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Under-40s to be offered alternative to Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine

Dr Christina Green at the Castle Quarter Vaccination Centre in Norwich holding one of the vaccinatio

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Under-40s are to be offered an alternative to the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine due to a link with extremely rare blood clots. The UK's medicines regulator, the MHRA, said 242 blood clots had been discovered among 28 million people who received...

Norfolk's new police and crime commissioner, Giles Orpen-Smellie

Giles Orpen-Smellie elected as police and crime commissioner

George Thompson, Local Democracy Reporter

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Dr David Waterhouse with a polished fossil flint sea urchin, Picture: Alison Newbery.

'It's pushing science forward' - Curator hails lockdown fossil hunting boom

Casey Cooper-Fiske

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Rachel Holliday, co-founder of Moon Gazer Ale.

North Norfolk brewery uses lockdown to create its strongest ever beer

Aaron McMillan

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Image of passenger commercial aircraft taken from below, showing the airplane from the bottom side i

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12 countries announced on travel green list from May 17

Clarissa Place

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A Pet Theft Taskforce has been launched today to investigate the recent reported rise in pet theft

'It's about time' - Dog owners welcome taskforce tackling pet thefts

Emily Thomson

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Derek Downs was given his first Covid-19 vaccination at the Corn Exchange in King's Lynn. Picture: I

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Q&A: How is the Covid vaccine rollout going in Norfolk and Waveney?

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Gorleston beach wins TripAdvisor Award Pictures: BRITTANY WOODMAN

6 things to do as temperatures set to rise to 21C

Emily Thomson

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Colin Morrison was given his first Covid-19 vaccination at the Corn Exchange in King's Lynn. Picture

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50,000 more Covid jabs given out - but pace slows in region

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Nurse Maria Alexiou preparing a Covid-19 vaccination

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Norfolk Covid cases slightly up but below national averages

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Norfolk elections 2021: Conservatives tighten grip on county council

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Norfolk and Suffolk Election 2021: Lib Dem leader quits in North

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Five Norfolk towns are set to see hundreds of thousands of pounds invested to plan their futures. Ph

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What's reopening in Dereham from May 17?

Abigail Nicholson

Langham Glass owner Paul Miller with this year's Norwich City glass canary.

Firm making glass canaries to celebrate promotion doubles its stock

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Philip Howard, fireman at the Mid-Norfolk Railway

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New trains to Covid-safe compartments: What's new at Mid Norfolk Railway

Abigail Nicholson

Election count

Norfolk and Suffolk Elections 2021: County council election results

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Five Norfolk towns are set to see hundreds of thousands of pounds invested to plan their futures. Ph

Lockdown Easing

What's reopening in Dereham from May 17?

Abigail Nicholson

Children at Woodside Junior School in Hethersett help get the message out. Photo: Archant

Coronavirus

New plea to 'get into habit' of twice weekly Covid tests

Dan Grimmer

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The motor-powered yacht was travelling from Lowestoft to Wells-next-the-Sea when the boat lost power.

Rescue drama as yacht cut adrift after losing power

Aaron McMillan

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All shops in England are set to begin charging 10p for plastic bags by the end of the month. Chris Radburn/PA Wire

All shops to charge 10p for plastic bags from May 21

Casey Cooper-Fiske

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File photot of Beccles Lido on a very warm and sunny day. Picture: James Bass

Councillors back lido proposal but want more detailed plans

Aaron McMillan

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An online bank of Norfolk videos and resources is to be released to support teaching in schools.

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Stephen Fry backs schools project to inspire children with Norfolk stories

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Vote counting

Local Elections 2021 | Live

Norfolk and Suffolk Elections 2021: LIVE Results

Dan Grimmer

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A trial of the Westacre Theatre drive-in cinema screen.

Drive-in cinema heading to West Acre theatre ground

Aaron McMillan

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The second UK Taskforce to deploy to the United Nations Peacekeeping Operation in Mali is undertak

Norfolk soldiers practice skills ahead of Mali 'peacekeeping mission'

Abigail Nicholson

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The motor-powered yacht was travelling from Lowestoft to Wells-next-the-Sea when the boat lost power.

Rescue drama as yacht cut adrift after losing power

Aaron McMillan

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Rachel Holliday, co-founder of Moon Gazer Ale.

North Norfolk brewery uses lockdown to create its strongest ever beer

Aaron McMillan

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File photot of Beccles Lido on a very warm and sunny day. Picture: James Bass

Councillors back lido proposal but want more detailed plans

Aaron McMillan

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Langham Glass owner Paul Miller with this year's Norwich City glass canary.

Firm making glass canaries to celebrate promotion doubles its stock

Aaron McMillan

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Almost 60 bags of rubbish were collected from across Fakenham.

