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Revamp reveals hidden depths at Dereham's memorial hall
Fri,27 Aug 2010 17:29:00 GMT
A major revamp of an historic Dereham arts venue is under way and on Tuesday councillors donned hard hats and steel toecap boots to see their long-held vision at last becoming a reality.
Spitfire to mark Dereham Battle of Britain parade
Thu,26 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT
Dereham's Battle of Britain parade will be honoured with an evocative appearance from the iconic fighter plane which symbolised the nation's defiance 70 years ago.
Footpath battle could have caused stroke
Thu,02 Sep 2010 11:00:00 GMT
A retired company director said a 10-year legal battle to delete a right of way from his land has cost him £20,000 - and could have caused his recent stroke.
Power cut hits Shipdham
Tue,31 Aug 2010 10:57:00 GMT
Around 20 homes in Shipdham, near Dereham, are without power this morning due to a fault on a low voltage underground cable. Power was interrupted to EDF Energy customers in Eastgate and Dereham Road at around 5.
Windsurfer rescued at Wells
Mon,30 Aug 2010 21:55:00 GMT
A windsurfer was rescued at Wells on bank holiday Monday after his rig broke in high winds. The man, in his 40s and from the King's Lynn area, was one of about 30 windsurfers in the harbour taking advantage of blustery conditions, which reached 45-50mph.
MP officially starts work on Fakenham's £5m healthcare campus
Fri,27 Aug 2010 17:32:00 GMT
One Norfolk MP took the task of getting involved with the grass roots of local issues - quite literally - this week. Keith Simpson, MP for Broadland, jumped into a JCB digger to carry out some ground breaking, and officially start work on building Fakenham's new £5 million community healthcare campus on Monday.
Death of Norfolk man who penned My Old Man's A Dustman
Wed,25 Aug 2010 17:00:00 GMT
The man who co-wrote the Cockney classic “My Old Man's a Dustman” has died in Walsingham at the age of 84. Peter Buchanan, whose enduring comic creation reached number one in the charts in 1960, died at his home on August 15.
Norfolk solicitor changes job - to clean ovens
Wed,25 Aug 2010 06:06:00 GMT
A high-flying Norfolk solicitor has packed away his pinstriped suit after a 30-year legal career - to take up cleaning ovens for a living instead.