Summary

  • Missing dog rescued from 82ft-deep well

  • Plans for two separate devolution deals are handed to the government

  • Norfolk woman calls on government to do more to help people given contaminated blood

  • Great Yarmouth Racecourse given go-ahead to resume racing on 8 June

  • Steven Naismith says he has no regrets over Norwich City move

  • Updates for Friday, 27 May 2016

  • News, sport, travel and weather updates resume on Tuesday at 08:00

  1. That's it for another week of Norfolk Livepublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    We're signing off for today, and would like to wish you a great Bank Holiday weekend.

    If you're only just joining us, among the stories we've brought you today are the rescue of a cocker spaniel who had fallen down an 82ft well, the line-up for this year's Festival Too, and a robot which is helping surgeons at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.

    You can scroll down to get more information on these, and other stories, too.

  2. Overnight weather: Largely dry with patchy cloudpublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    Chris Bell
    BBC Look East weather

    Tonight will be largely dry, with patchy cloud, although isolated showers may drift into east Norfolk later. Lows of around 8C (46F).

    Saturday's weather map

    Saturday will be rather cloudy, although much of the day will be dry, there's the small chance of a few showers developing, possibly heavy at times. Highs of 20C (68F) inland, cooler near the coast.

    Get the full forecast where you live, from BBC Weather.  

  3. Teenager says appearing in the circus was 'amazing'published at 17:31 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    A teenager from Norfolk is starring in an international circus as it rolls into the county.

    Imogen Reynolds

    Imogen Reynolds, 14, from Caister, is performing with Russell's International Circus at Burgh Castle, near Great Yarmouth. 

    The aerial artist says the experience was amazing: "I felt I could finally be myself properly. I do aerial silks, external and I'm also doing torches and then I do the finale with the other acts."

  4. Watch: Bobby the dog brought out of wellpublished at 17:19 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    Kate Williams
    BBC Local Live

    Today we've brought you the story of Bobby the cocker spaniel, rescued from a well at Gimingham, near North Walsham, by Norfolk Urban Search and Rescue.

    Here he is being brought out from his subterranean prison.

    Media caption,

    Missing cocker spaniel rescued from 82ft-deep dry well

  5. The crocodile that's been terrorised by a terrapinpublished at 17:13 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    Philippa Taylor
    BBC Local Live

    Now I don't know about you, but if I had to choose between a terrapin, or a crocodile like this for company, I'd probably go for the terrapin.

    But events at the Hunstanton Sea Life Sanctuary show that would be the wrong decision, as three of these chaps have had their lives made a misery recently by a yellow-bellied slider terrapin who's no longer sharing their tank.

    Spokesman Adam Makinson says while it's hard to be sure, there's just a hint of relief in the crocodiles' normally inscrutable expressions.

    Caiman crocodileImage source, Hunstanton Sea Life
  6. She may not look all that ferocious but ...published at 17:06 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    Philippa Taylor
    BBC Local Live

    This female yellow-bellied slider terrapin has had to be found a new tank at the Hunstanton Sea Life Sanctuary, after terrorising the other occupants - three caiman crocodiles.

    Tina has been "stealing the mice and chicks the caimans are fed" and in the last few days was spotted biting one of the crocodiles on the back twice, says Adam Makinson from the Sanctuary.

    We'll bring you a photograph of one of the crocodiles shortly. 

    Tina the terrapinImage source, Hunstanton Sea Life
  7. Watch: Norwich City's Brady hits stunning free kick in trainingpublished at 16:55 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    Norwich City's Robbie Brady is expected to make the Republic of Ireland's team for their match against the Netherlands in Dublin tonight.

    He won't have done his selection hopes any harm with this stunning free kick in training...

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  8. Lack of public information about devolution criticisedpublished at 16:33 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    Nic Rigby
    BBC News

    There has been criticism of the lack of publicly-available information surrounding devolution proposals for Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire up to this point. 

    Andy Wood, the independent chair of the East Anglia Leaders Group, met with government representatives yesterday. 

    East Anglia flag

    He admits there has not been enough public communication about the plans, but said "to talk more specifically about proposals at this point has the potential to weaken our negotiating position". 

    A formal public consultation is to take place in the summer to allow local people and businesses to have their say on the plans.

  9. Devolved powers plans up in the airpublished at 16:27 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    Nic Rigby
    BBC News

    Plans for devolving powers to an "Eastern Powerhouse" were first revealed by BBC Look East on 11 March, five days before they were officially announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne in his budget.

    George Osborne MPImage source, Reuters

    The plans at the time called for an elected mayor covering Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, but this scheme quickly fell apart as it became clear Cambridgeshire councils did not want to join with their East Anglian neighbours.

    On 13 May, it was revealed that a new scheme was being proposed for one authority covering councils in Cambridgeshire and another authority covering councils in Norfolk and Suffolk. But there are question marks over whether this would be acceptable to all the councils and the government.

  10. If you're wondering why rail services were disrupted between Norwich and Great Yarmouth...published at 16:18 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    Train services between Norwich and Great Yarmouth were cancelled for much of the morning after a train hit a gate.

    The 05:50 from Norwich wasn't carrying any passengers when it struck the gate, which had swung open just outside Great Yarmouth station. near Breydon Junction. 

