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MP launches new 'Restore Britain' movement to 'carpet-bomb cancer of wokery'

A Norfolk MP has launched a new political movement promising to "restore Britain" weeks after being booted out of Reform.

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New restaurant and farm shop to open despite attempt to block it

A new restaurant and farm shop will soon be opening near a Norfolk town despite road safety fears.

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Villagers angry over council's 'immoral' housing scheme with no affordable homes

Villagers angry over council's 'immoral' housing scheme with no affordable homes

Villagers have been left furious after a County Hall-backed housing development sought to avoid offering any affordable properties in an area where...

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Flats that council are struggling to sell went over budget by £2m

Flats that council are struggling to sell went over budget by £2m

A flagship project to build flats for "local people" that a council is struggling to sell went over budget by £2m.

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Bid to build 77 'extra care' flats near Norfolk town set for approval

Bid to build 77 'extra care' flats near Norfolk town set for approval

A bid to build 77 affordable homes near a Norfolk town looks set to go ahead after being given the seal of approval by officials.

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Western Link could still be built... as a single carriageway

Western Link could still be built... as a single carriageway

A doomed project to build a new road in Norfolk could be revived... but as a single rather than dual carriageway.

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Norwich Evening News

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Western Link could still be built... as a single carriageway

Western Link could still be built... as a single carriageway

A doomed project to build a new road in Norfolk could be revived... but as a single rather than dual carriageway.

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Rival calls Mason-Billig's defence of her 'steakgate' Facebook post 'appalling'

Rival calls Mason-Billig's defence of her 'steakgate' Facebook post 'appalling'

The leader of Norfolk County Council has come under a searing attack over her 'steakgate' comment, with a rival calling her attempts to defend herself...

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Councillor says key entrance of town has big weed problem

Councillor says key entrance of town has big weed problem

One of the key entrances into a Norfolk town has become overgrown with weeds, a senior councillor has said, sparking calls for the area to be cleaned...

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Safety review ordered after waterskier suffers serious injuries at water festival

Safety review ordered after waterskier suffers serious injuries at water festival

A review of safety procedures has been ordered after a waterskier was left critically injured following a crash at a major watersports festival.

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Regeneration of Shakespeare-linked theatre spirals to more than £30m

Regeneration of Shakespeare-linked theatre spirals to more than £30m

The cost of regenerating the UK's oldest working theatre continues to spiral upwards and could reach more than £30m, sparking fears it could hit...

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Council forced to shelve plans for four-day working week

Council forced to shelve plans for four-day working week

A council has shelved plans to introduce a four-day working week, blaming a major shake-up of local government for making introducing the measure a...

27.06.2025 8

Norwich Evening News

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Bid to get bathing status for city river ramps up as council backs fight

Bid to get bathing status for city river ramps up as council backs fight

A fight to keep a stretch of river safe for swimmers has ramped up after a Norfolk council agreed to back the bid.

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Norwich Evening News

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Council forced to shelve plans for four-day working week

Council forced to shelve plans for four-day working week

A council has shelved plans to introduce a four-day working week, blaming a major shake-up of local government for making introducing the measure a...

27.06.2025 8

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Bid to get bathing status for city river ramps up as council backs fight

Bid to get bathing status for city river ramps up as council backs fight

A fight to keep a stretch of river safe for swimmers has ramped up after a Norfolk council agreed to back the bid.

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Norfolk town 'under siege' from solar farms as ANOTHER mega project emerges

Norfolk town 'under siege' from solar farms as ANOTHER mega project emerges

Details have emerged of yet another huge solar farm project in Norfolk which could result in almost 25,000 acres of the county's fields being...

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Clubhouse manager claims to have eradicated "one heck of a drug problem"

Clubhouse manager claims to have eradicated

The manager of a chalet park clubhouse seeking a 24/7 alcohol licence claims he has got rid of "one heck of a drug problem" at the venue. 

