Brewery wins export trade award
A brewery which has seen its export sales increase by 83% in the past two years wins a Queen's Award for Enterprise.
From: BBC News 857 days ago 24/04/2006 8:58 pm
Village road safety project opens
A scheme to improve the safety of a road in a Norfolk village is officially opened.
From: BBC News 857 days ago 24/04/2006 8:56 pm
Victim's sketch of £8,000 conman
Police release a sketch of a man who conned a woman in her 80s out of thousands of pounds.
From: BBC News 857 days ago 24/04/2006 8:55 pm
Pupils' protest over new timetable
Protests were staged by Martham school pupils today after their lunch break was cut in half and extra time added to lessons. The demonstrations at Flegg High School followed changes to the timetable announced last week.
From: edp24.co.uk 857 days ago 24/04/2006 7:37 pm
Homes plan for Watton RAF site rejected
A bid to build 147 new homes on the former RAF radar site at Watton was today rejected by councillors.
From: edp24.co.uk 857 days ago 24/04/2006 7:34 pm
Takeaway owner pleads guilty to charges
An Indian takeaway owner faces paying a £1,900 fine and £1,000 costs after a court heard that he failed to improve the cleanliness of his kitchen.
From: edp24.co.uk 857 days ago 24/04/2006 7:33 pm
Crash: pregnant woman taken to hospital
A pregnant woman was taken to hospital today after a two-car collision near Thetford that blocked a road for almost four hours.
From: edp24.co.uk 857 days ago 24/04/2006 7:28 pm
Turkey ball game staff suspended
A food company suspends six staff after workers are caught on camera playing "bat and ball" with live turkeys.
From: BBC News 857 days ago 24/04/2006 6:48 pm
Knifeman threatens couple in their home
Police are appealing for information following an incident at a property in Wymondham Road, Hethel, where a couple were threatened in their kitchen by a man armed with a knife.
From: edp24.co.uk 858 days ago 24/04/2006 5:17 pm
Man arrested following city burglaries
Police are issuing a reminder to householders in the south Norwich area regarding home security following a number of burglaries over the weekend.
From: edp24.co.uk 858 days ago 24/04/2006 5:13 pm
Cleaner's gunpoint ordeal at restaurant
A hooded raider held a sawn-off shotgun to the neck of a terrified mother in a hold-up at the Lavender House Restaurant, Brundall, on Sunday night.
From: edp24.co.uk 858 days ago 24/04/2006 5:02 pm
Attack victim too afraid to beg
A homeless man left for dead by a gang of four on Easter Sunday says he is now too frightened to beg.
From: BBC News 858 days ago 24/04/2006 4:42 pm
Attack victim 'too afraid to beg'
A homeless man left for dead by a gang of four on Easter Sunday says he is now too frightened to beg.
From: BBC News 858 days ago 24/04/2006 4:42 pm
Canaries collect Ashton windfall
Norwich receive £125,000 from West Ham relating to the Dean Ashton sale, after the Hammers qualify for Europe.
From: BBC Sport 858 days ago 24/04/2006 4:21 pm
Officers investigating a suspicious package that was left in the car park of Diss police station are appealing for information from members of the public.
From: edp24.co.uk 858 days ago 24/04/2006 2:37 pm
Number of children in care still rising
The number of children in care in Norfolk was last night close to an all-time high - despite record recruitment of foster carers and children being adopted.
From: edp24.co.uk 858 days ago 24/04/2006 8:00 am
Norfolk needs more foster carers
Scores of people have responded to poignant appeals by coming forward to give a happy home to abandoned, unloved and traumatised Norfolk children. But last night, the message from staff on the hunt for foster carers and adopters was - we need even more.
From: edp24.co.uk 858 days ago 24/04/2006 8:00 am
Norfolk expert restoring Iraq marshes
It is believed by some to be the home of the biblical Garden of Eden. But, taking the part of the serpent, former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein drained the Mesopotamian Marshes and drove out most of the human and bird life.
From: edp24.co.uk 858 days ago 24/04/2006 7:45 am
Bank refuse to reimburse robbery victim
A bakery worker forced to withdraw money from a cash machine at gunpoint has been told his bank will not reimburse him. Two armed robbers attacked Royston Owen at Bunn's Bakery in Long Stratton in the early hours on Friday.
From: edp24.co.uk 858 days ago 24/04/2006 7:45 am
Norfolk autogyro genius marks birthday
The life and times of Norfolk autogyro genius Ken Wallis were celebrated at a party to mark his 90th birthday at the weekend. Wing Cmdr Wallis found fame as a real life Q when he kitted out secret agent 007 James Bond with his craft in the film You Only Live Twice in the 1960s.
From: edp24.co.uk 858 days ago 24/04/2006 7:30 am
Towns at war with superstore giants
East Anglian towns are in a war of attrition as they try to fight off superstore giants which go to any lengths to build new stores, an influential think tank claimed last night.
From: edp24.co.uk 858 days ago 24/04/2006 7:30 am
Tesco wrangle on the brink of ending
The long wrangle over the design of a Tesco superstore in Aylsham is on the brink of ending this week - clearing the way for it to finally be built. Planners are recommending approval of the third set of drawings for the controversial building on Norwich Road.
From: edp24.co.uk 858 days ago 24/04/2006 7:30 am
Chief praises special constables
They are committed volunteers who give up their time to join the front line of policing. And the invaluable role played by Norfolk's army of special constables was warmly praised by the county's chief constable Carole Howlett as she watched recent recruits training over the weekend.
From: edp24.co.uk 858 days ago 24/04/2006 7:30 am
Affordable homes plan unveiled
The first fruits of a £30m investment to build 300 new affordable homes in North Norfolk will be unveiled today. The North Norfolk Housing Trust - which took over the district's housing stock earlier this year - has embarked on a five-year programme to create homes for rent and also some shared ownership.
From: edp24.co.uk 858 days ago 24/04/2006 7:30 am
£3m wetlands visitor centre opens
A new visitor centre at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust at Welney on the Norfolk/Cambs border opens to the public.
From: BBC News 858 days ago 24/04/2006 7:23 am
Norfolk to remember Chernobyl victims
Hundreds of thousands of Chernobyl victims will be remembered in Norfolk with a series of events to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the nuclear power station explosion.
From: edp24.co.uk 858 days ago 24/04/2006 7:15 am
Showground celebrates cream of county
Tens of thousands of people flocked to the Norfolk showground at the weekend to celebrate the cream of county life. The East Anglian Game and Country Fair took place on Saturday and Sunday attracting about 40,000 people through the gates.
From: edp24.co.uk 858 days ago 24/04/2006 7:15 am
Norfolk village loses its only pub
A picturesque Norfolk village could be without a watering hole for 18 months - or even longer - after environmental health problems forced the closure of its only pub.
From: edp24.co.uk 858 days ago 24/04/2006 7:00 am