BBC Local Live: Norfolk: Updates for Norfolk on Wednesday, 6 January 2016

Summary

Closing headlines on Wednesday, 6 January 2016
British Museum expert says cuts to Norfolk's archaeology service would be a "tragedy"
Prince George starts at Norfolk nursery
Ninety new houses could get the go-ahead for the outskirts of Wymondham
Happisburgh Lighthouse is marking its 225th year this week
More news, sport, weather and travel from 08:00 on Thursday

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Mariam Issimdar

Explosives in King's Lynn said to be "smoke mortars"published at 13:15
Nanette Aldous
BBC Radio Norfolk
World War One "smoke mortars" are believed to be among a pile of ammunition recovered by builders working on a new heritage lottery building in King's Lynn earlier.
Image source, Lucy Golding
The area around the town hall was evacuated while bomb disposal experts removed the items, which included bullets.
The site will house the Stories of Lynn heritage lottery project which details the history of King's Lynn and is due to open later this year.
Headlines: Evacuated area of King's Lynn returns to normal after ammunition found by builders... More than £1m of unused medicines are wasted in east Norfolk annuallypublished at 12:55
Mariam Issimdar
BBC Norfolk Live
The main news stories this lunchtime:
- An evacuated area of King's Lynn returns to normal after historic ammunition is found by builders
- More than £1m of medicines are wasted in east Norfolk every year according to new figures
- The North Norfolk MP Norman Lamb is calling for a cross party review on the future of the NHS
Ammunition found at King's Lynn heritage lottery building sitepublished at 12:40
Mariam Issimdar
BBC Norfolk Live
The area around the town hall in King's Lynn has been evacuated after builders found bullets and explosives on site.
They were working on the last stages of a heritage lottery project when they came across the ammunition.
Bomb disposal experts and the police are currently at the scene, but a cafe owner whose premises overlooks the site has not been told not to close her shop.
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Basically they've brought up some objects as they carried out building work. RAF bomb disposal are here, the builders have told me it's turned out to be a smoke bomb and there's nothing to worry about."
Lucy Golding, Owner, No 11 Market Bistro
Police arrive at scene where bombs and bullets foundpublished at 12:20
Mariam Issimdar
BBC Norfolk Live
Norfolk Police have arrived at the scene in King's Lynn where a stash of bullets and bombs are reported to have been found on a building site behing the town hall.
Image source, Geograph/David Dixon
We'll bring you more details as we get them.
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Bombs and bullets stash found in King's Lynnpublished at 11:55
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Mariam Issimdar
BBC Norfolk Live
Bomb disposal experts are on their way to King's Lynn after reports of bullets and shells being found in Granary Court, behind the town hall.
Image source, Georgraph/Evelyn Simak
Norfolk Police, external say the immediate area has been evacuated and people won't be allowed there until the disposal team has arrived.
The suspected bullets and shells were found on a building site.
Norfolk lighthouse celebrates 225th anniversarypublished at 11:43
Mariam Issimdar
BBC Norfolk Live
Happisburgh Lighthouse, an icon on the north Norfolk skyline, reaches its 225th anniversary this week as a beacon guiding mariners safe passage in the southern North Sea.
Image source, Geograph/G Laird
It's the oldest working lighthouse, external in East Anglia and the only independently operated working lighthouse in the United Kingdom.
To celebrate the lighthouse's trust is hoping to raise £25,000 for refurbishments to the 96 step staircase, as well as allowing visitor tours on 15 weekends from Easter onwards.
Blessing of the land and tractorspublished at 11:30
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Man dies after collision on New Year's Evepublished at 11:05
Mariam Issimdar
BBC Norfolk Live
A man in his 70s has died after sustaining serious injuries after being hit by a car on the A148 at High Kelling.
A white Mini Cooper, travelling towards Sheringham, struck a pedestrian on the A148 on Cromer Road, about 17:00 on New Year's Eve.
Police are still keen to speak, external to anyone with information.
On the back page: Elliot's farewell to Citypublished at 10:50
Norwich Evening News
City winger teams up with Lambert, external again at Blackburn:
Image source, Norwich Evening News
Decision on new showroom for classic Lotus racing cars due todaypublished at 10:30
Classic Team Lotus finds out today if it's got backing to build a new showroom and building for its vintage racing cars, external.
Image source, Goog
South Norfolk councillors will decide if it should be allowed to build a new large building on the Hethel site off Potash Lane.
The plot has had planning permission refused in the past.
Cuts to Norfolk's archaeology service would be a 'tragedy', says professorpublished at 10:05
Nicky Price
BBC Radio Norfolk
An expert from the British Museum, external says proposed cuts to Norfolk's archaeology service, external would be a "tragedy".
Image source, PAS
Prof Roger Bland has just retired from the British Museum and now lives in Cley.
The Norfolk archaeological unit recorded 15,000 finds in 2015. The county council is running a public consultation on whether to cut posts.
On the front page: Shotgun tragedy of popular councillorpublished at 09:50
Eastern Daily Press
Inquest unable to reach, external definite conclusion on man's death:
Image source, Eastern Daily Press
Additional car parking investment in Holt not on agendapublished at 09:30
Now is not the right time to invest in additional car parking in the north Norfolk town of Holt, councillors say.
Image source, Geograph/David Dixon
The authority says 150 spaces are already being created by private developers, so for now it would be a financial risk.
The council, external says it isn't ruling out investment in the future.
On the front page: Day of shame for drink-drive motoristpublished at 09:15
Norwich Evening News
Eight motorists, external appear before city magistrates and admit to drink-driving:
Image source, Norwich Evening News
A140 shut in both directions at Long Strattonpublished at 09:00
BBC Travel
The A140 is closed in both directions between Hill Farm Road and Hall Lane following a crash between a van and a lorry.
There's queuing traffic in both directions.
BBC Travel has more details.
BBC investigation says GP practices in East refusing new patientspublished at 08:55
Matt Precey
BBC Look East
A BBC investigation suggests that at least 100 GP practices in England have stopped taking on new patients, or have applied to.
In the East, nine practices have applied to close their lists, with 20 more generally not accepting new patients.
Many surgeries have a shortage of family doctors, but NHS England, external says it's investing £15m to boost numbers.
More housing planned for Wymondham areapublished at 08:39
Nicky Price
BBC Radio Norfolk
Ninety new houses could get the go ahead for outskirts of Wymondham later today.
Image source, PA
The development would be behind an existing estate on Silfield Road.
Planners have raised some concerns about junctions and landscaping, which they say need reviewing.
Canaries winger Bennett joins Blackburnpublished at 08:27
Phil Daley
BBC Radio Norfolk sport
Norwich City's Elliott Bennett has joined Championship side Blackburn Rovers on a two-and-a-half year deal.
Image source, Getty Images
The 27-year-old has spent much of the season on-loan at Bristol City, after struggling to get into Alex Neil's squad.
Bennett teams up with former Norwich boss Paul Lambert, who signed him for the Canaries in 2011.
Weather: Fog and scattered showerspublished at 08:16
BBC Weather
Early mist and fog patches will clear during the morning to leave a mostly cloudy day.
Feeling chillier today with a top temperature of just 6C (42F).
More weather details from BBC Weather.
Headlines: British Museum expert says archaeology service cuts a 'tragedy'... Go-ahead expected for 90 new housespublished at 08:06
Mariam Issimdar
BBC Norfolk Live
The main news stories:
- A British Museum expert says cuts to Norfolk's archaeology service , externalwould be a "tragedy"
- Ninety new houses could get the go-ahead for the outskirts of Wymondham later
- Happisburgh Lighthouse celebrates its 225th anniversary