Better broadband, better road and rail links. Three key pillars of East Anglia's future prosperity will be discussed at a major conference today , and as business editor Paul Hill reports, the time is ripe to press the region's case for investment.
Norwich City joint majority shareholder Delia Smith has told how it was a “great honour” to receive her CBE today.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a 47-year-old woman sustained stab wounds to her stomach.
Police said the man was arrested following an incident at an address in Cambridge Road, Lowestoft, in the early hours of this morning.
Concern is growing for a man who has been missing from his home for three days.
Fire crews were called out to help after a road accident involving a truck carrying sheep.
The accident happened on the A134 at Two Mile Bottom near Thetford just after midday today.
The plight of seriously ill toddler Ella-Grace Honeyman has touched the hearts of Norfolk people - with a flood of offers of cash help towards a specialist brain operation in New York pouring in over the past two days.
The Broads Authority sailed into controversy today after it said boat users must face a 6pc rise in tolls to go on river ways from next year.
A full meeting of the authority in Norwich agreed an across the board 6pc rise in tolls for all boats in 2010/11 - the second such rise in a row.
A major hurdle to the full dualling of the A11 was lifted today after it emerged that two conservation bodies had withdrawn their objections.
A rare migrant bird had threatened to stall the upgrade of the last single carriageway stretch of the road between Thetford and Barton Mills after the RSPB and Natural England raised concerns about the impact on the protected stone curlew.
A village chippy was frying as usual tonight despite a small fire breaking out in the afternoon of traditionally the busiest night of the week.
Two crews were called to Landamore's fish and chip shop in Coltishall High Street at 3pm.
Health bosses in Norfolk have now embarked on the second stage of the swine flu vaccination programme and all children between six months and five years will be offered the vaccine.
A Norfolk cartoonist has drawn up plans to give away half his earnings to fund research into Multiple Sclerosis.
Gareth Greenway, from North Lopham, is aiming to raise £10,000 by pledging 50pc of his income until the end of January.
Plans for a new three-turbine wind farm at a north Suffolk industrial estate have been unveiled.
A scoping report for the project has been passed on to Mid Suffolk District Council and other stakeholders to explain the details of the scheme prior to any planning application being submitted.
Norfolk could be given a Christmas present from the government of a go-ahead for the Norwich Northern Distributor Route.
Transport minister Chris Mole told the Commons last night that it hoped to be able to announce a decision “by Christmas”.
A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a crash with a car in Norfolk.
Vets treating a cat after it was found by a road by servicemen from RAF Marham have said it may have to have a leg amputated and an eye removed after it was shot four times.
The “Oscars” of the environmental world were held in Norfolk last night with inspirational projects ranging from an anti-litter campaign to restorations of historic buildings among the winners.
There is a £50,000 reason to enter Norfolk's Community Ambition Award for 2010.
A new competition aims to reward “exceptional community spirit” in Norfolk with a one-off £50,000 prize as the judges look for an inspirational idea which brings people of all ages together and brings alive the aspirations of a community.
It is a love affair that dates back 50 years and stretches several thousand miles around the globe from a tranquil Norfolk village via generous EDP readers to the heartland of Africa.
The future of a town green in Diss is still hanging in the balance following the completion of a review into the management of Fair Green.
Local residents fear that the historic four acre site could become “Shabby Green” if Diss Town Council ends its lease of the area, which expires next year.
Council bosses in Norwich have pledged better services for the city's residents after awarding nearly £30m of contracts to four suppliers.
The council's current arrangement with its main contractors, CityCare and Lovell, ends on March 31 next year, and Norwich City Council has split the new contracts into 11 lots and awarded them to four suppliers.
Today, the 2009 EDP Pride in Norfolk Community Awards are launched and we want you to nominate your community and highlight what makes it special.
The long-running competition is backed by five organisations including Norfolk County Council and the Norfolk Federation of Women's Institutes (NFWI).
A lorry driver who was misdirected by his satellite navigation device and caused £15,000 damage to a house has been banned from driving and must pay fines and costs totalling nearly £300.
Sparkling lights and festive cheers filled the streets of Norwich last night as thousands flocked to the city's Christmas lights switch on.
A man who took his mum's car without permission and crashed it in a field after drinking six pints of Fosters was disqualified from driving for three and a half years yesterday.
Four beaches across Norfolk failed to come up to scratch in water quality tests this summer, meaning those which wanted a sought-after blue flag will not be able to have one.
Norfolk could be given a Christmas present from the government of a go-ahead for the Norwich Northern Distributor Route.
Transport minister Chris Mole told the Commons last night that it hoped to be able to announce a decision “by Christmas”.