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Bill Oddie launches new internet wildlife show at Wild about the Wensum event at Pensthorpe, near Fakenham
Television naturalist Bill Oddie and his puppet friend Daisy were among thousands of people who attended an event to raise awareness of the Wensum Valley at Pensthorpe nature reserve today.
Pioneering Watton entrepreneur market aims to give ‘ladder of opportunity’ to would-be Bransons
The next Richard Branson or Alan Sugar may have launched their career on Watton high street today when the town launched a pioneering market to help new entrepreneurs.
Norfolk schoolgirl meets Steve Redgrave at Top Trumps final
A Norfolk schoolgirl’s knack for a playground card game saw her rubbing shoulders with Olympic legend Steve Redgrave today.
Halesworth teenager is star in the making
A HALESWORTH teenager is hoping to follow in the footsteps of some well-known compatriots by becoming Suffolk’s newest young music star.
Photo gallery: Norwich Race for Life at the Norfolk Showground
The first Race for Life runs of the weekend have taken place, with thousands expected to take part in the cancer charity’s pink-themed events today and tomorrow.
- Loved ones remembered as Cobholm war memorial unveiled
- Energy minister Greg Barker praises eco education centre in Rackheath
- Jury goes out in long-running Norwich fraud trial
- Celebrations as Norfolk birthing unit celebrates first year
- Norwich City chief executive breaks silence over Grant Holt transfer request
- PICTURES: Cromer and Sheringham Crab and Lobster Festival is up and running
- Alan Partridge to make long-awaited TV return next month - with a second series also planned for 2013
- People are urged to donate to Foodbank
- PICTURE GALLERY: Procession gets Dereham Festival off to a colourful start
- Extension plans for Wymondham Medical Centre
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ANALYSIS: NWES and 30 years of helping businesses get up on their feet
Many people may dream of setting up their own business, and at NWES staff have spent 30 years helping to turn that aspiration into a reality.
Wells supermarket plan under the spotlight
Planners could be set to make a decision on a new £3.75m supermarket for Wells next month.
New Great Yarmouth outer harbour boss pledges to realise its potential
Great Yarmouth outer harbour’s new boss has revealed ambitions to create jobs and finally realise the port’s potential as he started in the top job this week.
Peter Sharkey: Don’t fall into the zombie household trap
Curse of the Zombie is one of those ridiculously trashy movies best watched with family or friends when under the influence of alcohol. This particular re-run of a re-run of a very tired genre, released in 1989, opens with a team of archaeologists heading to Thailand in search of rare artefacts when they happen upon a remote village. Once there, the village chief’s outrageously beautiful daughter takes a fancy to one of them. You can guess the rest.
What impact will Greece crisis have on our region?
Just how worried should we be about what happens in Greece?
- Norwich-based Naked Wines’ investment in ‘talent behind big names’
- East Anglia free-range producers get egg boost from Tesco
- Steven Scarlett - The beginning of the end for independent family owned businesses?
- Norwich airport sees growth in helicopter activity
- China trade deal to boost Norfolk economy
Norfolk & Norwich Festival – May 11-28 See all
Driving meets dancing in Norfolk and Norwich Festival show
A unique night-time spectacle in which driving meets dancing and the audience is transported into characters’ worlds via headphones is one of the latest shows to visit the city for the Norfolk and Norwich Festival.
- Cast member hopes to raise funds for The Matthew Project by performing in 100pc Norfolk show
- NNF12: You’re the stars in 100% Norfolk
- NNF12: Duane Eddy still king of the twang
- NNF12: New works in progress at BETA
- Preview: Norwich gig guide listings May 18-24
- New City and Guilds art courses at Dereham art gallery
- Suffolk musician Ed Sheeran claims prestigious prize at Ivor Novello Awards
- Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons tribute act at Diss Corn Hall
- Stand-up poetry laughs at Diss Corn Hall
- Four-day festival dedicated to Anne Boleyn opens at Blickling Hall
- Goblets for Queen’s Diamond Jubilee babies go into kiln at Cley
- Businesses urged to hang out the bunting for Jubilee celebrations in Wymondham
- Bishop of Lynn swaps sermons for singing to perform at gala concert in Aylsham for Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
- Flotilla of boats will launch Blakeney’s Jubilee celebrations
- Brittany and the Brits, a very special love affair
- A simply capital way to chill out in luxury at Canary Wharf, London
- Make extra time for Swansea
- Turkey: Impact of the past and a busy new empire
- Tales from the ‘floating garden’ of Macaronesia
- Facelift and hidden talents make Toyota Avensis more attractive
- Ford fashions Ranger
- Kia’s new Optima is the business
- Subaru Forester really cuts it
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REVIEW: Cromer and Sheringham Crab and Lobster variety show gives festival a flying start
The third Cromer and Sheringham Crab and Lobster festival scuttled into top gear on Friday evening as a fabulous show gave it a flying start.
