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  • Updates for Norfolk

  1. Unpaid business centre loan investigation droppedpublished at 18:17 British Summer Time 24 June 2020

    The investigator says in a report if there was wrongdoing it would be a police matter.

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  2. 'Murder' victim's family speak of shockpublished at 16:35 British Summer Time 24 June 2020

    A man appears in court charged with murder after Daniel Littlewood is found in city woodland.

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  3. 'Let’s turn the whole of Norwich into a rainbow'published at 10:47 British Summer Time 24 June 2020

    Norwich Pride organisers are aiming to get the whole city involved in their virtual celebrations this summer.

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    Instead of the normal LGBT+ gathering in the city centre, organisers are planning to take the celebrations online, as well as encouraging people to rainbow up their houses, streets and workplaces.

    Jo Caulfield, chairperson of Norwich Pride, said: "Over the years Norwich Pride has been hugely successful in getting shops, businesses and civic buildings in the city centre to fly the rainbow flag.

    To create the virtual march, Norwich Pride is asking people to send in, external rainbow films, photos and messages by 10 July.

    "We want to keep that fabulous party atmosphere that we all conjure in Chapelfield Gardens. We want everyone to celebrate all the talent we have in our city. Dance, song, magic, spoken word, music, hooping… what would you like to contribute towards our show?" it said.

    The Pride Show will be streamed from 14:00 on 25 July.

  4. Murder charge after man found beaten to deathpublished at 20:37 British Summer Time 23 June 2020

    Andrew Forbes is accused of killing Daniel Littlewood, 40, whose body was found in a small woodland.

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  5. Reunited pair tie knot 36 hours before bride diespublished at 18:38 British Summer Time 23 June 2020

    Rute and Andy Ralph fulfilled a dream to be wed after being told she only had a few days to live.

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  6. Nearly 300 homes reapproved despite concernspublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 23 June 2020

    £1.3m is committed to local facilities as housing gets planning permission for a second time.

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  7. Man charged with wife murder remanded in custodypublished at 12:16 British Summer Time 23 June 2020

    Gemma Cowey, 38, was found stabbed to death at a derelict hospital site on Friday.

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  8. Shopping centre owner Intu braces for administrationpublished at 09:39 British Summer Time 23 June 2020

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    Lakeside Shopping CentreImage source, Intu

    Intu, which owns some of the UK's biggest shopping centres, has appointed administrators as a "contingency" in case financial rescue talks fail.

    In March, the owner of company that runs Lakeside in Essex, Chapelfield in Norwich, and centres in Watford and Milton Keynes, said it was in talks with lenders about new funding.

    Intu had been struggling before coronavirus to fill outlets at some of its sites, and had heavy debts.

    Intu said "notwithstanding the progress made" it had appointed KPMG to plan for administration.

    The firm's financial woes include making a loss of £2bn in 2019, failing earlier this year to raise £1bn in new funding, and having debts of £5bn.

  9. Five people rescued after being cut off from tidepublished at 08:02 British Summer Time 23 June 2020

    Brancaster Harbour and Scolt Head IslandImage source, Nigel Stickells/Geograph

    Five people were rescued from Scolt Head Island on the north Norfolk coast yesterday when they were cut off by the rising tide.

    Hunstanton's Coastguard Rescue Team was called out just after 17:00 and found two women and three men marooned on the island, near Brancaster.

    A spokesman said they were picked up by hovercraft and "dropped ashore".

    "We then gave safety advice," he added.

  10. Bookshops fight back against virus and Amazonpublished at 01:06 British Summer Time 23 June 2020

    Independent bookshops have had to get creative to survive lockdown and compete with Amazon.

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  11. Man charged with murdering wife at old hospitalpublished at 18:09 British Summer Time 22 June 2020

    Michael Cowey, 48, appears before magistrates accused of killing Gemma Cowey.

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  12. Market considered after only supermarket destroyedpublished at 16:38 British Summer Time 22 June 2020

    Budgens in Holt, Norfolk, was also home to a post office that was engulfed by flames on Saturday.

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  13. What the papers are saying in Cambridgeshirepublished at 15:27 British Summer Time 22 June 2020

    • The Cambs Times, external is reporting how a restaurant has been busy transforming the outdoor seating area with pods that seat up to six guests to fit in with anticipated Covid-19 rules after lockdown eases
    • The Cambridge News, external reports less than half of primary school pupils invited back under the government’s reopening plans have returned to the classroom in Cambridgeshire
    • The Hunts Post, external shares the story of St Neots crew commander who was runner-up in the Firefighter Rising Star category of the Women in the Fire Service Awards UK
  14. Rescuer swims to save swan tangled in fishing linepublished at 15:09 British Summer Time 22 June 2020

    The RSPCA says the rescue "could so easily have ended in tragedy".

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  15. Murder arrest after 'shocking' death in woodspublished at 14:35 British Summer Time 22 June 2020

    A man in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of murder, police say.

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  16. What the papers are saying in Norfolkpublished at 14:29 British Summer Time 22 June 2020

    • The Eastern Daily Press, external is reporting that the county council is working on plans to reopen libraries, but it is tight-lipped about how they would run when they do
    • The Evening News, external is reporting that a field of poppies near Norwich is attracting flocks of visitors armed with cameras
    • The Lynn News, external highlights a plea made by a councillor to get residents to speak up in a fresh battle over housing plans for what might have been the site of a GP surgery
  17. Man with serious head injuries found dead in woodlandpublished at 09:02 British Summer Time 22 June 2020

    A man in his 30s has been arrested after another man was found with serious head injuries in Norwich.

    An ambulance was called to Clapham Woods, off Drayton Road, just before 05:15 and the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

    Clapham WoodsImage source, Google

    The arrested man was taken to Great Yarmouth police station for questioning.

    Det Insp Lewis said: "We believe this to be an isolated incident where the victim and suspect are known to each other.

    "I would like to hear from anyone who may have seen any suspicious activity in the area of Clapham Woods in the early hours of this morning.”

  18. Town's only supermarket destroyed by firepublished at 15:49 British Summer Time 21 June 2020

    Budgens in Holt, Norfolk, was also home to a post office that was engulfed in flames on Saturday.

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  19. Woman stabbed to death was 'devoted' motherpublished at 15:41 British Summer Time 21 June 2020

    The family of Gemma Cowey, also known as Gemma Marjoram, say they are heartbroken at her death.

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  20. New pictures mark William’s double celebrationpublished at 13:58 British Summer Time 21 June 2020

    The prince, who turns 38 on Sunday, posed for photographs at home with his three young children.

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