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The Tory councillor, the £10,000 charity pledge... and now a mystery email!

The Tory councillor, the £10,000 charity pledge... and now a mystery email!

As if this saga did not have enough going on...

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Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

Reform still on hunt for candidates days before election deadline

Reform still on hunt for candidates days before election deadline

Reform UK is still recruiting candidates for next month’s elections despite the deadline to submit nominations fast approaching.

02.04.2026 7

Norwich Evening News

Henry Durand

Reform still on hunt for candidates days before election deadline

Reform still on hunt for candidates days before election deadline

Reform UK is still recruiting candidates for next month’s elections despite the deadline to submit nominations fast approaching.

02.04.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

Nigel Farage goads 'pathetic' protestors as he takes aim at political rivals

Nigel Farage goads 'pathetic' protestors as he takes aim at political rivals

Nigel Farage has accused former ally Rupert Lowe of being driven by "loathing and bitterness" and said Norfolk Tory leader Kay Mason Billig "knows she...

01.04.2026 10

Norwich Evening News

Henry Durand

Nigel Farage goads 'pathetic' protestors as he takes aim at political rivals

Nigel Farage goads 'pathetic' protestors as he takes aim at political rivals

Nigel Farage has accused former ally Rupert Lowe of being driven by "loathing and bitterness" and said Norfolk Tory leader Kay Mason Billig "knows she...

01.04.2026 6

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

Farage reveals reason for Ipswich Town trip blaming 'hard left lunatics' for fiasco

Farage reveals reason for Ipswich Town trip blaming 'hard left lunatics' for fiasco

Nigel Farage has blamed "hard left lunatics" for forcing Ipswich Town to make a humiliating apology for hosting him, describing his critics as "deeply...

01.04.2026 9

Norwich Evening News

Henry Durand

Farage reveals reason for Ipswich Town trip blaming 'hard left lunatics' for fiasco

Farage reveals reason for Ipswich Town trip blaming 'hard left lunatics' for fiasco

Nigel Farage has blamed "hard left lunatics" for forcing Ipswich Town to make a humiliating apology for hosting him, describing his critics as "deeply...

01.04.2026 7

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

Police reviewing complaint over councillor under fire over £10,000 charity pledge

Police reviewing complaint over councillor under fire over £10,000 charity pledge

Norfolk Police has confirmed it is reviewing a complaint made against a councillor who is facing questions over a £10,000 settlement she was...

31.03.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

Norfolk councils miss food waste deadline....despite £6m funding boost

Norfolk councils miss food waste deadline....despite £6m funding boost

Every Norfolk council that was asked to introduce weekly food waste collections by today has failed to meet the government's deadline - despite...

31.03.2026 9

Norwich Evening News

Henry Durand

Norfolk councils miss food waste deadline....despite £6m funding boost

Norfolk councils miss food waste deadline....despite £6m funding boost

Every Norfolk council that was asked to introduce weekly food waste collections by today has failed to meet the government's deadline - despite...

31.03.2026 7

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

Nigel Farage's brutal attack on County Hall ahead of Norfolk visit

Nigel Farage's brutal attack on County Hall ahead of Norfolk visit

Nigel Farage has launched an excoriating attack on Norfolk's Tory council ahead of his visit to the county this evening.

31.03.2026 9

Norwich Evening News

Henry Durand

Nigel Farage's brutal attack on County Hall ahead of Norfolk visit

Nigel Farage's brutal attack on County Hall ahead of Norfolk visit

Nigel Farage has launched an excoriating attack on Norfolk's Tory council ahead of his visit to the county this evening.

31.03.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

Norfolk MP gives (subtle) support to Tory ally in charity donation scandal

Norfolk MP gives (subtle) support to Tory ally in charity donation scandal

A Norfolk MP has signalled his support for a Tory ally facing questions over a £10,000 charity donation, despite publicly refusing to comment on the...

