A warning to boat-users who wish to navigate through Trowse swing bridge.

The single-track rail bridge, which carries the Norwich to London Liverpool Street line over the River Wensum is experiencing mechanical problems, needing extra assistance to operate.

Network Rail says seven days notice is required to arrange an opening.

Image source, Geograph/Evelyn Simak

Emergency services have been at the scene of a four-vehicle collision in Great Witchingham, north west of Norwich.

The incident, on the Fakenham Road, happened shortly before 09:00.

The road is likely to be closed for some time, and motorists are asked to find alternative routes.

Norfolk Police are asking people to hand in unlicensed guns and ammunition, without fear of prosecution..

This includes replica firearms, air weapons, BB guns, imitation firearms, and component parts.

The amnesty runs from today until 26 November.

Richard Kennett, firearms licensing manager for the force, says people may have unregistered, old weapons they've forgotten about, or have received through inheritance.

Firearms, which should be unloaded and covered up, can be handed in at police stations across the county.

Chris Goreham
BBC Radio Norfolk sport

Goalkeeper Paul Bastock was the star as Wisbech Town knocked Thetford Town out of the FA Vase at the weekend.

The 47-year-old was on the winning team as he played game number 1,250 of his senior club career.

He was given a guard of honour by both teams at the start of the match.

The former Cambridge United and Boston United keeper, who owns a window-cleaning business, said enjoying turning heads on the non-league scene.

"When I walk in the dressing room you can see them going 'who is this old fella?'," he said.

"I probably could go on until 50, but I need to be mentally challenged to come out on a cold November night."

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BBC Radio Norfolk's Children in Need fundraising efforts began at the weekend, with their ninth annual Treasure Quest Live stage show at the Norwich Playhouse.

Hundreds of people attended two performances from the station's Sunday morning team as they took part in various games and features.

Thousands of pounds are expected to have been raised for the BBC Children in Need Appeal.

You can see a photo gallery from the show by clicking here.

Coventry City's Peter Ndlovu scores a brilliant solo effort against Norwich in the Premier League in 1992.

Liverpool's Dominic Solanke, Bournemouth's Lewis Cook and Manchester City's Angus Gunn are called up by England for Brazil friendly.

The bypass to the north of Norwich is opening in phases and should be completed by spring 2018.

A woman says she has "no idea" why her home was targeted by two men who threw oil at the property.

Four schools in Great Yarmouth have been targeted by lead thieves in the last month.

The most recent was this week, when lead was taken from Great Yarmouth High School's roof sometime between Tuesday and Wednesday.

Other schools that have had lead taken include Caister Infant, North Denes Primary and Great Yarmouth Primary Academy.

With schools often left unoccupied at weekends and overnight, Norfolk police are asking local communities to be on the lookout for suspicious behaviour.

Flying Scotsman will be steaming through the east of England on Saturday, much to the delight of locomotive fans.

Its journey was cut short last month after it broke down in Peterborough.

Image source, PA

The famous locomotive will make its way from Norwich to Ely, then on to London via Cambridge.

British Transport Police is warning fans to stay off the tracks and only watch or take photographs "from a safe vantage point".

The company that operates the locomotive stopped publishing exact timetables for Flying Scotsman's journeys after several incidents involving trespassers on the tracks.

Flying Scotsman was built in Doncaster in 1923 for the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER).

In its time the locomotive set two world records for steam traction.

It became the first steam locomotive to be officially authenticated at reaching 100mph (160.9km/h) on 30 November 1934, and then set a record for the longest non-stop run by a steam locomotive when it ran 422 miles (679 km) on 8 August 1989 while in Australia.

It was retired from regular service in 1963 after covering 2,076,000 miles (3,341,000 km).

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Our favourite Time Lord has been around for 54 years, but in all that time there has never been an adventure set in Norfolk - until now.

