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Norwich murder accused said he stabbed teen to 'protect myself'

Norwich murder accused said he stabbed teen to 'protect myself'

A man accused of murdering a teen in Norwich as part of a drugs feud said he "thought he was going to die" and was just trying to protect himself.

yesterday 2

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Missing man, 21, had struggled with sexuality, identity and gender dysphoria

Missing man, 21, had struggled with sexuality, identity and gender dysphoria

A missing student who was later discovered after his body parts washed up on a Norfolk beach had struggled with his sexuality, identity and gender...

yesterday 2

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Donna-Louise Bishop

TV stars announced in line-up for city festival's 10th anniversary

TV stars announced in line-up for city festival's 10th anniversary

A popular city-wide festival will return in February half-term next year with a bumper line-up for its 10th anniversary.

yesterday 2

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Emily Goodwin

Police from Norfolk and Lincolnshire swarm city street

Police from Norfolk and Lincolnshire swarm city street

Police from two counties swarmed an address in Norwich.

yesterday 10

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Faye Minton

Rare rings with link to Lord Nelson sell for £18k after being found in Norfolk field

Rare rings with link to Lord Nelson sell for £18k after being found in Norfolk field

A signet ring with links to Lord Nelson and an 18th-century gold ring that were found in north Norfolk have sold.

yesterday 20

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Emily Goodwin

New footage shows species returning to Norfolk after disappearing CENTURIES ago

New footage shows species returning to Norfolk after disappearing CENTURIES ago

History has been made as footage reveals the first beaver living wild in Norfolk for centuries.

yesterday 5

Eastern Daily Press

Emily Goodwin

New report warns Norfolk could see 15,000 redundancies in 'next couple of years'

New report warns Norfolk could see 15,000 redundancies in 'next couple of years'

Norfolk could face up to 15,000 redundancies over the next few years, worried council leaders have warned.

yesterday 1

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Pivotal Norfolk road 'at risk' unless extra money can be found, say council leaders

Pivotal Norfolk road 'at risk' unless extra money can be found, say council leaders

A planned new multi-million-pound Norfolk road seen as crucial for thousands of homes is "at risk", council leaders have warned.

yesterday 1

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Mayoral candidate aims to complete 'unfinished road schemes' such as Western Link

Mayoral candidate aims to complete 'unfinished road schemes' such as Western Link

One of the candidates to become the first mayor for Norfolk and Suffolk has said he would aim to get some of the region's "half-finished" road...

yesterday 1

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Decision made to put two closed schools up for sale

Decision made to put two closed schools up for sale

Two closed Norfolk schools are to be put up for sale - but campaigners hope one could yet be turned into a school for children with special...

yesterday 1

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Council stops placing children at Norfolk care farm due to concerns

Council stops placing children at Norfolk care farm due to concerns

Council officials have stopped placing children with special education needs at a Norfolk care farm, after concerns were raised.

yesterday 1

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Local left feeling 'vulnerable' after criminal damage in city street

Local left feeling 'vulnerable' after criminal damage in city street

A local was left feeling "vulnerable" after an early morning incident in the city.

yesterday 1

Eastern Daily Press

Faye Minton

Man in his 40s dies after incident at Norwich gym

Man in his 40s dies after incident at Norwich gym

A man has died following an incident at a gym in Norwich.

yesterday 1

Eastern Daily Press

Faye Minton

Man fined thousands after chopping down trees in protected woodland

Man fined thousands after chopping down trees in protected woodland

A man has been ordered to pay more than £10,000 after chopping down trees in a protected woodland without permission.

yesterday 1

Eastern Daily Press

Faye Minton

Recycling centre reopens after fire

Recycling centre reopens after fire

A recycling centre has reopened after fire broke out nearby.

yesterday 1

Eastern Daily Press

Faye Minton

Two teens bailed after break-in at seafront café

Two teens bailed after break-in at seafront café

Two teens were arrested after a break-in at a seafront café.

yesterday 1

Eastern Daily Press

Faye Minton

16-year-old caught driving four friends to McDonald's

16-year-old caught driving four friends to McDonald's

A 16-year-old was caught driving four of his friends to a city McDonald's.

yesterday 1

Eastern Daily Press

Faye Minton

Busy road to shut for £120,000 works

Busy road to shut for £120,000 works

A busy road is set to close for £121,500 works.

