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Daniel Hickey

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Eleven sculptures and one paving artwork to form 'fantastic' new art trail in town

A new public art trail in Great Yarmouth is being officially launched.  

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Princess Anne visits coastal watch station to meet lifesaving volunteers

Volunteers who keep a daily lookout over the Norfolk coast have enjoyed a visit from a member of the royal family. 

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New hospital could be FIVE TIMES TALLER than current building

A new hospital serving the Great Yarmouth and east Suffolk areas could be up to 10 storeys high - five times taller than the current facility.

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Tech tycoon breathes fresh life into giant Cold War radar on Norfolk Broads

Once a secret sentinel of the Cold War, a giant radar in the Norfolk countryside is being reawoken.

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Health centre that closed over mystery illness could reopen this month

A GP surgery on the coast that has been closed for almost a month after staff fell ill due to a mystery illness could reopen within two weeks. 

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Third time lucky? Bungalow bid for coastal village comes before council again

It might be a case of third time lucky for a man hoping to build three bungalows on a farm on the coast.

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Officials give green light to housing bid for former council office

A bid to convert a former council office into wheelchair accessible house has been given the green light by planners.

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Plans to almost double size of seafront amusement arcade set to be approved

Plans to almost double the size of an amusement arcade on Great Yarmouth seafront are set to be given the go-ahead despite concerns over its size.

03.06.2025 10

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GP surgery struggling after taking on 1,600 extra patients applies to add extension

A surgery strained by space pressures after taking on more than one thousand extra patients is planning to add an extension to ease pressures at...

03.06.2025 10

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Plans revealed to replace RSPCA clinic with new £1m vet surgery

A veterinary surgery run by the RSPCA in Great Yarmouth could be bulldozed and replaced with a new £1m facility.

03.06.2025 10

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Bid for 80 homes on site of former football ground

A bid to build 80 houses on a former football club ground has been recommended for approval. 

03.06.2025 10

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New sign appears on seafront landmark ahead of grand reopening

A new sign has appeared on one of Great Yarmouth's landmark buildings ahead of its official grand reopening.

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Worker criticises 'horrendous' parking at major hospital

A member of staff has criticised parking “chaos” at a hospital that serves the Great Yarmouth and Waveney areas. 

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New speed limit on A47 'in effect and enforceable', National Highways confirms

A new speed limit has come into effect on the Acle Straight, National Highways has confirmed.

23.05.2025 10

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Man celebrates his 90th birthday... in car the same age as him

They both began their lives in the same year...

22.05.2025 9

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Convicted paedophile worked at high school in Norfolk seaside village

A convicted paedophile is believed to have lived and worked in a community on the Norfolk coast.

22.05.2025 7

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Man celebrates his 90th birthday... in car the same age as him

They both began their lives in the same year...

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What was a Cold War fighter plane doing on a Norfolk road?

An unusual sight saw motorists perform double-takes on a Norfolk road.

21.05.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

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Dad to walk Hadrian’s Wall in under 24 hours for hospital that saved his daughter

The father of a little girl once given just a 10pc chance of survival is planning to walk the entire length of Hadrian’s Wall... in under 24 hours. 

21.05.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

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What was a Cold War fighter plane doing on a Norfolk road?

An unusual sight saw motorists perform double-takes on a Norfolk road.

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Dramatic aerial photos show blaze in the Norfolk countryside

Dramatic aerial images show a large fire which broke out in the Norfolk countryside. 

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Failed care home that closed over safety fears could be turned into housing

A failed care home that closed over safety fears could be transformed into housing.

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Mini roundabout proposed in school traffic shake-up

A new mini roundabout could be built near a primary school as part of efforts to improve traffic flow and prepare the site for future expansion. 

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Housing bid for office as council struggles to meet accessible homes demand

A former council office in Great Yarmouth could be converted into a house for a tenant with accessible needs.

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No reopening date set for health centre as probe into mystery illness continues

Health bosses have yet to confirm when a medical centre closed due to a mystery illness will reopen - and are still to reveal what caused the...

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Artist who fled war zone creates public artwork in Norfolk town

He is an artist who fled war-torn Ukraine when his studio was destroyed.

