Charity rowers see surge in donations after MP's 'illegal migrant' blunder

A group of charity rowers a Norfolk MP mistook for "illegal migrants aboard a dinghy" has seen a surge in donations following the blunder.

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'Urination and Sweet Caroline through a megaphone' - locals on life next to protests

People living near a hotel used to house asylum seekers are at the end of their tether with frequent demonstrations at the site.

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'Urination and Sweet Caroline through a megaphone' - locals on life next to protests

People living near a hotel used to house asylum seekers are at the end of their tether with frequent demonstrations at the site.

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Owen Sennitt

Online critics told to stop making 'unkind comments' over council's football club ban

Online critics have been told to stop making "unkind and unhelpful" comments as a row over a village football club being banned from playing...

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Landmark ruling boosts fight to stop hotels housing lone male asylum seekers

A Norfolk council has received a major boost in its fight to stop a hotel from being used to house single male asylum seekers, following a landmark...

21.08.2025 6

Owen Sennitt

Leader rebukes 'irresponsible' councillor after protest arrest

A Norwich councillor has been criticised for "tying up police resources" after she was arrested for her involvement in a protest supporting a banned...

21.08.2025 5

Owen Sennitt

Landmark ruling boosts fight to stop hotels housing lone male asylum seekers

A Norfolk council has received a major boost in its fight to stop a hotel from being used to house single male asylum seekers, following a landmark...

21.08.2025 10

Owen Sennitt

Leader rebukes 'irresponsible' councillor after protest arrest

A Norwich councillor has been criticised for "tying up police resources" after she was arrested for her involvement in a protest supporting a banned...

21.08.2025 8

Owen Sennitt

Farming sites in Norfolk to undergo major changes after abuse footage uproar

A food firm at the centre of a series of animal abuse allegations has said it will make a raft of changes to its Norfolk sites to improve its...

21.08.2025 9

Owen Sennitt

Councillor arrested under Terrorism Act at city protest

A city councillor was among 13 people arrested during a protest supporting the banned group Palestine Action.

20.08.2025 7

Owen Sennitt

Crunch meeting held over football club banned from playing by council

Crunch talks were held today over a football club banned from playing on its pitch by the village's parish council.

20.08.2025 8

Owen Sennitt

Talons out! Court rules bird charity dismissed conservationist unfairly

A bird charity unfairly dismissed a conservation officer at a Norfolk nature reserve after he complained about his boss's mismanagement, a judge has...

20.08.2025 10

Owen Sennitt

Councillor arrested under Terrorism Act at city protest

A city councillor was among 13 people arrested during a protest supporting the banned group Palestine Action.

20.08.2025 40

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Further planning breaches emerge at £6m Omaze house

Further planning breaches have emerged at Omaze's £6m Norfolk prize house after an investigation found it had been built differently to the approved...

20.08.2025 8

Owen Sennitt

Could spectre of Shakespeare help revitalise a Norfolk town?

We are such stuff as dreams are made on, Shakespeare once wrote in one of his defining plays, The Tempest.

20.08.2025 10

Owen Sennitt

Norfolk MPs call for probe into farm animal abuse after 'horrifying' footage

Footage of terrified piglets being hit in the face and kicked across the floor at a pork farm has spurred Norfolk MPs to ask for a national inquiry...

19.08.2025 20

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Senior councillor attacks 'whingeing estate agents' as second home row reignites

A senior councillor has defended Norfolk's controversial second homes levy, with a blistering attack on "whingeing" estate agents who have complained...

19.08.2025 4

Owen Sennitt

Fury over Anglian Water's plans to 'block' new housing

Blocking new housing in parts of Norfolk where sewers can't cope will harm economic growth and threaten jobs, a councillor has warned.

18.08.2025 7

Owen Sennitt

Moving graves at risk of erosion could cost at least £2.5m

Moving hundreds of graves at risk of falling into the sea could cost at least £2.5m, a new report has warned.

17.08.2025 5

Owen Sennitt

ANOTHER Reform BBQ event gets cancelled in Norfolk

A further Reform barbecue fundraising event in Norfolk has been cancelled - but this time not by the venue.

16.08.2025 10

Owen Sennitt

Landlord says council 'falsely accused him of trafficking Albanian immigrants'

A landlord prosecuted for breaking housing rules says he was defamed after a council "wrongfully accused him of trafficking Albanian immigrants".

16.08.2025 9

Owen Sennitt

Worker's blunder forces businesses to close and prompts fears over loss of takings

It was supposed to be a routine job to replace some wooden bollards to deter drivers from parking on the village green.

16.08.2025 10

Owen Sennitt

MP demands action as people in rural areas say they have been 'neglected'

A Norfolk MP is calling on rural communities to receive more investment after 75pc of people said they feel "neglected".

16.08.2025 10

Owen Sennitt

Owner of ancient 'sacred' woodland says he was 'misled' into buying it

An ancient woodland that was once revered for its healing springs has become a "poisoned chalice" for its owner, who says he was "misled" into buying...

15.08.2025 2

Owen Sennitt

People told to use old bathwater for garden plants as drought risk returns

People have been urged to use old bathwater to revive plants in gardens and to delete emails after more dry weather increased the risk of drought.

14.08.2025 10

Owen Sennitt

People told to use old bathwater for garden plants as drought risk returns

People have been urged to use old bathwater to revive plants in gardens and to delete emails after more dry weather increased the risk of drought.

