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Court battle as fishermen find legal letters from wind farm firm tied to their boats

Court battle as fishermen find legal letters from wind farm firm tied to their boats

A group of Norfolk fishermen are facing a High Court showdown today with an offshore energy company trying to force them out of waters where their...

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Henry Durand

Norfolk council faces sick leave surge as long-term absences nearly double in a year

Norfolk council faces sick leave surge as long-term absences nearly double in a year

Long term sick leave has nearly doubled in the space of a year at a Norfolk council, deepening concerns over rising absences across the county's...

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Drag queens boycott Norfolk Pride event... because organiser is a Reform councillor

Drag queens boycott Norfolk Pride event... because organiser is a Reform councillor

A Norfolk Pride event is in disarray after more than 10 drag queens refused to take part because the organiser is a Reform councillor.

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Greens push on with wood burner curbs (despite only a third backing the move)

Greens push on with wood burner curbs (despite only a third backing the move)

Norwich's Green Party is to push on with its ambitions to curb the use of wood burners in the city, despite only a third of locals supporting the...

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Norwich Evening News

Henry Durand

Greens push on with wood burner curbs (despite only a third backing the move)

Greens push on with wood burner curbs (despite only a third backing the move)

Norwich's Green Party is to push on with its ambitions to curb the use of wood burners in the city, despite only a third of locals supporting the...

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Green leaflets found dumped just DAYS after party declares war on city's rubbish

Green leaflets found dumped just DAYS after party declares war on city's rubbish

Hundreds of Green election leaflets have been found scattered across a city green just days after the party vowed a "zero-tolerance" approach to...

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Norwich Evening News

Henry Durand

Green leaflets found dumped just DAYS after party declares war on city's rubbish

Green leaflets found dumped just DAYS after party declares war on city's rubbish

Hundreds of Green election leaflets have been found scattered across a city green just days after the party vowed a "zero-tolerance" approach to...

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Eastern Daily Press

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Crumbling 300-year-old Norfolk pub saved from collapse – and owner now faces the bill

Crumbling 300-year-old Norfolk pub saved from collapse – and owner now faces the bill

A council has been forced to carry out emergency works to stop a crumbling 300-year-old pub from collapsing – and is now taking the owner to court...

13.06.2026 10

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Home Office under pressure over reports former nuclear site could become migrant camp

Home Office under pressure over reports former nuclear site could become migrant camp

The Home Office is coming under increasing pressure to clarify whether a military base on the Norfolk border is being prepared to house asylum...

12.06.2026 10

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Crumbling medieval towers to undergo more than half a million pounds of repairs

Crumbling medieval towers to undergo more than half a million pounds of repairs

Crumbling medieval towers that could shed masonry onto passers-by are to undergo more than half a million pounds of repairs.

12.06.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

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Crumbling medieval towers to undergo more than half a million pounds of repairs

Crumbling medieval towers to undergo more than half a million pounds of repairs

Crumbling medieval towers that could shed masonry onto passers-by are to undergo more than half a million pounds of repairs.

12.06.2026 10

Norwich Evening News

Henry Durand

Council tears up deal behind £250m plan to bulldoze estate

Council tears up deal behind £250m plan to bulldoze estate

A county council has formally withdrawn from an agreement underpinning a £250m plan to demolish and rebuild a large part of a town's biggest housing...

11.06.2026 6

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New hope for the storied Norfolk street that keeps falling down

New hope for the storied Norfolk street that keeps falling down

An empty Norwich street plagued by decades of subsidence, demolitions and Britain's longest-running squat, is finally set for new homes after a...

11.06.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

New hope for the storied Norfolk street that keeps falling down

New hope for the storied Norfolk street that keeps falling down

An empty Norwich street plagued by decades of subsidence, demolitions and Britain's longest-running squat, is finally set for new homes after a...

11.06.2026 6

Norwich Evening News

Henry Durand

Could Norfolk and Suffolk's 'manure mayor' plans be scrapped?

Could Norfolk and Suffolk's 'manure mayor' plans be scrapped?

A Norfolk council leader has cast doubt on whether Norfolk and Suffolk will ever get a mayor and suggested the decision to merge the two counties in a...

11.06.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

Could Norfolk and Suffolk's 'manure mayor' plans be scrapped?

Could Norfolk and Suffolk's 'manure mayor' plans be scrapped?

A Norfolk council leader has cast doubt on whether Norfolk and Suffolk will ever get a mayor and suggested the decision to merge the two counties in a...

