Summary

  • Updates for Norfolk

  1. 'Nature has healing qualities' - wildlife trustpublished at 06:13 British Summer Time 2 June 2023

    The 30 Days Wild initiative, running throughout June, is supported by wildlife trusts and the NHS.

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  2. Roads reopened after leak at major UK gas terminalpublished at 10:11 British Summer Time 16 May 2023

    The gas leak on the Norfolk coast was reported late on Monday afternoon.

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  3. Smell and taste loss conference to help clinicianspublished at 14:24 British Summer Time 11 May 2023

    The conference in Norwich will hear from one woman who felt she needed to shower all the time.

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  4. 'I couldn't close my lips after botched filler'published at 06:08 British Summer Time 9 May 2023

    Experts warn the lip filler industry is 'like the wild west', with procedures having to be corrected.

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  5. Father and son jailed for murder of love rivalpublished at 14:19 British Summer Time 18 April 2023

    Wayne Peckham was prone to jealousy and killed his love rival with the help of his son, a court hears.

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  6. How is an Easter egg made?published at 18:49 British Summer Time 6 April 2023

    Take a look back at how it was done back in 2006 at Docwras Rock Shop in Great Yarmouth.

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  7. 'All he wanted in life was to help others'published at 08:23 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2023

    A tribute is issued by the family of a 20-year-old who died in a traffic collision.

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  8. Final backing given to £46.2m town bypasspublished at 14:45 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2023

    Plans for a bypass to relieve traffic in Long Stratton, Norfolk, were first proposed 100 years ago.

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  9. Arrest as motorcyclist dies in A47 crashpublished at 17:41 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2023

    The crash happened on a major road in Norfolk during the morning rush-hour.

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  10. Hometown mural is awesome - Lionesspublished at 13:11 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2023

    An image of England football star Lauren Hemp is painted on a cafe in her Norfolk hometown.

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  11. Ambulance trust accused of institutional racismpublished at 15:38 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2023

    Some staff members say racist behaviours and actions are often dismissed as "banter".

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  12. Homes plan could pave the way for town bypasspublished at 09:29 Greenwich Mean Time 11 March 2023

    Plans for hundreds of homes could bring the bypass closer to fruition, 70 years after being proposed.

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  13. Home now close to the edgepublished at 22:49 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2023

    Jon Ironmonger
    BBC Look East

    House at cliff edgeImage source, Jon Ironmonger/BBC
    Image caption,

    One of the properties at risk in Hemsby

    One of the most at-risk homes is now just a metre (3ft) from the cliff edge.

    Excavator at HemsbyImage source, Jon Ironmonger/BBC
    Image caption,

    Heavy machinery has been brought in to demolish threatened homes before they tumble onto the beach below

    Tomorrow morning, the home is likely to be demolished by this excavator along with two other properties in Hemsby.

  14. Pole to topple 'if not tonight then tomorrow'published at 22:42 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2023

    Jon Ironmonger
    BBC Look East

    Chris Batten inspecting a telegraph poleImage source, Jon Ironmonger/BBC

    I'm currently with Chris Batten, from Hemsby Independent Lifeboat, who is inspecting a telegraph pole.

    At the moment the telegraph pole is still connected.

    Chris says despite this, it is close to toppling “if not tonight then tomorrow”.

  15. 'I'm extremely angry, disappointed and upset'published at 22:33 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2023

    Jon Ironmonger
    BBC Look East

    Lorna Bevan, landlady at the Lacon Arms, set up the Save Hemsby Coastline Charity in 2013.Image source, Jon Ironmonger/BBC
    Image caption,

    Lorna Bevan, landlady at the Lacon Arms, set up the Save Hemsby Coastline Charity in 2013.

    Lorna Bevan, landlady at the Lacon Arms, set up the Save Hemsby Coastline Charity in 2013.

    "For 10 years we have been fighting to get some sort of protection for our coastline.

    "I'm extremely angry, disappointed and upset and the list continues."

    The charity has been pushing for a rock berm at the base of the cliff which would provide some protection from the erosion.

    "Everything that has been done has been because of the Save Hemsby Coastline or the lifeboat guys."

    She says the village is waiting for the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to approve the plans.

    The MMO says it has been "working proactively" with the council to streamline the requirements for the application.

    A spokesperson said: "The marine licence application is on hold awaiting further information on the Environmental Impact Assessment decision from Great Yarmouth Borough Council.

    "Once this information is received the MMO will proceed to make a determination on the application as soon as possible."

  16. Police to cordon off access road to prevent usepublished at 22:24 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2023

    Laurence Cawley
    BBC News

    The police are now moving down towards the access road we mentioned earlier to cordon it off.

    The road is the only access road to properties on The Marrams.

    Many here fear it will soon collapse.

    The access roadImage source, Jon Ironmonger/BBC
    Image caption,

    The road is the only access road to properties on The Marrams

  17. Pub turned into lifeboat's unofficial 'crisis HQ'published at 22:18 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2023

    Jon Ironmonger
    BBC Look East

    The pub turned into crisis HQImage source, Jon Ironmonger/BBC

    At the local pub, The Lacon Arms, the lifeboat crew has set up what has dubbed “crisis HQ”.

  18. Hemsby: What is the latest?published at 22:14 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2023

    Kate Scotter and Laurence Cawley
    BBC News

    • Three homes on the cliff might be demolished "as soon as possible"
    • They include one to the south and two to the north of the lifeboat station
    • Chickens were rescued from a shed by the Hemsby Independent Lifeboat team just moments before the building collapsed onto the beach below
    • A children's playhouse was the first casualty as high tide approached
  19. Road is close to collapsepublished at 22:07 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2023

    We've heard a road is close to collapse. Our reporter Jon Ironmonger is on his way there and we will post updates as soon as we get them.

  20. Three homes might be demolished - coxswainpublished at 21:47 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2023

    Jon Ironmonger
    BBC Look East

    Daniel HurdImage source, Alex Dunlop/BBC

    Three homes on the cliff might be demolished "as soon as possible".

    Daniel Hurd, the coxswain at Hemsby Lifeboat, external, said: "They are on the brink of collapse and possibly going into the sea so they want to get that hazard removed as soon as possible."

    He said, however, those properties might end up washed away tonight.

    Mr Hurd said other properties might also be affected.

    "We don't know what's going to happen tonight," he said.

    "We don't know if they're going to be at risk and possibly needing to be demolished as well."