Updates for Norfolk on Monday, 8 February 2016
News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 on Tuesday
That's it from the Norfolk Live team today, but we'll be back tomorrow at 08:00.
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Dan Holley
BBC Look East weather
A windy night, with scattered showers becoming more isolated. Minimum temperature: 3C (37F).
Image source, BBC WeatherMuch of Tuesday will be dry, with sunny spells and the chance of a few showers in the afternoon. Winds will be lighter than today.
Maximum temperature: 6C (43F). There's more details on BBC Weather.
The Phoenix Pool at Bradwell, near Great Yarmouth, is undergoing at £1.8m refurbishment.
It's the pool's first major overhaul since it opened in 1970s. The pool is scheduled to reopen in August, in time for the school summer holidays.
Andrew Sinclair
BBC Look East political correspondent
The Local Government Secretary has just announced extra funding for rural authorities following complaints from councils like Norfolk County Council.
Greg Clark said that he had found an extra £93.2m. The rural services delivery grant is being increased, as is too transitional relief for those authorities who have been hardest hit.
We have no figures for Norfolk yet. Council sources tell me they will continue with their current plans for cuts next year. If any extra money does come from the government it will decide how to spend it when the council meets to pass next year’s budget, later this month.
Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live
A fishery owner who sued his neighbours for £5.5m, accusing them of wrecking his business, will go without a penny after a High Court ruling.
Ex-Army officer Bryn Chetwynd and his wife Joanna, who run Fen Lakes Fishery in Carleton Rode, said water levels in their six fishing ponds has been badly affected by four lakes dug on land owned by Barry and Caroline Tunmore without planning permission and blamed them for the death of hundreds of fish during a 2010 cold snap.
Judge John Reddihough descrbed the Tunmores as "most unimpressive witnesses" who had "clearly lied" to planners in the past, but ruled that Mr and Mrs Chetwynd had failed to prove that their neighbours' lakes had caused them any loss.
The stories in the news today:
Campaigners from disability groups have been protesting outside County Hall in Norfolk.
They want councillors to change their minds about a proposed cut to the budget for social services.
The council is planning to save more than £100m over the next three years.
Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live
A doctor who received training at the James Paget Hospital in Gorleston, external has returned home to Egypt to introduce specialist breast surgery techniques at his hospital.
Image source, James Paget HospitalDr Mohamed Bakr Kotb travelled from the desert city of Assiut to attend a pioneering oncoplastic breast surgery course, which incorporates the technical aspects of plastic surgery with breast cancer surgery.
The course attracts surgeons from across the globe. Dr Kotb's hospital, 300 miles (482km) south of the capital city of Cairo, is one of the main education and therapeutic hospitals in upper Egypt.
Rob Butler
BBC Radio Norfolk sport
It's been a good day of racing at Fakenham and a special one for young jockey William Featherstone.
The 21-year-old rode the first double of his career, winning the 13:45 and the 15:20 races.
Quote MessageIt's not very often I even get more than one ride on a day, so to get two winners is very good.
William Featherstone, Jockey
Rob Butler
BBC Radio Norfolk sport
The sixth and final race of the day at Fakenham Racecourse has been won by 8/13 favourite Navanman. Tom Scudamore rode to victory.
Irish gelding Entry To Evrywhere won the 15:50 at Fakenham. Irishman Conor O'Farrell was on board. Second was 12/1 shot Mandy's Boy.
Chris Goreham
BBC Radio Norfolk sport
Norwich City goalkeeper Jake Kean has returned to the club after finishing his loan spell with Colchester United.
Kean, who is yet to make his debut for the Canaries after joining from Blackburn Rovers last summer, played five games for the League One strugglers.
Image source, Getty ImagesColchester manager Kevin Keen told our colleagues at BBC Essex: "There were a couple of things Jake wasn't happy with so he's ended up going back to Norwich."
Chris Goreham
BBC Radio Norfolk sport
Norwich City are in the Premier League relegation zone after losing 2-0 to bottom club Aston Villa at the weekend.
The Canaries produced a meek performance as they slipped to their sixth straight defeat.
Image source, Getty ImagesBoss Alex Neil told BBC Radio Norfolk: "That fear needs to go away because if they're going to have any chance of staying up and having a bit of bottle and a bit of balls to do what it takes, you're going to need to get rid of it."
Rob Butler
BBC Radio Norfolk sport
Jockey William Featherstone has ridden his second winner of the afternoon in the 15:20. He was on board 5/2 favourite Daliance. Earlier he had a win on Vent Nivernais.
Second in the 15:20 was Lee Side Lady who went to the post as a 4/1 chance.
The sale of carrier bags is helping to build sea defences at Hemsby.
The village's Spar shop has been donating the money to the Save Hemsby Coastline group, external since charges were introduced for the sale of carrier bags in October.
Shop manager Simone Calnon says they've raised almost £500, and Ian Brennan of the action group says the money is helping them "succeed in what they want to do."
Rob Butler
BBC Radio Norfolk sport
The 4/6 favourite Halo Moon has won the 14:50 at Fakenham Racecourse with Irish jockey Noel Fehily in the saddle. There were five runners, with 15/2 shot Fine Parchment in second place.
It was Fehily's 91st winner of the season.
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Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live
A 34-year-old man from Hopton has been sentenced for possessing thousands of indecent images of children.
Gavin Hamilton, of Sea View Rise, appeared at Norwich Crown Court on Friday, where he was sentenced to a three-year community order, with a three-year supervision order. He had previously admitted five counts of making indecent images of children.
Hamilton was also ordered to undertake an internet sex offender programme, and placed on the Sex Offenders Register for five years.
Rob Butler
BBC Radio Norfolk sport
Liam Treadwell, who won the 2009 Grand National, rode Prince of Steal to victory in the second race of the afternoon at Fakenham Racecourse. It was an 8/1 shot and trainer James Evans' second winner of the afternoon.
Second was Hollies Pearl.
Rob Butler
BBC Radio Norfolk sport
William Featherstone was riding joint favourite Vent Nivernais.
