Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

The hands of Norwich City Hall's clock will soon be stuck at midday, while repairs take place on the iconic tower.

The work, which begins on Monday, is expected to take 14 weeks, and will see scaffolding around the tower.

At some stage a crane will be brought in to remove the long vertical pieces of metal, the finials (pictured), that sit on each corner of the clock tower, so they can be cleaned and repaired, before being reinstalled. Workers and equipment will be taken up to the scaffold on a hoist. 

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While the scaffold is in place, a full survey will be carried out to see if any repointing work can be done.

At an appropriate time during the repairs, the clock will be stopped and the hands set to 12:00 - this will make it easier for work to be carried out around the moving objects.

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Norwich City Council has a budget of £200,000 for the work.

The City Hall clock tower is an iconic feature of Norwich's landscape, says Cllr Mike Stonard, and needs to be preserved for future generations to enjoy.

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Norwich need the points but so do play-off rivals in Hillsborough collision - the back of the Norwich Evening News, external today:

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What are you up to this weekend? Maybe you fancy doing a spot of spring cleaning?

Before you get out the polish and duster, and don the rubber gloves.. why not think "outside the box"?

Over the next few days, volunteers will be helping to clean up the county as part of the annual Great British Spring Clean, external .

There are events near Aylsham and in Horsford, and on Sunday the Marine Conservation Society meets at the ramp on Mundesley beach.

Cromer is holding several litter picks today, tomorrow and Sunday.

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Two tiny disabled dogs who were found abandoned by the roadside in August have now settled into their "paw-fect" new homes.

The RSPCA launched an investigation after the chihuahuas, three-year-old Peggy and her six-week-old puppy Pip, were found by the side of the A127 in Basildon in Essex.

The future didn't look bright for the tiny pair - Peggy was missing part of her left leg, and Pip was missing part of her brain - leaving her blind and with no functioning eyelids.

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After a search to find a special home for the disabled pair, they've now settled into the life of luxury with Penny Andrews and her four cats, a budgie, cockatiel, tortoise and a Jack Russell cross dachshund - and Penny's daughter Jess..

Penny, who lives in Hunstanton and is a volunter at her local RSPCA charity shop, says all the animals get on well, with the dogs sleeping in the bed under a duvet a night.

With Ed Sheeran's new album "÷" out today, BBC Archive have uncovered this bit of video from 2010.

Ed had just returned from the United States, and was on the cusp of a massive worldwide record deal - but found time to have a chat with BBC Radio Norfolk's Sophie Little.

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

Did you know that for women in Africa a girl is less likely to be sexually abused if she's wearing a bra?

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To mark International Women's Day, an event is being held tomorrow on  Swainsthorpe village green, external . As well as speakers and a "Swishing" area to update your wardrobe, women are being asked to take along their old bras.

Don't worry if the elastic's broken, the wires are sticking out, if they've gone grey in the wash... the bras are mended and sent out to Africa.

For every one tonne collected, Breast Cancer Awareness will receive £700.

So have a rummage through your drawers, dig out your old bras and take them along to the community centre.

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Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

According to the Ministry of Defence (MoD), there are 49,000 veterans living in Norfolk.

The wife of one former soldier is calling for more help to support veterans after they leave the army, after her husband suffered from severe post traumatic stress disorder following service in Afghanistan.

The MoD tells us that the NHS is responsible for veterans, and they receive priority care from their GP if the GP feels they have any condition developed due to service in the military.

The MoD also says it's looking at ways to improve mental health support, and works closely with health services and charities.

It also said that support was available from various helplines, like the one supplied by the charity Combat Stress, external .

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Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

The wife of a soldier from Norfolk, who served two six-month tours of Afghanistan, has been explaining how she realised he was suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

She wants to keep their identity private, because of his condition.

She told BBC Radio Norfolk's Nick Conrad  they had recently got married and were travelling to a family lunch when another vehicle on the A47 cut them up.

"It was a mild incident, an everyday occurrence, but my husband knelt on the dashboard, his pupils blew rapidly, he was blinking and rashes appeared on his neck. I was very concerned.

