Summary

  • Updates for Friday, 25 November 2016

  • Rapist gets 12-year jail term

  • Voyeur who filmed women is spared jail

  • White-collar boxing 'needs reform'

  • Appeal for restoration of historic windpump

  1. Derby County 1-0 Norwich Citypublished at 18:37 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2016

    Bradley Johnson condemns his former club Norwich to a fifth successive loss as Derby seal a fourth straight win.

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  2. Our live coverage today:published at 18:05 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016

    Time to go home and put our feet up - another week on Norfolk Live has come to an end.

    Here's a quick recap of some of the stories we've brought you today:

    We'll leave you this photo of the sun going down in west Norfolk, taken by BBC Weather Watcher Santa Cruz Slacker.

    Sunset over Hunstanton

    Thanks for joining us - we hope you have a great weekend - we'll be back at 08:00 on Monday.

  3. Ed Balls has found his 'Inner Beyonce'published at 18:03 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016

    Norwich City chairman and BBC Strictly Come Dancing star Ed Balls says he's found his "Inner Beyonce" after 10 weeks in the BBC contest.

    The former shadow chancellor hopes to get far enough into the competition to perform a "steamy rumba" which he believes would be "something special".

    Ed Balls with Strictly dancersImage source, BBC/Guy Levy
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    If you said to me three months ago I had an inner Beyonce I wouldn't have believed you, but clearly I did. I've been singing Halo in the shower ever since."

    Ed Balls, Norwich City chairman/Strictly star

  4. Alex Neil comes out fightingpublished at 17:54 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016

    Phil Daley
    BBC Radio Norfolk sport

    The Norwich City boss was in confident mood at his Friday press conference ahead of Saturday's match at Derby.

    The Canaries have had a run of four league defeats and they've slipped from the top of the Championship to sixth place.

    Media caption,

    Norwich City boss says he can get promotion campaign back on track

  5. Reindeers - are they festive?published at 17:42 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016

    The animal rights group PETA, external has voiced concerns at plans to have two live reindeer at the Swaffham Christmas lights switch-on today.

    Kirsty Henderson, from the charity, says there's "nothing festive about taking reindeer out of their natural habitat and parading them in front of noisy crowds of people". 

    But town clerk Richard Bishop says the campaigners have missed the point. "This is about the spirit of Christmas and reindeers and Christmas go together".

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    We've had assurances from the owners... they transport them safely to all parts of the country and there's a limited amount of time in which they can be here and we work within their guidelines."

    Richard Bishop, Swaffham Town Clerk

  6. Weather: Becoming cloudy with mist and fogpublished at 17:42 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016

    Chris Bell
    BBC Look East weather

    A dry evening and night, with long clear spells across the BBC East region.

    Becoming increasingly cloudy, with mist and fog patches forming, becoming quite thick in places.

    Temperatures falling to 0-2C (32F-35F).

    Weather graphic for Saturday 14:00

    After a chilly and foggy start, Saturday will be dry with sunny spells, but becoming cloudy later.

    Temperatures will reach 10C (50F).

    You can find more details on BBC Weather.

  7. Children in Need kids are excludedpublished at 17:40 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016

    Lynn News

    The front page of the Lynn News, external has the story of a mother of a 15-year-old Heacham student who was excluded while completing a charity challenge, describing the action as "unnecessary". 

    Front page of the Lynn NewsImage source, Lynn News
  8. Listen: Chat with Alex Neilpublished at 17:39 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016

    Unlike you, Norwich City manager Alex Neil says he "doesn't have the privilege of listening to Canary Call".

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  9. Justice Minister visits Norwich jailpublished at 17:38 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016

    Andrew Sinclair
    BBC Look East political correspondent

    The Justice Secretary and South West Norfolk MP Elizabeth Truss has been at Norwich prison this afternoon.

    She's meeting students from City College, Norwich who have been doing work experience at the jail.

    Justice Minister Liz Truss meeting staff at Norwich Prison

    The visit comes just weeks after the justice secretary announced plans to recruit 2,500 extra prison officers across the country following an increase in violence and complaints from staff.

    The Ministry of Justice hopes that schemes like the one being run by City College will encourage more young people to consider the prison service as a career

  10. Bus subsidies down by £1.3m over six yearspublished at 17:14 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016

    Chris Bond
    BBC Sunday Politics East

    Bus subsidies in Norfolk have been slashed by a third since 2010 and campaigners warn of further cuts to come.

    Norfolk County Council has reduced its financial support by £1.33m over the last six years and the Campaign for Better Transport says tight budgets mean more cuts are in the pipeline.

    Research by BBC Sunday Politics East shows £13m has been cut from bus services across the BBC East region, where spending has dropped by 10% to £3.64 per passenger.

    Financial support for bus services in Norfolk has been cut by one third since 2010.

    The Bus Bill, currently going through Parliament, will give local councils more of a say in bus services – allowing collaboration with private companies and franchising opportunities.

    But some of the new powers would only be granted to councils with elected mayors.

    Lianna Etkind, of the Campaign for Better Transport, external, was against that proviso.

    “We think that whether or not you have an elected mayor, you should be able to depend on a regular, frequent and affordable bus service,” she said.

    You can see more on this story on the BBC Sunday Politics East on Sunday, 27 November at 11:00 on BBC1.

  11. Fatal collision: Police appeal to help trace driverpublished at 17:04 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016

    Police investigating a fatal crash which happened at Horsham St Faith last weekend are appealing for help to trace the driver of a 4x4.

    Brothers Sam and Shane Nobbs were killed in the collision, which happened on the A140 to the north of Norwich at about 08:00 on Saturday. 

