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Locals have fallen in love with the food at the Duck Inn at Stanhoe, and critics' praise has followed.

Danielle Lett chats to the founding father of punk about his love of Norfolk, going back on tour, and dabbling in NFTs

We visited Norfolk’s Edge with two friends in tow, having promised them a whistle-stop tour of the county’s delights.

A quarter of university students did not receive any face-to-face teaching in the first week of March, figures have shown.

Tax inspectors have already recovered almost £800,000 in furlough money across Norfolk and Suffolk since the outbreak of the pandemic – but have not prosecuted anyone for fraud. In response to a Freedom of Information Request by this newspaper, HMRC revealed it has so far settled 182 compliance cases with regards to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) across the two counties, recovering £787,312 in yield from those who committed fraud and who overclaimed in "honest error". HMRC has bee

There’s nothing like a badge of honour from food guide giant Michelin to create a buzz around a restaurant.

Norfolk’s Lauren Hemp said she couldn’t ask for more from her local fans after coming on as a substitute as England were held to a 0-0 draw against Spain in the Arnold Clark Cup.

England’s women will be hoping Norfolk superstar Lauren Hemp will be their lucky talisman when they head to Carrow Road on Sunday looking for their first win at the inaugural Arnold Clark Cup.

Shoppers out in force wearing masks in Norwich city centre on the first day it became mandatory for shoppers to wear face coverings in shops.

The family of James Turner were told he had killed himself in prison two weeks before his release following a pathologist's "mix up" - Credit: Adam Turner The "sloppy mistakes" of a pathologist left a prisoner's family wrongly believing he had killed himself or been murdered just weeks before his release. Adam Turner, 37, was told by the coroner on January 6 this year that his 58-year-old dad James, from Ipswich, had hanged himself four months earlier in Wayland Prison near Watton. This came

He said he had stayed in politics because he still felt he had more to say - even after losing the 2015 General Election - Credit: Jenny Smith Photography Remember Ed Miliband? The slightly awkward London socialist who, if things had gone slightly differently six years ago, could have been our prime minister? Recently I had the privilege of hearing “Red Ed” at a fantastic UEA Live event in conversation with politics professor Alan Finlayson, and he said something I’ve been thinking about since

Questions are being asked after it emerged a council faces losing millions on a golf club it spent £10m on but is selling for just £2m. Breckland Council bought Barnham Broom Golf and Country Club in a controversial deal in 2006 for £7m. It then spent another £1.2m on taxes and a further £2m doing it up. The council first tried to sell the venue in 2018 to the current tenants for £6.5m, but since then its value has collapsed further and according to council papers, it is planning to sell the “

Patients are being robbed of their privacy after a hospital took the drastic step to remove curtains between beds so more could be squeezed into wards. As reported on Wednesday, the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital has moved seven beds into rooms designed for six to make room for more patients. Chief nurse, Professor Nancy Fontaine said "extreme m

Pub and restaurant bosses hit by a wave of cancellations prompted by the threat of Omicron have urged the public to help them get through a difficult Christmas.

Ipswich magician and entertainer Robbie James, also known as Evan Boothby, won entertainer of the year last year - Credit: Archant A magician accused of disappearing with his customers' cash has moved to Manchester — claiming he "ran out of money" and was forced to close his business. Entertainer Robbie James, whose real name is Evan Boothby, was earlier this year accused of failing to show up to booked events and then refusing to refund deposits to customers. In response, he claimed everyone

A law student is celebrating his first ever legal victory and the return of £1,000 after taking his landlord to court. Jack Simm successfully sued the company behind Velocity Student on St Mildreds Road, West Earlham, for breach of contract following a string of problems with the accommodation. Complaints about the state of the building, developed by the Freedman Project LLP and managed by a company called Estateducation, were first made in this newspaper in June. At the time, Norwich City Cou

Mark Leggett pictured with his son Zachary, who has autism and other related disabilities - Credit: Mark Leggett Autistic children will not be sent to a troubled school until it does more to clean up its act — despite inspectors praising it. Suffolk County Council suspended new placements at Acorn Park School (APS), in Banham, south Norfolk, in early 2020 when it received an "inadequate" rating from Ofsted. At the time inspectors slammed the leadership for its lack of direction and weak curri

Roger Bannock can't wait to put his feet up, but also spend as much time as possible working his gun dogs - Credit: Roger Bannock A vet who has been at the helm of one of Norwich's only veterinary hospitals for the last 33 years says it's time for him to quit the long hours and put his feet up. Roger Bannock founded Taverham Veterinary Hospital in 1994 alongside nurse Louise Feltham and receptionist Joy Thompson (who was also his sister, and is now practice manager). They operated out of an e

Be flexible, buy local and prepare for a scaled-back affair - that's the message from food producers gearing up for Christmas.

