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Medical practice gets green light for expansion
News via Eastern Daily Press

Medical practice gets green light for expansion

Planners for Norwich City Council have given permission for an outbuilding at Magdalen Medical Practice to be turned into a clinical research room.

18 Aug 2026 Norwich Read at source
Pressure mounts over £500m upgrade at bottleneck railway junction
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Pressure mounts over £500m upgrade at bottleneck railway junction

Further pressure is being applied to the government to convince ministers to stump up at least £500m to improve a bottleneck railway junction.

18 Aug 2026 Read at source
Two-day inquest set into death of teenager in care
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Two-day inquest set into death of teenager in care

A date has been set for a two-day investigation into the death of a 17-year-old boy who had been living in a care home.

18 Aug 2026 Read at source
'Remarkable achievements' of musical retail family hailed
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'Remarkable achievements' of musical retail family hailed

It is a name synonymous with a Suffolk seaside town.

18 Aug 2026 Read at source

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Pair of homes could be built at housing estate near Norwich
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Pair of homes could be built at housing estate near Norwich

Bennett Homes as applied to South Norfolk Council for permission to build two homes at a housing estate in Poringland.

18 Aug 2026 Norwich Read at source
'I thought I had chosen which one would die' - Woman's amazing beach rescue dilemma
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'I thought I had chosen which one would die' - Woman's amazing beach rescue dilemma

Caroline Robb, 60, helped save two brothers from drowning after spotting them struggling off Hunstanton while walking her dog on August 14.

18 Aug 2026 Hunstanton Read at source
Woman taken to hospital after incident at Marks & Spencer
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Woman taken to hospital after incident at Marks & Spencer

A woman was taken to hospital after emergency services rushed to Marks & Spencer in Norwich.

17 Aug 2026 Norwich Read at source
Man, 20, died after car ended up on its roof in 3am crash on country lane
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Man, 20, died after car ended up on its roof in 3am crash on country lane

Reece Cunningham, a shift manager, died after his black Kia Rio ended up on its roof after leaving Setch Road near King’s Lynn at 3am on August 7.

17 Aug 2026 Read at source
High street opticians back youth football club with major investment
News via Great Yarmouth Mercury

High street opticians back youth football club with major investment

Specsavers Great Yarmouth and Gorleston have invested over £25,000 in Gorleston Rangers FC.

17 Aug 2026 Great Yarmouth Read at source
Girl sexually assaulted by trainee soldier on bus
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Girl sexually assaulted by trainee soldier on bus

Jack McTavish, 20, has lost his place at military college following the incident where he befriended the young teen at a bus stop before making sexual advances.

17 Aug 2026 Read at source
Teenage boy fighting for his life after being hit by car on A47
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Teenage boy fighting for his life after being hit by car on A47

A teenage boy has been left with life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car on the A47 at Little Fransham.

17 Aug 2026 Read at source
Emergency crews rush to Marks & Spencer after incident
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Emergency crews rush to Marks & Spencer after incident

Emergency services rushed to Marks & Spencer in Norwich city centre following a medical emergency.

17 Aug 2026 Norwich Read at source

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