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Remember Decimal Day? 50 years on from currency changing forever

Decimalisation at a Norwich bakery in 1971

Ben Craske

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On February 15, 1971 - 50 years ago to this day - decimalisation arrived.
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

Derek James

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Two teachers retire at West Earlham First School, 7th April 1973. Picture: Archant Library

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Are you in our Norfolk school photos from the 1970s?

Georgina Taylor

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Richardson's Concierge in Hemsby competition

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Here is your chance to win your very own holiday home for a year

Georgina Taylor

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House plants in a home office

Why house plants are the perfect lockdown friend

Kate Wolstenholme

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for sale sign outside house

Can you still move house in full lockdown?

Caroline Culot

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exterior of yurts

Owners of stately home unveil new glamping site

Caroline Culot

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Image of a note pad with the words "healthy food" written on it and surrounded by fruits, vegetables and nuts

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Eat well to stay well is the favourite recipe to your weight loss success

Sophie Stainthorpe

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GET FIT, STAY FIT: Everyone needs to be active every day to improve their health Picture: contribu

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Why now’s the time to get fit and stay fit to improve your physical...

Sophie Stainthorpe

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Rightsizing could mean constructing your very own musical man-cave, says Peter Sharkey, allowing you

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Could equity release help you to ‘rightsize’ your home?

Peter Sharkey

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Chancellor Rishi Sunak. Picture: contributed

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UK Government offering extra support to staff and firms during winter...

Sophie Stainthorpe

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Tottington was knocked down to make way for the army's training ground. Picture: SONYA BROWN

Did you know about these deserted villages in Norfolk?

Georgina Taylor

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Peter Sharkey believes that more people will want to travel the world once the pandemic has subsided

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Covid-19 vaccine news is fantastic – now for implementing your...

Peter Sharkey

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Wells watering hole, The Globe Inn, will be offering groups of up to six people a winter garden expe

Pub to offer winter garden experience with faux fur throws

Abigail Nicholson

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Where can you go for an autumnal walk in Norfolk and Suffolk during lockdown? Photo: Anthony Kelly

7 places in Norfolk for an autumnal walk

Georgina Taylor

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Withdrawing funds from a pension, either too early or too rapidly, can have a seriously detrimental

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Finances: Think twice before raiding your pension

Peter Sharkey

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A Flagship development in the making. Picture: Flagship Group

Hackers access personal data as housing provider falls victim to cyber...

Thomas Chapman

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Prepay smart meters can be topped up in a number of ways, including online, via telephone or text me

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Top up at home with a smart prepay meter – and save money

Sophie Stainthorpe

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Rev Canon Heather Butcher at St Andrews Church in East Lexham with the stained glass window which fe

Royal Mail’s Christmas stamps feature window at tiny Norfolk church

Stuart Anderson

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The Murderers pub in Norwich is one of the oldest in Norfolk. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY.

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7 more of the oldest pubs in Norfolk

Georgina Taylor

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Archive of Norwich Castle at night. Photo: Archant Library.

7 haunted places you can find in Norfolk

Georgina Taylor

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CPS this week shocked pensioners by calling pension triple lock an “engine of unfairness”, says Pete

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Cash-hungry Treasury may target pension ‘triple lock’

Peter Sharkey

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The doctored copy of Nelson's (inset) 1805 letter to Simon Taylor. Images: M Downer/Public Domain

Did Nelson really back the slave trade? Fresh evidence revealed in...

Stuart Anderson

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The Church of All Saints in Walsoken. Pic: Historic England.

Ten Norfolk churches added to at risk list of heritage which could be lost

Dan Grimmer

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Thomas Hurn has a Jaguar Jet bomber which flew from RAF Coltishall on his farm at Tattersett, near F

Farmer buys bomber and displays it on Norfolk roadside

Chris Bishop

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Decca famously rejected the Beatles, telling them that guitar music was on the way out, says Peter S

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Investment forecasting doesn’t always go according to plan

Peter Sharkey

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Tuesday marked the point at which entitlement to a UK state pension rose from 65 to 66, and finance

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Pension age rise: there’s more to come

Peter Sharkey

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Dumpling Green in Dereham. Picture Matthew Usher.

Housing giant appealing against refusal of 255-home development

Noah Vickers

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