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Beach ramp blocked off after Storm Goretti

The ramp down to a popular beach has been blocked off after Storm Goretti.

yesterday 20

Eastern Daily Press

Faye Minton

Ticket tout couple ordered to pay back £3 million or face MORE years in jail

A Norfolk couple who profited from ticket touting have been ordered to pay back nearly £3 million or face jail.

yesterday 10

Eastern Daily Press

Simon Parkin

Warrant issued for arrest of Norwich sex offender who failed to attend court

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a man who has admitted having more than 900 indecent images of children.

yesterday 7

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Man ordered to pay £2k compensation after breaking friend's nose in Norwich attack

A Romanian man who repeatedly punched a friend, fracturing his nose, has been ordered to pay £2,000 in compensation.

yesterday 7

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Man spared jail after punching and glassing victim in face in unprovoked pub attack

A man lost a litre of blood after he was punched and glassed in the face after another punter "lashed out" at him in a Norfolk pub.

yesterday 6

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Man threatened to burn down woman's workplace

A man has appeared in court accused of having admitted threatening to burn down a woman's workplace.

yesterday 6

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Man pleads guilty over Norfolk JCB garage ram-raid

A man is who used a JCB in an attempt to steal a cash machine from a Norfolk garage has admitted attempted theft.

yesterday 6

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

'Significant' changes coming as £200m plus Thickthorn revamp gathers pace

Motorists will see "significant" changes as the £200m revamp of one of Norfolk's busiest junctions gathers pace in the coming months, say bosses...

yesterday 6

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

'Shy girl' still looking for forever home after five months

A cat described as a "shy girl" is still searching for her forever home after nearly five months.

yesterday 7

Eastern Daily Press

Faye Minton

Man remains in critical condition after crash

A man remains in a critical condition after a crash.

yesterday 6

Eastern Daily Press

Faye Minton

Cause of sonic boom which rattled windows across Norwich REVEALED

The cause of the sonic boom which left windows rattling across Norwich has been revealed.

yesterday 6

Eastern Daily Press

Faye Minton

WATCH: Norwich rower comes face-to-face with whales in the Atlantic

A rower from Norwich came face-to-face with a pod of whales in the middle of the Atlantic.

yesterday 6

Eastern Daily Press

Faye Minton

Motorist released on bail as probe into fatal Christmas Eve crash continues

A driver arrested in connection with a fatal crash in Norwich has been released on bail while investigations continue.

yesterday 5

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Café announces closure due to ' impact of rising costs'

A café at a business centre in Thetford will close its doors at the end of the month.

yesterday 8

Eastern Daily Press

Emily Goodwin

TV star and adventurer delights huge crowds in Norwich

A television star has inspired crowds in Norwich with tales of his worldwide adventures.

yesterday 7

Eastern Daily Press

Emily Goodwin

Identity of human remains found in Norfolk field nine months ago finally revealed

The identity of human remains that were found in a field in Norfolk nine months ago has been confirmed. 

yesterday 7

Eastern Daily Press

Donna-Louise Bishop

5 of the best parkruns to help you get into shape this year

Many people have entered the year with gusto, with parkruns around the country seeing an influx of runners hoping to get into better shape.

yesterday 6

Eastern Daily Press

Emily Goodwin

Soap star joins cast of musical coming to Norwich

A Coronation Street star has swapped the cobbles for the tour bus as she takes on a new stage role.

yesterday 6

Eastern Daily Press

Emily Goodwin

Historic business quarter undergoing revamp in bid to boost visitor numbers

A historic market town's business centre is to undergo a major revamp in a bid to boost visitor numbers.

yesterday 6

Eastern Daily Press

Owen Sennitt

Senior British diplomat announced as new chief of the Broads Authority

A British diplomat is set to return to her Norfolk roots after being announced as the new chief executive of the Broads Authority.

yesterday 6

Eastern Daily Press

Owen Sennitt

School facing 'significant challenges' at risk of closure

An education trust that recently came under fire for its finances has revealed plans to close one of its schools.

yesterday 6

Eastern Daily Press

Donna-Louise Bishop

Country music blares as workers fence off Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's Norfolk home

There ain't no cure for the Sandringham Blues... Country music blared as workers built a new security fence around the Norfolk farm tipped to be...

yesterday 6

Eastern Daily Press

Chris Bishop

City restaurant left with 'no choice' but to cut down opening hours

A restaurant in Norwich has reduced its opening hours due to "ever-rising costs and lower footfall".

yesterday 6

Eastern Daily Press

Emily Goodwin

Woman may have died from alcohol toxicity, inquest hears

A retired mortgage advisor may have died from alcohol toxicity, a court has heard.

yesterday 5

Eastern Daily Press

Donna-Louise Bishop

Major development moves forward at UK's most easterly port

Development around the UK's most easterly port looks set to take another important step forward.

yesterday 5

Eastern Daily Press

Mark Boggis

More than 2,000 hospitality businesses could close this year - six venues every day

More than 2,000 pubs, bars, hotels and restaurants could close this year due to rising business rates, the government has been warned.

yesterday 10

Eastern Daily Press

Adam Barker

Tributes to Punch and Judy man, magician and comedian who has died aged 87

A popular entertainer who brought smiles to thousands of people over a career spanning five decades has died aged 87.

