Fakenham and Wells News

Overcrowding in Norfolk prisons reaching unsafe levels

6 minutes ago Dominic Gilbert

HMP Bure, Tunstead Road, Scottow
GV's of the new sex offender prison HMP Bure, based on the former RAF Coltishall base
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All three of the county’s prisons remain overcrowded as a report from HMP Bure has said doubling up of prisoners in cells poses a “serious risk”.

Greater Anglia to scrap first class to create more room on trains

Abellio Greater Anglia trains and carriages at Crown Point. Photo: Steve Adams

Breckland Council re-considers planning calls after review threats, but one decision stands

The Beeston village sign. Picture: Graham Corney

Town raises thousands for good causes at popular Christmas tree festival

Preparations for the Fakenham Christmas Tree Festival get well underway.

Tickets already on sale for Thursford’s 2019 Christmas Spectacular

The audience under the candelabras and Christmas decorations at the Thursford Christmas Spectacular. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY

Businesses still have time to enter awards and win a trophy

Last year's winners and sponsors of the North Norfolk Business Awards. Picture: Chris Kirby

Volunteer praised for dedicating 20 years in police custody

(Left to right) Independent Custody Visitor (ICV) Tracey Matthews of the Great Yarmouth panel, ICV Rick Parry of the Aylsham panel, Norfolk PCC Lorne Green, and ICV Kay Watkeys also of the Aylsham panel. Picture: Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk

Dinosaur park pledges support for Norfolk children’s charity

An award-winning Norfolk family adventure park has presented over £5,000 to a vital children’s charity. Pictured are East Anglia Children's Hospice (EACH)’s Sophie Mayes and Roarr! Dinosaur Adventure’s Joe Randlesome.

A11 closed near Wymondham due to work delays

Highways England said the dual carriageway is closed past the A47 near Wymondham. Photo is of the A11 at Elveden. Picture: Denise Bradley

Emergency services attend town centre after collision involving car and man

Police and ambulance were called to Dereham following an incident of a pedestrian being hit by car. Picture: Dan Bennett

‘If you want a white Christmas go to Norway’ - Norfolk unlikely to see snow on the big day, forecasters say

Forecasters say Norfolk is unlikely to have a white Christmas. Photo: Antony Kelly

Plans in place to improve broadband speeds after slowest streets in Norfolk revealed

Norfolk County Council has said plans are in place to improve broadband in Norfolk. PHOTO: James Bass

Man’s quest to reunite Norfolk soldier’s First World War medal with his relatives

The First World War Star medal given to George Ward from Swaffham. Picture: Paul Houghton

‘There must be no more deaths’ - Four mothers who lost sons to suicide join London protest for better mental health care

Campaign to Save Mental Health Services in Norfolk and Suffolk protest in London. Bereaved mothers Krysia Stone and Sue Willgoss. Photo: Campaign to Save Mental Health Services in Norfolk and Suffolk

Prison officer receives fine and ban after being caught drink-driving

King's Lynn Magistrates' Court, The Court House, College Lane, King's Lynn. Picture: Ian Burt.

Norfolk MEP Stuart Agnew caught in same city as terror attack for second time in his career

Norfolk MEP Stuart Agnew, who was in Strasbourg on the day of the Christmas market shooting. Picture; Nick Butcher

Star bakers shine bright at school’s inaugural bake-off challenge

Giant gingerbread replica of Cawston Parish Church annouced as the winner of the showstopper entry for the Great Cawston Bake-Off. Picture: SUPPLIED BY CAWSTON PARISH CHURCH

WATCH: Denver Clinton arrives by helicopter at celebrity charity football match in Dereham

Denver Clinton shaking hands with the players from Delete Cancer FC. PICTURE: Jamie Honeywood

WATCH ‘This is a special message for Denver’ - boxing star Tyson Fury shares video ahead of charity match

Tyson Fury. Photo: Steven Paston/PA Images

Festive evening held to thank ‘dedicated’ Wells arts centre volunteers

The Jingle and Mingle event at Wells Maltings saw 80 guests dressed in their best festive Christmas jumpers. Photo: Wells Maltings

