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City council auctions off raft of high street buildings netting £1.37m

City council auctions off raft of high street buildings netting £1.37m

City Hall has raised £1.37m as part of a big sale of its high street assets with more properties set to go under the hammer.

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Norwich Evening News

Owen Sennitt

Police imposing new tactics to combat rise in clashes outside asylum hotel

Police imposing new tactics to combat rise in clashes outside asylum hotel

Norfolk police are employing new tactics to stop frequent clashes at a hotel used to house asylum seekers by using powers to stop people gathering in...

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Norwich Evening News

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City council auctions off raft of high street buildings netting £1.37m

City council auctions off raft of high street buildings netting £1.37m

City Hall has raised £1.37m as part of a big sale of its high street assets with more properties set to go under the hammer.

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Figures show which cluster of streets are driving alcohol-fuelled crime

Figures show which cluster of streets are driving alcohol-fuelled crime

Seven out of 10 alcohol-fuelled crimes in a Norfolk town took place in just one small cluster of streets.

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Police imposing new tactics to combat rise in clashes outside asylum hotel

Police imposing new tactics to combat rise in clashes outside asylum hotel

Norfolk police are employing new tactics to stop frequent clashes at a hotel used to house asylum seekers by using powers to stop people gathering in...

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Eastern Daily Press

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Broads beauty spot near historic mill could be unlocked to the public

Broads beauty spot near historic mill could be unlocked to the public

A remote beauty spot in the Broads with views of a historic mill could be unlocked to the public.

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Boaters to pay more to use Broads... and be hit with fines for non-payment

Boaters to pay more to use Broads... and be hit with fines for non-payment

Boaters will be charged more to use the Norfolk Broads next year and those failing to pay on time will be hit with increasing fines.

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Norwich Evening News

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Boaters to pay more to use Broads... and be hit with fines for non-payment

Boaters to pay more to use Broads... and be hit with fines for non-payment

Boaters will be charged more to use the Norfolk Broads next year and those failing to pay on time will be hit with increasing fines.

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Dog bans and restrictions on beaches and inland set to be reviewed

Dog bans and restrictions on beaches and inland set to be reviewed

Bans and restrictions on dogs at beaches and fields along the north Norfolk coast are to be reviewed.

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Councillors make moves to restrict protests at asylum hotel - including banning flags

Councillors make moves to restrict protests at asylum hotel - including banning flags

Councillors are trying to ban protestors from outside a hotel used by asylum seekers and to stop national flags being put up on lampposts.

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Norwich Evening News

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'I flow, therefore I am?' Councillors get philosophical over bid to give river rights

'I flow, therefore I am?' Councillors get philosophical over bid to give river rights

City Hall has voted to support granting a much-loved river legal rights in a bid to help protect its future.

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Norwich Evening News

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Councillors make moves to restrict protests at asylum hotel - including banning flags

Councillors make moves to restrict protests at asylum hotel - including banning flags

Councillors are trying to ban protestors from outside a hotel used by asylum seekers and to stop national flags being put up on lampposts.

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Norfolk police officers tell MP their own diversity policies are harming the force

Norfolk police officers tell MP their own diversity policies are harming the force

Serving Norfolk police officers have warned that their force's diversity and equality policies are making them "less efficient", a MP has said.

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'I flow, therefore I am?' Councillors get philosophical over bid to give river rights

'I flow, therefore I am?' Councillors get philosophical over bid to give river rights

City Hall has voted to support granting a much-loved river legal rights in a bid to help protect its future.

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Toilets to be refurbished at Norwich Market with full details of revamp 'imminent'

Toilets to be refurbished at Norwich Market with full details of revamp 'imminent'

City leaders have confirmed Norwich Market's toilets will be revamped as part of a multi-million-pound renovation scheme.

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Norwich Evening News

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Toilets to be refurbished at Norwich Market with full details of revamp 'imminent'

Toilets to be refurbished at Norwich Market with full details of revamp 'imminent'

City leaders have confirmed Norwich Market's toilets will be revamped as part of a multi-million-pound renovation scheme.

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Council leader could get 25 per cent increase in allowances

Council leader could get 25 per cent increase in allowances

The leader of City Hall could get nearly a 25pc pay boost as part of a review of councillor allowances.

26.11.2025 5

Norwich Evening News

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Boost for 'Norfolk's most noxious beach' as tests show water is now 'sufficient'

Boost for 'Norfolk's most noxious beach' as tests show water is now 'sufficient'

A stretch of coast dubbed 'Norfolk's most noxious beach' has had a turn of fortune after officials ruled the water quality was no longer "poor".