yesterday 8

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Daniel Hickey

Twenty years of aerial photos show fate of former soldier's clifftop home

Aerial photos show the fate of the clifftop home of a former soldier who battled for years to save his house.

yesterday 8

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Daniel Hickey

Wind farm delays mean UK set to miss 2030 clean energy target

The government is set to miss its target of decarbonising the power sector by 2030 by as much as a decade, experts have warned.

yesterday 8

Eastern Daily Press

Adam Barker

More homes approved for one of Norfolk's biggest villages

A developer has been given permission to build another 28 houses in one of the biggest villages in Norfolk.

yesterday 7

Eastern Daily Press

Daniel Hickey

Man in 30s dies after street robbery

A man in his 30s has died after he was robbed in Great Yarmouth.

yesterday 7

Eastern Daily Press

Daniel Hickey

Owner and operator of Britain’s gas network to invest £870m in region

National Gas is set to invest £870m in the east of England over the next five years, creating 250 jobs and safeguarding 300.

yesterday 7

Eastern Daily Press

Adam Barker

Manufacturers warn costs are close to 'tipping point'

Rising costs are pushing manufacturers in the east towards an investment cliff edge - a 'tipping point' that could see plans scaled back or...

yesterday 7

Eastern Daily Press

Adam Barker

The military jets soaring over Norfolk that people are scrambling to try and track

As geopolitical tensions heighten and a sonic boom is heard across Norfolk, people are looking up to the sky, now more than ever.

yesterday 7

Eastern Daily Press

Harry Jackaman-Pegg

Ten Norfolk stores at risk of shutting down after two chains collapse

Ten stores across Norfolk could soon shut down after a pair of high street chains collapsed into administration.

yesterday 7

Eastern Daily Press

Harry Jackaman-Pegg

'Charming' thatched cottage in sleepy village on sale for £650k

A "charming" thatched cottage in a "traditional" north Norfolk village has hit the market for £650,000.

yesterday 10

Eastern Daily Press

Harry Jackaman-Pegg

Hotel's 1920s function room to be brought back to life

The oldest hotel in the city is bringing a neglected room, believed to have hosted events more than 100 years ago, back to life.

yesterday 7

Eastern Daily Press

Jack Warren

From a shed in North Norfolk to a national clothing brand

When Gareth Newman began sketching T-shirt designs in his spare time from his job as a pharmacist, he could hardly have imagined that his creative...

yesterday 7

Eastern Daily Press

Ashley Lamond

Trailblazing indoor vertical farm hails 'important milestone' for sustainable food

One of the world's biggest indoor vertical farms near Norwich has won international recognition for its commitment to sustainable food production.

yesterday 6

Eastern Daily Press

Chris Hill

Couple who 'had sex' in churchyard as children walked by still being probed

A couple caught 'having sex' in a churchyard as children walked past are still under investigation after nearly two months.

yesterday 6

Eastern Daily Press

Harry Jackaman-Pegg

Drones deployed in search for man who went missing on Norfolk holiday

The search for a man who went missing while on holiday in Norfolk has entered its sixth day.

yesterday 6

Eastern Daily Press

Harry Jackaman-Pegg

Contracts worth nearly £1bn secured by local businesses at start of Sizewell C

As the £38bn Sizewell C power plant reaches moves into its third year, nuclear chiefs are celebrating a "hugely successful" start to the build.

yesterday 6

Eastern Daily Press

Sarah Chambers

Norwich City among firms to pledge £5m to support hundreds of local apprenticeships

More than £5m has been pledged by businesses in Norfolk to support hundreds of local apprenticeships.

yesterday 5

Eastern Daily Press

Adam Barker

Hundreds of wind turbines to be built off Norfolk coast in largest ever expansion

The government has announced the biggest ever expansion of offshore wind farms in the UK, which could see hundreds of turbines built off the...

yesterday 5

Eastern Daily Press

Adam Barker

Sale of Norfolk gas plant and 11 offshore fields collapses

Shell and ExxonMobil's planned sale of its Bacton Gas Terminal site and joint southern North Sea assets to Viaro Energy has collapsed.

yesterday 5

Eastern Daily Press

Adam Barker

Calls for more security in HMO expansion plans on posh city road

The police have spoken out on a woman's plans to increase her HMO from six bedrooms to 10.

yesterday 5

Eastern Daily Press

Danielle Champ

Building dating to the early 1800s to be transformed into a home

A building which is believed to date back to the early 1800s could soon become a home.

yesterday 5

Eastern Daily Press

Danielle Champ

Cafe taken over by BBC crew while filming scenes for hit detective drama

The owner of a wellness café sold out some of her stock while hosting a film crew who kept refreshed at her business.

yesterday 5

Eastern Daily Press

Danielle Champ

Parents left in lurch as Ofsted report shows safeguarding concerns at nursery

Parents say they have been left struggling to find suitable childcare options after a nursery had its registration suspended over safeguarding...

yesterday 5

Eastern Daily Press

Ben Fieldhouse

Pub car park appeal rumbles on despite demolition plans

An entrepreneur's battle with the council over a pub car park is ongoing, despite lodging plans to demolish it.

yesterday 5

Eastern Daily Press

Jack Warren