yesterday 1

Eastern Daily Press

Faye Minton

Grim discovery as man found dead in car on busy road

Grim discovery as man found dead in car on busy road

A man was found dead inside a car on a busy road, forcing police to close the route for almost 12 hours.

yesterday 1

Eastern Daily Press

Faye Minton

Choral society to close 25th anniversary celebrations with concert

Choral society to close 25th anniversary celebrations with concert

A choral society is set to close its 25th anniversary celebrations with a concert.

yesterday 1

Eastern Daily Press

Sophie Skyring

Distillery tour gives vision-impaired visitors unique sensory tour

Distillery tour gives vision-impaired visitors unique sensory tour

A group of vision-impaired people from Great Yarmouth enjoyed a unique sensory experience during a special tour of The English Distillery in Roudham.

yesterday 1

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Sophie Skyring

Critics call for delay on new powers to tackle rogue landlords

Critics call for delay on new powers to tackle rogue landlords

Critics are calling for new powers to clamp down on rogue landlords in a Norfolk town be paused arguing they will create "financial burdens" on...

yesterday 1

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Owen Sennitt

TV actor starts rehearsals for major UK tour of West End musical coming to Norwich

TV actor starts rehearsals for major UK tour of West End musical coming to Norwich

A cast of West End stars, led by a TV actor, have danced and jived into the studio as rehearsals get under way for a major UK tour.

yesterday 1

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Emily Goodwin

Avid runner and 'picture of health' shares disbelief at shock diagnosis aged 44

Avid runner and 'picture of health' shares disbelief at shock diagnosis aged 44

Avid runner and long-haul cabin crew member Warren Gray was just 44 when he received he received a shocking diagnosis: he had lung cancer.

yesterday 1

Eastern Daily Press

Donna-Louise Bishop

Bank's plans for bird netting REFUSED after more than 50 objections

Bank's plans for bird netting REFUSED after more than 50 objections

A bank's bid to have bird netting on its roof has been thrown out after people dubbed the plans "an atrocious act of wildlife destruction".

yesterday 3

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Danielle Champ

Rebellion over Rachel Reeves' rates raid as one firm says its bill will rise to £1m

Rebellion over Rachel Reeves' rates raid as one firm says its bill will rise to £1m

Norfolk's pubs are warning hundreds of venues could close after changes buried in the budget saw the valuations on which their business rates are...

yesterday 2

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Adam Barker

Sugar beet growers face 'unwelcome' extra competition from cane sugar imports

Sugar beet growers face 'unwelcome' extra competition from cane sugar imports

East Anglia's sugar beet growers face "unwelcome" extra competition from imported cane sugar next year as a tariff-free quota is set to be expanded.

yesterday 6

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Chris Hill

City Hall forces community centre to close so it can sell off building

City Hall forces community centre to close so it can sell off building

A community centre that has been at the heart of Norwich for more than a decade was forced to close when City Hall suddenly changed the building’s...

yesterday 10

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Jack Warren

Pharmacy patients transferring to town surgery after national store closure

Pharmacy patients transferring to town surgery after national store closure

Prescriptions that had previously been collected at a national chain in a seaside town will now have to be picked up from a surgery.

yesterday 1

Eastern Daily Press

Mark Boggis

Toilet twinning campaigners flushed with success

Toilet twinning campaigners flushed with success

Generous pupils, carers and parents at a primary school in a seaside town have been helping to raise vital funds for basic sanitation in other...

yesterday 1

Eastern Daily Press

Mark Boggis

Town vision voted in following referendum

Town vision voted in following referendum

People in a seaside town have voted in favour of a new Neighbourhood Plan to help shape the future of the area.

yesterday 1

Eastern Daily Press

Mark Boggis

Norfolk MP launches new political party

Norfolk MP launches new political party

A Norfolk MP has launched a new political party nine months after he was expelled from Reform UK.

yesterday 1

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Daniel Hickey

Man loses appeal to convert former telephone exchange into housing

Man loses appeal to convert former telephone exchange into housing

A man has lost his battle to convert a former telephone exchange into housing.

yesterday 1

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Daniel Hickey

New local political party founded by Norfolk MP reaches 500 members in 24 hours

New local political party founded by Norfolk MP reaches 500 members in 24 hours

A new local political party in Norfolk has reached 500 members in less than 24 hours.

yesterday 1

Eastern Daily Press

Daniel Hickey

'Our business rates valuation is up 400pc!' - Pub's shock after budget tax bombshell

'Our business rates valuation is up 400pc!' - Pub's shock after budget tax bombshell

The landlords of a Norwich pub have been left shocked after finding out the valuation on which their business rates are calculated is set to rise...

yesterday 1

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Adam Barker

One of Norwich's largest derelict sites gets permission for car park

One of Norwich's largest derelict sites gets permission for car park

Permission has been given for a car park at the city's former Eastern Electricity Board offices.

yesterday 1

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Danielle Champ

New collectables shop opens in market town

New collectables shop opens in market town

A new collectors' shop has opened in the centre of a market town.

yesterday 2

Eastern Daily Press

Ben Fieldhouse

WATCH: Dramatic boat rescue after person found in water

WATCH: Dramatic boat rescue after person found in water

Videos show a dramatic rescue after a person was found in the river in the early hours of the morning.

yesterday 1

Eastern Daily Press

Jack Warren

Tributes paid to 'incredibly creative' former headteacher of Norfolk school

Tributes paid to 'incredibly creative' former headteacher of Norfolk school

A former headteacher who was known for his creativity and passion for music has died at 89.

yesterday 1

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Phoebe Ozanne

Shiverin' around the Christmas tree - protestors locked out as council meeting axed

Shiverin' around the Christmas tree - protestors locked out as council meeting axed

Clashing councillors have become entangled in a blame game after an axed emergency meeting left elderly protestors freezing in the cold for more...

yesterday 5

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Henry Durand

Film made in Suffolk and Norfolk wins Hollywood award

Film made in Suffolk and Norfolk wins Hollywood award

A new cowboy and western film shot in Suffolk has won two top accolades at a Hollywood film awards.

yesterday 1

Eastern Daily Press

Will King

New housing estate gets go-ahead as council picks homes over neighbourhood plan

New housing estate gets go-ahead as council picks homes over neighbourhood plan

Plans for a new housing estate in a Norfolk village have been approved despite complaints it will override a newly-approved neighbourhood plan. 

yesterday 1

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Henry Durand

London finance whiz loses unpopular bid to demolish home in 'Chelsea-on-Sea’

London finance whiz loses unpopular bid to demolish home in 'Chelsea-on-Sea’

A London-based hedge fund manager has lost her bid to demolish a former council house in Norfolk’s second-home capital. 

yesterday 1

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Henry Durand

Will decision FINALLY be made over new 550-home housing estate after years-long saga?

Will decision FINALLY be made over new 550-home housing estate after years-long saga?

A long-awaited decision over contentious plans for 550 new homes on the edge of Norwich may finally be made this week. 

yesterday 1

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Henry Durand

Decision day for controversial solar farm on 'prime' Norfolk farmland

Decision day for controversial solar farm on 'prime' Norfolk farmland

Controversial plans for a 230-acre solar farm on prime Norfolk farmland are set to be decided by councillors this week.

yesterday 1

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Henry Durand

Secret behind strange keyboard imprint in historic street revealed

Secret behind strange keyboard imprint in historic street revealed

The artist behind a decades-old imprint on a historic street has revealed the story behind its creation.

yesterday 1

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Emily-Rose Thompson

Train services cancelled after person hit by train

Train services cancelled after person hit by train

Train services to and from London were cancelled after a person was hit by a train.

yesterday 2

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Hallie Taylor

Illegal tobacco seized from eight businesses

Illegal tobacco seized from eight businesses

Eight businesses have been discovered hiding illegal tobacco on their premises in Norfolk.

yesterday 2

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Hallie Taylor

Teens in court over 'chance encounter' night out stabbing which left pair in hospital

Teens in court over 'chance encounter' night out stabbing which left pair in hospital

Two teenagers have been sentenced over the stabbing of two men they bumped into by chance while on a night out.

yesterday 2

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Hallie Taylor

Man decorates house with 30,000 lights - but is worried about becoming too popular

Man decorates house with 30,000 lights - but is worried about becoming too popular

A Christmas-mad man has transformed his house with 30,000 lights - but is concerned about the online attention he will get.

yesterday 2

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Iona Goodall