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Dentist offers free check-up days for children to tackle backlog

Bridge Street Dental Surgery, in Fakenham, has seen two kids' NHS check-up days in August be fully booked up

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Bridge Street Dental Surgery, in Fakenham, announced recently that it would dedicate two days to children's check-ups.
Clockwise from top left, Lucy Shires, Margaret Dewsbury, Liz Withington and Paul Seaman.

Fears of fire service strains as new 'cardiac arrest' trial starts

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Cooling off from the hot weather in the sea at Gorleston. Left to right, Nathan Blomfield, Aaron Bai

Safety plea to holiday-makers as temperatures soar again

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Contaminated blood victim, Michelle Tolley of Sparham.

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'It's a very big landmark' - Blood contamination victim welcomes new report

Donna-Louise Bishop

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Fakenham's Boots branch on the Market Place

Boots apologies as lack of pharmacist restricts opening hours

Aaron McMillan

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A picture of the stage and dance floor from the Norfolk Care Awards 2020 event

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Last chance to give social care services and individuals the recognition...

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Brancaster beach. PHOTO: IAN BURT.

'Check on the elderly' - health boss's advice as temperatures soar

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Jon Courteneay, 2020 winner of Britain's Got Talent

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Britain's Got Talent winner to host Norfolk Care Awards

Sophie Stainthorpe

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People are being told to wait until 2024 for dentist appointments while others are being removed fro

'Golden opportunity' to tackle Norfolk's dire dentistry desert

George Thompson, Local Democracy Reporter

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MM24 smoking

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Should the legal smoking age rise year on year?

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Staff and service users at NANSA celebrating during the Norfolk Care Awards 2021 virtual event

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Awards launch for ninth year to celebrate dedicated social care sector

Sophie Stainthorpe

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Norwich city centre was full of Christmas shoppers. Picture: Sarah Lucy Brown

Five confirmed cases of monkeypox in East of England

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Norfolk Care Awards directors Tracy Wharvell and Claire Gilbert at the 2020 awards

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Annual awards celebrate Norfolk’s social care workforce once again

Sophie Stainthorpe

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From left, Nathan Liberman, Rachel Hillier and Andrew Barlow

First responders host recruitment roadshow ahead of busy summer

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Teresa Kleinhans, bosss of Fakenham's Wensum Dental Practice, has been working hard following a CQC inspection

Dentist staff working round the clock to address 'enforcement action'

Aaron McMillan

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Amara the NNUH's mobile cancer unit is celebrating it's first anniversary.

'Life-saving' mobile cancer unit helps more than 1,000 people in first year

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Duncan Baker MP (second from right) with staff and residents at Abbottswood Lodge care home in Swanton Abbott. 

MP spends week working in care home

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Mental health campaigners calling for an urgent boost in funding for services at a protest in Cromer earlier this year. 

Mental Health

'Shock and anger' in north Norfolk over mental health trust failings

Stuart Anderson

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A Dagenham girl, 16, was found guilty of criminal damage and theft at a T.K. Maxx store Picture: Cla

TK Maxx and Home Sense recall products after safety concerns

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File photo dated 03/10/14 of an NHS hospital ward. A lack of exposure to a common virus during Covid

Why are child hepatitis cases rising in the UK?

Owen Sennitt

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Kristi Fletcher from Fakenham suffering from long covid and is looking for support. 

'Everything smells of rotten cabbage' - Long covid sufferer's plea for help

Aaron McMillan

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The Church at Burnham Thorpe have been donated two medallions, believed to have been made by Nelson'

Much-anticipated church concert cancelled amid record Covid rates

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Stuart Jardine, Everyone Active’s contract manager.

Free leisure centre membership for people with Parkinson’s

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People out and about in Gentleman's Walk as face masks are to become compulsory on public transport

Norfolk Live News

Map reveals Norfolk areas with the highest Covid case rates

Sean Galea-Pace

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A pedestrian wearing a face mask in Norwich amid the coronavirus pandemic. Picture: Denise Bradley

Coronavirus

Nine new Covid symptoms added to official list

Owen Sennitt

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A member of staff collects a completed test kit from a visitor at a Covid-19 testing centre. Picture

Coronavirus

Covid test centres across Norfolk and Waveney set to close

Sean Galea-Pace

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File photo of a hospital ward

Coronavirus

People urged to keep A&E free for emergencies amid 'extreme pressures'

Owen Sennitt

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Shoppers wearing face masks

Coronavirus

Who will get free tests under new Covid plan?

Sean Galea-Pace

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Dr Gordon McAnsh has called time on his work and is set to retire on March 31

'It has been an absolute delight' - GP retiring after 30 years serving town

Aaron McMillan

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What next for Norfolk and Waveney in the fight against coronavirus? Picture: Sonya Duncan

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Map reveals the Norfolk areas with the highest Covid case rates

Sean Galea-Pace

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