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Swimmers campaign to make city landmark an official bathing spot

Swimmers campaign to make city landmark an official bathing spot

Swimmers are calling for a stretch of river that runs past a city landmark to be granted bathing water status, to help protect it from pollution.

25.06.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

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Norfolk MPs rebel against government's welfare reforms

Norfolk MPs rebel against government's welfare reforms

Two Norfolk Labour MPs are among a group of 108 who have launched a rebellion against the government's plans to cut benefits.

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Norwich Evening News

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Swimmers campaign to make city landmark an official bathing spot

Swimmers campaign to make city landmark an official bathing spot

Swimmers are calling for a stretch of river that runs past a city landmark to be granted bathing water status, to help protect it from pollution.

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Norfolk MPs rebel against government's welfare reforms

Norfolk MPs rebel against government's welfare reforms

Two Norfolk Labour MPs are among a group of 108 who have launched a rebellion against the government's plans to cut benefits.

25.06.2025 9

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Pop-up restaurant's dreams of opening permanent venue could be scuppered

Pop-up restaurant's dreams of opening permanent venue could be scuppered

A pop-up restaurant's dreams of opening a permanent venue near a Norfolk town could be scuppered over fears it is too remote.

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Norfolk MP asked staff member to shoot his dog with a rifle

Norfolk MP asked staff member to shoot his dog with a rifle

A Norfolk MP has stirred controversy after it emerged he instructed a staff member to shoot his poorly dog.

24.06.2025 10

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Council faces fresh saga as it races to sell £7m flats before empty homes tax bill

Council faces fresh saga as it races to sell £7m flats before empty homes tax bill

A council is in a race against the clock to sell a block of flats it built before being hit with a huge council tax bill.

24.06.2025 5

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Senior councillor casts doubt over claims Norfolk villages are 'waste crime hotspot'

Senior councillor casts doubt over claims Norfolk villages are 'waste crime hotspot'

A senior councillor has cast doubt over claims that a cluster of villages in Norfolk is the region's waste crime hotspot.

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'Severe' cuts to funding forces job losses at Broads Authority

'Severe' cuts to funding forces job losses at Broads Authority

The Broads Authority has been forced to slash jobs and reduce its services after "severe" cuts to its funding.

22.06.2025 3

Norwich Evening News

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Seaside town's £7m flats for locals fail to sell... and could become holiday lets

Seaside town's £7m flats for locals fail to sell... and could become holiday lets

It was supposed to be a flagship project providing homes for local people in a town overrun by holiday lets.

22.06.2025 3

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'Severe' cuts to funding forces job losses at Broads Authority

'Severe' cuts to funding forces job losses at Broads Authority

The Broads Authority has been forced to slash jobs and reduce its services after "severe" cuts to its funding.

22.06.2025 2

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Developer seeks to cut affordable housing provision from new estate

Developer seeks to cut affordable housing provision from new estate

A developer has asked for permission to cut its affordable housing provision from a new estate after struggling to sell them.

22.06.2025 4

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Calls for crackdown on 'marine fly-tipping' as abandoned boats surge on Broads

Calls for crackdown on 'marine fly-tipping' as abandoned boats surge on Broads

A group of peers have demanded action to tackle 'marine fly-tipping' in the Broads after a surge in abandoned boats blighting the waterways.

21.06.2025 9

Norwich Evening News

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Calls for crackdown on 'marine fly-tipping' as abandoned boats surge on Broads

Calls for crackdown on 'marine fly-tipping' as abandoned boats surge on Broads

A group of peers have demanded action to tackle 'marine fly-tipping' in the Broads after a surge in abandoned boats blighting the waterways.

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Family must move after farmer loses fight to keep caravan on his land

Family must move after farmer loses fight to keep caravan on his land

A family of five has been forced to find a new home after a farmer lost a battle to keep a caravan they were staying in on his land.

