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The National Trust's new family-friendly signs aimed to encourage people to enjoy the nature around them at the charity's properties. Picture: PHILIP MYNOTT/NATIONAL TRUST

Signs of the times help natural enjoyment

Signs with a difference are appearing at National Trust properties, as the conservation charity seeks to get people to enjoy the natural world around them.

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Film & Cinema See all

Mud, starring Matthew McConaughey

Review: Mud

Following strong performances in Killer Joe, Bernie, Magic Mike and The Paperboy, which garnered several awards, Matthew McConaughey’s renaissance continues with an eye-catching central turn in Jeff Nichols’s tender coming-of-age drama.

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Music See all

Norfolk and Norwich Festival Chorus being conducted by John Andrews during rehearsals at the Hewett School, Norwich. They will be performing Verdi's Requiem at St Andrews Hall on May 26th. Photo: Steve Adams

Photo gallery: Singers continue a 200 year tradition of the Norfolk and Norwich Festival

The grand finale of the Norfolk and Norwich Festival on Sunday will finish where it all began - with the Festival Chorus taking to the stage as it has for over 200 years. Reporter Emma Knights finds out more.

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Gig Review Archive, Music review from 2001 to now.

Comedy See all

Circa's Beyond: Image: Benjamin Knapton

NNF13: It’s a cabaret in the Spiegeltent

Once again the Norfolk and Norwich Festival has taken over Chapelfield Gardens to stage music, cabaret, comedy and some cheeky burlesque in a traditional wooden theatre. SIMON PARKIN reports.

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Art & Exhibitions See all

Paul durham

New role for Breckland’s police commander

Breckland’s policing commander is moving on to a new role in the Norfolk force after nearly three years in charge of the district.

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Gig Review Archive, Music review from 2001 to now.

Days Out See all

The National Trust's new family-friendly signs aimed to encourage people to enjoy the nature around them at the charity's properties. Picture: PHILIP MYNOTT/NATIONAL TRUST

Signs of the times help natural enjoyment

Signs with a difference are appearing at National Trust properties, as the conservation charity seeks to get people to enjoy the natural world around them.

Read full story »

Restaurant Reviews See all

Roger Hickman's Restaurant

Norwich: Roger Hickman’s Restaurant

Something very unusual happened when DEREK JAMES took his wife Bridgette to Roger Hickman’s Restaurant in Norwich to celebrate their wedding anniversary.

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Narthex Refectory

Norwich: Narthex Refectory

Hidden behind St John the Baptist is the cathedral’s modern extension housing the Narthex Refectory. Light, friendly and offering home cooked meals, SIMON PARKIN was pleased to discover a new lunch destination.

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Pinocchio’s

Norwich: Pinocchio’s

In a world of homogenised Italian restaurants where the menu never changes from town to town or city, Pinocchio’s in Norwich is a real treat, writes RACHEL BULLER.

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The Edith Cavell

Norwich: The Edith Cavell

A famous name and great location; why the Edith Cavell in Tombland isn’t more popular is a mystery. New owners have put their faith in good food and hot rocks, SIMON PARKIN finds.

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King's Head at Bawburgh

Bawburgh: King’s Head

Nothing beats a good Sunday lunch out with all the family. RACHEL BULLER visits the King’s Head at Bawburgh for a good old fashioned roast.

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Theatre See all

Norfolk & Norwich Festival 2013. Pictured: Still House - Ours Was The Fen Country. Credit: Will Hanke

Theatre show is inspired by The Fens

The vast landscapes of the Fens and the people who live there are the inspiration for a show taking to the stage at the

Norfolk and Norwich Festival. Reporter Emma Knights finds out more from the show’s creator Dan Canham.

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Books See all

An image from the book by American author Janice Lamotte-Lavallee.

Debut novel takes flight

The village of Beeston and the Wendling air base at the time of the Second World War are key settings in a debut novel from American author Janice Lamotte-Lavallee.

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