Halesworth teenager is star in the making
A HALESWORTH teenager is hoping to follow in the footsteps of some well-known compatriots by becoming Suffolk’s newest young music star.
Coronation Street star Nigel Pivaro to appear in pantomime at Lowestoft’s Marina Theatre
He is one of the most recognisable bad boys as he wreaks havoc in Coronation Street
Funding boost for Hoxne Music Festival
A north Suffolk village has received a financial boost ahead of its music festival.
Will Young to star in Cabaret at Norwich Theatre Royal
Will Young is to star in the musical Cabaret when it comes to Norwich later this year before its run in London’s West End.
Jubilee: News and where to celebrate See all
Mini master chefs from Gresham’s in Holt could be serving the Queen to celebrate Diamond Jubilee
A group of mini-master chefs have been busy perfecting an all-Norfolk menu fit for the Queen in celebration of her 60 years on the throne – and they could now even be in with a chance of personally serving their gastronomic creations to her.
Travel See all
Visiting Edinburgh Zoo to see pandas Tian Tian and Yang Guang
From the moment it was announced the first pandas were coming to the UK in 17 years, our fate was sealed.
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Big cat Jaguar XK ‘feline’ groovy
Jaguar’s luxury XK coupe is a true big cat – sleek and athletic – that really growls, says Iain Dooley, PA senior motoring mriter.
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Norwich City See all
Norwich City chief executive breaks silence over Grant Holt transfer request
Norwich City chief executive David McNally has this afternoon used his Twitter account to confirm for the first time that star striker Grant Holt has asked for a transfer.
How Norwich City fans reacted to the news that Grant Holt has asked for a transfer
Here’s how Norwich City fans reacted to the Grant Holt news on twitter.
Iwan Roberts gives his verdict on Grant Holt transfer request
Norwich City skipper Grant Holt has dropped an end-of-season bombshell by handing in a transfer request – which the club has rejected.
Adam Drury to be joined by old pal Darren Huckerby for his testimonial clash against Celtic
Darren Huckerby will wear the colours of Norwich City again on Tuesday night when he plays in Adam Drury’s testimonal match against Celtic.
Norwich City captain Grant Holt hands in transfer request
Norwich City skipper Grant Holt has reportedly had a transfer request turned down by the club.
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in talks over Aston Villa job
- Signed Norwich City shirt being auctioned off by United Norwich Kidney Patients Association
- Zak Whitbread and Aaron Wilbraham among five released by Norwich City
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Sport Latest See all
Wisbech Town boss Appleby backs Bacon and Mowbray to form lethal strike partnership
Wisbech Town boss Steve Appleby has backed Simon Mowbray to form a lethal partnership with chief marksman Chris Bacon.
Setchell ecstatic as FA grant King’s Lynn Town promotion to Step Four on non-league ladder
Boss Gary Setchell admits he is absolutely ecstatic that King’s Lynn Town have been granted promotion to Step Four of the non-league ladder.
Lowestoft Town getting squad in place for new season
Lowestoft Town director of football Craig Fleming has already begun plotting the club’s promotion path for next season.
Schoolchildren in Harleston go for dancing world record
Children at a south Norfolk school joined dancers around the globe in trying to set a new world record on the day the Olympic flame is due to arrive in Britain.
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- Norwich students in Olympic pants competition
- Promotion joy for King’s Lynn Town as FA confirm club will play at Step Four next season
- Norfolk Cricket Alliance preview: Skipper Thomson urges ‘shell-shocked’ Stow to bounce back
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Local Olympic News See all
Schoolchildren in Harleston go for dancing world record
Children at a south Norfolk school joined dancers around the globe in trying to set a new world record on the day the Olympic flame is due to arrive in Britain.
- Norwich students in Olympic pants competition
- Local musicians wanted for Rackheath’s closing ceremony for London 2012 Olympics
- Olympic Park garden co-designer visits Norwich school
- Police to help create ring of steel to protect Olympic flame’s route through Norfolk and Suffolk
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Norfolk Food & Drink News See all
Today’s Norwich Pub of the Week is the Red Lion in Drayton
There’s a sign on the wall at this 17th-century pub saying: “There are no strangers in here, only friends we have not met”, and regulars can vouch for the warm and friendly atmosphere.
- CPRE and Sustain’s Feeding the Future conference outlines local solutions to global food crisis
- Learn how to dress a crab - ready for eating or competing in the Cromer and Sheringham Crab and Lobster Festival
- Food and pirates help Swaffham and Wells win community town awards
- Hundreds of years of May traditions celebrated at Pensthorpe festival
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Another exotic helping of showcase plants
The time of the greatest flower show in the country is fast approaching; the Chelsea Flower Show is probably the most anticipated flower show in the country and as any gardener worth his salt knows this is the place that many gardening trends and ideas originate.
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Investment in super-fast broadband could create thousands of new jobs and start-up businesses in East Anglia during the next 15 years, according to a new report.
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