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Sixties group Herman’s Hermits heading to Cromer pier

One of Britain’s most successful 
pop groups from the 1960s, Herman’s Hermits, is dropping into Cromer during its 50th anniversary tour.

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• Rock Bodham returning with a bang this weekend
• Magical family fun at Worstead Festival
• North Walsham organ music première aids church tower repair fund
• Husband and wife take to the stage in Maddermarket Theatre’s latest show
• Holt antique shop opens pop-up gallery for artists

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Photo gallery: Sad scenes show the end of an era for the region’s railway network

The network of familiar and cherished railway stations that crossed our Eastern Counties was fatally disrupted in the late 1950s and early 60s by the progressive closure of many branch lines and stations. EDP photographers have captured the pathos of closed waiting rooms, torn-up track and ticketless booking offices - and also, in some cases, the chance of renewed life for some station buildings which were being converted into homes.

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• The Wonder of Birds: How to take bird pictures with the ‘wow!’ factor
• GALLERY: ‘I could not be more delighted’ says great great niece of Lord Kitchener as she opens ‘Your Country Needs YOU’ Fen maze
• Golden nights of speedway at the Firs in the early Fifties
• Photos: What to expect from this year’s Norwich and District Photographic Exhibition

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Opinion: I Love Anglia Square in Norwich, a place to be celebrated

I am a new resident of Norwich. Since moving here, I have fallen in love with Anglia Square.

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• World Cup personality clashes reminded exactly why we love football
• Opinion: Good grace has won World Cup 2014 finalists Germany a new admirer
• Opinion: I can speak posh if I need to but I’m happier talking proper
• Opinion: Grandparent childminders are the unsung heroes of our time

 

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New £8m National Centre for Writing to open the next chapter in Norwich’s literary history

It’s been touted as the world-class centre that will cement Norwich’s place on the literary map. But what will the National Centre for Writing actually mean for the city? MARK SHIELDS reports.

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• Wartime classmates of East Dereham High School for Girls together again for 70-year reunion
• As another Southwold independent shop closes, are high rents killing the high street?
• Community mural to remember the First World War unveiled in King’sd Lynn
• Michael Portillo opens new look King’s Lynn train station
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