Summary

  • Updates for Friday, 3 February 2017

  • Dirty Norwich artist takes on Ed Sheeran

  • Norwich City part company with chief executive after just six months

  • 'Stay away unless emergency' asks hospital

  • Hoax calls to paramedics revealed

  • Thieves target Broads Post Office

  • Erosion battle pensioner packing up home

  1. Police charge 19 people after drugs line raidspublished at 14:36 British Summer Time 14 April 2020

    Police also seized heroin, crack cocaine and mobile phones as they raided 17 properties.

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  2. Norwich's Lord Mayor's Celebration cancelledpublished at 14:25 British Summer Time 14 April 2020

    Sarah Jenkins
    BBC News

    The Lord Mayor's Celebration in Norwich, which was due to take place in July, has been cancelled.

    Norwich City Council, external said it was not possible to organise the event "due to social distancing guidelines".

    Instead of planning the three-day event, members of the council's culture and events team are assisting the Norwich Community Response Hub, which is helping those who are vulnerable during the lockdown.

    The Lord Mayor's Celebration was scheduled to take place from Friday 3 July to Sunday 5 July and would have brought free performances and activities to the city centre.

    Leader of Norwich City Council, Alan Walters, said: "While it has become inevitable, we are very disappointed that we will be unable to hold this much-loved, free event for Norwich residents this summer.

    "The safety of artists, participants, staff and attendees is always central to our events, and this year it is not possible to achieve this while also following important social distancing guidance."

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    "Paint party" transforms city park into sea of colour

  3. Norfolk sunshine did not bring out the visitorspublished at 10:33 British Summer Time 14 April 2020

    People across the county appeared to respect the lockdown rules over the bank holiday weekend despite the great weather, councils have said.

    Sarah ButikoferImage source, North Norfolk District Council

    It was reported to be quiet in Great Yarmouth and along the north Norfolk coast.

    North Norfolk District Council leader Sarah Butikofer said the authority is preparing to welcome visitors back when the time is right.

    "We have got a team who are working on that constantly... making sure just as soon as we are allowed to get things open again, we are up and running," she said.

    "We want to welcome visitors back to north Norfolk just as soon as we can."

  4. Hospital releases more than 80 patients after recoverypublished at 08:10 British Summer Time 14 April 2020

    Staff at a hospital have found "some positives" in the current coronavirus outbreak after being able to release 84 patients who had tested positive for Covid-19.

    The James Paget Hospital in Gorleston, Norfolk, tweeted on Monday to say that "in the midst of very sad news about those that have died", they had been able to discharge more than 80 who no longer needed acute care.

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    According to the latest figures from Public Health England, there are 595 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Norfolk.

  5. How you predicted the final Premier League table will look?published at 12:06 British Summer Time 13 April 2020

    Liverpool to win their first Premier League title, but where will the other teams finish? Here's your top-flight table predictions

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  6. Cleese, Fry and more pay tribute to comedy 'hero'published at 11:15 British Summer Time 13 April 2020

    Former Goodies star Tim Brooke-Taylor died on Sunday at the age of 79 after contracting coronavirus.

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  7. Things to do in your caravan while on lockdownpublished at 01:06 British Summer Time 13 April 2020

    People are still making good use of their "wobbly" homes on wheels while observing lockdown rules.

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  8. Video calling keeps old and young 'connected'published at 00:35 British Summer Time 12 April 2020

    Technology is maintaining a special 'bond' with volunteers who normally visit care home residents.

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  9. Swimmer rigs up garden pool to get 'cold water fix'published at 11:13 British Summer Time 11 April 2020

    Dani Cameron has tethered herself to swim on the spot and "almost expects to see a seal pop up".

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  10. Norwich sign Luxembourg forward Sinanipublished at 18:48 British Summer Time 10 April 2020

    Norwich City agree to sign Luxembourg forward Danel Sinani from F91 Dudelange on a three-year contract.

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  11. Sax player Derek, 93, serenades NHS staffpublished at 11:23 British Summer Time 10 April 2020

    For the third week in a row, people up and down the country showed their appreciation to carers and the NHS by clapping on their doorstep at 20:00.

    Many used saucepans, but 93-year-old Derek Cubitt, from Hethersett, Norfolk, decided to play You'll Never Walk Alone on his saxophone.

    Hannah Harrison, who lives close by, said: "If that doesn't bring a tear to your eye I don't know what will."

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  12. Church services to be live-streamed online over Easterpublished at 18:01 British Summer Time 9 April 2020

    Walsingham

    This is the time of year for religious celebrations.

    Passover started yesterday, it's Easter this weekend - and Ramadan starts towards the end of the month.

    Churches across the East are set to live-stream their Easter services because of the ban on gatherings - and social distancing rules.

    You can catch services throughout Holy Week and Easter week at Peterborough Cathedral, external - and Norwich Cathedral , externalstaff will post a series of videos and podcasts.

    Monsignor John Armitage, of Our Lady of Walsingham, told the BBC the shrine had 500,000 views of a re-dedication service last weekend alone.

