Fakenham and Wells News

Wartime radar station gets much-needed clean out

09:02 Stuart Anderson

Volunteers taking part in the clean up of a former RAF Radar Station on Barrow Common in Brancaster Staithe were, from left, Caroline Harper, Christine Highmoor, Michael Bucher, Sarah Tillie and Vicci Cox. Picture: Supplied

It was once used to help keep our shores safe from enemy aircraft, but the former RAF Radar Station on Barrow Common, Brancaster Staithe, has long since fallen into disrepair.

Green jobs created at coastal council

East Runton beach. North Norfolk District Council has created two new positions to help it advance its environmental agenda. Picture: MARK BULLIMORE

People who refuse to give details could be refused entry to pubs

Picture of a pint at a pub. PIC: Brian Lawless PA.

‘Disaster for Norfolk’ - plea for region to escape virus clampdown

Norwich North Labour MP Clive Lewis (L) and North Norfolk Conservative MP Duncan Baker (R). Photos: Archant

Red Arrows complete spectacular flypast over Norfolk

Red Arrows fly over Norfolk near Dereham September 2020 Pictures: BRITTANY WOODMAN

‘It’s nonsense’ - ‘Mindless’ vandals damage cricket pitch by driving over square

Players and staff at Bradenham Cricket Club have been left feeling angry and hopeless after finding their newly treated cricket ground full of tyre marks on Friday, September 18. Picture: Brett Gates

Norfolk taken off the national coronavirus watchlist

Banham Poultry in Attleborough /Norfolk's director of public health Dr Louise Smith. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY/ELLA WILKINSON

Parents ‘give back’ to school with lockdown mud kitchen project

Jason (left with daughter Lilly-Mai) and Louise Miller, and Rebecca Wallace, joined forces to create an interactive mud kitchen for the Year 1 class at Bawdeswell Community Primary School. (Right Miss Love with Molly), Pictured is the mud kitchen. Picture: REBECCA WALLACE/LOUISE MILLER

New sport causing a racket in a market town

Fakenham Sports and Fitness Centre on Trapp Lane hosted the first Pickleball session. Picture: Everyone Active.

Police warning as rumours grow of ‘unofficial’ 1940s gatherings

A scene from last year's North Norfolk Railway 1940s weekend, which takes place in Holt and Sheringham. Police have warned against 'unofficial' events taking place this year amid coronavirus restrictions.
Photo: KAREN BETHELL

Second national lockdown not ruled out, health secretary warns

Health Secretary Matt Hancock giving a statement to MPs in the House of Commons, London. PA Photo. Picture date: Tuesday September 8, 2020. In the statement, he said: ÒTodayÕs ONS figures show that the weekly coronavirus deaths have dropped to their lowest number since mid-March and the latest daily number of recorded deaths is three. See PA story HEALTH Coronavirus. Photo credit should read: PA Wire

Plans refused to turn former village post office into four homes

Old Yaxham Post Office. Picture: Breckland planning documents/ Housing Ladder (Breckland) Ltd

‘A bad decision’ - MPs to call for review of Acle Straight dualling delay

Clive Lewis and Brandon Lewis. Pictures: Archant

Red Arrows to fly over Norfolk today - here’s when you can see them

The Red Arrows during the 2018 Haven Great Yarmouth Air Show. Picture: Nick Butcher

When should I keep my child off school and when should I get them a test?

High school students in classroom. Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto

‘Time is running out for us’ - pensions activists’ dismay at appeal ruling

Norfolk Broads PAIN group leaders, pictured from left, Lynn Nicholls, Annette James, and Lorraine White. Photo: Archant

What are current coronavirus rates across Norfolk?

Norwich city centre in the September heat. Pictures: BRITTANY WOODMAN

Bank staff save elderly customer from losing £520 in coronavirus scam

Elderley residents in north Norfolk have recieved scam calls from people claiming to be from 'Southern Electric'. Picture: Getty

Speak or sneak: Would you report an illegal gathering?

