Summary

  • Updates for Norfolk

  1. Snapshot: Cromer crab boats hit by restaurant closures in lockdownpublished at 10:08 British Summer Time 12 August 2020

    Martin Barber
    BBC News

    Andrew Webster

    Andrew Webster, 36, has been a crab fisherman since he left school 20 years ago.

    He's already been out at 04:00 and back to shore with his pots and today's catch included crab and lobster.

    He supplies a couple of shops - one here and one in Sheringham - and Jonas Seafoods fishermen and wholesalers in Cromer.

    "From catch to cooked and on sale it’s less than 24 hours," he said.

    He said a "big part of our market" was hit by the closure of restaurants during the lockdown here and abroad.

    Pre-Covid, lobster was £18 a kilo and "in 24 hrs it went down to about £9 - much of the export is to Spain".

    He said: "It's great to see towns busy again - good for selling but will it be a bad thing in two or three months time."

    Tractor pulling boat at Cromer
    Lobster catch in Cromer
  2. The dangers of rip currents and cold water shockpublished at 09:31 British Summer Time 12 August 2020

    Orla Moore
    BBC Local Live

    Tony Garbutt
    Image caption,

    Tony Garbutt of HM Coastguard

    Beachgoers have been reminded of the dangers of rip currents this week after the death of a mother-of-two at Waxham in Norfolk.

    Danielle Chilvers, 37, died on Sunday after trying to rescue her youngest son and his friend who had got into difficulty.

    Tony Garbutt of HM Coastguard warned about attempting to rescue others.

    "Cold water shock will kill you and that's what's happening," he said.

    "You get fatigued very quickly and you get overcome and that's when people get into tragic circumstances."

  3. Photo-safari visitor 'impressed' with cafes' social distancing measurespublished at 09:26 British Summer Time 12 August 2020

    Martin Barber
    BBC News

    Ian English

    Ian English, from Flitwick in Bedfordshire is in Cromer for the week with his family.

    He found some old postcards of Cromer and his mission is to take photographs of the same locations as they are today.

    "I've been coming here for last 15-20 years... love the beach and surrounding area and you can’t not like the crabbing boats when they are coming in.

    "We’re so impressed with the cafes and shops in the way they are looking after post-lockdown visitors."

  4. Beach Watch Live: Where are we today?published at 08:44 British Summer Time 12 August 2020

    Today our reporters are going to be mainly based in two coastal resorts 100 miles apart in the East of England: Cromer in Norfolk and Clacton-on-Sea in Essex.

    Both towns are known for their Victorian piers, with Clacton's (360m or 1,180ft) stretching more than twice the length of Cromer's (151m or 495ft).

    And both are blessed with extensive sandy beaches that attract thousands of visitors every year.

    Map showing Cromer and Clacton-on-Sea

    Clacton has a population of almost 57,000 - and Cromer has almost 7,700 residents.

  5. 'Please take your rubbish home'published at 08:27 British Summer Time 12 August 2020

    Martin Barber
    BBC News

    Tracey Cornwell in Cromer

    Tracey Cornwell, who moved to Cromer from Suffolk six years ago, was taking a breakfast time walk with her fox terrier Grady and has concerns about litter.

    "It’s so peaceful at this time of the day - you just can’t beat it. It’s glorious," she said.

    "It’s good to see people are visiting - but please take your rubbish home."

  6. The independent lifeboat teams of the Eastpublished at 08:14 British Summer Time 12 August 2020

    As well as the 15 RNLI lifeboat stations between Hunstanton and Southend, there are five independent volunteer teams keeping people safe:

    Volunteer lifeboatmenImage source, Hemsby Inshore Lifeboat
    Image caption,

    The inshore rescue team, based at Hemsby, north of Great Yarmouth

  7. Henry Blogg: Cromer's lifesaving legendpublished at 08:14 British Summer Time 12 August 2020

    Orla Moore
    BBC News

    Henry BloggImage source, Getty Images

    No mention of Cromer and its RNLI legacy is complete without a nod to Henry Blogg, the town's most famous son of the sea.

    Blogg is the most decorated lifeboatman, external in RNLI history, serving Cromer's lifeboats for 53 years.

    Henry BloggImage source, RNLI
    Image caption,

    Henry Blogg (centre) and his crew in 1937

    He was awarded many honours, including three Gold and four Silver Medals from the RNLI, the George Cross for general war service - and a British Empire Medal.

    He is credited with taking part in 387 rescues and saving 873 lives in the North Sea, before retiring in 1947.

    A museum was founded in his honour in Cromer and he is commemorated with a bronze bust on the cliff top.

  8. Beach Watch: Live updates from the East coastpublished at 08:09 British Summer Time 12 August 2020

    As lockdown restrictions ease, we look at the issues affecting the coast and those who work there.

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  9. Welcome to our coast live pagepublished at 08:02 British Summer Time 12 August 2020

    Cromer
    Image caption,

    Tractors are used to pull crabbing vessels out of the sea

    We're spending the day looking at the issues affecting the East of England coast in the wake of the easing of lockdown restrictions.

    We have reporters in Cromer in Norfolk and Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, and will be bringing you news and snapshots from the rest of the coast as well.

    Martin Barber, our reporter in Cromer, said there is a "warmth in the air with a gentle breeze coming off a calm sea".

    If you've got an issue you think should be highlighted, you can email us, or reach us via Facebook, external, Instagram, external and Twitter, external.

  10. Pandemic prompts prop producers to auction designspublished at 00:01 British Summer Time 12 August 2020

    Animated dragon eggs from Game of Thrones will be among the auction lots available.

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  11. Tributes paid to 'gentle' man who died at lakepublished at 19:07 British Summer Time 11 August 2020

    Kristers Bednarskis was seen in "difficulty" but died at the scene at a country park.

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  12. Knife victim still needs 'answers' 20 years onpublished at 17:13 British Summer Time 11 August 2020

    Mother-of-two Julie Cooper was 28 when she was left for dead, and her attacker has never been found.

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  13. Mother who died in sea-rescue bid was 'wonderful'published at 13:47 British Summer Time 11 August 2020

    Danielle Chilvers got caught in a rip current while trying to aid her son and his friend at Waxham.

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  14. 'Old mortar shell' found in beach car parkpublished at 13:41 British Summer Time 11 August 2020

    Police cordon off the area near a a seal colony and the Army's bomb disposal team is called.

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  15. Rescue-bid mother dies after being pulled from seapublished at 17:26 British Summer Time 10 August 2020

    The woman was seen struggling while attempting to rescue two children in the sea at Waxham.

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  16. Seal sculpture warns of plastic ring dangerspublished at 13:49 British Summer Time 10 August 2020

    The model will be taken to beaches to urge people not to discard the frisbee-style hoops.

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  17. UK coastguard issues new warning after record daypublished at 23:39 British Summer Time 9 August 2020

    It comes amid highs of 34C in southern England and as a woman dies in the sea off the Norfolk coast.

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  18. Lockdown band working with Bond film composerpublished at 00:35 British Summer Time 9 August 2020

    Todd Sharpville says he is working with top singers and film composer David Arnold.

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  19. Man dies after 'getting into difficulty' in lakepublished at 17:35 British Summer Time 8 August 2020

    The man's body was recovered from the water and he died at the scene.

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