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  • 5 roadworks and closures causing disruption in Norfolk

    Several planned roadworks across Norfolk are causing delays for drivers. Here are five works and closures that motorists should be aware of over the next seven days. 1. Frettenham Road in Horstead The road closed on Monday and will remain

  • Hit-and-run leaves cyclist in hospital with head injury

    A hit-and-run involving a Volkswagen has put a cyclist in hospital. The cyclist was riding on the B1145 in Bawsey, near King's Lynn, when the crash happened at 11.10pm yesterday (April 24). The incident was 400m west of Chilver House Lane and

  • Man taken to hospital after crash on major road

    A man has been taken to hospital after a crash this morning on a major Norfolk road. An East of England Ambulance Service spokesman said: “We were called just before 10am this morning to attend a road traffic collision on the A140 near Diss involving

  • Newspaper boss denies assault and controlling behaviour

    A newspaper boss is set to stand trial after denying charges of assault and controlling behaviour. Alan Taylor, 53, of Wimpole Drive, King's Lynn, pleaded not guilty to assaulting a woman on October 29, when he appeared before Lynn magistrates

  • Norfolk to feature on Channel 4 comedy travel show TONIGHT

    Norfolk will be the star of the television screen as the first episode of a comedy travel television programme heads to the county.  Comedians Joe Wilkinson and Katherine Ryan join forces for Joe & Katherine's Bargain Holidays, showing viewers

  • How pet supplements can help your dog stay healthy

    Since 1977, family-run business Aviform has played a key role in helping dogs maintain peak health and condition. From its Wymondham production facility, the business makes supplements using high-quality, natural ingredients and free from any artificial

  • Children try their hand at policing in school visit

    School children swapped textbooks for handcuffs during an educational visit from a policeman. PC Johnson from Norfolk police paid a call to Swaffham Church of England Primary Academy, sharing insights into his job and the importance of road safety

  • Major road blocked after crash between motorbike and car

    Police and paramedics are on scene after a crash between a motorbike and car.  The police were called to the scene at 10.00am after reports of a accident on the A143 Westbound near Diss. The A143 is blocked as well as part of the BP roundabout

  • Road closure in place following motorbike crash

    A road closure was in place following a crash between a car and a motorbike on the A1067.  The collision happened on Fakenham Road in Taverham at 8.25am today. Paramedics treated the injured motorcyclist, whose injuries were not life-threatening

  • Man in his 20s dies following serious crash on Norfolk A-road

    A man died and another was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash on the A10. The collision, involving a black VW Transporter and a black VW Golf, occured at the junction with the B1160 in Southery, at 9.10pm on Wednesday. The road was closed

  • Join the jury as The Murder Trial Live is heading to Norfolk

    A true crime show where you become the jury is heading to Norfolk on its 2024 UK tour.  The Murder Trial Live, which has featured on the BBC, is coming to Wymondham RFC from July 12 to 14 in an inflatable courtroom arena.  It will offer a realistic

  • Woman's £500 caravan makeover goes viral on TikTok

    A woman who turned a "damp" caravan into a dream Norfolk holiday home has gone viral on social media. Hayley Rubery, 33, and her partner, Ben, 40, had always loved the idea of van life but couldn't afford a £30,000 price tag on a big van renovation

  • New school to be built after councillors approve £20m plan

    A new school will be built in a Norfolk town after the £20m scheme was given the go-ahead. The new school, to be constructed off Lynn Road in Swaffham, will replace Fred Nicholson School in Dereham and will cater for children with special educational

  • Labour veteran pays surprise visit to Norfolk school

    Labour Party veteran Harriet Harman visited a Norwich school as she pledged her party would make childcare a priority if it wins the next general election. The longest-serving woman MP in the House of Commons joined Alice Macdonald, Labour's prospective

  • Retired undertaker died from burns covering 40pc of her body

    A woman died in hospital after suffering burns which covered 40pc of her body, an inquest has heard. Glorianna Langley-Finch, 73, from Blackborough End, was taken to Broomfield Hospital, in Chelmsford - which has a specialist burns unit - to be