• A summer drive-In movies event kicked off at the Norfolk Showground yesterday with a double bill, the Eastern Daily Press, external reports
• Business owners protesting against a council’s coronavirus measures have overlooked the needs of shielding residents like her, a Harleston woman claims in the Diss Express, external
• The Lynn News, external reports that organisers of an annual car rally will continue to discuss plans with a view to potentially staging the event in August, despite Covid-19 "uncertainties"

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A woman arrested after a statue of Admiral Lord Nelson was damaged in Norwich has been released on police bail.

The Royal Navy hero's statue in Cathedral Close was daubed with graffiti on Saturday, according to cathedral officials.

The attack was believed to have been carried out by anti-slavery protesters.

A woman, in her late teens, was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage yesterday and has since been released by Norfolk Police until Monday, 3 August.

Lockdown easing allows Anish Kapoor to put on largest outdoor display of his work in the UK.

Lotus Cars' steel fabrication and lightweight structures manufacturing will take place in Norwich.

• The Eastern Daily Press reports, external that an application to build 33 new homes on a former timber merchants site has been met with mixed reactions
• North Norfolk News, external writes that picnic benches and plant pots have been put in the middle of a town centre’s roads just days after traders and shoppers protested against road closures and pedestrianisation

Gonzo's Tea Room says a rider delivered an order to a customer, despite dropping it on the floor.

Norwich City's hopes of avoiding an immediate return to the Championship look to be over after a 2-1 defeat at Watford last night, who in turn have improved their chances of survival.

Danny Welbeck's winner puts Watford four points clear of the Premier League drop zone, but leaves the Canaries 10 points from safety with just 12 more available.

Their relegation will be confirmed on Saturday if they lose at home to West Ham in the 12:30 kick-off, although goal difference means a draw would also effectively confirm their drop back down to the second tier of English football.

Olivia Shannon is planning to do weekly clean-ups after learning about the danger of plastic waste.

Danny Welbeck's spectacular overhead kick winner helps Watford beat Norwich and move four points clear of the relegation zone.

Russell Lambert, 59, was sleeping after his 2014 party when he was attacked and died three years later.

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As arts venues up and down the east have turned red to show their solidarity for venues that have been forced to remain closed due to the coronavirus pandemic... we thought we would try to show some more...

So here is the turn of Milton Keynes, Cromer, Knebworth and Northampton for the #LightItInRed campaign.

Image source, Knebworth House

Image source, Brad Damms Photography

Image source, MK Theatre

Image source, Royal and Derngate

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The Norwich Theatre group, which manages three venues in the city, says it's relieved by the injection of £1.57bn for the arts industry.

Image source, Norwich Theatre group

Stephen Crocker said on behalf of the group that he was "hugely grateful" that the government has acknowledged the devastation coronavirus had caused the industry and it was a "very good first step".

"It's going to give us a period of reprieve," he said.

"Whilst I welcome this announcement, my call for a detailed reopening plan for venues still stands as this is an issue that is also critical for us in terms of longer-term planning."

The company said it remained concerned about people's confidence in returning to watch shows and would welcome the Prime Minister saying it was safe to do so with the right social distancing in place.

The group announced three-quarters of its staff faced job cuts and cancelled its Christmas panto last week.

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Venues up and town the region were painted (not literally) red last night to raise the profile of arts venues, that have been hit hard during the coronavirus lockdown.

The #LightItInRed campaign on social media shows buildings and places in a red glow to "bring light to the situation of the events industry during the Covid-19 crisis".

Image source, Norwich Theatre Royal

Image source, Basildon Council

As theatres and arts venues are still unable to open, the government announced a £1.57bn support package on Sunday evening.

Image source, SMTT

Image source, Martin Bond, A Cambridge Diary

Image source, Deco Theatre

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Image source, The Archers Theatre

Lord Nelson's statue in the county of his birth has been sprayed with an anarchy symbol.

Coping stones from a wall surrounding an historic abbey and estate were stolen on Thursday night.

The land agent for Walsingham Estates, external John Downing is very angry as this is the second time it has happened.

This time thieves have taken about 175 of the shaped bricks that stand on top of the flint wall surrounding Walsingham Abbey in Norfolk, which is a place of pilgrimage for Christians.

Image source, Walsingham Estate

"It’s a nice greeting to visitors to Walsingham just as we ease lockdown," he said in a social media post.

"Do you know anyone building or topping a flint wall anywhere nearby?

"Please report to police if you find or are offered reclaimed coping bricks - about 175 stolen from Walsingham Estate.

"We’ve had some stolen in the past and they were found at a reclaim centre.

"It ended up costing him a lot of money because he was unaware they were stolen."

• The Eastern Daily Press, external is reporting six people were arrested in the Great Yarmouth area over the weekend for drunk and disorderly behaviour as pubs pulled pints for the first time since March
• The Lynn News, external is reporting that cancer patient Graham Gardner, 60, is fundraising for a new outdoor area at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital
• The Diss Express, external is reporting that Banham Zoo held a special reopening to thank fundraising fans who were its special guests

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit a hospital and thank staff for their coronavirus efforts.

The chief executive of a theatre that has had to cancel its Christmas panto because of a shortage of cash resulting from the Covid-19 lockdown is delighted the government is going to give the performing arts £1.5bn.

But Stephen Crocker, from the Theatre Royal Norwich, external, is concerned about future reopening dates.

"Whilst I hugely welcome this announcement we are still waiting on the details of reopening times for venues and for a lot of us the two things go hand in hand," he said.

"This is absolutely amazing because it's going to give us, you know, a reprieve.

"But actually for most of us what we want to do is to get back to what we usually do."

Three partially sighted people talk about the difficulties of getting around the "new normal" world.

Lt Kenneth Allen died when his US fighter jet crashed into the North Sea last month.