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Vote of no-confidence for councillor who cancelled meetings (with 'nothing to say')
News via Eastern Daily Press

Vote of no-confidence for councillor who cancelled meetings (with 'nothing to say')

A councillor facing a vote of no-confidence after cancelling half his committee meetings has defended himself saying they are only worth holding when there is something to discuss.

16 Oct 2026 Read at source
Warning plans to close busy road could cause ‘havoc’ for neighbours
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Warning plans to close busy road could cause ‘havoc’ for neighbours

Tim Day, Reform UK councillor for Crome Ward, said shutting a road in Norwich plagued by dangerous driving for years could create more problems.

16 Oct 2026 Norwich Read at source
Norfolk celebrity hotspot launches minibus service for diners
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Norfolk celebrity hotspot launches minibus service for diners

The White Horse in East Runton has launched a new minibus service, offering to pick up and drop customers home.

16 Oct 2026 Read at source
Clothing and lifestyle shop reopening in same building six years after closure
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Clothing and lifestyle shop reopening in same building six years after closure

Bodhi Tree is reopening in the same store in Lowestoft six years after it was closed by the Covid-19 pandemic.

16 Oct 2026 Read at source

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Recollections may vary! 'Spare time Sutton' row revives as he says staff misheard him
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Recollections may vary! 'Spare time Sutton' row revives as he says staff misheard him

Norfolk PCC Colin Sutton has disputed official notes recording him telling senior staff his axed theatre tour would run to just 14 dates.

16 Oct 2026 Read at source
Person in water sparks late-night lifeboat launch
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Person in water sparks late-night lifeboat launch

Thirteen volunteers from Happisburgh Lifeboat rushed to a late-night emergency launch after a person was spotted in the water.

16 Oct 2026 Read at source
Great Yarmouth nursing home raises more than £150 for Macmillan Cancer Support
News via Great Yarmouth Mercury

Great Yarmouth nursing home raises more than £150 for Macmillan Cancer Support

A nursing home has raised more than £150 through a community bake-off and coffee morning.

16 Oct 2026 Great Yarmouth Read at source
Man taken to hospital after suffering face injuries in early morning robbery
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Man taken to hospital after suffering face injuries in early morning robbery

A man was taken to hospital with face and hand injuries following an early morning robbery where a bag was stolen from a man on Prince of Wales Road.

16 Oct 2026 Read at source
Man charged after £900 of goods stolen from supermarket using trolley
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Man charged after £900 of goods stolen from supermarket using trolley

A man has been charged after £900 worth of goods were stolen from a supermarket in North Walsham using a shopping trolley.

16 Oct 2026 North Walsham Read at source
Hundreds join protest over proposed downgrades of Norfolk hospitals
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Hundreds join protest over proposed downgrades of Norfolk hospitals

Hundreds turned put in the rain to protest at plans which could see services downgraded at the Queen Elizabeth and James Paget University hospitals in Norfolk.

16 Oct 2026 Read at source
Dogs saved in one of RSPCA's biggest rescues reunited at poodle party
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Dogs saved in one of RSPCA's biggest rescues reunited at poodle party

Seven rescue dogs have been reunited at a special poodle party, 10 months after being saved in one of the RSPCA's biggest rescue missions.

16 Oct 2026 Read at source
Masseur who admitted sexually assaulting naked woman wants to change guilty pleas
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Masseur who admitted sexually assaulting naked woman wants to change guilty pleas

A masseur who admitted sexually assaulting a naked woman during a two-hour session at his home wants to change his pleas, denying the offences.

16 Oct 2026 Read at source

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