11.06.2026 8

Norwich Evening News

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ANOTHER night of acrimony in Attleborough as council is hit with another FOUR crises

ANOTHER night of acrimony in Attleborough as council is hit with another FOUR crises

When you are Britain's most chaotic council, trouble never comes alone.

10.06.2026 10

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Greens announce plans to revive Norwich river in 'crisis'

Greens announce plans to revive Norwich river in 'crisis'

Norwich's new Green council leader has sounded the alarm over the state of the River Wensum, warning the waterway is in "crisis" and the "worst state...

10.06.2026 8

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War on rubbish! Norwich's new Green council vows 'zero tolerance' approach to litter

War on rubbish! Norwich's new Green council vows 'zero tolerance' approach to litter

Norwich's newly elected Green council has vowed to crack down on fly-tipping and litter in a bid to make the city "neat, tidy and gleaming".

10.06.2026 9

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Henry Durand

War on rubbish! Norwich's new Green council vows 'zero tolerance' approach to litter

War on rubbish! Norwich's new Green council vows 'zero tolerance' approach to litter

Norwich's newly elected Green council has vowed to crack down on fly-tipping and litter in a bid to make the city "neat, tidy and gleaming".

10.06.2026 10

Norwich Evening News

Henry Durand

Asbestos hunting, urban explorers and gulls behind Anglia Square demolition delays

Asbestos hunting, urban explorers and gulls behind Anglia Square demolition delays

Financial incentives to hunt for asbestos and security problems caused by urban explorers have been revealed as factors behind delays into the...

09.06.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

Asbestos hunting, urban explorers and gulls behind Anglia Square demolition delays

Asbestos hunting, urban explorers and gulls behind Anglia Square demolition delays

Financial incentives to hunt for asbestos and security problems caused by urban explorers have been revealed as factors behind delays into the...

09.06.2026 10

Norwich Evening News

Henry Durand

New plans for housing on Norwich's most storied (and subsiding) street

New plans for housing on Norwich's most storied (and subsiding) street

Plans to revive a Norwich street where nearly 20 homes were once evacuated and demolished due to subsidence could soon clear a major hurdle.

09.06.2026 6

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New plans for housing on Norwich's most storied (and subsiding) street

New plans for housing on Norwich's most storied (and subsiding) street

Plans to revive a Norwich street where nearly 20 homes were once evacuated and demolished due to subsidence could soon clear a major hurdle.

09.06.2026 10

Norwich Evening News

Henry Durand

Mass grave of 119 Nelson-era sailors may be exhumed due to coastal erosion threat

Mass grave of 119 Nelson-era sailors may be exhumed due to coastal erosion threat

The remains of 119 sailors who drowned when their warship sank off the Norfolk coast could be exhumed to prevent their remains from being exposed by...

09.06.2026 10

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The £2m by-election (with 2,000 staff and 500 polling stations) for a two-year job

The £2m by-election (with 2,000 staff and 500 polling stations) for a two-year job

A by-election will be held next month - requiring 2,000 staff and 500 polling station - to select a new police and crime commissioner despite the role...

08.06.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

The £2m by-election (with 2,000 staff and 500 polling stations) for a two-year job

The £2m by-election (with 2,000 staff and 500 polling stations) for a two-year job

A by-election will be held next month - requiring 2,000 staff and 500 polling station - to select a new police and crime commissioner despite the role...

08.06.2026 10

Norwich Evening News

Henry Durand

Reform eye policing takeover after shock resignation... but taxpayers face £2m bill

Reform eye policing takeover after shock resignation... but taxpayers face £2m bill

Reform UK believe they are on course to take charge of law enforcement in Norfolk after the shock resignation of the county's police boss.

06.06.2026 10

Norwich Evening News

Henry Durand

Reform eye policing takeover after shock resignation... but taxpayers face £2m bill

Reform eye policing takeover after shock resignation... but taxpayers face £2m bill

Reform UK believe they are on course to take charge of law enforcement in Norfolk after the shock resignation of the county's police boss.

06.06.2026 10

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Taxpayers facing seven figure bill following shock resignation of police boss

Taxpayers may be facing a bill of more than a £1m pounds after Norfolk's police boss quit with immediate effect half way through her term in office.

05.06.2026 10

Norwich Evening News

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Taxpayers facing seven figure bill following shock resignation of police boss

Taxpayers may be facing a bill of more than a £1m pounds after Norfolk's police boss quit with immediate effect half way through her term in office.