30.03.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

Protestors plan demonstration for Nigel Farage's visit to Norfolk

Protestors plan demonstration for Nigel Farage's visit to Norfolk

Nigel Farage is set to be met by protesters when he heads to Norfolk for a Reform UK rally this week.

30.03.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

Protestors plan demonstration for Nigel Farage's visit to Norfolk

Protestors plan demonstration for Nigel Farage's visit to Norfolk

Nigel Farage is set to be met by protesters when he heads to Norfolk for a Reform UK rally this week.

30.03.2026 9

Norwich Evening News

Henry Durand

Norfolk's Prosecco Ghetto fizzing with anger over new council boundary

Norfolk's Prosecco Ghetto fizzing with anger over new council boundary

Its wealthy, well-heeled reputation means it is known as Norfolk's Prosecco Ghetto.

30.03.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

Officials overruled as final section of 543-home Norwich development gets approved

Officials overruled as final section of 543-home Norwich development gets approved

The final section of one of the city's biggest ever housing developments has been given the go-ahead, after councillors backed the scheme against the...

28.03.2026 10

Norwich Evening News

Henry Durand

Officials overruled as final section of 543-home Norwich development gets approved

Officials overruled as final section of 543-home Norwich development gets approved

The final section of one of the city's biggest ever housing developments has been given the go-ahead, after councillors backed the scheme against the...

28.03.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

Council could crack down on HMOs amid fears they are 'eroding' communities

Council could crack down on HMOs amid fears they are 'eroding' communities

A Norfolk council is considering measures to crack down on houses in multiple occupation (HMO) after locals warned the properties were "eroding" their...

28.03.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

Norfolk MP declines to support Tory ally facing questions over £10,000 charity pledge

Norfolk MP declines to support Tory ally facing questions over £10,000 charity pledge

A Norfolk MP has declined to support a Tory ally facing pressure to clarify whether she fulfilled a pledge to donate to charity £10,000 which she...

27.03.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

The town left out on a limb by new council shake-up... and not happy about it

The town left out on a limb by new council shake-up... and not happy about it

The biggest shake-up of Norfolk councils in 50 years has thrown up a few surprises, with little villages like Hemblington and Honingham to be lumped...

27.03.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

Tory councillor reported to police over £10k charity pledge mystery

Tory councillor reported to police over £10k charity pledge mystery

A Norfolk councillor has been reported to the police after she declined to confirm whether she donated £10,000, given to her as part of a legal...

26.03.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

Norfolk Green QUITS with blistering attack on Zack Polanski's 'populist' policies

A senior Norfolk councillor has resigned from the Greens saying he was "looking on in horror" at what he described as a lurch towards "populist"...

25.03.2026 20

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

Norfolk farm gets go-ahead for transformation featuring café and vets

Ambitious plans to transform part of a Norfolk farm into a veterinary practice, café and office space have been approved.

25.03.2026 20

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

Councillor facing questions over mystery of the £10,000 charity donation

A prominent Norfolk councillor is under mounting pressure to say whether she fulfilled a pledge to donate to charity £10,000 which she received...

25.03.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

Plot thickens over political scandal that Canaries fans are revelling in

The plot has thickened over the political scandal Norwich City fans are revelling in.

24.03.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

'Hideous' and 'horrendous'... Marmite mansions leave poor taste in council's mouth

Norfolk's so-called 'Marmite' mansions may continue to divide opinion, but councillors have made their taste preferences very clear.

24.03.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

'We're not going anywhere' - Developer says it will APPEAL plans to demolish estate

A housing association has announced it is appealing against the rejection of a hugely controversial plan to demolish and rebuild a Norfolk council...

24.03.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

To widen, or not to widen... plans to upgrade street for £30m theatre revamp revealed

A historic Norfolk street is set for a revamp as a council takes another step towards an ambitious renovation of Britain's oldest theatre.

24.03.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

Kemi Badenoch visits Norfolk and checks out its new 'Minecraft' library

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has spent the day in Norfolk visiting local businesses and the county's newest library as she looks to shore up support...

