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Fakenham firms keen to protect customers as rate of inflation soars

Traders in Fakenham are refraining from increasing prices on their products amid soaring inflation rates

Aaron McMillan

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Businesses in Fakenham have revealed they are doing all they can to prevent customers from bearing the brunt of soaring inflation rates.
Travelodge. Photo: Nick Ansell/PA Wire

Travelodge looking at nine sites for new hotels across Norfolk

Grace Piercy

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Holkham beach, one of the local beaches Claire forages for shells

'We expect to be fully booked' - Tourism industry optimistic for year ahead

Derin Clark

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CAPTION; Photos of LtoR, John Coppack who is taking over from Chris Thomas, a well know Fakenham Sho

Shop which 'kept town on its feet' to be replaced with new homes

Aaron McMillan

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Opinion: Sequence risk could tempt older people back to the office

Peter Sharkey

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New businesses in Norfolk 2021

Seven Norfolk businesses that started in 2021

Owen Sennitt

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Non-essential shops will reopen on April 12.

Shops that closed in Norfolk and Waveney in 2021

Sean Galea-Pace

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Chickens at a Norfolk farm

Norfolk avian flu protection and surveillance zones lifted after culling

Dan Grimmer

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Ever more business are going mobile

Hitting the road - How three entrepreneurs went mobile during the pandemic

Stuart Anderson

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Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak delivers his one-year Spending Review in the House of Common

Coronavirus

Chancellor sets out £1bn fund for Covid-hit businesses

Robbie Nichols

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The office at 7A Norwich Road, Fakenham, could be transformed into a tattoo studio

Plans to convert salon into tattoo studio approved

Aaron McMillan

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A women wearing a face mask and gloves outside the shop.

Coronavirus

'Treat this virus with respect' - Owner of Covid-safe shop's warning

Aaron McMillan

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Members of the Wensum Farmers Group in a cover-cropped field in Horningtoft

Farming

Farmers claim they are unfairly blamed for Wensum water pollution

Chris Hill

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Opinion: Fossil fuel companies remain attractive to investors

Peter Sharkey

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Opinion: Regularly backing investment winners is almost impossible

Peter Sharkey

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Venetia Strangwayes-Booth opened up Venetia’s Yarn Shop on Norwich Street in Fakenham

How former teacher's love for the high street inspired shop opening

Aaron McMillan

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Norfolk pig farm, LSB Pigs, East Rudham has been named the best in the country at the National Pig A

Farming

Award-winning pig farm hailed the best in the country

Chris Hill

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Scenes from Fakenham Christmas Lights switch on 2015 - The lights in the town centre. Picture: Matth

Fakenham businesses hailed for sponsoring Christmas lights

Aaron McMillan

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Senior couple sitting on sofa and looking at digital tablet in living room

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UK’s first equity release search engine launched

Peter Sharkey

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Tesco Extra in Sprowston

Christmas | Updated

Supermarkets reveal Christmas opening hours

Owen Sennitt

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Heating and hot water providers Gasway Services has purchased Blue Flame Services.

Bulb in administration: What does it mean for you?

Grace Piercy

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Fakenham’s Chamber of Trade was relaunched on November 17 at the Red Lion Lounge.

'A focal point' - Business delight at first Chamber of Trade meeting

Aaron McMillan

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Blakely opens a new shop in NorwichGareth Newman with Farron Davis and Millie StoreyByline: Sonya

North Norfolk clothing brand gets 'insane' reaction for new Norwich shop

Louisa Baldwin

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Shop workers have reported incidents of abuse are on the rise in lockdown. Pic: EDP

'I will rip your head off' - Scale of abuse shop staff face revealed

Anthony Carroll

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Satisfied senior woman holding a glass of wine talking with her grey-haired husband in the garden

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Opinion: Has 2021 been the dawn of a new 'Good Life'?

Peter Sharkey

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The Deakin family picked their tree last year at Potters Barn Wighton, which they named Braveheart. 

Campsite to offer rental service for real Christmas trees

Aaron McMillan

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What do Amazon's credit card changes mean for you?

Sean Galea-Pace

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Mark Masters, senior estimator at Grocott and Murfit, based in Fakenham

Trades 'busier than ever' amid growing trend for home renovations

Thomas Chapman

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Philip Eaglen with the High Sheriff of Norwich, Caroline Jarrold, who presented him with his MBE medal

RNLI volunteer made MBE for more than 50 years' service

Aaron McMillan

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Shopping Local in Fakenham. Tracey Beane, co-owner of the House of Beane, part of R & T's Preloved F

Gift shop vows to support local businesses following renovation

Aaron McMillan

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