05.06.2026 10

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By-election on the way as 'Norfolk's loo lady' vacates her seat

A by-election is set to be held at a Norfolk council after a member known as the "loo lady" announced she was relocating to Poland for family reasons.

05.06.2026 9

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The plan to turn a 'forgotten' Norfolk town into one of Britain's great destinations

It was one of Britain's richest towns where ships from around Europe lined the quays and its river carried trade out into the North Sea and beyond.

05.06.2026 10

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Norfolk MP criticised for trans letter to culture secretary

A Norfolk MP is facing criticism after calling for the government to protect organisations coming under pressure to change their trans policies.

04.06.2026 10

Norwich Evening News

Henry Durand

Norfolk MP criticised for trans letter to culture secretary

A Norfolk MP is facing criticism after calling for the government to protect organisations coming under pressure to change their trans policies.

04.06.2026 10

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Quiet please... Norfolk neighbours hit back against luxury resort's padel court plans

Neighbours living beside a luxury Norfolk hotel and golf resort fear their peaceful rural lives are about to be shattered by the crack of padel...

02.06.2026 10

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'Nobody in Norfolk will work for us!' UK's most chaotic council struggles to recruit

Britain's most rancorous town council has admitted it will likely have to search nationwide for a new clerk after conceding its reputation has become...

02.06.2026 10

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Clive Lewis: 'Burnham can have Mars before Norwich... and I'm not joining the Greens'

Watching Clive Lewis sip home-brewed coffee from a red-lidded jam jar on a quiet street corner in the city, it would be fair to say rumours about him...

02.06.2026 10

Norwich Evening News

Henry Durand

Clive Lewis: 'Burnham can have Mars before Norwich... and I'm not joining the Greens'

Watching Clive Lewis sip home-brewed coffee from a red-lidded jam jar on a quiet street corner in the city, it would be fair to say rumours about him...

02.06.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

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Pier pressure as row erupts over council's £2.4m seaside theatre revamp

Norfolk's only end-of-the-pier theatre is to undergo a major overhaul after councillors backed a multi-million pound renovation plan.

01.06.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

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Decision on £4.1m travel hub delayed amid fears it will become a 'white elephant'

A Norfolk council has been forced to defer its own plans for a travel hub after members openly questioned what the facility was for.

01.06.2026 10

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The 'forgotten' neighbourhood getting £20m... with locals to decide how it's spent

It's barely a mile and a half from Norwich's much sought-after Golden Triangle, where homes change hands for £1m and the street corners are dotted...

30.05.2026 10

Norwich Evening News

Henry Durand

The 'forgotten' neighbourhood getting £20m... with locals to decide how it's spent

It's barely a mile and a half from Norwich's much sought-after Golden Triangle, where homes change hands for £1m and the street corners are dotted...

30.05.2026 10

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Spygate scandal erupts at Battleborough's 'craziest meeting yet'

As the crowds filed out of the chamber at Attleborough town hall at the end of another tempestuous night, they were calling it the council's craziest...

29.05.2026 10

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YouTubers who posed as contractors to enter Norfolk asylum house face police review

Norfolk Police are reviewing a video in which two men posed as government contractors to gain entry to a property housing asylum seekers in Watton.

29.05.2026 10

Norwich Evening News

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YouTubers who posed as contractors to enter Norfolk asylum house face police review

Norfolk Police are reviewing a video in which two men posed as government contractors to gain entry to a property housing asylum seekers in Watton.

29.05.2026 9

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Reform claim 'effective' Norfolk majority on fractious first day

Reform UK has claimed it has an "effective majority" on Norfolk County Council thanks to an unlikely alliance with Rupert Lowe's Great Yarmouth First...

28.05.2026 10

Norwich Evening News

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Reform claim 'effective' Norfolk majority on fractious first day

Reform UK has claimed it has an "effective majority" on Norfolk County Council thanks to an unlikely alliance with Rupert Lowe's Great Yarmouth First...

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Asylum seekers remain in town despite MP claiming they had left Norfolk entirely

At least two asylum seekers remain at a Watton property despite the town's MP declaring they had all been moved out of Norfolk entirely.

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Norfolk pupils allowed to ignore French grammar in favour of gender-neutral terms

Norfolk schools are facing criticism for allowing GCSE pupils to use gender neutral pronouns in French.

26.05.2026 10

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