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Norfolk pensioner loses £3,000 in loan scam while trying to reunite with wife

A Norfolk pensioner has warned people about an online scam after he lost more than £3,000.

15.05.2025 4

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Housing association reveals plans for almost 100 homes in seaside village

A housing association is targeting a large field in a seaside village where it wants to build almost 100 houses.

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Mystery Bible donated to charity shop sparks search for Norfolk soldier's story

When Jane Gosling opened a bag of items handed in at the Oxfam shop on Magdalen Street in Norwich, she expected the everyday mix of old clothes and...

14.05.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

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New chapter begins as £17m library and learning hub opens in Great Yarmouth

Five years after the devastating closure of one of Norfolk’s last family-owned department stores, a fresh chapter has officially begun for one of...

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Mystery Bible donated to charity shop sparks search for Norfolk soldier's story

When Jane Gosling opened a bag of items handed in at the Oxfam shop on Magdalen Street in Norwich, she expected the everyday mix of old clothes and...

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Still no answers over mystery illness at "zombie" health centre

Health officials are still not saying what caused a sudden illness that saw a medical centre on the coast evacuated twice in the space of only eight...

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No sign of activity at health centre as mystery illness probe continues

A medical centre on the coast showed no sign of activity today as a probe into a mystery illness affecting staff entered its second day. 

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Crowd gathers in Great Yarmouth to mark 80 years since VE Day

People have gathered in Great Yarmouth to mark 80 years since the end of the Second World War in Europe.

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Probe into mystery health centre illness continues as gas leak ruled out

An investigation has been launched into air quality at a medical centre after it was  evacuated twice in just over one week due to unexplained...

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Restoration of landmark Great Yarmouth building gets funding boost

A landmark project to save one of Great Yarmouth’s most iconic buildings has received a major funding boost. 

09.05.2025 10

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Police step up patrols as part of crackdown on boy racers

Police say they have stepped up patrols in a town on the coast as part of a crackdown on boy racers.

08.05.2025 10

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'Fabulous celebration' to mark official opening of new £17m venue in Great Yarmouth

The doors of Great Yarmouth’s long-awaited new library and learning hub will open to the public next week, with a day of celebrations planned to...

08.05.2025 8

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Council reveals £735,000 plans for new walking and cycling routes in coastal town

Plans have been unveiled for new walking and cycling links in a busy part of a town on the coast. 

08.05.2025 9

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School could expand as derelict pub swaps land with Norfolk County Council

A derelict Art Deco pub in Great Yarmouth will swap land with the county council - in a deal that could also see the future expansion of a...

07.05.2025 9

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Part of Norfolk history 'looking rather amazing' after it finds a new home

More than two years after being sold at an auction, a piece of Great Yarmouth's history has found a new home.

04.05.2025 4

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Search begins for operator to run Great Yarmouth’s Winter Gardens

Town bosses have launched a search for an operator to run a landmark Norfolk building as part of a major regeneration project. 

03.05.2025 10

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New speed limit signs appear along notorious stretch of A47

New speed limit signs have appeared along a notorious stretch of the A47.

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Pensioner takes legal action after 'losing half his life savings' to holiday park

A man who says he lost half his life savings when he resold his caravan to a Norfolk holiday park is taking legal action against the company. 

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'Disgusting and disrespectful' incident sees garden waste fly-tipped on graves

A woman has blasted as 'disgusting and disrespectful' an incident that saw garden waste fly-tipped on graves in a village.

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Pub admits 'you can't please everyone' as it changes its parking policies

A pub in the heart of a coastal village is changing its parking policies. 

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Villagers 'gutted' as community faces its 'fifth but final' summer party

They began by wanting to put smiles on people’s faces in a coastal village.

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Mystery surrounds incident which closed health centre and saw 16 people fall ill

Mystery still surrounds an incident at a Norfolk health centre which saw 16 people fall ill and the building evacuated.

01.05.2025 4

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Parish council objects to couple's bid to build extension

A parish council is objecting to a couple's bid to build an extension.

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Lifeboat station finds new home BUT uncertainty remains over fate of £2.5m lifeboat

A lifeboat station on the coast is moving to a new home - raising hopes their state-of-the-art lifeboat might finally enter service. 

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