So many questions over devolutionpublished at 10:53 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2016
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Duchess of Cambridge opens charity shop in Holt
Norfolk schools told to give pupils confidence to talk about bullying
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So many questions over devolutionpublished at 10:53 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2016
Image source, ArchantBig names open speedway season at King's Lynnpublished at 10:34 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2016
Chris Goreham
BBC Radio Norfolk sportKing's Lynn, external start the 2016 speedway season with a home clash against Polish side Sparta Wroclaw this evening.
Great Britain international Scott Nicholls will guest for The Stars as part of an eight-man line-up. The meeting will be held over 16 heats rather than the usual 15.
Image source, Getty ImagesWorld Champion Tai Woffinden will be part of the Wroclaw line-up. The Stars begin their Elite League campaign against Lakeside next Thursday.
Traders fear roadworks will hit Great Yarmouth holiday seasonpublished at 10:12 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2016
Patrick Byrne
BBC NewsTraders fear that roadworks on the Golden Mile at Great Yarmouth will mar the start of the holiday season at Easter.
Image source, GoogleIn response to the town's trader's association, which said the repairs could cause gridlock, the county council replied that parts of the road surface near the Britannia Pier were worn out and potentially dangerous.
A council spokesman said the work, due to begin on 4 April, should be finished when the holiday season starts on 1 May. "Some disruption is unavoidable, for which we apologise, but leaving the work for later this summer was not an option given the urgent need for the repairs," he said.
Engineers work weekend to reconnect Watton phones and internetpublished at 09:38 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2016
Patrick Byrne
BBC NewsBT Openreach says its engineers will be working over the weekend to reconnect people in Watton.
Image source, ThinkstockSome have been without phone or broadband for 11 days and about 150 lines are now affected.
Mike Rix, chairman of the Queen's Hall venue in the town, said it was affecting a lot of people and that he could not authorise bills or wages to be paid without the phone or internet.
Travel: Slow traffic on Norwich ring roadpublished at 09:20 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2016
BBC TravelHeavy traffic is causing congestion on the A140 Norwich outer ring road southbound between the Hellesdon Hall Road junction and the A1074 Dereham Road roundabout.
More details from BBC Travel.
Duchess of Cambridge to open new charity shoppublished at 09:17 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2016
The Duchess of Cambridge will be opening a new charity shop later today on behalf of East Anglia's Children's Hospices, external (EACH).
Image source, AFPThe charity helps children and young people with life-threatening conditions across Essex, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.
Kate, who is royal patron of the charity, will visit the new store in Holt, Norfolk, later today.
Silver Cup day at Fakenham Racecoursepublished at 08:56 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2016
Chris Goreham
BBC Radio Norfolk sportFourteen horses will compete for the Fakenham Silver Cup at this afternoon's race meeting.
It's the feature on a six-race card at the Norfolk track which, as usual, coincides with Gold Cup Day at the Cheltenham Festival.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Dan Skelton-trained Boss Des Mottes, due to ridden by Ryan Mahon, was the favourite with most bookies this morning. Races from Cheltenham will be shown on big screens during the meeting at Fakenham.
Schools told to be open about bullying so pupils can discuss problempublished at 08:40 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2016
Nick Conrad
BBC Radio NorfolkSchools in Norfolk have been told they must be transparent about bullying so pupils can feel confident talking about it.
Image source, PARita Adair, a senior educational psychologist for the county council, said schools were encouraged to be open about the issue.
She told BBC Radio Norfolk she would be concerned if any school claimed it had no bullying since the problem had been monitored for some years across the county and had not increased or decreased.
The debate has been opened after The Telegraph, external reported concerns that schools could be under-reporting the problem to ensure they were rated well by Ofsted.
Weather: Cloudy and chilly with drizzle in placespublished at 08:13 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2016
Elizabeth Rizzini
BBC Look East weatherA dull start with drizzle in places and any fog will lift slowly. It will remain cloudy and feel chilly through the day with further drizzle at times.
Any brighter spells are most likely across western parts. Maximum temperature: 6C (43F).
Further details at BBC Weather.
News: School told to help pupils talk about bullying... BT working weekend to reconnect Watton customerspublished at 08:05 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2016
Graham Barnard
BBC Radio Norfolk- Norfolk schools told to give pupils confidence to talk about bullying
- Roadworks threaten to disrupt start of holiday season in Great Yarmouth
- BT engineers work weekend to reconnect Watton residents cut off for 11 days
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage for Norfolkpublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2016
Patrick Byrne
BBC NewsHello and welcome to Friday's Norfolk Live.
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