'We'll take the wheel' say Yarmouth
Norwich has been issued with a bold challenge by its brash seaside neighbour: If you don't want a big wheel we will have it.
From: edp24.co.uk 944 days ago 20/04/2006 7:43 pm
Road-rage vet given driving ban
A respected vet who went on a rampage in his car is banned from driving for two years.
From: BBC News 945 days ago 20/04/2006 6:27 pm
'Road rage' vet given driving ban
A motorist who rammed other cars and threatened drivers after suffering a breakdown is banned from driving.
From: BBC News 945 days ago 20/04/2006 6:27 pm
Watchdog criticises city finances
A government watchdog criticises Norwich City Council's management of its finances.
From: BBC News 945 days ago 20/04/2006 6:05 pm
One speed up rail ticket service
Train passengers in East Anglia will soon find purchasing tickets easier and quicker thanks to a £2m investment by operator 'one' in new machines.
From: edp24.co.uk 945 days ago 20/04/2006 5:40 pm
The drunken skipper of a Suffolk-based tug, which ran aground off the coast of Scotland causing £3m of damage, has been jailed for eight months.
From: edp24.co.uk 945 days ago 20/04/2006 5:22 pm
Two men arrested over Lynn assault
Police have today arrested two men in connection with a serious assault on a man in King's Lynn town centre last weekend. Gary Smith, 19, needed more than 30 stitches and a metal clip fitting to an artery after he was repeatedly slashed with a broken bottle.
From: edp24.co.uk 945 days ago 20/04/2006 4:58 pm
Two men arrested over stabbings
Detectives in King's Lynn have arrested two men in connection with a serious assault which occurred in the town centre on Saturday night.
From: edp24.co.uk 945 days ago 20/04/2006 4:30 pm
Two quizzed after bottle attack
Two men are questioned on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm during an attack on four friends in King's Lynn.
From: BBC News 945 days ago 20/04/2006 4:16 pm
Lifeboat called out to rescue surfer
Hunstanton lifeboat came to the aid of a kite surfer who got into difficulties off Brancaster Golf Course today. Another kite-surfer called for the coast guard after seeing the man in difficulty, just before 11am.
From: edp24.co.uk 945 days ago 20/04/2006 3:49 pm
Norwich keen to keep Gallacher
Boss Nigel Worthington is hoping to extend Norwich goalkeeper Paul Gallacher's contract.
From: BBC Sport 945 days ago 20/04/2006 3:47 pm
GIRL ( 8) MAY HAVE TO LEAVE HER FRIENDS
PIC CAP 1: Mrs Palmer with her three children, Isobel, Ella and Cameron A LITTLE girl of eight who has just started a new school in Martham could be separated from her new friends when the autumn term starts in September - due to red tape.
From: edp24.co.uk 945 days ago 20/04/2006 3:39 pm
Planners oppose big wheel scheme
A council is being recommended to reject plans for a "London Eye" big wheel in Norwich city centre.
From: BBC News 945 days ago 20/04/2006 12:39 pm
Planners oppose big wheel scheme
A council is being recommended to reject plans for a "London Eye" big wheel in Norwich city centre.
From: BBC News 945 days ago 20/04/2006 12:39 pm
Frog chorus one of the hits by Animals
They are the frogs famous for having a Norfolk accent - and now they could be heading for a chart hit. From this week, wildlife lovers can buy a CD featuring the last group of Norfolk pool frogs before they became extinct, along with the calls of 30 of our other rarest animals.
From: edp24.co.uk 945 days ago 20/04/2006 10:24 am
Woman sent explicit letters to boy of 12
A young woman sent a sexually explicit letter to a 12-year-old boy in which she told him she longed to have sex with him, a court heard. Vicky Pitman, 22, had earlier told the boy about the risk of anyone finding the letters she sent and said she would be labelled a "paedophile" Norwich Crown Court heard.
From: edp24.co.uk 945 days ago 20/04/2006 10:22 am
Disrespect 'led to smashed cross'
Christians were unbowed last night as they vowed to continue the tradition of carrying a cross to the top of a north Norfolk hill every Easter. The promise came after vandals smashed the 14ft cross on the top of Beeston Hill, near Sheringham, and threw it over the cliff.
From: edp24.co.uk 945 days ago 20/04/2006 10:22 am
Cash U-turn welcomed by farmers
Farmers have welcomed environment secretary Margaret Beckett's U-turn to allow partial payments of delayed subsidies. Norfolk farmers' leader George Harcourt said any payment would be a "vast relief" to an industry facing a rapid increase in bank borrowing and overdrafts.