Prime minister Boris Johnson says the public should speak to people breaking the coronavirus rule of six before reporting them to police. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY

‘Put yourself in Norman’s shoes’: daughter’s plea over day care centre axe

Diane Joyce with her father, Norman. Picture: Diane Joyce

Village’s new £70,000 play area opens following three-year project

Swannington's £70,000 playground has offically opened following three years of work. Picture: SWANNINGTON PLAY AREA LTD

‘A step in the right direction’ - Tougher new sentences for attacks on emergency workers welcomed

Injuries suffered by Inspector Laura Symonds following attack by Shannon Lovelock. Picture: Norfolk Constabulary.

Heritage trust receives £20,000 of lottery funding to fight coronavirus impact

The Melton Constable Trust, which manages the Norfolk Orbital Railway project, has received £20,000 of funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Picture is Paul Young, project officer. Picture: MCT

Driver hit on head by flying wing mirror in hit-and-run crash

The A1075 near Shipdham. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY

Coronavirus help service is ‘ready to help’ if second wave hits

Dereham Cares, which was set up by district councillor Alison Webb, delivers prescriptions, food parcels and makes phone calls to vulnerable people in the community. Picture: Archant/ Alison Webb

Crime

Police warning as rumours grow of ‘unofficial’ 1940s gatherings

Yesterday, 13:06 Stuart Anderson

Warnings have been issued by police as rumours grow that there will be unofficial 1940s-themed events this weekend, when a popular festival would have happened.

Bank staff save elderly customer from losing £520 in coronavirus scam

‘A step in the right direction’ - Tougher new sentences for attacks on emergency workers welcomed

Driver hit on head by flying wing mirror in hit-and-run crash

Norfolk Live

Child sex abuse victims saw lockdown ‘setback’ as face-to-face therapy postponed

There are fears children receiving therapy before lockdown have been 'set back' by the pandemic, with charity Fresh Start New Beginnings hiring new case workers to deal with the 'waiting list' of referrals. Photo: Getty Images

One in four crimes across Norfolk involve domestic and sexual violence

Police say they have 'prepared' for the anticipated rise in child and adult domestic violence reports as lockdown is lifted further. Photo: Contributed

‘Abuse started when I was six on my mum’s birthday’ - Victims speak out to encourage others to seek help

Children who have faced sexual or physical abuse may appear withdrawn, sad and anxious. Photo: Ross Bolger

‘I was his punching bag’ - Victims say lockdown made domestic abuse ‘100 times worse’

Many female victims of domestic abuse said that lockdown made the problem '100 times worse'. Photo: Laura Dodsworth

Teachers and work colleagues urged to help confront ‘grim reality’ of domestic violence

Charities are warning that there could be a spike in cases of abuse being reported to the police as children return to school and adults return to workplaces. Photo: Laura Dodsworth

Health

People who refuse to give details could be refused entry to pubs

Yesterday, 19:37 Peter Walsh

People who refuse to give details when entering a pub, bar cafe or restaurant could be refused entry and potentially face legal proceedings.

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Norfolk taken off the national coronavirus watchlist

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Coronavirus in Norfolk

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Child sex abuse victims saw lockdown ‘setback’ as face-to-face therapy postponed

Book club for visually-impaired literature lovers shifts online

Mark Smith, community activities manager at Vison Norfolk. Picture: Newman Associates PR

‘Abuse started when I was six on my mum’s birthday’ - Victims speak out to encourage others to seek help

Book club for visually-impaired literature lovers shifts online

Education

Teachers at Norfolk primary praise ‘positive’ pupils on their return to school

Sunday, September 13, 2020 Aaron McMillan

Astley Primary School headteacher Jen Goakes is looking forward to the new school year. Picture: Ian Burt/Astley Primary School

A Norfolk school has praised its young pupils for being positive despite the challenges posed by the need to take safety precautions in the classroom.