    "Our website was ready and the live stream was ready - but we weren't ready - the site crashed," he said.

    "It made it the largest 'pilgrimage' in the history of the shrine - since 1061. That's quite an achievement!"

  13. Inside a 'community hub' feeding vulnerable peoplepublished at 17:47 British Summer Time 9 April 2020

    This is one of our region's many community hubs, which are helping to feed and support vulnerable people during the coronavirus pandemic.

    The town hall in Great Yarmouth has been filled with food, donated mainly by local businesses.

    It is delivered via the food bank network and directly to people who have said they are struggling to feed themselves.

  14. Four people jailed and fined for breaching coronavirus restrictionspublished at 17:34 British Summer Time 9 April 2020

    Two people have been jailed - and two others fined - for breaching coronavirus restrictions after a supermarket theft in King's Lynn.

    The four, all from Peterborough, were arrested after reports of shoplifting at the Sainsbury's store on the Hardwick Industrial Estate on Monday evening.

    They admitted the offences and appeared at Norwich Magistrates' Court for sentencing via video link.

    sainsbury's king's lynnImage source, Google

    Scarlett Harvey, 29, of Eastern Avenue was found guilty of theft, drug possession and breaching movement restrictions and breaking a community order. She was jailed for 13 weeks.

    Anton Oakley, 31, of Redmile Walk, was jailed for 14 weeks for a number of drug and driving offences.

    Junior Modest, 46, of Crabtree, was found guilty of theft and breaching movement restrictions. He was fined £317 and given a community order.

    Tanveer Bashir, 39, of Gladstone Street was also convicted of breaching movement restrictions and was fined a total of £317.

  15. Norfolk couple echo hardship faced by householdspublished at 17:22 British Summer Time 9 April 2020

    Ben and Annie

    A Norfolk couple have spoken of how they have "fallen through the gaps" and are struggling to make ends meet during the coronavirus lockdown.

    Self-employed roofer Ben Cuss and his wife Annie, from Wymondham, Norfolk, have seen their earnings plummet from £3,000 a month to less than £100 a week.

    Their story will be familiar to countless households.

    Mr Cuss is waiting to "sign on" for Universal Credit, while his wife, a care worker who is expecting the couple's first child, is on statutory sick pay during the lockdown.

    "We weren't splashing out on niceties, just living comfortably with a little bit put by for a rainy day," Mr Cuss told the BBC.

    "Everyone's in the same boat. It's hard."

  16. Norfolk MP send sweet message to PMpublished at 17:12 British Summer Time 9 April 2020

    The MP for Great Yarmouth, Brandon Lewis, has sent a rather sweet "get well" message to the Prime Minister as he recovers from coronavirus in hospital.

    biscuitsImage source, Instagram

    The message was baked into biscuits by his wife, Justine.

    "Mrs Lewis has been busy baking a get well soon message for the prime minister – along with colour and photography support from Miss Lewis," the MP wrote on Instagram.

    "Get well soon boss."

    Mr Lewis, Minister for Northern Ireland, previously baked the words "stay home, save lives" into a beef Wellington

  17. 'Letters' of support - from front garden to frontlinepublished at 17:08 British Summer Time 9 April 2020

    How's this for a little key worker "mowtivation"?

    Photographer Colin Reeve captured the letters, which were crafted into the front garden of a house in Marshland St James, Norfolk.

    photoImage source, Colin Reeve
  18. 'Hello Shae, you're my hero' - Henrypublished at 14:14 British Summer Time 9 April 2020

    Norwich academy striker Shae Hutchinson gets "hero" message from Thierry Henry as the 20-year-old awaits second kidney transplant.

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  19. The young Norwich striker looking for a kidney donorpublished at 13:43 British Summer Time 9 April 2020

    Meet Shae Hutchinson, the young Norwich academy striker waiting for a second kidney transplant at the age of 20.

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  20. NHS workers eligible for virus testing drive-throughpublished at 12:47 British Summer Time 9 April 2020

    A drive-through swab testing facility has opened at the Norwich Research Park to test NHS frontline staff for coronavirus.

    Scientists from across the park are joining forces with the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, external (NNUH) to help test for viral RNA, the material found in a virus that promotes its spread.

    Frontline NHS staff in key roles, such as critical care workers, paramedics, emergency department staff, and primary care staff will be eligible for testing if they or a household contact develop symptoms of Covid-19.

    It will mean staff can return to work more quickly by reducing isolation times.

    NNUHImage source, NNUH

    Sam Higginson, NNUH chief executive, said: "Quick and reliable testing is an essential part of the national effort to protect the NHS and save lives.

    "The expectation is that staff in key clinical roles will be tested to support our staffing through the pandemic."

    David Parfrey, executive chairman of Anglia Innovation Partnership LLP, which runs the research park, said: "For most of us, this is the biggest crisis we have faced in living memory.

    "The combination of expertise and commitment shown by our colleagues right across the Park has underlined just how vital a resource this is to the national picture."