"He said 'make it stop, make it stop, make it stop' and gripped the door, screaming to be let out."

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Once they had pulled over, he quickly climbed the banks of the A47, and she had to ask him to get back into the car.

"He hid, face down in the grass, and told me to make it stop - he was roaring," she said.

"After gentle coaxing, he returned to the car and fell asleep."

Rail operator Greater Anglia, says ticket prices are having to rise as a result of the number of people who are failing to pay the correct fare. 

Earlier this week, more than 100 passengers were prosecuted, and found guilty of a range of offences on the regional rail network. 

Juliette Maxam, from Greater Anglia, said: "The trouble is, if people aren't paying for their tickets, that means we're not getting the money from their tickets, and we use that money to invest in the railway to make it better for every passenger. 

"So, if you don't pay for your ticket, you're not only not allowing us to invest in the railway, but also it ends up with the prices going up for everybody as well."

Now back to our story on the controlled explosion at the University of East Anglia (UEA) earlier this morning.

The UEA tell us some chemicals had been identified for disposal by specialist contractors, as part of an ongoing review and audit of chemical stocks at the School of Chemistry, external .

The disposal took place on campus grounds, well away from university buildings.

Staff, students and relevant authorities were informed of the plans.

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

A woman from Norfolk says former armed service personnel are being badly let down by the government.

Her husband has suffered from severe post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) since serving in Afghanistan. 

Neither wish to be identified, but his wife says that local services can't deal with severe PTSD and the Ministry of Defence should have a professional treatment centre for veterans. 

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There are reports that a controlled explosion has taken place at the University of East Anglia this morning.

Norfolk Police confirm that a bomb disposal unit carried out a detonation after 06:30.

We'll bring you more on this when we can.

Chris Goreham
BBC Radio Norfolk sport

Norwich City face a potentially season-defining match at Sheffield Wednesday tomorrow afternoon. 

If The Canaries beat The Owls, who occupy the sixth spot, they'll move to within three points of the Championship's play-off places. 

Defeat would leave them nine points adrift with just 11 games to play. 

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We'll have a full interview with Norwich City manager Alex Neil later today on BBC Radio Norfolk with updates from the club's pre-match press conference at lunchtime.

Chris Goreham
BBC Radio Norfolk sport

King's Lynn Town, external have signed midfielder Kegan Everington on loan from Lincoln City until the end of the season. 

The 21-year-old has spent much of this season on loan at Buxton and hasn't played a first team game for the FA Cup giant-killing Imps since last March. 

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Everington is first new player brought to the club by Ian Culverhouse since he took over as manager last week.  

He takes charge of a home game for the first time tomorrow when The Linnets play Stratford Town at The Walks. 

Brenner Woolley
BBC Radio Suffolk sport

Suffolk darts player Peter Wright produced the second highest televised average in history, of 119.50, as he beat Adrian Lewis in the Premier League, external last night.

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The 46-year-old from Mendham won 7-2 to join Phil Taylor at the top of the leaderboard. 

Taylor drew 6-6 with another former world champion, Gary Anderson. 

World number one Michael van Gerwen, who didn't play last night because of injury, holds the record for the highest average with 123.40.

The Conservative MP for Colchester says discretion should be used by local rail operators as they clamp down on fare dodgers. 

Earlier this week, more than 100 passengers were prosecuted, and found guilty, of a range of offences on the Greater Anglia network. The company said a "common-sense approach" was used.

"My concern is around people who do the right thing, but make honest mistakes," said Will Quince MP.

"I want to make sure all rail operating companies, including GA, are using discretion where appropriate.

"Where people have paid over £50 to get to and from London in a day, or £5,000 for a season ticket, that they're not penalised for sitting in the wrong seat, or when the train's full they sit in the wrong carriage, or they forget their season ticket."

East Anglian train operator Greater Anglia says its ticket inspectors issue between 4,000 and 6,000 penalty fares a month - but the issue of fare-dodging is costing companies millions, says Greater Anglia's Juliette Maxam: