assistance.” Anyone with information can call Haverhill police on 101, quoting reference: 45772/24 or email Joanne.Reynolds1@suffolk.police.uk or visit www.suffolk.police.uk/tell-us The spokesperson said enquiries are ongoing A free sports day for anyone aged 11 and over is being run in Haverhill this weekend Held on the all-weather pitches at Haverhill Leisure Centre from 11am to 2pm on Saturday it is being managed by PC Jack Oakley, from the Haverhill Community Policing Team town youth workers and staff from the Ehringshausen Way leisure centre The event is free and drinks and snacks are provided thanks to Tesco and DeJavu Café in Haverhill It is being held in partnership with Suffolk Positive Futures Abbeycroft Leisure and Haverhill Town Council and is an activity connected to the 30-day stay in Haverhill of the anti-violence Knife Angel statue A new restaurant has opened in Haverhill in a boost for the town's economy Cambridge-based Crunchy’s, which serves Turkish, Mediterranean and American cuisine, has moved into the site vacated by Frankie & Benny's, which closed last year The restaurant opened its doors to customers on Monday The new ownership team are hoping that they can make a positive impact on the town but we are ready to open,” said Murat Temel who is part of the overall ownership team for the business “We are really looking forward to it because we already have a Crunchy’s in Cambridge and we want to look after the people of Haverhill “We have got quite a lot of feedback from the people of Haverhill and they are looking forward to us opening.” The restaurant will be managed by Mehmet Kucukarslan tastes good and you look after your customers but Haverhill seems to be in a really strong position “Crunchy’s are really pleased to be opening and I think it will be well supported by Haverhill people.” Head to our business page for all of the latest news about businesses in Suffolk Read more: All the latest news from Suffolk Read more: All the latest news from Haverhill Samuel Ward Academy sixth form students Liam Collis and Denise Crawshaw are on a month’s work experience at a kindergarten in Haverhill’s German twin town of Ehringshausen Both students have visited the town three times before on school exchanges and took the new opportunity after it was set up by the school’s head of internationalism They are staying with the hosts that they have stayed with before The link will cement the already close ties between Haverhill and Ehringshausen made through the school’s German exchange and the Haverhill Twin Towns Association A 66-strong contingent from Haverhill & District Town Twinning Association (HTTA) visited Rüdesheim am Rhein (pictured) in the Rhine Gorge as part of its five-day visit to Germany last week The visitors spent Wednesday evening with host families from Haverhill’s twin town of Ehringshausen The trip to Rüdesheim was made on Thursday Friday saw a visit to Bad Ems and on Saturday they took in Limburg thanked everyone who helped to make the trip such a success