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29/07/2024

A yellow weather warning has been issued⚠️🌩️

A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms has been issued for Norfolk and parts of north Suffolk by the Met Office.

29/07/2024

Do you know what to say to keep your child safe from s*xual abuse? Talk can help you start the conversation - without using any scary words or even mentioning s*x. https://trib.al/CVJtbKT

29/07/2024

There were more than 350 appeals over the council's decisions 🎒

Lawyers were paid almost £900,000 by Norfolk County Council to defend decisions surrounding children with special educational needs.

28/07/2024

Be on your guard this week!

Norfolk County Council has urged people to be careful as more new scams emerge.

28/07/2024

These are some of the criminals who were jailed this week.

From scammers to drug dealers, here are some of the criminals who were jailed in Norfolk in the week beginning July 22, 2024.

27/07/2024

The meeting will be held in Dereham 🏘️

People living in Thetford's Abbey Estate have expressed their frustration as a council u-turn will see the future of the development decided in…

26/07/2024

One of the vehicles hit the central reservation

The northbound carriageway of the A11 at Red Lodge, near Mildenhall in west Suffolk, has been closed following a crash.

26/07/2024

The mercury is set to rise 🌡️☀️

A yellow heat health alert has been issued for the East of England, including Norfolk, starting on Monday.

26/07/2024

The boy was stabbed in the leg and hit on the head.

Two men have been arrested after a teenage boy was attacked in Exeter Way in Thetford by 10 people dressed in black and carrying knives.

26/07/2024

Looking for a new job? 🛒🏪

Supermarket chain Aldi is currently recruiting 150 workers across Norfolk in stores in Thetford, King's Lynn and Great Yarmouth.

25/07/2024

"Loneliness can really have a detrimental impact on a person" 💞

Jackie Smith, from Brandon, is launching a new companionship company called A Friend For Life.

24/07/2024

A sea of yellow 🌻🌻🌻

These pick-your-own (PYO) sunflower fields in Norfolk are opening to the public over the 2024 summer holidays.

24/07/2024

Can you help these kittens? 🥺🐾

Starving kittens have been found struggling to survive on the streets of Norfolk amid a county-wide cat crisis.

23/07/2024

Find out which shops are closing 👇

Following the news that Carpetright has been bought in a rescue deal by rival Tapi, Norfolk is set to lose it's Dereham, Thetford and Sweet Briar…

23/07/2024

Police have issued a warning.

Reports of purse and beg thefts have spiked across Breckland with several incidents reported in Dereham and Thetford.

23/07/2024

Traffic in the area ⚠️

A broken down vehicle is causing slow traffic on the A11 at Theford near the A1066 roundabout.

23/07/2024

Here's where you can spot them 👇

The Red Arrows will fly over Norfolk on July 25 as they take part in a display and flypast for RAF Families Day.

23/07/2024

Here are which stores are closing and which are saved:

Carpetright stores in Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Lowestoft, Thetford, and Sudbury will close while one in Ipswich and Stowmarket will be saved.

23/07/2024

'There are so many people in the same position'

A Thetford mother has given up her job of eight years to teach her autistic son after struggling to find suitable a school placement for him.

22/07/2024

Five stores could be at risk 🏬🏠

Norfolk stores are at risk as more than 200 Carpetright shops are set to close despite a rescue deal with Tapi.

22/07/2024

The dogs must also be kept muzzled

Harry Harper, of Tickham Lane in Lynsted, has been fined after his Cane Corso dogs killed two Yorkshire Terriers in Thetford Forest.

22/07/2024

Ambulance services are at the scene

A double decker bus has crashed into tree in Bury Road in Barnham near Thetford, Suffolk police said.

22/07/2024

Here are some of the criminals sentenced last week 👩‍⚖️⬇️

Here are some of the people who appeared in the dock in Norfolk last week.

22/07/2024

Be careful this week!

Norfolk County Council has urged people to be careful as more new scams emerge.

21/07/2024

Could Peggy fit into your family? 🐾

A one-year-old greyhound named Peggy has been put up for adoption with Dogs Trust Snetterton in Norfolk.

21/07/2024

"The delay is causing concern and anxiety."

A decision on whether to grant permission for what would be one of the biggest farming sites in Europe has been delayed amid an unprecedented volume…

21/07/2024

The county has helped to resettle more than 500 refugees

Norfolk has helped more than 500 refugees to build new lives in the county since 2017.

20/07/2024

Having fun doesn't have to cost a fortune 🙌

Here are seven free events and things to do in Norfolk with the kids over the 2024 school summer holidays.

20/07/2024

The resignations come after Liz Truss lost her seat 🗳️

Former prime minister Liz Truss's local Conservative association has been rocked by three high-profile resignations after her General Election…

19/07/2024

There was an incident in the school's reception

Breckland School in Brandon in west Suffolk was put in a temporary lockdown after an "incident" in the reception.

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