26.11.2025 7

Eastern Daily Press

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Council leader could get 25 per cent increase in allowances

Council leader could get 25 per cent increase in allowances

The leader of City Hall could get nearly a 25pc pay boost as part of a review of councillor allowances.

26.11.2025 7

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Bishop of Norwich wades into immigration row with swipe at Home Office reforms

Bishop of Norwich wades into immigration row with swipe at Home Office reforms

The Bishop of Norwich has waded into the febrile national debate on immigration with a strong rebuke of the government's plans to tighten the asylum...

23.11.2025 6

Norwich Evening News

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Bishop of Norwich wades into immigration row with swipe at Home Office reforms

Bishop of Norwich wades into immigration row with swipe at Home Office reforms

The Bishop of Norwich has waded into the febrile national debate on immigration with a strong rebuke of the government's plans to tighten the asylum...

23.11.2025 5

Eastern Daily Press

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Just ONE of Norfolk's four Labour MPs prepared to give Starmer their full backing

Just ONE of Norfolk's four Labour MPs prepared to give Starmer their full backing

Just one of Norfolk's four Labour MPs has given their unequivocal backing to Sir Keir Starmer, as pressure mounts over his future as prime minister.

22.11.2025 5

Norwich Evening News

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Just ONE of Norfolk's four Labour MPs prepared to give Starmer their full backing

Just ONE of Norfolk's four Labour MPs prepared to give Starmer their full backing

Just one of Norfolk's four Labour MPs has given their unequivocal backing to Sir Keir Starmer, as pressure mounts over his future as prime minister.

22.11.2025 4

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Bad luck Andy! Norwich MP RETRACTS offer to give up his seat for Manchester mayor

Bad luck Andy! Norwich MP RETRACTS offer to give up his seat for Manchester mayor

Hard luck Andy Burnham, Clive Lewis has had a change of heart...

20.11.2025 5

Norwich Evening News

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Norwich Labour MP offers Andy Burnham his seat in bid to oust PM

Norwich Labour MP offers Andy Burnham his seat in bid to oust PM

A Norwich Labour MP has suggested he would sacrifice his seat to help pave the way for Greater Manchester's mayor to challenge Sir Keir Starmer's...

20.11.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

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Bad luck Andy! Norwich MP RETRACTS offer to give up his seat for Manchester mayor

Bad luck Andy! Norwich MP RETRACTS offer to give up his seat for Manchester mayor

Hard luck Andy Burnham, Clive Lewis has had a change of heart...

20.11.2025 4

Eastern Daily Press

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Norwich Labour MP offers Andy Burnham his seat in bid to oust PM

Norwich Labour MP offers Andy Burnham his seat in bid to oust PM

A Norwich Labour MP has suggested he would sacrifice his seat to help pave the way for Greater Manchester's mayor to challenge Sir Keir Starmer's...

20.11.2025 2

Eastern Daily Press

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Parish councillor's menagerie of animals seized by police in raid on home

Parish councillor's menagerie of animals seized by police in raid on home

Police have seized a menagerie of dogs, geese and chickens in a raid on a parish councillor's home following complaints of animals being kept in poor...

20.11.2025 2

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Council denies coastal erosion staff are 'taking sick leave due to stress'

Council denies coastal erosion staff are 'taking sick leave due to stress'

Council officials have been forced to deny staff are going off sick with "extreme stress" caused by dealing with the consequences of coastal erosion.

20.11.2025 3

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Norfolk MP among the first to call for prime minister to step down

Norfolk MP among the first to call for prime minister to step down

A Norfolk politician has broken ranks and become among the first Labour MPs to publicly call for Sir Keir Starmer to step down as prime minister.

18.11.2025 3

Norwich Evening News

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Bid to give Norfolk's 'national treasure' more protection gains momentum

Bid to give Norfolk's 'national treasure' more protection gains momentum

A river that has been the lifeblood of the city for centuries could be given legal rights as part of a bid to ensure its health is protected.

18.11.2025 3

Norwich Evening News

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Norfolk MP among the first to call for prime minister to step down

Norfolk MP among the first to call for prime minister to step down

A Norfolk politician has broken ranks and become among the first Labour MPs to publicly call for Sir Keir Starmer to step down as prime minister.

18.11.2025 3

Eastern Daily Press

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Erosion officials say they are forced to take SICK LEAVE due to 'extreme stress'

Erosion officials say they are forced to take SICK LEAVE due to 'extreme stress'

Staff working for a taxpayer-funded scheme preparing communities to adapt to coastal erosion say they are having to take time off because of "extreme...

