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Huge straw fire expected to burn through the night
A large straw fire that broke out in south Norfolk was expected to burn throughout the night. Fire crews attended a fire in Redenhall, near Harleston. Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service were called to the scene just before 3pm on Thursday.
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Heavy traffic delays after tractor overturns on B1172
Drivers are experiencing heavy delays after a farm vehicle overturned on a busy Norfolk road. At 4pm on Thursday afternoon, a tractor pulling a trailer overturned on the B1172 near Hethersett. The tractor was pulling considerable amounts of
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The underrated walk covering some of Norfolk's best landscapes
When looking for a walking trail in the county many jump straight to the Norfolk Coast Path, leaving another north Norfolk route underrated and overlooked. Paston Way is a 22-mile route that weaves between Cromer and North Walsham littered with
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Man jailed for sex with teen 10 years younger than him
A man has been jailed over his sexual relationship with a teenage girl who was 10 years younger than him, a court has heard. Daniel Outing, 32, was 24 when he became sexually involved with a 14-year-old girl. Norwich Crown Court heard after
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Norfolk to be hit with heavy downpours after days of summer sun
In typical British fashion, the sunshine is forecast to come to an end as the county braces for heavy downpours. After Norfolk sweltered in temperatures reaching 30C, the week of pure sunshine is expected to come to an end tonight. The Met
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Students trading Norwich for Oxbridge after A Level success
City school leavers are set to trade Norwich for Oxbridge after achieving top results in their A Levels. Across the city, sixth form and college students flocked back one last time to college their all-important results as they prepare for their
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Fire breaks out at house in seaside village
Fire crews have tackled a house blaze in a seaside village. Appliances from Great Yarmouth and Acle were called to Waters Lane in Hemsby at 5.20pm on Wednesday. The firefighters wore breathing apparatus and used main jets and hose reel jets
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Dig site treasurer admits to stealing more than £100,000 from charity
A 65-year-old woman has admitted stealing more than £100,000 from the charity which runs Norfolk's biggest archaeological dig. Pamela Bent of James Close, King's Lynn, is charged with committing fraud by abuse of position between July 3, 2019 and
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Venue on north Norfolk coast to be transformed into sports bar
A venue on the north Norfolk coast is set to be transformed into a “lively” sports bar. Plans have been lodged to turn Bernie’s Bar in East Runton into a friendly venue where everyone is welcome and sports are broadcast seven days a week. New
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A Level results round-up: Nearly a quarter of Norfolk grades either A or A*
Almost a quarter of all A Level grades given out in Norfolk were either an A or an A*, new figures have shown. As students across the region learn their fates, statistics have revealed that top grades were given out in more than one in five instances
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Man in 70s dies after being hit by BMW
A pedestrian in his 70s has died after being hit by a BMW. The man was hit by a silver BMW 530i at the junction of St James Road and Blackfriars Street in King's Lynn at 9.05pm on Monday. He was pronounced dead at the scene and the driver of
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Touching tribute to 'high school sweethearts' who died in crash
A touching tribute has been left by the family of two "high school sweethearts" who died in a car crash near Swaffham. Peter and Kathleen Darby died following a crash with a Range Rover on the B1108 in Hilborough. The tribute comes amid the
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Why Norfolk gets a bad deal over flooding
Councils in low-lying counties like Norfolk could have to cut services because of surging costs to stop flooding, leaders have warned. Calls have been made for the government to overhaul the way bodies which oversee flood alleviation are funded
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'I got top A Level results - but here is why I'm not going to university'
With two As and a B in physics, maths and chemistry, Norwich teenager Ben Gibbs could have had his pick of near enough any university in the country. But while many of his friends will be preparing to pack their bags for university, next month
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Delays on A47 and A11 as abnormal load slowly moves through Norfolk
An abnormal load is to cause delays for motorists as it is transported across Norfolk. Police are escorting the 44-tonne boat deck mould as it is moved from Oyster Yachts in Ashmanhaugh near Hoveton to Poole in Dorset. The 16-foot-wide unit
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Man in serious condition after being hit while changing tyre on A11
A man in his 70s is in serious condition in hospital after his car was hit while he was changing its tyre on the A11. Just before 10pm on Wednesday, a black VW Passat crashed into a broken-down white Citroen Saxo in lane one of the northbound carriageway
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YouTuber drops into village corner shop to take on £20 sandwich
One of Britain's top competitive eaters saw off a monster Norfolk sandwich in style - and even had room left for pudding. BeardMeatsFood, aka YouTuber Adam Moran, stepped up to the plate at Spar Dersingham, near King's Lynn, to take on a super-sized
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A Levels 2024: All the results from Norfolk and Waveney