Rachael Bartholomew left behind a high flying career to take on a new business grooming and walking dogs with Loving Your Paws. Joined by fellow dog walker Lindsey Wakefield. - Credit: Sonya Duncan A pet-lover has ditched her high-flying career in property to start her own dog grooming and walking business after the pandemic made her re-evaluate what was important in life. Rachael Bartholomew, 51, said she's "never been poorer" since she made the decision to say goodbye to her hefty salary — a

A man guilty of coercively controlling his ex-girlfriend managed to escape a jail sentence after his new partner, heavily pregnant with his IVF twins, pleaded with the judge to spare him. Joe Jno-Baptiste, 37, of Catkin Close, Norwich, appeared at Norwich Crown Court on Monday, November 22, for sentencing after pleading guilty to one count of coercive control at an earlier hearing. The court heard the pair began a "tempestuous" relationship in late February 2018. Prosecutor Marc Brown said th

Members of the public at the March with Midwifes vigil outside The Forum in Norwich. Picture: Danielle Booden - Credit: Danielle Booden Hundreds of exasperated midwives, mothers, doulas and allies held a vigil in Norwich over what they claim is a maternity crisis of "critical" proportions. March with Midwives vigils have been held across the country in solidarity with burnt-out NHS staff who claim they work up to 13 hour shifts without so much as a toilet or drinks break. A recent survey reve

Dozens of protesters gathered at city hall to issue a powerful message: that trans rights are human rights - Credit: Michelle Savage "There is an epidemic of violence and discrimination against trans people at the moment — and every single one of us is affected." This was the message from Charlie Caine, a trans man, and Andrew Copeman, a transmasculine non-binary activist, who together organised a protest outside Norwich's City Hall on Saturday afternoon for Trans Day of Remembrance. Official

Fani Courtouke-Wright cannot recall the last time she slept properly. For the last nine months she has been trying to get her teenage daughter, Sophia, a place in a mental health unit. But a lack of specialist beds in the region means Sophia, who has a severe eating disorder, has been stuck at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

City College students of 2020 and 2021 get their graduation ceremony at the cathedral in Norwich. Tennis superstar, Alfie Hewett gets an honorary degree - Credit: Sonya Duncan Hundreds of students, many of them frontline key workers, were at long last able to celebrate their graduation in a glitzy ceremony at Norwich Cathedral. A fair chunk of the 700 graduating students from Norwich City College and Easton College had waited 18 months for the moment — with coronavirus riding rough-shod over e

Norfolk wheelchair tennis star Alfie Hewett has revealed he WILL be able to participate in the Paraylmpics — even though an improvement in his condition means he can now walk. The 23-year-old, from Cantley, has spent two years fearing he would be forced out of the sport after he claimed the governing body had suddenly "changed the goalposts" with regards to disability classification. But as he received his honorary degree at a graduation ceremony for Easton and City College Norwich at Norwich

Ivan Lee and Jon Riley, from Horsford, are seriously worried about flooding in the run up to winter after last year's downpours - Credit: Danielle Booden/ Jon Riley Families battered by Christmas floods have warned authorities the clock is ticking — and want to see action now to prevent a repeat of the devastation caused. Villagers living on Coltsfoot Road and Beckside in Horsford slammed parish councillors in October for not doing enough to protect people's homes in the 10 months since the be

Bridget Duff was taken to hospital after the crash, where she died from her injuries - Credit: Simon Parkin An 88-year-old woman died from head injuries after stepping out in front of a double decker bus in Norwich city centre, an inquest heard. Bridget Duff died from a bleed on the brain on December 21 last year at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital. At Norfolk Coroner's Court on November 18, 2021, coroner Yvonne Blake established the cause of death as an intracranial haemorrhage sustained dur

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Tom Abell has officially taken up his post as chief executive of the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST). - Credit: East of England Ambulance Service A patient died because so many ambulances were stuck outside a hospital that nobody could respond to their 999 call. Not one ambulance from Cromer to Waveney - a distance of almost 50 miles - was free, meaning the woman had to wait an hour for a crew to come from Ipswich last month. By that time, they had died, according to paper