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Anonymous donor helps save Norfolk ancient site with mysterious past

An ancient site with a mysterious past is facing a brighter future thanks to a member of the public's generosity.

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Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Council 'monitoring' use of cameras to bring back bans on driving near schools

Fresh calls have been made for council officials to consider using cameras to bring back bans on driving near schools at pick-up and drop-off time.

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Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Anonymous donor helps save Norfolk ancient site with mysterious past

An ancient site with a mysterious past is facing a brighter future thanks to a member of the public's generosity.

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Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Council 'monitoring' use of cameras to bring back bans on driving near schools

Fresh calls have been made for council officials to consider using cameras to bring back bans on driving near schools at pick-up and drop-off time.

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Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Pledge that rural parts of Norfolk will get share of £12m for new travel schemes

A pledge has been made that rural parts of Norfolk will "not be left behind" when a council shares out a £12m windfall for new travel schemes.

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Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

New map reveals Norfolk 'disproportionately hit' by solar schemes

This newly-produced map shows the significant impact a string of proposals for solar farms would have on an area of Norfolk.

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Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

New map reveals Norfolk 'disproportionately hit' by solar schemes

This newly-produced map shows the significant impact a string of proposals for solar farms would have on an area of Norfolk.

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Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Pledge that rural parts of Norfolk will get share of £12m for new travel schemes

A pledge has been made that rural parts of Norfolk will "not be left behind" when a council shares out a £12m windfall for new travel schemes.

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Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Targeted attacks on Norfolk heritage sites spark call for clampdown on 'nighthawkers'

Norfolk's historic landmarks need better protection against vandals and gangs of metal-detecting 'nighthawkers', according to one of the county's MPs.

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Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Anger over council's 'dismissive' response to report criticising its services

Council leaders have come in for fresh criticism over their response to inspectors who rated social care for adults in Norfolk as not good enough.

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Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Targeted attacks on Norfolk heritage sites spark call for clampdown on 'nighthawkers'

Norfolk's historic landmarks need better protection against vandals and gangs of metal-detecting 'nighthawkers', according to one of the county's MPs.

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Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Anger over council's 'dismissive' response to report criticising its services

Council leaders have come in for fresh criticism over their response to inspectors who rated social care for adults in Norfolk as not good enough.

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Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Ten weeks of roadworks on busy Norwich street set to start

Roadworks which will bring almost three months of disruption for drivers will start on Monday.

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Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

'We've not given up' - Norwich Western Link revival among council's 2026 priorities

Council leaders have insisted they have still not given up on getting the Norwich Western Link road built - saying it is a 'top priority' for the...

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Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Ten weeks of roadworks on busy Norwich street set to start

Roadworks which will bring almost three months of disruption for drivers will start on Monday.

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Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

'We've not given up' - Norwich Western Link revival among council's 2026 priorities

Council leaders have insisted they have still not given up on getting the Norwich Western Link road built - saying it is a 'top priority' for the...

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Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

'A sad day for democracy' - Anger grows over potential axe for 2026 council elections

Anger is growing over the prospect of Norwich City Council's Labour leaders asking for this year's elections to be delayed.

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Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

'A sad day for democracy' - Anger grows over potential axe for 2026 council elections

Anger is growing over the prospect of Norwich City Council's Labour leaders asking for this year's elections to be delayed.

09.01.2026 6

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Row reignites over Norfolk's new £15m 'Minecraft monstrosity'

A row over a new £15m library compared unfavourably to a building from video game Minecraft has been reignited.

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Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Internationally-significant Iron Age hoard discovered on Norfolk housing site

A near-complete battle trumpet and a bronze boar's head which once adorned a military standard are among a hoard of "remarkable" Iron Age objects...

08.01.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Council reveals it will leave election delay decision to the last minute

Labour leaders at Norwich City Council will decide next week whether to ask for this year's City Hall elections to be delayed - the day before such a...

07.01.2026 4

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Battlements lift at Norwich Castle out of action just months after £27.5m revamp

The £27.5m revamp of Norwich Castle promised, for the first time, step-free access to the sweeping views of the city from the Norman keep's...

07.01.2026 2

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Locals fight council plans to chop down trees near their homes

Neighbours are battling to stop council bosses from chopping down four trees outside their homes as part of a project to repair cracked footpaths.

07.01.2026 3

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Norfolk council approves new company to deal with waste... for people in WILTSHIRE

A new subsidiary of a company owned by Norfolk County Council is to be created to run a waste service - for people some 200 miles away.

07.01.2026 2

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Council reveals it will leave election delay decision to the last minute

Labour leaders at Norwich City Council will decide next week whether to ask for this year's City Hall elections to be delayed - the day before such a...

07.01.2026 3

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Battlements lift at Norwich Castle out of action just months after £27.5m revamp

The £27.5m revamp of Norwich Castle promised, for the first time, step-free access to the sweeping views of the city from the Norman keep's...