14.08.2025 20

Owen Sennitt

'I swam at Norfolk's most noxious beach...and lived to tell the tale'

It has the unfortunate reputation of being Norfolk's 'most noxious beach', but is Heacham deserving of this description? Reporter Owen Sennitt takes a...

14.08.2025 2

Owen Sennitt

Future of venue to be decided as potential buyers submit their offers

The future of a celebrated seaside venue is soon to be decided after several buyers came forward with offers.

13.08.2025 10

Owen Sennitt

Parish council bans football club from playing as row erupts over rent

A parish council has banned its village football team from playing after a row erupted over huge hikes in rent.

13.08.2025 10

Owen Sennitt

Allotment owners warn of 'pitchforks at dawn' if land is sold for housing

Allotment owners have warned it would be "pitchforks at dawn" if their plots were sold for housing amid fears the government is approving the sale of...

13.08.2025 20

Owen Sennitt

Approval for major chicken farm to be reversed after legal challenge

A controversial chicken farm that was given council approval without public scrutiny is set to be quashed after campaigners threatened to take legal...

12.08.2025 5

Owen Sennitt

'Rejoice!' - Town celebrates as 800-year-old ferry returns after 202 days

A ferry service that shut after its landing stage became unsafe has reopened after 202 days of closure.

12.08.2025 4

Owen Sennitt

Bid to give seafront music venue protection from demolition fails

Efforts to save a landmark venue on a town's seafront from the risk of demolition have failed after a Norfolk council declared it was not a...

11.08.2025 4

Owen Sennitt

Broads bosses plan variety of improvements after £1.3m boost

The Norfolk Broads is set for a £1.3m boost that will enable a range of improvements to be made to the waterways.

10.08.2025 20

Owen Sennitt

Broads bosses plan variety of improvements after £1.3m boost

The Norfolk Broads is set for a £1.3m boost that will enable a range of improvements to be made to the waterways.

10.08.2025 2

Owen Sennitt

'It's like The Archers on speed'... Rift in village erupts over gastropub's success

It is one of the most picturesque villages in the country attracting both royalty and celebrities.

10.08.2025 10

Owen Sennitt

MP accused of 'scaremongering' after mistaking charity rowers for "illegal migrants"

An MP has been left red-faced after mistakenly claiming a group of charity rowers were "illegal migrants aboard a dinghy".

09.08.2025 20

Owen Sennitt

MP criticised after threatening to protest outside care home over asylum rumours

A Norfolk MP has been criticised after threatening to hold protests outside a care home following unfounded rumours it could be used to house asylum...

08.08.2025 10

Owen Sennitt

Charity hits back at 'ludicrous' move to stop offering mooring in Broads village

A charity has accused the Broads Authority of "besmirching" it by blaming its proposed rent increases for a decision to scrap a free public mooring.

03.08.2025 4

Owen Sennitt

Charity hits back at 'ludicrous' move to stop offering mooring in Broads village

A charity has accused the Broads Authority of "besmirching" it by blaming its proposed rent increases for a decision to scrap a free public mooring.

03.08.2025 2

Owen Sennitt

Locals in Norfolk town losing £2.6m a year to gambling firms

Communities in one Norfolk town are losing £2.6m a year to gambling firms, a councillor has said.

03.08.2025 2

Owen Sennitt

Officials clamp down on Airbnb in gated community as owner told it can't be lived in

A developer who turned a garage into an Airbnb without permission in an exclusive gated community has been told by government officials that people...

03.08.2025 3

Owen Sennitt

Home Office considering at least 13 sites for asylum housing in Norfolk

Officials from the Home Office are assessing at least another 13 sites in Norfolk where they want to house asylum seekers.

02.08.2025 10

Owen Sennitt

MP threatens protests 'that go on and on' if asylum seekers are housed in village

A Norfolk MP has vowed to hold protests that "go on and on" to stop asylum seekers being housed in a village in his constituency.

02.08.2025 9

Owen Sennitt

Police 'patrolling' village after travellers cut locks to enter car park

Police are patrolling a seaside village after a group of travellers cut locks and entered a lifeboat station car park.

02.08.2025 10

Owen Sennitt

Home Office considering at least 13 sites for asylum housing in Norfolk

Officials from the Home Office are assessing at least another 13 sites in Norfolk where they want to house asylum seekers.

02.08.2025 20

Owen Sennitt

The ONE Norfolk area where the population is falling (can you guess where it is?)

One Norfolk district is among only 12 areas in England and Wales which has a declining population, new figures have revealed.

01.08.2025 8

Owen Sennitt

The ONE Norfolk area where the population is falling (can you guess where it is?)

One Norfolk district is among only 12 areas in England and Wales which has a declining population, new figures have revealed.

01.08.2025 10

Owen Sennitt

Tensions flare in picturesque village over parking for pub loved by royals

Tensions have flared in a picture-postcard village as the popularity of a pub visited by royals and celebrities has caused a parking predicament.

01.08.2025 9

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Builders leave 'hazardous' mound of rubbish in estate street for weeks

It has become known as the Fairstead Fling - an ever-growing pile of rubble which neighbours say has become an unofficial dump.

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Worker's blunder forces businesses to close and prompts fears over loss of takings

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MP demands action as people in rural areas say they have been 'neglected'

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Owner of ancient 'sacred' woodland says he was 'misled' into buying it

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People told to use old bathwater for garden plants as drought risk returns

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Allotment owners warn of 'pitchforks at dawn' if land is sold for housing

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Approval for major chicken farm to be reversed after legal challenge

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Bid to give seafront music venue protection from demolition fails

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