    Their black Honda Civic, travelling towards Norwich, and a red LDV Maxus travelling in the opposite direction, were involved in crash.

    Brothers Shane and Sam NobbsImage source, Family photo

    The driver of the van, a man in his 40s, suffered serious life-changing injuries.

    Officers are keen to trace the driver of a silver or grey 4x4 which was travelling on the A140 between the Northern Distributor Road and Waterloo Road, towards Aylsham.

  12. Dogs can run free on seaside town's beachespublished at 16:38 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016

    Plans to force dog owners to put their pets on a lead on a stretch of Great Yarmouth beach have been dropped.

    The borough council had looked at imposing an order between North Denes and Caister. 

    But after a public petition, many locals unhappy at the proposals turned out in force at a meeting of the environment committee.

    A golden and a black labrador in the shoreline of North Beach at Great Yarmouth, looking towards Caister PointImage source, Maigheach-gheal/Geograph

    Committee chair Councillor Carl Smith says they were glad for the public's participation.   

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    The council chamber was full. They'd come to see democracy at work and they saw democracy at work. We listened to their views and took them into account when making our decision."

    Cllr Carl Smith, Great Yarmouth Borough Council

  13. Counting down for Ed Sheeran's live performancepublished at 16:23 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016

    Not long to go before East Anglia's Children's Hospices ambassador Ed Sheeran performs live at the Natural History Musuem, in a fundraising event for The Nook, external appeal, which takes place on Wednesday.

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  14. 'Lovely jubbly' auction of memorabiliapublished at 15:59 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016

    Caroline Kingdon
    BBC Local Live

    Del Boy fans have a pukka opportunity to acquire some Trotter memorabilia when a private collection of Only Fools & Horses merchandise goes under the hammer next Friday.

    "No Money Back" sign, depicting the Trotter's yellow three wheeler vanImage source, TW Gaze

    It's been amassed over the last 20 years by Robert Birch, who works in Ipswich. Known as the "Suffolk super fan", his collection has out-grown his house.

    Two yellow three-wheeled vehiclesImage source, TW Gaze

    The sale includes "Bank of Peckham" bank notes, boxed sets of the TV series, and clothing.  

    Three tee-shirts with images from Only Fools and HorsesImage source, TW Gaze

    There are autobiographies with signatures of the cast... and even a female blow up doll. Could you ever forget that episode?

    Autobiographies bearing signaturesImage source, TW Gaze

    The auction, at TW Gaze in Diss, external, is next Friday. As Del would say, "Cushti!"

    A stand-up poster of Del Boy TrotterImage source, TW Gaze
  15. Police praise rape victim's couragepublished at 15:37 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016

    A 32-year-old man has been placed on the Sex Offenders Register indefinitely and given a 12-year jail term for raping a woman in south Norfolk.

    Norfolk Constabulary launched an investigation after being contacted by the victim in April 2015.

    Det Con Sally Barker praised the bravery of the victim in coming forward, saying the case had had "a considerable impact on the victim and her family".

    Don Gallier, of Crane Close, Dereham, was sentenced at Norwich Crown Court today.

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    We hope the result will help to reassure victims that we take all allegations of rape seriously and will carry out full and thorough investigations to ensure those responsible are brought to justice."

    Det Con Sally Barker, Norfolk Police

  16. Man jailed for rapepublished at 15:32 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016

    A man has been jailed for 12 years after being convicted of raping a woman in south Norfolk.

    Don Gallier, of Crane Close, Dereham, was sentenced at Norwich Crown Court today. He'd previously been found guilty of three counts of rape and one of actual bodily harm following a six-day trial in October.

    Don GallierImage source, Norfolk police

    The offences took place in south Norfolk between July 2011 and April 2015, on a woman over the age of 16.

    Gallier, 32, was also placed on the Sex Offenders Register indefinitely.

  17. Norwich City pre-match press conferencepublished at 14:59 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016

    Norwich City head to Derby County this weekend as they attempt to stop their Championship slide.

    They've lost their last four league matches and are currently sixth in the table.

    At the pre-match press conference a short while ago, winger Jacob Murphy spoke about his delight in getting a new long-term contract at his boyhood club.

    He told our sports reporter, Rob Butler, that his twin brother Josh hopefully won't be far behind in signing a new deal. Murphy added he's "not here about the money... I'm 21, and I'm here to play football".

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    Manager Alex Neil, who's been given the backing of the Norwich City board, told the media there were "no issues between him and Bradley Johnson - he was the model pro when he was here".  

    Johnson joined tomorrow's opponents Derby from Norwich last year.

    Asked about recent media criticism, Neil gave this response: "A lot of the media write what they think the fans want to hear for likes and re-tweets".

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  18. Your photos: Early morning sunrisepublished at 14:19 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016

    Let's take a look at some of our BBC Weather Watchers' photographs of the early morning sunrise... and the latest weather forecast says it's expected to remain dry, with sunny spells, clouding over later.

    Temperatures reaching a high of 10C (50F).

    Sunrise over rural landscape
    Sunrise over sea, with seagulls
    Sunrise over Cromer beach with the pier in the distance
  19. Golden Bolt ceremony at RAF Marhampublished at 14:11 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016

    It's a milestone day at RAF Marham, with the completion of the steel structure for one of the new buildings needed for the F-35B Lightning aircraft.

    To mark the occasion, the last steel bolt was sprayed gold. 

    The fast jets are coming to the base from 2018.

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  20. Punched... Spat at... Sexually assaulted...published at 14:09 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016

    Eastern Daily Press

    A paramedic who was sexually assaulted while doing her job has waived her right to anonymity, telling her story to the Eastern Daily Press, external:

    Front page of the EDPImage source, Archant