07.01.2026 4

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Locals fight council plans to chop down trees near their homes

Neighbours are battling to stop council bosses from chopping down four trees outside their homes as part of a project to repair cracked footpaths.

07.01.2026 3

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Norfolk council approves new company to deal with waste... for people in WILTSHIRE

A new subsidiary of a company owned by Norfolk County Council is to be created to run a waste service - for people some 200 miles away.

07.01.2026 3

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Council admits it IS considering asking for election delay

Council leaders have admitted they are considering asking to delay this year's elections, in the face of mounting outrage.

06.01.2026 7

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

'Extremely challenging' conditions as Norfolk road temperatures fall to -6.5 degrees

Gritting crews have been facing "extremely challenging" conditions, with road surface temperatures plunging as low as minus 6.5 degrees celsius, say...

06.01.2026 5

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Anger over 'tasteless' name given to project which could see care homes sold

Council officials have distanced themselves from a "tasteless" name given to plans which have left question marks over the future of 30 Norfolk care...

06.01.2026 5

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Council admits it IS considering asking for election delay

Council leaders have admitted they are considering asking to delay this year's elections, in the face of mounting outrage.

06.01.2026 8

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

'Extremely challenging' conditions as Norfolk road temperatures fall to -6.5 degrees

Gritting crews have been facing "extremely challenging" conditions, with road surface temperatures plunging as low as minus 6.5 degrees celsius, say...

06.01.2026 4

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Anger over 'tasteless' name given to project which could see care homes sold

Council officials have distanced themselves from a "tasteless" name given to plans which have left question marks over the future of 30 Norfolk care...

06.01.2026 6

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Bizarre toys and sketch for never-built city swimming pool among museum additions

A dwile-flonking toy rabbit, a huge collection of seventh century gold coins and hand-drawn plans for a Norwich swimming pool which never was.

05.01.2026 6

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Bizarre toys and sketch for never-built city swimming pool among museum additions

A dwile-flonking toy rabbit, a huge collection of seventh century gold coins and hand-drawn plans for a Norwich swimming pool which never was.

05.01.2026 5

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Risk of cyber attack causing disruption in Norfolk is growing, council bosses warn

The risk of a cyber attack causing huge disruption to services run by Norfolk's biggest council is growing, say concerned County Hall officials.

04.01.2026 6

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Risk of cyber attack causing disruption in Norfolk is growing, council bosses warn

The risk of a cyber attack causing huge disruption to services run by Norfolk's biggest council is growing, say concerned County Hall officials.

04.01.2026 6

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

The Norfolk streets where drivers were hit with the most parking fines revealed

The Norfolk streets where drivers were hit with the most parking fines by council enforcement officers have been revealed.

03.01.2026 3

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

More than £500k to be spent renting warehouse to store Norfolk's fire equipment

Council bosses are to spend more than half a million pounds over the next decade to rent a warehouse to store fire and rescue equipment.

03.01.2026 6

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Worn out pedestrian bridge to be replaced - at cost of more than £430,000

More than £430,000 is to be spent to replace a footbridge which council officials said has "reached the end of its serviceable life".

03.01.2026 8

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

The Norfolk streets where drivers were hit with the most parking fines revealed

The Norfolk streets where drivers were hit with the most parking fines by council enforcement officers have been revealed.

03.01.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

MP accuses council of trying to block his help for families with SEND children

Norfolk County Council has been accused of trying to stop a worker for one of the county's MPs from being involved in tribunal hearings involving...

03.01.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

More than £500k to be spent renting warehouse to store Norfolk's fire equipment

Council bosses are to spend more than half a million pounds over the next decade to rent a warehouse to store fire and rescue equipment.

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Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Fungal attack on trees in residential street means they will have to be chopped down

Trees in a residential street will need to be chopped down because an attack by fungus means they are a danger to safety.

02.01.2026 10

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Parts of Norwich Castle up for sale after £27.5m keep revamp

A number of the Victorian features which were removed during the multi-million-pound revamp of Norwich Castle's keep are up for sale.

02.01.2026 8

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Former Norwich pub landlord due to stand trial for teenager's murder

Former Norwich pub landlord Steve Wright will stand trial next month over the murder and kidnapping of Suffolk teenager Victoria Hall more than 25...

02.01.2026 6

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Norfolk disabilities charity makes plea after 'funding cliff edge'

A charity which supports thousands of Norfolk people with disabilities has warned of a "funding cliff edge" after seeing a huge drop-off in income.

02.01.2026 5

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Fungal attack on trees in residential street means they will have to be chopped down

Trees in a residential street will need to be chopped down because an attack by fungus means they are a danger to safety.

02.01.2026 4

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Parts of Norwich Castle up for sale after £27.5m keep revamp

A number of the Victorian features which were removed during the multi-million-pound revamp of Norwich Castle's keep are up for sale.

02.01.2026 4

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer