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Volunteers sought for vital scientific trial which involves eating tomato SOUP

Volunteers sought for vital scientific trial which involves eating tomato SOUP

Almost 80 Norfolk volunteers are sought to eat tomato soup in one of the first human trials of gene-edited food.

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Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Volunteers sought for vital scientific trial which involves eating tomato SOUP

Volunteers sought for vital scientific trial which involves eating tomato SOUP

Almost 80 Norfolk volunteers are sought to eat tomato soup in one of the first human trials of gene-edited food.

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Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Fears solar panel surge could contribute to farm food production dropping by a third

Fears solar panel surge could contribute to farm food production dropping by a third

Building homes and solar farms on farmland could lead to the UK's food production dropping by almost a third, according to a study by a parliamentary...

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Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

£750,000 work to replace unsafe Norwich bridge about to start

£750,000 work to replace unsafe Norwich bridge about to start

Work to replace a Victorian Norwich bridge which has become unsafe will start next week - at a cost of £750,000.

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Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Scaremongering claim as County Hall Tories say shake-up threatens care for children

Scaremongering claim as County Hall Tories say shake-up threatens care for children

County Hall leaders have been accused of scaremongering after claiming more than one council for Norfolk could mean private companies cash in on...

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Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Fears solar panel surge could contribute to farm food production dropping by a third

Fears solar panel surge could contribute to farm food production dropping by a third

Building homes and solar farms on farmland could lead to the UK's food production dropping by almost a third, according to a study by a parliamentary...

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Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

£750,000 work to replace unsafe Norwich bridge about to start

£750,000 work to replace unsafe Norwich bridge about to start

Work to replace a Victorian Norwich bridge which has become unsafe will start next week - at a cost of £750,000.

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Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Scaremongering claim as County Hall Tories say shake-up threatens care for children

Scaremongering claim as County Hall Tories say shake-up threatens care for children

County Hall leaders have been accused of scaremongering after claiming more than one council for Norfolk could mean private companies cash in on...

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Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Thousands hit by delays over critical NHS tissue sample tests for cancer

Thousands hit by delays over critical NHS tissue sample tests for cancer

Thousands of people across Norfolk have been hit by delays getting results of crucial tissue sample tests for diseases such as cancer.

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Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Months of resurfacing work on the A47 Acle Straight uses material from old roads

Months of resurfacing work on the A47 Acle Straight uses material from old roads

Five miles of the A47 Acle Straight have been resurfaced using recycled material from other roads in a pioneering procedure highways chiefs say could...

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Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Thousands hit by delays over critical NHS tissue sample tests for cancer

Thousands hit by delays over critical NHS tissue sample tests for cancer

Thousands of people across Norfolk have been hit by delays getting results of crucial tissue sample tests for diseases such as cancer.

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Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Months of resurfacing work on the A47 Acle Straight uses material from old roads

Months of resurfacing work on the A47 Acle Straight uses material from old roads

Five miles of the A47 Acle Straight have been resurfaced using recycled material from other roads in a pioneering procedure highways chiefs say could...

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Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Two Norwich parks added to country's 'heritage at risk' register

Two Norwich parks added to country's 'heritage at risk' register

They were designed as elegant gardens - open spaces with distinctive pergolas and pavilions where Norwich people could enjoy being outside.

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Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Homes upgrade boost for more than 800 military families in Norfolk

Homes upgrade boost for more than 800 military families in Norfolk

More than 800 houses in Norfolk which are home to the families of military personnel are to be upgraded.

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Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Two Norwich parks added to country's 'heritage at risk' register

Two Norwich parks added to country's 'heritage at risk' register

They were designed as elegant gardens - open spaces with distinctive pergolas and pavilions where Norwich people could enjoy being outside.

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Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

MP likens video games to Shakespeare as he calls for law change to protect players

MP likens video games to Shakespeare as he calls for law change to protect players

Video games have been likened to the works of William Shakespeare by a Norfolk MP, as he called on the government to change the law over the products.

06.11.2025 3

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Council buys former Barclays Bank ahead of shopping centre demolition

Council buys former Barclays Bank ahead of shopping centre demolition

Council bosses have bought a former bank on the edge of Anglia Square, ahead of the demolition of the shopping centre.

06.11.2025 3

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

MP likens video games to Shakespeare as he calls for law change to protect players

MP likens video games to Shakespeare as he calls for law change to protect players

Video games have been likened to the works of William Shakespeare by a Norfolk MP, as he called on the government to change the law over the products.

06.11.2025 2

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Council buys former Barclays Bank ahead of shopping centre demolition

Council buys former Barclays Bank ahead of shopping centre demolition

Council bosses have bought a former bank on the edge of Anglia Square, ahead of the demolition of the shopping centre.

06.11.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Norfolk MP calls for legal right to paid time off for fertility treatment

Norfolk MP calls for legal right to paid time off for fertility treatment

A Norfolk MP has called on the government to introduce a legal right to paid time off for people to attend appointments for fertility treatment.

05.11.2025 3

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

'I will take Reform on and win' - Lib Dems announce mayoral candidate

'I will take Reform on and win' - Lib Dems announce mayoral candidate

The newly-picked Liberal Democrat candidate in the race to become Norfolk and Suffolk's first-ever mayor has said he will take on Reform UK - and win.

05.11.2025 2

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Angry council leader advises prunes for health secretary to speed up dental decision

Angry council leader advises prunes for health secretary to speed up dental decision

A Norfolk council leader has urged health secretary Wes Streeting to eat prunes to speed up a decision over the future of the county's...

05.11.2025 3

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Norfolk MP calls for legal right to paid time off for fertility treatment

Norfolk MP calls for legal right to paid time off for fertility treatment

A Norfolk MP has called on the government to introduce a legal right to paid time off for people to attend appointments for fertility treatment.

05.11.2025 4

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Campaigners lose legal fight over £95,000 sale of historic Norfolk library

Campaigners lose legal fight over £95,000 sale of historic Norfolk library

Campaigners who mounted a legal challenge over Norfolk County Council's decision to sell an historic library building to a rival bidder have lost...

05.11.2025 3

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

MP sparks backlash arguing 'disruptive' fighter jet training should happen over sea

MP sparks backlash arguing 'disruptive' fighter jet training should happen over sea

An MP has called for the training patterns of fighter jets over North Norfolk to be reviewed, saying the noise is making it hard for people to work.

05.11.2025 3

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

'I will take Reform on and win' - Lib Dems announce mayoral candidate

'I will take Reform on and win' - Lib Dems announce mayoral candidate

The newly-picked Liberal Democrat candidate in the race to become Norfolk and Suffolk's first-ever mayor has said he will take on Reform UK - and win.

05.11.2025 4

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Angry council leader advises prunes for health secretary to speed up dental decision

Angry council leader advises prunes for health secretary to speed up dental decision

A Norfolk council leader has urged health secretary Wes Streeting to eat prunes to speed up a decision over the future of the county's...

05.11.2025 3

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Campaigners organise 'shoe' protest at County Hall

Campaigners organise 'shoe' protest at County Hall

Parents left shoes on the steps of Norfolk County Council's headquarters to symbolise children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)...

04.11.2025 3

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Decision to FINALLY be made over 550-home development on decades-vacant site

Decision to FINALLY be made over 550-home development on decades-vacant site

A decision over one of the biggest housing schemes in Norwich - on a site which has stood empty for almost two decades - will finally be made this...

04.11.2025 5

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Campaigners organise 'shoe' protest at County Hall

Campaigners organise 'shoe' protest at County Hall

Parents left shoes on the steps of Norfolk County Council's headquarters to symbolise children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)...

04.11.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Decision to FINALLY be made over 550-home development on decades-vacant site

Decision to FINALLY be made over 550-home development on decades-vacant site

A decision over one of the biggest housing schemes in Norwich - on a site which has stood empty for almost two decades - will finally be made this...

04.11.2025 8

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Norfolk councillors clash over potential council tax rise for next year

Norfolk councillors clash over potential council tax rise for next year

Leaders at Norfolk County Council have come under fire, including from fellow Conservatives, for plans to consult on a council tax rise of more than...

28.10.2025 2

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Norfolk County Council elections might be delayed AGAIN - infuriating Reform UK

Norfolk County Council elections might be delayed AGAIN - infuriating Reform UK

Norfolk County Council's elections for next May could be delayed for another year - with the government coming under pressure to put them on ice until...