21.06.2025 10

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Council caves in to unrepentant member who refuses to say sorry

Council caves in to unrepentant member who refuses to say sorry

After six months of waiting and waiting for an apology that never appeared, a Norfolk council appears to have surrendered to an unrepentant member in...

21.06.2025 10

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Pollution from North Sea tanker collision still affecting Norfolk beaches

Plastic pollution is still being found washed up on Norfolk beaches following the dramatic North Sea tanker collision four months ago.

20.06.2025 3

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Calls for 'urgent' solution to lifeboat station closure amid safety fears

The RNLI is under pressure to return a lifeboat back to Sheringham as soon as possible after the closure of the town's station sparked safety fears...

19.06.2025 10

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Beach huts to be demolished along Great Yarmouth seafront

More than a dozen beach huts are to be removed from a seafront promenade in order to make space for a revamp of one of Norfolk's most unique...

18.06.2025 10

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Care facility 'threatened with vandalism' after rumours of asylum seekers using it

A care home has faced threats of vandalism after rumours circulated online that it may be used to house asylum seekers.

18.06.2025 10

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Winner of Omaze's £6m Norfolk mansion still in limbo as planning wrangle rumbles on

The winner of a £6 million home on the Norfolk coast is still waiting to receive the keys as unresolved planning breaches are holding up the transfer.

18.06.2025 5

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Calls to refuse office conversion after developer squeezed in extra bed sits

A developer has been criticised after converting an office block into three more flats than it had permission for, sparking fears over cramped living...

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Beach hut bonanza fails to surface in town... but are hot property for neighbour!

It has always been in the shadow of its larger - and rather glitzier - neighbour.

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Offices near railway station could become Chinese restaurant and party venue

A disused office block could be transformed into a Chinese restaurant and children's party venue.

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Clubhouse's bid to serve alcohol 24/7 sparks fear over noisy drinkers and vandalism

A clubhouse's plans to open late into the night have sparked fears that trouble could return to a holiday park in a Norfolk town.

17.06.2025 10

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Plans for Norfolk's first desalination plant in village 'progressing'

Plans for Norfolk's first desalination plant in village 'progressing'

A water firm says it is "making progress" with plans to build a facility capable of turning North Sea water into tap water in what would be a first...

15.06.2025 10

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Couple lose fight to live in lodge after planning faux-pas left them homeless

Couple lose fight to live in lodge after planning faux-pas left them homeless

After nearly a decade-long fight and £100,000 in legal costs, a Norfolk couple have lost a ninth attempt to be allowed to live in their home.

15.06.2025 6

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Villagers push to cut speed limit in half to stop cars flying through at 60mph

Villagers push to cut speed limit in half to stop cars flying through at 60mph

It has been a contentious subject for years and it even led to the end of a lord's political career in the village.

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Is this Norfolk's most anti-dog town? Owners say they have 'nowhere to go' for walks

Is this Norfolk's most anti-dog town? Owners say they have 'nowhere to go' for walks

They are said to be man's best friend.

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Town plagued by sinkholes fear water firm won't cope with doubling of population

Town plagued by sinkholes fear water firm won't cope with doubling of population

It is one of the largest towns in Norfolk and it is set to nearly double in size over the next 10 years.

15.06.2025 10

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Council to spend £1.17m on 'urgently' needed vehicles to keep services running

Council to spend £1.17m on 'urgently' needed vehicles to keep services running

Officers have warned that several maintenance vehicles need to be "urgently" replaced to ensure a council's services can continue unaffected.

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Quarrel on the quay... Boaters' fury at new mooring charges in Broads village

Quarrel on the quay... Boaters' fury at new mooring charges in Broads village

For Broads sailors, it is one of the last outposts of civilisation before they venture into the wilds of Breydon Water.

14.06.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

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Councillor left 'red-faced' after confusion over changes to phone mast

Councillor left 'red-faced' after confusion over changes to phone mast

A councillor has been left red-faced after confusing plans to add an antenna onto a phone mast for a proposal to construct a new one entirely. 

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