Summary

  • Updates for Norfolk

  1. Coping stones stolen from wall around historic estatepublished at 16:50 British Summer Time 6 July 2020

    Coping stones from a wall surrounding an historic abbey and estate were stolen on Thursday night.

    The land agent for Walsingham Estates, external John Downing is very angry as this is the second time it has happened.

    This time thieves have taken about 175 of the shaped bricks that stand on top of the flint wall surrounding Walsingham Abbey in Norfolk, which is a place of pilgrimage for Christians.

    Damagerd wallImage source, Walsingham Estate

    "It’s a nice greeting to visitors to Walsingham just as we ease lockdown," he said in a social media post.

    "Do you know anyone building or topping a flint wall anywhere nearby?

    "Please report to police if you find or are offered reclaimed coping bricks - about 175 stolen from Walsingham Estate.

    "We’ve had some stolen in the past and they were found at a reclaim centre.

    "It ended up costing him a lot of money because he was unaware they were stolen."

  2. What the papers are saying in Norfolk...published at 13:54 British Summer Time 6 July 2020

    • The Eastern Daily Press, external is reporting six people were arrested in the Great Yarmouth area over the weekend for drunk and disorderly behaviour as pubs pulled pints for the first time since March
    • The Lynn News, external is reporting that cancer patient Graham Gardner, 60, is fundraising for a new outdoor area at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital
    • The Diss Express, external is reporting that Banham Zoo held a special reopening to thank fundraising fans who were its special guests
  3. Royals meet nurse parted from girls for nine weekspublished at 11:05 British Summer Time 6 July 2020

    The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit a hospital and thank staff for their coronavirus efforts.

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  4. Theatre chief welcomes government cash for arts sectorpublished at 09:45 British Summer Time 6 July 2020

    Theatre Royal, Norwich

    The chief executive of a theatre that has had to cancel its Christmas panto because of a shortage of cash resulting from the Covid-19 lockdown is delighted the government is going to give the performing arts £1.5bn.

    But Stephen Crocker, from the Theatre Royal Norwich, external, is concerned about future reopening dates.

    "Whilst I hugely welcome this announcement we are still waiting on the details of reopening times for venues and for a lot of us the two things go hand in hand," he said.

    "This is absolutely amazing because it's going to give us, you know, a reprieve.

    "But actually for most of us what we want to do is to get back to what we usually do."

  5. 'The guide dog cannot read one-way arrows'published at 08:39 British Summer Time 6 July 2020

    Three partially sighted people talk about the difficulties of getting around the "new normal" world.

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  6. Funeral of US fighter pilot live-streamedpublished at 18:25 British Summer Time 4 July 2020

    Lt Kenneth Allen died when his US fighter jet crashed into the North Sea last month.

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  7. 'Unrealistic' to avoid relegation - Farkepublished at 16:58 British Summer Time 4 July 2020

    Leandro Trossard's winner nudges Norwich City closer to relegation as Brighton all but ensure a fourth straight season in the Premier League with a rare away win.

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  8. 'I was given a lung transplant during lockdown'published at 12:48 British Summer Time 4 July 2020

    Pauline Laybourne "burst into tears" when she was told a new pair of lungs were available.

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  9. Prince enjoys cider and chips in pub beer gardenpublished at 01:42 British Summer Time 4 July 2020

    The Duke of Cambridge has a look around a village pub ahead of its reopening after lockdown.

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  10. Life in the town that lost its supermarketpublished at 17:19 British Summer Time 2 July 2020

    A community is bouncing back after fire destroyed its only supermarket.

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  11. PC admits 11-year relationship with crime victimpublished at 15:49 British Summer Time 2 July 2020

    PC Nicholas Musto "wilfully abused his position" to form a relationship with a "vulnerable woman".

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  12. Pub landlord buys hockey pitch for reopeningpublished at 17:00 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

    Phil Taylor says he used hockey sticks to help mark out a social distance between outdoor seating.

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  13. Regional theatre group faces huge job lossespublished at 15:25 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

    Norwich Theatre tells staff it has been "forced" to restructure due to the impact of coronavirus.

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  14. Vulnerable children referrals 'drop by half'published at 12:29 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

    Lack of contact with schools or health workers means fewer at-risk children are "being identified".

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  15. Norwich Science Festival cancelledpublished at 11:59 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

    The Norwich Science Festival, external, scheduled for 18-26 October, has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

    Organisers said the decision had been made "with a heavy heart" but that the event would be "back with a bang" in 2021.

    The Forum Trust Norwich Science Festival team are furloughed from 3 July until mid-September.

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  16. Pantomimes are starting to be cancelledpublished at 11:53 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

    There's a warning that if all Christmas shows are called off, many theatres "will go to the wall".

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  17. Canaries without Klose for Arsenal trippublished at 09:07 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

    Norwich City travel to Arsenal later in their latest match of the resumed Premier League season.

    The Canaries will be without centre-back Timm Klose, who is suspended as a result of his red card in the FA Cup defeat to Manchester United at the weekend.

    Lukas Rupp, Max Aarons and Adam Idah are all being monitored after suffering minor injuries.

    Norwich are bottom of the table, without a win since the restart and six points from safety.

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  18. The UK millennial picking veg during the pandemicpublished at 08:46 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

    Maddie Yarham worked in the Norfolk fields during lockdown when a job at John Lewis fell through.

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  19. £11.2m aims to 'kick-start economy' post-lockdownpublished at 18:10 British Summer Time 30 June 2020

    A business agency says action is needed to prevent job losses reaching a forecasted 200,000.

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  20. Stolen disability ramp leaves man stuck indoorspublished at 16:54 British Summer Time 30 June 2020

    A disability ramp has been stolen from outside a flat in Norwich, leaving a disabled man housebound.

    rampImage source, Norfolk Police

    The folding ramp, valued at £1,000, was taken on St George's Street sometime between noon and 15:00 on 14 June.

    Norfolk Police, external is appealing for information.