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From: Norwich Portal 961 days ago 19/04/2006 12:00 am
Teenager attacked in Norwich park
A teenager needed hospital treatment after being set upon and attacked by two others in a Norwich park. The 18-year-old was walking with friends through the Jenny Lind park towards Essex Street when two youths approached him and punched him in the head and face.
From: edp24.co.uk 961 days ago 18/04/2006 9:53 pm
Witness appeal after indecent exposure
Two men indecently exposed themselves to three young girls in the middle of the afternoon leaving them seriously distressed. The offenders, who were aged in their late 20s to early 30s, exposed themselves to the girls aged between 12 and 14 on Colman Road in Norwich.
From: edp24.co.uk 961 days ago 18/04/2006 9:44 pm
Queen's birthday book to be launched
A book of birthday wishes to be sent to the Queen from the people of Norwich will be available to sign from Friday. The Lord Mayor and Sheriff of the city will both sign the special birthday book when it is launched at 4pm at City Hall and members of the public will be able to sign it up until June 8.
From: edp24.co.uk 961 days ago 18/04/2006 9:36 pm
NORWICH: A fire broke out in a first floor flat on Magdalen Close yesterday with the occupants inside. No-one was hurt in the kitchen fire which started at 12.
From: edp24.co.uk 961 days ago 18/04/2006 9:27 pm
A cyclist killed in an accident was last night named by police as a 38-year-old from Norwich. Brendon Plant of Temple Road was killed when he was in collision with a green Daewoo Matiz on Cromer Road at around 10pm on April 5.
From: edp24.co.uk 961 days ago 18/04/2006 9:17 pm
Public Lecture by Beagle Two scientist
A public lecture by the British scientist who led the world-famous Beagle Two mission to Mars in 2003 will be the highlight of a day of events in Norwich focusing on astrophysics.
From: edp24.co.uk 961 days ago 18/04/2006 9:08 pm
Binmen to the rescue in Aga blaze
Burly binmen came to the rescue of a 92-year-old woman today after her kitchen Aga caught fire.
From: edp24.co.uk 962 days ago 18/04/2006 8:13 pm
Hundreds mourn great lifeboatman
Cromer pays its last respects at the funeral of former coxswain 'Tuna' Harrison.
From: BBC News 962 days ago 18/04/2006 7:57 pm
Gear up for £1 a litre, motorists war
Paying £1 a litre at the petrol pumps may soon be inevitable after the cost of oil spiralled to a record high amid growing international tensions.
From: edp24.co.uk 962 days ago 18/04/2006 6:41 pm
Police yesterday issued a fresh appeal for witnesses to an incident in which a bogus police officer turned on blue flashing lights and a siren and flagged down a motorist.
From: edp24.co.uk 962 days ago 18/04/2006 4:49 pm
Three West Norfolk break-ins linked
Detectives appealed for information yesterday following three burglaries in west Norfolk which are believed to be linked. The break-ins took place some time between Thursday, April 13, and early morning on Saturday, April 15, at businesses in Downham Market.
From: edp24.co.uk 962 days ago 18/04/2006 4:00 pm
Teenage boy punched in Lynn attack
A 16-year-old boy was punched three times during an unprovoked attack in King's Lynn at the weekend. The teenager was walking along a cycle path between Lynnsport and Edward Benefer Way at about 8.
From: edp24.co.uk 962 days ago 18/04/2006 3:07 pm
witnesses sought after fatal crash
An appeal for witnesses has been made following a collision at Thetford in which a 54-year-old local man died. It happened on the A134, one mile north of the junction with the A11, at about 4pm on Monday.
From: edp24.co.uk 962 days ago 18/04/2006 1:12 pm
Three people were injured, one of them seriously, in an accident at Tipps End, near Wisbech on Friday. Police are appealing for witnesses to the crash.
From: edp24.co.uk 962 days ago 18/04/2006 11:52 am
Measures have been highlighted to help improve access to the centre of Norwich for disabled people. They follow an investigation showing serious incon-sistencies in this area and are contained in a report by a working group set up by Norfolk County Council's cabinet scrutiny committee.
From: edp24.co.uk 962 days ago 18/04/2006 11:49 am
Witness appeal after fatal crash
Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in which a A 54-year-old Thetford man died.
From: edp24.co.uk 962 days ago 18/04/2006 11:48 am
Changing face of a magical landscape
The stillness of the marshes is only disturbed by the fidget of birds, gentle grazing of munching animals and the meanderings of man - drawn to its magnetic beauty.
From: edp24.co.uk 962 days ago 18/04/2006 11:37 am
'Leave Easton Bavents out of SSSI'
English Nature is being warned that plans to create a site of special scientific interest that would put a stop to controversial sea-defence work are not acceptable.
From: edp24.co.uk 962 days ago 18/04/2006 11:37 am
Two ambitious projects in the Yarmouth area are set to come under scrutiny during site visits as they prepare for a television battle to receive up to £25m of lottery funding.
From: edp24.co.uk 962 days ago 18/04/2006 11:35 am
Four sought over attack on beggar
Police want to talk to four people after examining CCTV pictures of the scene of an attack on a homeless man.
From: BBC News 962 days ago 18/04/2006 10:49 am
Pier earmarked for regeneration
A new lease of life may be given to an East Coast pier but first a buyer willing to pay nearly £4m must be found.
From: edp24.co.uk 962 days ago 18/04/2006 10:45 am
Beggar fights for life after attack
A beggar is fighting for his life last night after he was attacked by a group of people outside Norwich rail station.
From: edp24.co.uk 962 days ago 18/04/2006 9:46 am
Tax hike warning on second homes
Second-home owners in hot spots such as Norfolk could face hard-hitting new measures aimed at providing more affordable housing for local people. A trebling of council tax rates or a new absentee tax are among the ideas being floated by a Government agency tackling the thorny problem.
From: edp24.co.uk 962 days ago 18/04/2006 9:44 am
No checks for hospital workers
Thousands of hospital workers across Anglia will not be checked to see if they have criminal records, despite all new staff facing the checks. The West Suffolk, James Paget and Norfolk and Norwich Hospitals have confirmed they have no plans to carry out Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks on existing staff.
From: edp24.co.uk 962 days ago 18/04/2006 8:39 am
Shakespeare's seaside excursion
Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore / So do our minutes hasten to their end. While this may not be the most famous of William Shakespeare's love sonnets, it has now emerged that the great Bard's words may well have been inspired by the East Anglian coast.
From: edp24.co.uk 962 days ago 18/04/2006 8:05 am
Britain's supermarket chains and major retailers are set to come under Government pressure to release staff for duty as retained fire-fighters in rural counties, the EDP has learned.
From: edp24.co.uk 962 days ago 18/04/2006 8:03 am
Driver killed as car leaves road
A driver is pronounced dead at the scene of a car crash near Thetford Rugby Club.
From: BBC News 962 days ago 18/04/2006 7:43 am
A major music festival broadcast live on television which has attracted thousands of people to Yarmouth will not be returning this year, despite previous suggestions that it would.
From: edp24.co.uk 962 days ago 18/04/2006 7:06 am
Posh frocks lined up for auction
A dress worn by pop princess Dido and a frock from Fergie are coming under the hammer in a charity internet auction organised by two Norfolk sisters.
From: edp24.co.uk 962 days ago 18/04/2006 7:04 am