    Network Rail, external attended the scene, the operator Abellio Greater Anglia, external said no one was injured and the train wasn't damaged.

  11. Further details on this year's Festival Toopublished at 16:02 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    Philippa Taylor
    BBC Local Live

    Back now to the line-up for this year's Festival Too, external in King's Lynn, which begins on 25 June.

    The VampsImage source, The Vamps

    Other acts who'll be appearing are Phats and Small, The Vamps (pictured), The Wonder Stuff, Odyssey, and Kym Mazelle.

    Chair of Festival Too, Bridget Nurse, says they've tried to book something for everyone: "And we are delighted to have The Vamps, the biggest pop act in Britain, headlining on Saturday, 2 July."

  12. Norwich church expects biggest women’s event yetpublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    Network Norfolk

    This evening will see a record gathering, external of women for Proclaimers at its quarterly Sisterhood event, with ladies from Norwich and Ipswich joined by ladies watching online in Slovakia.

    Network Norfolk eventImage source, Network Norfolk
  13. Bobby's rescue: Dog and owner reunitedpublished at 15:17 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    Kate Williams
    BBC Local Live

    Here's Bobby, safely back in owner Adrian Phillips' arms. 

    Adrian Phillips and BobbyImage source, Adrian Phillips

    Mr Phillips said: "When he popped his head up through the hole, he had that real 'hangdog' look on his face.  

    "But I gave him a cuddle and his tail started wagging, and it was like nothing had happened.

    "I just can't thank his rescuers and Ali Cargill and his wife Rachel enough for their help."

  14. Bobby's rescue: The smile says it allpublished at 14:57 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    And here's a great moment in the story of the rescue of Bobby the cocker spaniel, who went missing a fortnight ago.

    The Urban Search and Rescue Team with BobbyImage source, Adrian Phillips
  15. Bobby's rescue: Possibly the happiest moment of his life?published at 14:24 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    Kate Williams
    BBC Local Live

    This is the moment Bobby the cocker spaniel was winched to safety from the bottom of an 82ft well in Gimingham.

    Bobby being winched to safetyImage source, Adrian Phillips

    It's not clear how long Bobby was stuck down the well, but owner Adrian Phillips said his vet later considered that due to weight loss, he might have been there for two weeks. 

    The well was at the site of a house that was demolished many years ago, although it had been previously been covered over. The field of spring barley completely obscured the hole, so it was only Bobby's yelps that alerted farmer Ali Cargill.

  16. Going underground: Rescuers prepare to free Bobby the cocker spanielpublished at 14:11 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    Kate Williams
    BBC Local Live

    Here's the crew of Norfolk's Urban Search and Rescue team at the scene in Gimingham as they set about the rescue of Bobby at 17:00 yesterday.

    The Urban Search and Rescue team at workImage source, Adrian Phillips

    John Baker, from Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service, said the team first had to check how much oxygen was down the well by using gas monitoring equipment.

    They set up a tripod and sala winch to lower a member of the team down, with air line equipment cylinders as well as a precaution.

    "It's great that we've got the right equipment, which is at the cutting edge of technology, combined with a highly-trained team available across the country to safely deal with this sort of predicament," he said.

  17. Bobby's owner: 'We didn't expect him to be at the bottom of an 82ft well'published at 13:49 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    Kate Williams
    BBC Local Live

    Owner Adrian Phillips said he and his wife and Sally-Anne had searched endlessly for Bobby, who disappeared while out on a walk a fortnight ago, posting messages on social media and lost dog websites and plastering posters around the village. 

    Bobby in happier times, before his ordealImage source, Adrian Phillips

    He said: "After a week we had almost given up hope. We thought that he might have been taken or something. We kept going out and looking for him, but we really didn't expect him to be at the bottom of an 82ft well!"

    Food and water was lowered down to the dog before Norfolk's Urban Search and Rescue team, external were called.

  18. Cocker spaniel rescued from well after two weekspublished at 13:39 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    Kate Williams
    BBC Local Live

    Check out this picture... it's the sorry sight of a little lost dog, Bobby the cocker spaniel, who was missing for two weeks and was discovered yesterday stuck down an 82ft (25m) well in the village of Gimingham, near North Walsham.

    Bobby the cocker spaniel stuck down the wellImage source, Adrian Phillips

    Two-year-old Bobby had fallen all the way down a previously closed-off dry well, which was completely obscured from view in a field of spring barley.

    He had disappeared while on a walk a fortnight ago, and his owners Adrian and Sally-Anne Phillips feared they would not find him alive.

    But when his yelps were heard by local farmer Ali Cargill, Norfolk's Urban Search and Rescue team, external was called out to help.

  19. Canaries announce pre-season planspublished at 13:13 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    Norwich City, external have confirmed the bulk of their plans for pre-season.

    They include away games at Lowestoft Town and Peterborough United in mid-July.

    The Canaries will host Coventry City on Tuesday 26 July with another home game on Saturday 30 July against as-yet-unnamed opponents. 

    Alex NeilImage source, Getty Images

    Norwich will also go to Austria for a week long training camp in Burgenland. 

  20. Crossing the line?published at 13:07 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    Diss Express

    Here's the front page of today's Diss Express, external:

    Diss Express front pageImage source, Diss Express