The landmark first spades have been put in the ground as construction starts on the new St Elizabeth Hospice in Gorleston.

Members of the hospice team, nurses, project partners and Barnes Construction – who will be carrying out the build – came together to mark the milestone on-site.

It comes just over a year after planning permission was granted by Great Yarmouth Borough Council to build the hospice on a seven-acre site off Sidegate Road, close to the James Paget University Hospital.

The first spades were put in the ground on the construction site off Sidegate Road in Gorleston (Image: Nelson Walker)

Judi Newman, chief executive officer at St Elizabeth Hospice, said: “It feels quite emotional. For so many years it........

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