28.10.2025 1

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Norfolk councillors clash over potential council tax rise for next year

Norfolk councillors clash over potential council tax rise for next year

Leaders at Norfolk County Council have come under fire, including from fellow Conservatives, for plans to consult on a council tax rise of more than...

28.10.2025 3

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Norfolk County Council elections might be delayed AGAIN - infuriating Reform UK

Norfolk County Council elections might be delayed AGAIN - infuriating Reform UK

Norfolk County Council's elections for next May could be delayed for another year - with the government coming under pressure to put them on ice until...

28.10.2025 5

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Calls for street lighting rethink after A148 tragedy

Calls for street lighting rethink after A148 tragedy

The tragic deaths of a couple hit by a car as they walked home from a Christmas carol concert has prompted calls for council leaders to rethink their...

27.10.2025 2

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Norfolk MP seeks new home flooding law change to hold builders to account

Norfolk MP seeks new home flooding law change to hold builders to account

A Norfolk MP wants a law change which would mean developers building new homes would be forced to take responsibility to ensure their schemes do not...

27.10.2025 2

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

New 20mph speed limits on the way for WW1-themed streets

New 20mph speed limits on the way for WW1-themed streets

A 20mph speed limit looks likely to be introduced on a string of streets in a Norfolk town.

27.10.2025 1

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Parents convicted of serious child sex offences face ban from parental decisions

Parents convicted of serious child sex offences face ban from parental decisions

Parents convicted of serious sexual offences against youngsters will be blocked from involvement in decisions over their own children, after...

27.10.2025 2

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Calls for street lighting rethink after A148 tragedy

Calls for street lighting rethink after A148 tragedy

The tragic deaths of a couple hit by a car as they walked home from a Christmas carol concert has prompted calls for council leaders to rethink their...

27.10.2025 1

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Norfolk MP seeks new home flooding law change to hold builders to account

Norfolk MP seeks new home flooding law change to hold builders to account

A Norfolk MP wants a law change which would mean developers building new homes would be forced to take responsibility to ensure their schemes do not...

27.10.2025 3

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Drivers warned cameras can now catch them after council blunder resolved

Drivers warned cameras can now catch them after council blunder resolved

Drivers who flout the law on a Norwich street have been warned they will now be caught by new cameras - after a blunder which prevented the technology...

26.10.2025 6

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Fresh calls to bring Norfolk's disused railway lines back into use

Fresh calls to bring Norfolk's disused railway lines back into use

Fresh calls have been made to turn more of Norfolk's disused railway lines into routes pedestrians and cyclists could use to get between towns and...

26.10.2025 9

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Drivers warned cameras can now catch them after council blunder resolved

Drivers warned cameras can now catch them after council blunder resolved

Drivers who flout the law on a Norwich street have been warned they will now be caught by new cameras - after a blunder which prevented the technology...

26.10.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Changes made to controversial plans for new care home - but objections remain

Changes made to controversial plans for new care home - but objections remain

Plans for a controversial 66-bedroom care home at the site of a former feather factory have been revised - but objections remain.

26.10.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Fresh calls to bring Norfolk's disused railway lines back into use

Fresh calls to bring Norfolk's disused railway lines back into use

Fresh calls have been made to turn more of Norfolk's disused railway lines into routes pedestrians and cyclists could use to get between towns and...

26.10.2025 20

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Concern grows over delays to Norwich Western Link millions write-off decision

Concern grows over delays to Norwich Western Link millions write-off decision

Council leaders are growing increasingly frustrated that the government has yet to grant special dispensation so millions spent on the scrapped...

25.10.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Dozens of cyclists take part in 'glow ride' to highlight safety concerns

Dozens of cyclists take part in 'glow ride' to highlight safety concerns

Dozens of cyclists lit up the streets of Norwich to highlight the need for safer roads and better routes for those using pedal power.

25.10.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Concern grows over delays to Norwich Western Link millions write-off decision

Concern grows over delays to Norwich Western Link millions write-off decision

Council leaders are growing increasingly frustrated that the government has yet to grant special dispensation so millions spent on the scrapped...

25.10.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Dozens of cyclists take part in 'glow ride' to highlight safety concerns

Dozens of cyclists take part in 'glow ride' to highlight safety concerns

Dozens of cyclists lit up the streets of Norwich to highlight the need for safer roads and better routes for those using pedal power.

25.10.2025 20

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer