Upgrades began last month on the 200-year-old Mutford Lock, which serves as a vital link between the North Sea and the Broads.

The Broads Authority said nearly every part has been repaired or replaced, more than three decades after the gates were last lifted out in the 1990s.

The site, close to Lowestoft, is one of only two entry and exit points between the sea and the Broads, with the other being via the Yare, at Great Yarmouth.

It has........

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