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Broadland MP Keith Simpson chose the Norfolk Broads for his Norfolk is... choice, saying he likes to get a boat out from Wroxham (pictured) with friends. Picture: James Bass

MPs make their Norfolk is... choices

In recent weeks the Norfolk is... campaign has been looking at all the different places and attractions which make Norfolk such a popular tourism destination.

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MPs have written to East of England Ambulance Service Trust board members, telling them to quit.

MPs call for ambulance board to go

A radical overhaul of the leadership of the region’s struggling ambulance service is imminent after MPs took the unprecedented step of writing to board members and telling them to quit.

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Greater Anglia train on the Norwich to London service run by Abellio.  Photo: Bill Smith

Greater Anglia sees improvement in passenger satisfaction - what do you think?

Train operator Greater Anglia has released a summary of its achievements in its first year running trains in East Anglia, as a new survey shows passenger satisfaction levels have increased in the past 12 months.

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Michael Evans who is recovering at home after being attacked by Daniel Brzozowski who was jailed for three years for the attack.


Picture: James Bass

Man left with half a skull after brutal Great Yarmouth assault vows - ‘I will work again’

A man left with “half a skull” after a brutal one-punch assault has vowed that he will work again.

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The multi-storey car park at the top of St Stephens in Norwich. Photo: Bill Smith

Police help talk woman down in Norwich car park drama

Police officers helped talk a middle aged woman safely down from the top of a multi-storey car park in the city tonight.

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Veteran lifegaurd Peter Dukes during one of his swimming training sessions. Photo: Simon Finlay.

Swimming instructor’s anger at cuts to Norfolk Adult Education Service courses

A decision to cancel 20 adult swimming courses by Norfolk County Council has been criticised by one of the county’s longest-serving swimming teachers.

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Roger Carr of Britannia Fire

Norfolk fire firm bidding to branch out in Middle East

A Norfolk-based business which pioneered the traditional fire extinguisher is looking to boost its global trade by launching a franchise in the Middle East.

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Police at the scene of an incident on Cedar Road in Gayton. Picture: Matthew Usher.

BREAKING NEWS: Police investigate death of woman in West Norfolk village

Police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in a garden pond today.

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Scenes from RAF Marham IX Squadron homecoming Parade in Downham Market. Picture: Matthew Usher.

‘Momentous’ parade will mark RAF Marham’s freedom

RAF Marham will exercise its Freedom of the Borough of west Norfolk next week with a parade and flypast in the centre of King’s Lynn.

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Michael Evans who is recovering at home after being attacked by Daniel Brzozowski who was jailed for three years for the attack.


Picture: James Bass

Man left with half a skull after brutal Great Yarmouth assault vows - ‘I will work again’

A man left with “half a skull” after a brutal one-punch assault has vowed that he will work again.

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Veteran lifegaurd Peter Dukes during one of his swimming training sessions. Photo: Simon Finlay.

Swimming instructor’s anger at cuts to Norfolk Adult Education Service courses

A decision to cancel 20 adult swimming courses by Norfolk County Council has been criticised by one of the county’s longest-serving swimming teachers.

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MPs have written to East of England Ambulance Service Trust board members, telling them to quit.

MPs call for ambulance board to go

A radical overhaul of the leadership of the region’s struggling ambulance service is imminent after MPs took the unprecedented step of writing to board members and telling them to quit.

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Topping out the Julian study centre at the UEA, the 57th building on the campus. Lord Mayor Keith Driver with Prof Nigel Norris and Dennis Cotton of Kier.
Photo: Bill Smith

Cheers! New UEA building will commemorate first woman to publish a book in English

The first woman to publish a book in the English language will be commemorated when the University of East Anglia completes work on its 57th and latest building.

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Sea Palling Inshore Lifeboat has been awarded £10,000 to set up a new junior crew. Young crew members, right, Ben Parker 15 and, left, Katie Moore 17 on the boat with coxswain Paul Dale and some of the senior members at the front.
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Young recruits join Sea Palling lifeboat through new training scheme

The next generation of lifeboat men and women are being prepared early for life at sea after a Norfolk rescue team launched an innovative training scheme.

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