Summary

  • Updates for Norfolk

  1. 'I don't want a funeral, it's a waste of money'published at 03:29 GMT 21 February 2023

    Cremations without a service are on the rise, but others say they need a funeral to deal with grief.

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  2. Plea not to share fatal stabbing footagepublished at 20:59 GMT 9 February 2023

    A 23-year-old man died at the scene in Great Yarmouth on Wednesday.

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  3. Great Yarmouth unexploded bomb: What we know so farpublished at 09:06 GMT 9 February 2023

    Bomb site in Great YarmouthImage source, Oliv3r Drone Photography

    The bomb disposal experts who were preparing to detonate the suspected unexploded World War Two device are currently rethinking their strategy.

    • The bomb was found on Southtown Road, Great Yarmouth, at about 11:30 GMT on Tuesday
    • Norfolk Police said a sand wall had been built around the device in Bollard Quay and on Wednesday evening, Army disposal specialists had been preparing to cut into the bomb
    • A controlled explosion was due to be carried out and if the first detonation was successful, the remainder of the device would be moved out to sea for another controlled explosion
    • However, when disposal specialists were doing their final calculations, they discovered two underground gas main pipes could be damaged in the blast
    • The Army's Explosion Ordnance Device (EOD) team are now reassessing the risk
  4. Demolition work starts to remove seaside log flumepublished at 15:21 GMT 3 February 2023

    It has been a "good ride" enjoyed by thousands but it is time to move on, the sites manager say.

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  5. Leisure centre rebuild has boosted town - councilpublished at 14:59 GMT 3 February 2023

    A new £26m seafront leisure centre has increased footfall in a town by 15%, a council says.

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  6. Gym trio makes up half of Berlin-bound GB squadpublished at 06:12 GMT 2 February 2023

    The three athletes from a town gym will fly to Germany to compete in the Special Olympics.

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  7. Man charged after three killed in A47 crashpublished at 17:03 GMT 17 January 2023

    The three victims - two in their 40s and one in their 20s - died on the road in Norfolk on Sunday.

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  8. King meets well-wishers on Harry interview daypublished at 15:54 GMT 8 January 2023

    The King stops and chats as he arrives for a service at a church in Castle Rising, Norfolk.

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  9. 'My house and village are falling into the sea'published at 01:37 GMT 31 December 2022

    A nurse says she is heartbroken that nothing can be done to save her house from coastal erosion.

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  10. 'I'm spending £1,900 a month on my son's cannabis'published at 06:00 GMT 30 December 2022

    Families of epileptic children say they struggle to pay for the medical cannabis keeping them alive.

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  11. Detectorist finds Roman gold earring in fieldpublished at 08:29 GMT 27 December 2022

    A battered little piece of jewellery found in a Norfolk field is much older than first thought.

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  12. Jail term extended for man who murdered daughterpublished at 12:18 GMT 19 December 2022

    Nigel Malt, who drover over his daughter Lauren, has his minimum prison sentence increased.

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  13. Homes get approval despite infrastructure concernspublished at 12:47 GMT 15 December 2022

    The housing association behind the 461 dwellings is allotting 50% of the properties to social need.

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  14. New online directory lists warm spaces this winterpublished at 10:49 GMT 15 December 2022

    A website showing public spaces where people can go to keep warm this winter is created in Norwich.

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  15. Robbie to play royal estate's first large-scale gigpublished at 13:30 GMT 5 December 2022

    The ex-Take That star will headline the first large-scale, outdoor live concert held at Sandringham.

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  16. Bird flu cull like a grievance to turkey farmerpublished at 16:49 GMT 2 December 2022

    Steve Childerhouse cannot supply birds this Christmas, or next, after losing almost all of his flock.

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  17. Beaver pair turn dry ground into thriving habitatpublished at 06:08 GMT 30 November 2022

    They have been busy building lodges and dams in the area in the year since they were introduced.

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  18. Concern new homes will put pressure on local parkpublished at 15:35 GMT 29 November 2022

    A charity that cares for a country park says new homes will put its green space under stress.

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  19. River bank raised in £40m flood protection workpublished at 15:29 GMT 24 November 2022

    Raising the Middle Level bank in the Fens will protect homes from flooding, Environment Agency says.

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  20. Patients fear roof collapse at propped-up hospitalpublished at 13:15 GMT 13 November 2022

    Much of the roof at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn is supported by props.

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