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What you need to know about UK's only free beach festival this weekend
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What you need to know about UK's only free beach festival this weekend

Tens of thousands are expected to head to Lowestoft for the First Light Festival this weekend (June 20 to 21).

18 Jun 2026 Read at source
LIVE: 'Attempted murder' arrest after boy thrown into zoo's crocodile enclosure
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LIVE: 'Attempted murder' arrest after boy thrown into zoo's crocodile enclosure

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a boy, 3, ended up in the crocodile enclosure at Johnsons of Old Hurst, in Cambridgeshire.

18 Jun 2026 Read at source
Man who had images of women being raped, sexually assaulted and killed spared jail
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Man who had images of women being raped, sexually assaulted and killed spared jail

A man found with almost 1,300 indecent images of children also possessed extreme images of women being raped, sexually assaulted and killed.

18 Jun 2026 Read at source
Runners pay tribute to 'inspiring' 85-year-old who completed 500 Parkruns
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Runners pay tribute to 'inspiring' 85-year-old who completed 500 Parkruns

Runners have paid tribute to Rodney Freeburn, a member of Wymondham Athletic Club who had completed more than 500 Parkruns.

18 Jun 2026 Wymondham Read at source

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Extended cottage surrounded by countryside for sale at £695,000
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Extended cottage surrounded by countryside for sale at £695,000

An attractive cottage with a modern extension is for sale in Ridlington, near North Walsham, at a guide price of £695,000.

18 Jun 2026 North Walsham Read at source
People urged to stop using IKEA product due to 'cancer risk'
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People urged to stop using IKEA product due to 'cancer risk'

Norfolk County Council Trading Standards has issued a warning about the Ikea 365+ HJÄLTE stirring spatula.

18 Jun 2026 Read at source
Retired electrician drowned on holiday, inquest told
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Retired electrician drowned on holiday, inquest told

An inquest was heard for former Lowestoft electrician Malcolm Grainge, who drowned while on holiday in Turkey.

18 Jun 2026 Read at source
Two people fined for breaching street drinking ban
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Two people fined for breaching street drinking ban

Two people have been fined for breaching a street drinking ban in Great Yarmouth.

18 Jun 2026 Great Yarmouth Read at source
Tributes to 'kind and caring' business director, 34, who will be 'greatly missed'
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Tributes to 'kind and caring' business director, 34, who will be 'greatly missed'

Tributes have been paid to Norfolk business director Aiden Crown, who has been described as a "lovely, kind and caring soul".

18 Jun 2026 Read at source
Restoring marine life offshore through precision engineering
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Restoring marine life offshore through precision engineering

Exo Engineering's bespoke reef design and long-term monitoring is aligning engineering with ecology in the North Sea.

18 Jun 2026 Read at source
‘Kind-hearted’ woman, 61, killed in crash named after dangerous driving arrest
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‘Kind-hearted’ woman, 61, killed in crash named after dangerous driving arrest

A woman who died in a crash on the A605 in Cambridgeshire has been named as a “much-loved sister, aunty and great-aunty” from Norfolk.

18 Jun 2026 Read at source
Major redevelopment planned for Norfolk wildlife park
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Major redevelopment planned for Norfolk wildlife park

Pensthorpe Nature Reserve in Norfolk is set for an expansive new development.

18 Jun 2026 Read at source

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