North Norfolk Christmas market raises £10,000 for charities in 10th year

A north Norfolk Christmas market has raised more than �10,000 for charity in its 10th year. Photo: Deepdale Christmas Market

Star-studded line-up announced for Denver’s Day charity football match in Dereham

Former Norwich City striker Grant Holt and Love Island 2017 contestant Dominic Lever. Photo: Neil Didsbury/Sonya Duncan

Dereham Hockey Club could sell off car park for homes to fund new astropitch

A mid-Norfolk sports club could see its car park developed into homes if sell-off plans to fund a quarter of a million pound replacement Astroturf pitch are approved by a district council. Photo: Archant

Scout troops prepare for Dereham hut extension

South Green Scout Haven, in Dereham. Photo: Google Maps

Brave Denver to join boxing star Billy Joe Saunders for ring walk at Manchester Arena fight

Denver Clinton and Denver's Day organiser Paul Sandford. Picture: SUPPLIED BY FAMILY

Overcrowding in Norfolk prisons reaching unsafe levels

6 minutes ago Dominic Gilbert

All three of the county’s prisons remain overcrowded as a report from HMP Bure has said doubling up of prisoners in cells poses a “serious risk”.

Volunteer praised for dedicating 20 years in police custody

Lorne Green

Prison officer receives fine and ban after being caught drink-driving

Dereham

Norfolk MEP Stuart Agnew caught in same city as terror attack for second time in his career

Great Yarmouth

Police chief to ask for fresh officers - but council tax may have to rise

Beat manager Claire Collins and James Bailey patrolling the streets of Norwich. Picture: Nick Butcher

Lorne Green

Mental health patients still being detained illegally, MP claims

Norman Lamb

Thieves targeting Christmas decorations in rural Norfolk

Police are investigating after Christmas lights were stolen in both Mattishall and Bawdeswell. Picture: Supplied by Jade Shorten

Updated Police appeal after windows smashed

Tivetshall Primary School is closed this morning due to a police incident. Picture: Denise Bradley

New figures reveal a dramatic fall in fines given to cyclists in Norfolk

There has been a fall in the number fixed-penalty notices issued to cyclists in Norfolk. Picture: Tim Ireland/PA Wire

Norfolk Police

‘There must be no more deaths’ - Four mothers who lost sons to suicide join London protest for better mental health care

Yesterday, 17:38 Geraldine Scott

Four bereaved mothers travelled to London on Monday to demand change in mental health services in Norfolk and Suffolk.

Julie Cave

Pollution could be worsening the impact of asthma if condition is not managed well

File photo of a person using an inhaler. Photo: Yui Mok/PA Wire

NHS

Could mental health and community health trusts merge?

Antek Lejk

Breast cancer screening scandal which terrified families never existed

File photo of a consultant analysing a mammogram. Photo: Rui Vieira/PA Wire

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Rising numbers of children in Norfolk admitted to hospital with asthma, figures reveal

NHS

Windows smashed, vehicles head butted, and blue lights ripped off - the shocking vandalism on ambulances revealed

A smashed window on an East of England Ambulance. Photo: EEAST

NHS

Mental health patients still being detained illegally, MP claims

Norman Lamb

Norfolk’s NHS reveals plan to avoid winter crisis of last year

Ambulances queuing at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital A&E department.
Picture: ANTONY KELLY

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mental health campaigners to hold protests in London over inspection report

The Campaign to Save Mental Health Services in Norfolk and Suffolk protest outside Hellesdon Hospital. Photo: Geraldine Scott

Care Quality Commission

Video Pupils from Norfolk school compete in finals of national literary quiz for kids

Wednesday, December 5, 2018 Donna-Louise Bishop

The Norfolk Regional Heat Kids’ Lit Quiz took place at Neatherd High School on Wednesday. Picture: Victoria Pertusa

A team of literary whizzes from Norfolk headed to London to battle it out in the finals of the national Kids’ Lit Quiz competition.