23.03.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

Yet ANOTHER Norfolk town enters race for culture title

With £3 million in funding and a place in history up for grabs, the race to be named the UK's first Town of Culture is proving hard to resist across...

23.03.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

'Hypocrite' Green councillor who rented out mouldy home steps down citing Long Covid

A Green councillor who was suspended from his party after one of his tenants accused him of renting out a mould-ridden property has resigned his seat...

23.03.2026 10

Norwich Evening News

Henry Durand

'Hypocrite' Green councillor who rented out mouldy home steps down citing Long Covid

A Green councillor who was suspended from his party after one of his tenants accused him of renting out a mould-ridden property has resigned his seat...

23.03.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

Parking wardens given bodycams after parents get aggressive during school run

Parking wardens in Norwich are being equipped with bodycams to tackle “aggression” from parents who are dropping their children off at school.

23.03.2026 10

Norwich Evening News

Henry Durand

Parking wardens given bodycams after parents get aggressive during school run

Parking wardens in Norwich are being equipped with bodycams to tackle “aggression” from parents who are dropping their children off at school.

23.03.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

Norfolk farm could be transformed with new café, veterinary practice and office space

Plans to build a veterinary practice, café and office space at a Norfolk farm are set to be approved despite objections from water bosses about...

21.03.2026 20

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

Norfolk council could spend £50,000 to help locals with heating oil bills

A Norfolk council is considering spending £50,000 to help locals with their heating oil bills.

20.03.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

Police close investigation into alleged antisemitic abuse at Norfolk school

Police have closed their investigations into claims that Jewish children received antisemitic abuse while playing football at a Norfolk school, after...

19.03.2026 10

Norwich Evening News

Henry Durand

Police close investigation into alleged antisemitic abuse at Norfolk school

Police have closed their investigations into claims that Jewish children received antisemitic abuse while playing football at a Norfolk school, after...

19.03.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

City councillors say they're underpaid...but vote against pay rise

Nearly thee quarters of Norwich councillors, who receive £7,805 in allowances a year, believe they are underpaid, according to a recent survey.

19.03.2026 10

Norwich Evening News

Henry Durand

City councillors say they're underpaid...but vote against pay rise

Nearly thee quarters of Norwich councillors, who receive £7,805 in allowances a year, believe they are underpaid, according to a recent survey.

19.03.2026 9

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

The 'Marmite mansions' nobody wants to buy... and the village that's paying the price

They say you either love it or you hate it.

18.03.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

Police watchdog finishes gathering statements after fatal shooting of Norfolk man

The watchdog investigating the fatal police shooting of a Norfolk man has said it has finished collecting statements and continues to treat officers...

18.03.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

Norfolk farm warns worker could be left homeless after council blocks caravan bid

A Norfolk egg producer has warned that one of its workers could be left homeless after councillors blocked plans for him to live in accommodation at...

17.03.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

Council deploys hidden cameras to crack down on Norfolk fly-tipping

A Norfolk council has launched a covert surveillance operation to catch fly-tippers red-handed after illegal dumping was branded a “significant”...

17.03.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

Norfolk MP announces birth of baby boy

A Norfolk MP has announced the birth of her first child.

16.03.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

Norfolk MP announces birth of baby boy

A Norfolk MP has announced the birth of her first child.

16.03.2026 10

Norwich Evening News

Henry Durand

Deprived neighbourhood to get new 3G pitch despite pollution fears

Plans for a new sports centre in a deprived area of Norwich have been approved, despite warnings that microplastics from an artificial pitch will...

16.03.2026 10

Norwich Evening News

Henry Durand

Deprived neighbourhood to get new 3G pitch despite pollution fears

Plans for a new sports centre in a deprived area of Norwich have been approved, despite warnings that microplastics from an artificial pitch will...

16.03.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand

Will by-election victory bring change at Britain's most chaotic council?

A landslide by-election victory may have handed a new majority to the challengers at Britain's most chaotic council.

13.03.2026 10

Eastern Daily Press

Henry Durand