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Man remains in custody in connection with Shipdham murder
A man arrested in connection with a murder following an incident in Shipdham remains in custody...
People urged to keep doors and windows closed
If you've noticed a strange smell in the air, it's because of a refuse fire in Blackborough End...
Arrest made in Shipdham after murder
A man in his 30s has been arrested in connection with murder following an incident in Shipdham...
Keeping children safe at the beach
Sandi Starfish is returning to Heacham and Hunstanton this summer to help families keep...
Could you give up your car for the day?
Norfolk County Council is encouraging residents to give up their cars for the day this September...
Norfolk Day anthem
A new Norfolk Anthem has been written, celebrating the spirit of the people of Norfolk, and the...
Norfolk Police thanks late-night venues following busy Saturday night
Norfolk Police have thanked the county's licenced premises and late-night venues for their...
Our Last Summer
Two talented film-makers from King's Lynn who studied at the College of West Anglia, Cameron...
Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name!
The friendliness and warm welcome are what makes Downham Market special. A few of the happy faces...
Norfolk Police – Wanted appeal
Danny Williams, aged 27 and of Orchard Place, Swaffham, is wanted on recall to prison for...
National News
- Gold medal is a perfect opportunity for other BMX riders August 3, 2021BMX Olympic champion Beth Shriever has referred to her triumph in Tokyo as the “perfect opportunity� for more facilities to encourage young Britons to pick up a bike..
- Scotland to end most Covid restrictions but face masks stay in some settings August 3, 2021Most of the remaining Covid restrictions are to be scrapped in Scotland from Monday, Nicola Sturgeon has said, but the legal requirement to wear face coverings in some settings will remain..
- Belarus sprinter says she would have faced punishment at home August 3, 2021Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya has said officials from her home country “made it clear� she would face punishment if she returned to Belarus, after accusing team officials of trying to force her to leave the Tokyo Games early..
- Government abandons amber watchlist plans for travellers August 2, 2021Ministers have abandoned plans for an “amber watchlist� as Boris Johnson promised to keep travel rules as simple as possible..
- Covid 19 app updated to cut number of people isolating as pingdemic continues August 2, 2021The NHS Covid-19 app is being updated so fewer contacts will be instructed to isolate after an increase in people being pinged since lockdown restrictions ended..
- Team GB first gold in show jumping in more than 50 years August 2, 2021Great Britain’s eventing team won gold after producing a dominant display in the showjumping finale at Tokyo Equestrian Park..
- Sturgeon invites Johnson to meet her in Edinburgh to discuss Covid recovery August 2, 2021Nicola Sturgeon has urged the Prime Minister to meet her to discuss the country’s recovery from coronavirus..
- Emily Campbell secures Great Britains first womens Olympic weightlifting medal August 2, 2021Emily Campbell landed the first women’s Olympic weightlifting medal for Great Britain with silver in the +87kg category in Tokyo..
- Tributes to boy 5 found dead in river as three held on suspicion of murder August 2, 2021Tributes have been paid to a “beautiful� five-year-old boy found dead in a river in South Wales after two adults and a teenager were arrested on suspicion of his murder..
- New measures at Samaritans amid reports of volunteers meeting callers for sex August 2, 2021Samaritans has introduced new safeguarding “measures� amid allegations of incidents of helpline volunteers meeting vulnerable callers for sex..