<![CDATA[Fakenham and Wells Times - News]]> http://www.fakenhamtimes.co.uk Thu, 17 May 2012 13:55:33 +0100 en <![CDATA[Transport firm Jack Richards helps the jubilee show go on in Dereham]]> http://www.fakenhamtimes.co.uk/transport_firm_jack_richards_helps_the_jubilee_show_go_on_in_dereham_1_1380743

The jubilee show can go on in Dereham thanks to road transport firm Jack Richards & Son.

]]> 1.1380743 Thu, 17 May 2012 13:55:33 +0100 <![CDATA[UPDATE: Reepham bank damaged by ATM thieves using a stolen digger could reopen in two weeks]]> http://www.fakenhamtimes.co.uk/update_reepham_bank_damaged_by_atm_thieves_using_a_stolen_digger_could_reopen_in_two_weeks_1_1380682

A Reepham bank that was left with a gaping hole in the wall after thieves ripped out its cash machine hopes to reopen in a couple of week’s time.

]]> 1.1380682 Thu, 17 May 2012 13:12:30 +0100 <![CDATA[China trade deal to boost Norfolk economy]]> http://www.fakenhamtimes.co.uk/china_trade_deal_to_boost_norfolk_economy_1_1380279

Norfolk pork producers are set to benefit from a trade deal worth £50m which ministers are on the verge of signing with the Chinese government.

]]> 1.1380279 Thu, 17 May 2012 10:49:38 +0100 <![CDATA[What are the unemployment issues facing you?]]> http://www.fakenhamtimes.co.uk/what_are_the_unemployment_issues_facing_you_1_1379148

Unemployment in East Anglia fell by 6,000 in the three months to March, official figures have revealed.

]]> 1.1379148 Wed, 16 May 2012 12:08:30 +0100 <![CDATA[UPDATE: Thieves use stolen digger to take ATM from HSBC bank in Reepham]]> http://www.fakenhamtimes.co.uk/update_thieves_use_stolen_digger_to_take_atm_from_hsbc_bank_in_reepham_1_1378976

More details have emerged about a meticulously-planned smash-and-grab raid that left a gaping hole in the wall of a Reepham bank.

]]> 1.1378976 Wed, 16 May 2012 10:49:34 +0100 <![CDATA[Mixed feelings on Fakenham expansion plans]]> http://www.fakenhamtimes.co.uk/mixed_feelings_on_fakenham_expansion_plans_1_1378629

A wide range of views have been expressed over a planned major expansion of Fakenham.

]]> 1.1378629 Tue, 15 May 2012 18:55:20 +0100 <![CDATA[Unresolved questions as committee to uphold councillor standards in Breckland area meets for last time]]> http://www.fakenhamtimes.co.uk/unresolved_questions_as_committee_to_uphold_councillor_standards_in_breckland_area_meets_for_last_time_1_1378523

The soon-to-be-abolished standards committee that judges complaints against councillors in Breckland met for the last time today, with key questions about its replacement still unanswered.

]]> 1.1378523 Tue, 15 May 2012 17:06:16 +0100 <![CDATA[Entries open for fourth Breckland photography competition]]> http://www.fakenhamtimes.co.uk/entries_open_for_fourth_breckland_photography_competition_1_1377467

Shutterbugs have four months to focus on capturing a prize-worthy image for the fourth annual Breckland photography competition.

]]> 1.1377467 Mon, 14 May 2012 18:35:44 +0100 <![CDATA[The Black Lion Hotel in Little Walsingham could give the village a post office]]> http://www.fakenhamtimes.co.uk/the_black_lion_hotel_in_little_walsingham_could_give_the_village_a_post_office_1_1376324

One of Norfolk’s busiest villages is to lose its post office this month but a historic hotel could provide a future for the service, it has emerged.

]]> 1.1376324 Sun, 13 May 2012 18:54:23 +0100 <![CDATA[Another great year for Wells Poetry Festival]]> http://www.fakenhamtimes.co.uk/another_great_year_for_wells_poetry_festival_1_1376306

More than 500 poetry lovers were in Wells over the weekend for the town’s 15th annual Poetry-next-the-Sea festival.

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