18.11.2025 3

Eastern Daily Press

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Bid to give Norfolk's 'national treasure' more protection gains momentum

Bid to give Norfolk's 'national treasure' more protection gains momentum

A river that has been the lifeblood of the city for centuries could be given legal rights as part of a bid to ensure its health is protected.

18.11.2025 2

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Seven people arrested after raids on high street firms linked to criminal underworld

Seven people arrested after raids on high street firms linked to criminal underworld

Seven people have been arrested following a series of raids of high street businesses believed to have links to the criminal underworld.

14.11.2025 2

Norwich Evening News

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Officials scrap plans for changes at Norfolk Broads beauty spot after furore

Officials scrap plans for changes at Norfolk Broads beauty spot after furore

Officials have scrapped changes at a Norfolk Broads beauty spot after the plans stirred controversy and more than 100 objections.

14.11.2025 3

Eastern Daily Press

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Seven people arrested after raids on high street firms linked to criminal underworld

Seven people arrested after raids on high street firms linked to criminal underworld

Seven people have been arrested following a series of raids of high street businesses believed to have links to the criminal underworld.

14.11.2025 3

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Taco hell! 'Mexican stand-off' between rival street food takeaways

Taco hell! 'Mexican stand-off' between rival street food takeaways

Tacos are a dish best served with lashings of hot sauce.

14.11.2025 3

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WATCH: Demolition work begins on Anglia Square

WATCH: Demolition work begins on Anglia Square

It has been loved - and derided - in equal measure.

13.11.2025 8

Norwich Evening News

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Norfolk MP calls for death penalty to be reinstated for 'monstrous crimes'

Norfolk MP calls for death penalty to be reinstated for 'monstrous crimes'

A Norfolk MP has called for a referendum on whether the death penalty should be reintroduced for "monstrous" crimes.

13.11.2025 3

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'I've been gagged!' - Changes at tranquil Broads beauty spot spark fury

'I've been gagged!' - Changes at tranquil Broads beauty spot spark fury

Changes to a Norfolk Broads beauty spot have sparked a furious row between boaters and the Broads Authority, with critics claiming they have been...

13.11.2025 5

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WATCH: Demolition work begins on Anglia Square

WATCH: Demolition work begins on Anglia Square

It has been loved - and derided - in equal measure.

13.11.2025 6

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Derelict 190-year-old pub that became music venue could be turned into flats

Derelict 190-year-old pub that became music venue could be turned into flats

A city pub and music venue which is nearly 200 years old could be bulldozed to make way for 15 flats.

12.11.2025 9

Norwich Evening News

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Officials refuse to reveal City Hall transformation designs ahead of £1m decision

Officials refuse to reveal City Hall transformation designs ahead of £1m decision

Officials are refusing to reveal designs showing how a landmark building could be transformed, despite councillors seeking to make a £1m decision to...

12.11.2025 4

Norwich Evening News

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Derelict 190-year-old pub that became music venue could be turned into flats

Derelict 190-year-old pub that became music venue could be turned into flats

A city pub and music venue which is nearly 200 years old could be bulldozed to make way for 15 flats.

12.11.2025 3

Eastern Daily Press

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Officials refuse to reveal City Hall transformation designs ahead of £1m decision

Officials refuse to reveal City Hall transformation designs ahead of £1m decision

Officials are refusing to reveal designs showing how a landmark building could be transformed, despite councillors seeking to make a £1m decision to...

12.11.2025 4

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Controversial 24/7 service station set for go ahead despite pollution fears

Controversial 24/7 service station set for go ahead despite pollution fears

Plans to create a new service station on the site of a former car dealership have been recommended for approval by planners despite neighbours' fears...

11.11.2025 3

Eastern Daily Press

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Broads firms facing 'knife-edge' as people stay away from waterways

Broads firms facing 'knife-edge' as people stay away from waterways

Boating in the Broads is at a "knife-edge", with falling numbers of users leaving hire fleets and the Broads Authority (BA) fearing for the future.

10.11.2025 7

Norwich Evening News

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Broads firms facing 'knife-edge' as people stay away from waterways

Broads firms facing 'knife-edge' as people stay away from waterways

Boating in the Broads is at a "knife-edge", with falling numbers of users leaving hire fleets and the Broads Authority (BA) fearing for the future.

10.11.2025 4

Eastern Daily Press

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Wrecked 39ft yacht crushed to rubble as part of £72,000 salvage mission

Wrecked 39ft yacht crushed to rubble as part of £72,000 salvage mission

With a concrete hull, it was perhaps never the most seaworthy of vessels.

09.11.2025 5

Norwich Evening News

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