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15 photos of summer carnivals in Norfolk over the years
The summer carnival season has officially arrived and here are 15 photos from our archives of festivities in Norfolk over the years. Can you spot yourself among the crowds? A float making its way through the Attleborough Carnival on June 19
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Community reveal horror at seeing man killed outside their front doors
A horrified community have spoken of their shock at seeing a man stabbed to death in daylight just a few feet outside their front doors. People living in Paragon Place, Norwich, witnessed the attack which took place in the middle of their estate
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See inside historic thatched cottage on sale for £500,000
A Grade II-listed thatched cottage has come up for sale in a village near Wymondham. Forge Cottage is tucked away in Bracon Ash and sits on a large, leafy plot surrounded by lawns and plenty of foliage. An old village forge and a Victorian
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Best meteor shower of the year among things to see in the sky in August
A highly anticipated meteor shower, a race between the planets and a blue moon are among the top sights to discover in the night sky this month. But what else should people look out for in the skies above Norfolk in August 2024? The Perseid
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Gold hat-trick seals final pre-season win for Linnets
King’s Lynn Town 4 Luton Town XI 0 Pre-season results are open to any sort of interpretation – if they’re bad it doesn’t matter, if they’re good, then the omens for the season ahead are good. Only it rarely works out that way. How you interpret
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Councils pay £36,856 in compensation as woman forced to live with abusive partner
A woman who was forced to stay with an abusive partner for seven months due to a lack of housing support is one of several people who received compensation from Norfolk councils last year. It comes as new figures have revealed how many complaints
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Bid for 5 holiday lets in Norfolk Broads met with backlash from campaign group
Plans to convert barns in the Norfolk Broads into new holiday lets have been met with objections from a charity over fears it would increase light pollution and traffic. The Campaign for the Protection of Rural England's (CPRE) Norfolk branch has
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Cafe owner to launch craft shop in market town
The owner of a tearoom near the Sandringham Estate is opening a new craft shop in Swaffham. Waterbabies Crafts will launch in Plowright Place after its owner, Kevin Andrews-Stott, announced he is stepping back from running the Petals Tea Room in
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Bid for 44 homes in village refused... but an appeal has already been lodged
A developer has lost its bid to build 44 homes in a Norfolk village after councillors blocked the application due to it being "poorly designed". However, the housing proposed for land in Martham is already subject to an appeal after Great Yarmouth
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Chef who saw off McDonald's legal threat starts pub kitchen residency
A chef who hit the headlines when he saw off a legal threat from McDonald's has started a pub kitchen residency. Matty C's, run by Matthew Coldham, is now serving food at The Countryman in Tasburgh, located along the A140 near Long Stratton.
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Norfolk and Waveney still among worst regions for smoking during pregnancy
Norfolk and Waveney has the third highest rate of maternal smoking in the country, new figures have shown - with more than one in 10 women continuing the habit through their pregnancies. The alarming figures have shown that 11.2pc of expectant
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Police begin man hunt for murder suspect after city stabbing
A manhunt is under way as police search for a man suspected of stabbing to death another man on a city street. The suspect fled the scene following an attack in which the victim was stabbed in broad daylight at a busy footpath by flats in West
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Plans for electric car chargers refused amid fears of 'biblical' fire
Plans to install electric car chargers at a Norfolk service station have been scrapped amid safety fears. King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council has refused the proposals for new chargers at Hillington Service Station, which had drawn strong
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Memory of teenager who died of meningitis honoured at Latitude Festival
The memory of a teenager who died of meningitis after falling ill at Latitude Festival was honoured at the annual event - 10 years after his death. Ollie Towler-Jones, from Norwich, was just 18 when he was taken ill at Latitude 2014 and airlifted
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Pre-season comes to an end - with a headache for Lynn boss
When Adam Lakeland set out rebuilding his King’s Lynn Town side at the beginning of the summer he knew there’d be a price to pay. Seven days away from the opening National League North game and the Lynn boss is reaching for the paracetamol because
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Broads death of 'misunderstood' boat-dweller was an accident, inquest rules
A highly intelligent, but misunderstood man whose disappearance sparked a major search operation on the Broads likely died by accident, an inquest has concluded. David Cubberley was reported missing in February and found in the water at Hickling
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WTF! Norfolk councils ask locals to track down fly-tipping culprits
It is more commonly used as a rude abbreviation. But for two Norfolk authorities, WTF means 'where's the fly-tip'?. South Norfolk and Broadland councils have launched a new scheme to encourage people to report incidents of fly-tipping and provide
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Murder suspect on the run after man is stabbed to death
Detectives are hunting for a murder suspect after a man was stabbed to death in Norwich. Officers were called to Paragon Place in NR2 at 6.44pm on Friday to reports a man had suffered a stab wound. Despite the efforts of emergency services,