Big Finish Productions, external has had a licence from the BBC to make Doctor Who audio dramas for nearly 20 years. In its latest series, out on CD and download later this month, David Tennant and Billie Piper reprise their TV roles as the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler to defend Norwich in a story called "Infamy of the Zaross".

Writer John Dorney used to live at Beachamwell, near Swaffham, and told BBC Radio Norfolk that he chose the county to feature in the drama as it was an unlikely target for alien invasion, so put a different spin on the usual format.

The 360kg (793lb) haul was one of the biggest ever to wash up on the British coast.

Monty Python star Michael Palin was in Norfolk last night for the launch of Norwich Film Festival, external.

Now in its seventh year, the festival focuses on short films, with 100 to be shown over 10 days.

The globetrotting actor, comedian, writer and broadcaster gave a talk to a packed audience after the screening of "A Private Function", in which he starred alongside Maggie Smith.

Michael Palin is in favour of short films and says they're "very important to a lot of people who can't raise enough money to make the film they really want to make".

"A festival of short films gives people the chance to get their film shown. People have very little money at the start of their careers and a festival like this is useful for them... they can meet other film-makers and hopefully someone will see it and say 'hey, that's good'."

Palin, who's currently starring in movie "The Death of Stalin", external, spent many years as a child on holiday in Sheringham, and later filmed several episodes of Monty Python in and around Norwich.

Earlier this year he donated 50 Python notebooks, along with other written archives, to the British Library.

Chris Goreham
BBC Radio Norfolk sport

West Norfolk driver George Russell gets an opportunity to impress in a Formula 1 car today when he drives in first practice ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix.

The 19-year-old will be behind the wheel of the Force India car usually driven by Sergio Perez.

Russell is regarded as one of the brightest prospects in British motorsport.

BBC F1 commentator Jack Nicholls told me: "Lewis Hamilton made his F1 debut at the age of 23. George is very much on track to be hitting Formula 1 when he gets to his early 20s, which would be very exciting."

Chris Goreham
BBC Radio Norfolk sport

Grant Holt has told BBC Radio Norfolk the offer that attracted him away from King's Lynn Town after just four matches was too good to refuse.

The former Norwich City striker left The Linnets earlier this week and has now been confirmed as the new player/coach of National League side Barrow.

Image source, Barrow AFC

"It was a fantastic opportunity, I spoke to the relevant people at King's Lynn and they gave their blessing.

"It came a lot quicker than I thought it was going to," Holt said.

The university's students' union said it would be "demanding action at the highest levels".

A police investigation is under way after £20,000 of copper cabling was stolen in Happisburgh.

Approximately 765m (837 yds) of the cable was taken from a field off North Walsham Road sometime between Tuesday, 24 October and Tuesday, 7 November.

Norfolk Police is good at planning for the future, but needs to do more to develop an understanding of what leadership skills will be required in the future.

That's according to the latest inspection report, external into effectiveness and efficiency by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary, Fire and Rescue Services.

The force received an overall rating of "good" and was judged "outstanding" in how well in understands current demand.

The report also covered how well the force is planning for the future.

HMICFRS spokeswoman Zoe Billingham said the force understood the demand for its services and had an "impressive range" of working arrangements with other police forces and local partners.

Chief Constable Simon Bailey said the report was "extremely gratifying".

A photo album containing images of an elderly man's entire Navy career has been stolen from his home in Reedham.

The album, which has a black shellac cover, includes images of the atomic bomb on Christmas Island in 1957, along with pictures of the victim in his Navy uniform and on the ships he served:

• HMS Perseus
• HMS Saint
• HMS Comus
• HMS Cossack
• HMS Undine
• HMS Rocket
• HMS Carysfort
• HMS Indefatigable

Cash was also taken from the property, on Station Road, in the theft which happened sometime between 10;00 4 November and 11:00 on Monday, 6 November.

Det Con Gill Dawson says the burglary is "devastating for the victim" and is appealing for anyone with information to contact Norfolk police, or Crimestoppers.