Litter pickers collect 60 bags of rubbish - and push council to do more

Aaron McMillan

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Helen Webster was taken to hospital after the road traffic collision at Lenwade, outside of Norwich

Cyclist seriously hurt in caravan hit-and-run crash

Sarah Burgess

Mr Armstrong is one of the volunteers who help to run the railway when it is open Picture: Chris Bis

'World's smallest railway' gets back on the rails

Stuart Anderson

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File photot of Beccles Lido on a very warm and sunny day. Picture: James Bass

Town lido could create 50 new jobs, says campaign leader

Sabrina Johnson

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Giles Orpen-Smellie elected as police and crime commissioner

Norfolk's new police and crime commissioner, Giles Orpen-Smellie

George Thompson, Local Democracy Reporter

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A former soldier has been elected as the Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), in another boost for the Conservatives. The Conservative candidate for the role of PCC, Giles Orpen-Smellie, who served for 34 years with the parachute...

Dr David Waterhouse with a polished fossil flint sea urchin, Picture: Alison Newbery.

'It's pushing science forward' - Curator hails lockdown fossil hunting boom

Casey Cooper-Fiske

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Rachel Holliday, co-founder of Moon Gazer Ale.

North Norfolk brewery uses lockdown to create its strongest ever beer

Aaron McMillan

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A Pet Theft Taskforce has been launched today to investigate the recent reported rise in pet theft

'It's about time' - Dog owners welcome taskforce tackling pet thefts

Emily Thomson

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Gorleston beach wins TripAdvisor Award Pictures: BRITTANY WOODMAN

6 things to do as temperatures set to rise to 21C

Emily Thomson

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Sport

Dereham 'rising star' sets sights on racing glory

The Davanti Tyres-backed driver, Dan Zelos, 22

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Abigail Nicholson

A racer from Dereham has set his sights on glory this season as he aims for his third Mini Challenge title in three years. The Davanti Tyres-backed driver, Dan Zelos, 22, claimed both the rookie and graduate cups in his first two seasons in the...

Jack Sherwood is set to compete for Elite Motorsport, based in Shipdham, in this year's Ginetta Junior Championship.

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Teen chooses Norfolk racing team for first year in cars

Abigail Nicholson

Delia Smith, Norwich City's joint majority shareholder, comes out to meet fans to help celebrate Premier League promotion.

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WATCH: Delighted Delia Smith leads Canaries fans in Emi Buendia sing song

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NCFC promotion confirmed

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NORWICH CITY ARE PROMOTED TO THE PREMIER LEAGUE

David Freezer

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The match will be their first competitive fixture since December 19, when they knocked Milton Keynes Irish out.

Fakenham announce how fans can watch FA vase match

Aaron McMillan

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Things to do

fEAST theatre brings story of Norfolk couple to the stage

Catherine Herman has written a play called Dulcie and Walter, which will be performed by fEAST Theatre.

Theatre

Stuart Anderson

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It tells the story of a "good ol' gal and bor" approaching the end of their lives, and it will mark a return to the stage for a Norfolk theatre company. fEAST theatre's first production as the lockdown restrictions ease will be Dulcie and...

Norfolk Day Cromer beach and pier GENERIC Picture: ANTONY KELLY

Norfolk Day

11 things you can do to celebrate Norfolk Day 2021

Donna-Louise Bishop

Norfolk Day Happisburgh Lighthouse GENERIC Picture: ANTONY KELLY

Norfolk Day

It's back - can you help make Norfolk Day 2021 the best yet?

Donna-Louise Bishop

Funderworld is coming to the Norfolk Showground.

7 outdoor events happening in Norfolk and Waveney this weekend

Louisa Baldwin

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Every year Banham Zoo have to count their animals, from every single bug to their tigers. Deboarah H

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All the family attractions in Norfolk and Waveney reopening on April 12

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Lifestyle

Bungalow in middle of 'paradise' setting for sale

Bungalow, Docking Road, near Burnham Market, Norfolk

Caroline Culot

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A dilapidated bungalow literally in the middle of nowhere, but close to one of Norfolk's property hotspots, is for sale for £695,000. The detached single storey home needing full renovation or prime for demolition is in a plot of just under...

Decimalisation at a Norwich bakery in 1971

Remember Decimal Day? 50 years on from currency changing forever

Ben Craske

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Oak Street Fakenham

The market town with two names

Derek James

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Author Elly Griffiths at Jarrolds with her new book, The Stranger Diaries. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY

Unearthing treasure and terror in north Norfolk

Rowan Mantell

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NTTD Wells

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Where the pines meet the sea on the north Norfolk coast

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