Students across Norfolk and Waveney are collecting their A Level results today - with the national picture showing the number of top grades being handed out are still eclipsing pre-pandemic levels. Here is a full round-up of results as they come
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Giant fish-eating spiders continue to thrive in Norfolk
The UK's largest spider that creates webs the size of a pizza is thriving at sites across Norfolk. The fen raft spider was brought back from the brink of extinction thanks to a successful breeding programme and there are now thousands across the
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Lifeboat and helicopter used in search for man feared to be in river
The coastguard, a coastguard helicopter and an RNLI lifeboat helped police in their search for a man in King's Lynn. Just after 2am on Wednesday, Hunstanton RNLI volunteers were informed emergency services were searching for a man. It was
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‘I’m determined to find killer’ - Sister's pledge over murdered teen Natalie Pearman
The sister of a murdered teenager has made a heart-felt pledge to continue the fight to bring her killer to justice more than 30 years on. Natalie Pearman's body was discovered by a lorry driver in a lay-by at Ringland, on the outskirts of Norwich
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Geordie Shore star enjoys Norfolk staycation with famous boyfriend
A Geordie Shore favourite enjoyed a Norfolk staycation over the weekend with her fellow reality star boyfriend. Sophie Kasaei found fame as an original cast member on the MTV series, set in the north east of England, alongside the likes of Charlotte
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National Grid committed to ‘being a good neighbour’
LionLink is a new subsea electricity cable – known as an interconnector – proposed to connect to a Dutch offshore windfarm and connect the UK and Dutch electricity grids. The project is being developed by National Grid Ventures (NGV), part of National
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Winter Fuel Payments latest as petition against change approaches new milestone
A petition calling for Labour to axe their changes to Winter Fuel Payments has been signed by more than 370,000 people. The benefit was previously available to almost everyone in the UK who was born before 25 September 1957 to help cover their
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Company boss reveals mental health motivations for tackling Ironman triathlon
A Norfolk company boss is tackling a gruelling "Ironman" triathlon in his 60th year - powered by personal motivations to raise money for a farming mental health charity. David Horton-Fawkes will compete in the race in Copenhagen on Sunday, August
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A11 closed for several hours after serious crash
The A11 was closed for several hours overnight while emergency services attended a serious crash. The northbound carriageway was closed near Attleborough for around seven hours while a crash investigation was carried out. National Highways
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Fears universities will not have 'enough students to go around'
The vice-chancellor and president of the University of East Anglia (UEA) has revealed his fears for the higher education sector, warning there soon may not be enough students to keep universities financially sustainable. On A Level results day,
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Man given jail warning after admitting having indecent images of children
A Lowestoft man has been told all sentencing options are open after admitting having sexual images of children. Jason Day, 43, appeared at Great Yarmouth Magistrates’ Court to face four charges of possessing indecent images of a child in January
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Man died from rare 'air bubble' complication after surgery
A retired company director may have lived longer were it not for a "lack of understanding" of a rare medical complication which arose following an operation, an inquest has found. Derryck Crocker, from Lowestoft, died at the age of 77 on May 10
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Devoted Norfolk missionary dies, aged 81
A devoted Christian who served as a missionary in Norfolk has died, aged 81. Patricia Gillett and her husband, Peter, used their Christian faith to help and inspire the lives of others. They arrived here from Essex in 1993 and worked for 14
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Are we left 'owt? Yorkshire gets underground cables while Norfolk puts up with pylons
Norfolk's anti-pylon campaigners have hit out at new National Grid plans to run hundreds of miles of cables underground through Yorkshire while it refuses to consider the same option here. While the organisation has resisted calls to bury its
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City Hall announces plans to shut off TAPS in Norwich garages
Taps will be shut off at garages across Norwich amid fears about dangerous bacteria. City Hall says it will be removing the taps across its rented sites, as they fail to meet hygiene standards and may be contaminated. Critics have denounced
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Married man harassed woman who spurned his advances
A married father has admitted harassing a woman after she spurned his advances. Paul King, 51, repeatedly visited his victim's home and climbed into her garden while drunk, before urinating in her garden and spitting on her patio windows.
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Two men jointly charged with rape of woman in seaside property
Two men have been jointly charged with the rape of a woman at a property in Great Yarmouth. Timitio Noronha, 25, and Estafanio Goncalvas, 22, of Albion Road in Great Yarmouth, both face two charges of rape between February 26 and 27 in 2022.
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Why some Norfolk schools won't be revealing their exam results today (or next week)
A level students will be learning their fate today, with GCSE pupils picking up their results next Thursday. But for the fifth year in a row, not all of the region's schools will be sharing how well - or not- their pupils have done. In an approach