From: edp24.co.uk 945 days ago 20/04/2006 10:21 am
Vision of a greener future up for award
An eco-friendly teenager from near Dereham is up for a national award for her news report on climate change. Kate Hibberd, 14, beat more than 500 youngsters to be named one of the semi-finalists in Defra's Youth Climate Change Champions.
From: edp24.co.uk 945 days ago 20/04/2006 10:21 am
Plans for a new lifeboat station at Oulton Broad near Lowestoft were last night rejected by planning officials because of the detrimental effect it would have on the broads.
From: edp24.co.uk 945 days ago 20/04/2006 10:20 am
An international conference is being held to celebrate the achievements of a project to enhance river valleys on the Norfolk/Suffolk border. Norfolk and Suffolk county councils have been working together to improve the important wetland habitat along the Waveney and Little Ouse which divide the two counties.
From: edp24.co.uk 945 days ago 20/04/2006 10:19 am
Man broke Asbo with knife threat
A man given an anti-social behaviour order after football violence in Thetford has been jailed for six months for breaking the order by threatening an ambulance crew and police with a knife.
From: edp24.co.uk 945 days ago 20/04/2006 10:19 am
The pact between a green energy company and Norwich International airport has sparked fresh anger as a public inquiry into plans to build two giant turbines draws to a close.
From: edp24.co.uk 945 days ago 20/04/2006 10:18 am
Trees may be saved by compromise move
Residents battling to save dozens of trees from the chop were cautiously celebrating a council U-turn last night. Campaigners in Lime Tree Road, Norwich, had mounted a long campaign against the city council's plans to pollard 32 trees, in favour of the less drastic crown reduction.
From: edp24.co.uk 945 days ago 20/04/2006 10:17 am
Nothing much has changed for over a 100 years. On election day voters put a cross on a piece of paper and then post it into a sealed box.
From: BBC News 945 days ago 20/04/2006 9:49 am
EDP readers continue to give generously to our Dying of Thirst Appeal, with the total now a stunning £52,491. Donations have come in from across East Anglia for the cause, which will see thousands of children in Tanzania helped through one of the worst droughts in living memory.
From: edp24.co.uk 945 days ago 20/04/2006 9:30 am
Planners set to scrap big wheel
People power looks set to put the spokes in a controversial plan for a London Eye-style big wheel in the heart of Norwich. Opposition has been mounting to the ambitious plans unveiled by the Forum Trust last month for the giant 180ft wheel between outside the landmark building.
From: edp24.co.uk 945 days ago 20/04/2006 9:30 am
When the Lancastria broke in half under fire from German bombers, in the worst maritime disaster in British history, Mireille Herveic was there. And when seven Canadian airmen needed to get out of occupied France, she was there.
From: edp24.co.uk 945 days ago 20/04/2006 9:29 am
'We'll fight on' say Tesco opponents
Tesco's opponents vowed to fight on as the store giant confirmed it would be making a new planning application for Sheringham.
From: edp24.co.uk 945 days ago 20/04/2006 8:19 am
Big plans take shape for towns revamp
Plans to transform a large stretch of Yarmouth seafront with a major new attraction such as a multi-million-pound themed waterpark could be tied up within a year.
From: edp24.co.uk 945 days ago 20/04/2006 8:12 am
Book firm in protest over publishers
A Norfolk book firm is taking a stand against what it sees as anti-competitive conduct by some UK publishers.
From: edp24.co.uk 945 days ago 20/04/2006 8:02 am
Historic lifeboat patron dies, aged 88
The larger-than-life businessman who bankrolled the return of Cromer's most famous lifeboat has died, aged 88.
From: edp24.co.uk 945 days ago 20/04/2006 7:24 am
Councillor quits after ban by watchdog
A district councillor has quit after being given a six-month ban by a standards watchdog for calling council officers dishonest.
From: edp24.co.uk 945 days ago 20/04/2006 7:15 am
Fight for path on busy road renewed
A fight to get a footpath and street lighting to improve safety at the top of Norwich Road in Dereham is to be renewed more than a decade after the campaign first started.
From: edp24.co.uk 945 days ago 20/04/2006 7:14 am
Cell mates sought to check on po
Volunteers are urgently needed to carry out spot checks on standards in cells at police stations across Suffolk.
From: edp24.co.uk 945 days ago 20/04/2006 7:13 am
Head praised for strong sense of purpose
Education watchdogs have praised a new head for the turn-around in fortunes she is bringing to a Wisbech school.
From: edp24.co.uk 945 days ago 20/04/2006 7:13 am
A 42-year-old man who downloaded child porn has been jailed for eight months and placed on the sex offender register for 10 years.
From: edp24.co.uk 945 days ago 20/04/2006 7:01 am