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How a mobile coffee business is keeping a special legacy alive
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How a mobile coffee business is keeping a special legacy alive

A mobile coffee business has been named a finalist in the Best Family Business category at the UK Small Business Awards.

23 Sep 2026 Read at source
Farmers scramble for environment payments as £233m SFI fund emptied within six hours
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Farmers scramble for environment payments as £233m SFI fund emptied within six hours

The second application window for Defra's Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI26) has closed after the £233m funding pot was allocated within six hours.

23 Sep 2026 Read at source
Investigation continues after two cannabis grows discovered in Norfolk town
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Investigation continues after two cannabis grows discovered in Norfolk town

Great Yarmouth Police are continuing to investigate after dismantling the grows located at two properties on Ordnance Road and Winifred Road in Cobholm.

23 Sep 2026 Great Yarmouth Read at source
Support worker accused of stealing £7,000 from woman she was caring for
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Support worker accused of stealing £7,000 from woman she was caring for

Megan Evans failed to appear in court to face an allegation of fraud by abuse of a position of trust.

23 Sep 2026 Read at source

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Norfolk businesses invited to join free programme designed to boost high streets
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Norfolk businesses invited to join free programme designed to boost high streets

Retailers and hospitality businesses are being invited to join a free support programme designed to boost high streets.

23 Sep 2026 Read at source
Man on trial for string of sex assaults on women travelling on Number 21 bus route
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Man on trial for string of sex assaults on women travelling on Number 21 bus route

A man allegedly seen masturbating on a Norwich bus who is also accused of sexually assaulting two women on city bus journeys was an "opportunistic sex pest", a court has heard.

23 Sep 2026 Norwich Read at source
Jarrolds calling for customers to recycle their old clothes for student fashion show
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Jarrolds calling for customers to recycle their old clothes for student fashion show

Jarrolds is inviting customers to donate their old clothes as part of a new recycling initiative in partnership with a social supermarket and university.

23 Sep 2026 Read at source
Death in Battleborough... latest meeting of 'UK's craziest council' ends in tragedy
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Death in Battleborough... latest meeting of 'UK's craziest council' ends in tragedy

The former mayor of Britain’s craziest council has died during a meeting, moments after urging the authority to “please, please can we find a way forward”.

23 Sep 2026 Read at source
Letting blunder as busy pub listed to rent despite having tenants for a year
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Letting blunder as busy pub listed to rent despite having tenants for a year

A fully occupied Wymondham pub is still being marketed as available to rent after an apparent blunder by its operator.

23 Sep 2026 Wymondham Read at source
'Future of firms depends on it' - Businesses urge chancellor to undo Budget 'damage'
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'Future of firms depends on it' - Businesses urge chancellor to undo Budget 'damage'

Businesses are urging the chancellor to invest in Norfolk's transport links, lower employment costs and business rates, and commit to devolution.

23 Sep 2026 Read at source
Part of former nightclub to be demolished as work for dozens of flats progresses
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Part of former nightclub to be demolished as work for dozens of flats progresses

Demolition plans revealed for Norwich’s former Mercy nightclub as part of work to build Alexandra Mansions on Prince of Wales Road.

23 Sep 2026 Norwich Read at source
Firms faced 'summer of sorrow' as corporate insolvencies hit four-month high
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Firms faced 'summer of sorrow' as corporate insolvencies hit four-month high

Firms suffered a “summer of sorrow” due to rising costs, political uncertainty and heatwaves, a director of an East Anglian accountancy firm has said.

23 Sep 2026 Read at source

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