United Kingdom

High school to play its part in saving the environment while raising money for charity

Northgate High School is taking part in a recycling scheme and will raise money for charity. Picture: Supplied by Katie Theobald

Young and old meet at Neatherd High School to celebrate National Roast Dinner Day

Neatherd High School

Creepy carvers get creative in school’s pumpkin competition

Dozens of children from Mattishall Primary School, near Dereham, were invited to bring in some truly terrifying entries to the school for the event. Picture: MATTISHALL PRIMARY SCHOOL

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That’s a stretch! MP enjoys yoga on 10th anniversary visit to pre-school

Norman Lamb

Neatherd High School to host fish and chip night

Neatherd High School

Fakenham Sixth Form students receive special visit from BBC head of news

The BBC’s director of news and current affairs Fran Unsworth (left) visted students at Fakenham Sixth Form. Picture: Supplied by Fakenham Sixth Form

BBC

Which story will be crowned the county’s favourite children’s book?

Youngsters at Carleton Rode school delves into a book for the launch of our Books for Schools campaign. Picture: Sonya Duncan

United Kingdom

Norfolk County Council to borrow £120m to build four new special schools

Norfolk County Council is to borrow £120m to build four new special schools. Picture Barry Batchelor/PA Wire.

Steve Morphew

Businesses still have time to enter awards and win a trophy

13:21 David Bale

Businesses get to showcase their staff and successes in an annual competition that celebrates the best a region can offer.

John Lee

Ad Feature A place in the sun? Turn your dream of a sun-drenched bolthole into a reality

Thousands of people are using lifetime mortages to buy homes in the sun

European Union

CITB staff will lose jobs unless they move out of the county

The National Construction College at Bircham Newton. Picture: Ian Burt

Council will not challenge decision to quash Colman’s processing plant approval

The scheme aimed to maintain Norfolks historic link with the production of Colmans Mustard beyond the closure of the Carrow Works site in Norwich next year.
Picture: ANTONY KELLY

Video Pub gets ready to become heart of village again following £50,000 revamp

John Carrick, Owner of Swanton Morley Darby's, which is set to reopen with renovation

Scooter hire business plans to relocate from town to rural village

Scoots Hire is proposing to move from Dereham, to a former shop on the site of Yaxham Waters. Picture by Adrian Judd for EDP Emma Knights

Breckland Council

Ad Feature Does political uncertainty make investors cautious?

Investors are parking their money in defensive assets, says Peter Sharkey. Picture: Getty Images

The Week In Numbers with Peter Sharkey

Jamie Brown of Archant Local Impact: This is the secret to the best content marketing

Jamie Brown of Archant Local Impact says content marketing has an unfairly tarnished reputation. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY

Hundreds more wind turbines could be coming to Norfolk and Suffolk coast

The Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, off the north Norfolk coast. Picture: IAN BURT

Volunteer praised for dedicating 20 years in police custody

11:53 Donna-Louise Bishop

A man who wanted to “put something back into society” has been praised for his volunteering efforts during the last two decades.

Lorne Green

Video Town raises thousands for good causes at popular Christmas tree festival

09:35 Donna-Louise Bishop

From baubles and fairy lights to prayers hung on trees and buckets full of change - the true meaning of Christmas was brought to life following an eagerly anticipated event in a north Norfolk market town.

Prison officer receives fine and ban after being caught drink-driving

Yesterday, 17:33 Nigel Chapman

A prison officer with more than 30 years’ service has been fined and banned from driving after being caught at twice the legal alcohol limit.

Dereham

Updated Emergency services attend town centre after collision involving car and man

11:59 Daniel Bennett

An elderly man was taken to hospital after he was hit by a car in Dereham town centre on Monday morning.

Video Tickets already on sale for Thursford’s 2019 Christmas Spectacular

09:08 Donna-Louise Bishop

While many of us will be hanging up final decorations and buying last-minute presents, others are already turning their thoughts to next year’s Christmas festivities.

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