1. Historic England: Heritage 'at risk' in Suffolkpublished at 10:35 British Summer Time 26 October 2017

    Two buildings and a conservation area in Suffolk have been added to the East of England "At Risk" register, and four have been removed.

    Eye Town Hall, constructed in 1857, was added to Historic England's list, external because its roof is in poor condition and there have been water leaks.

    Scaffolding and damaged roof tiles on Eye Town Hall

    Historic England has given a grant of £95,000 for repairs, which are currently under way, and the Victorian building is expected to be removed from the register next year.

    Interior of Eye Town Hall
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    Eye Town Hall

    Also added to the list is the timber-framed Drinkstone Smock Mill, near Bury St Edmunds.

    Historic England has offered a grant of £188,000 for repairs to the "smock" - mill tower - which is leaking and endangering machinery.

    Drinkstone Smock MillImage source, Historic England
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    Drinkstone Smock Mill

    The area around the old High Street in Lowestoft is also deemed to be at risk. Historic England say there are concerns that many of the historic buildings have received poor quality alternations.

    The former RAF Barnham atomic bomb store on Thetford Heath, built in the 1950s to store and maintain Britain's first nuclear bombs, has been removed from the "at risk" register.

    The watch tower at RAF BarnhamImage source, Historic England
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    RAF Barnham

    Also taken off the register are the Dunwich Bank protected wreck, which had been placed on the register in 2015 due to the discovery of the theft of a bronze gun from the submerged vessel.

    The Grade I-listed All Saints Church, Laxfield and the transmitter block at Bawdsey Manor have also been removed.

    Bawdsey Radar transmitted blockImage source, Historic England

    The information has been released by Historic England.

    Spokesman Simon Buteux says the register helps them target resources to the sites that are most threatened.

  2. Re-appeal following fatal road collisionpublished at 10:21 British Summer Time 26 October 2017

    Norfolk Police are re-appealing for the driver of a white van to come forward following a fatal road traffic collision on the A47 in September.

    The incident happened in Walsoken shortly before 11:20 on Saturday, 23 September, between a white Yamaha motorbike travelling towards Wisbech at the crossroads near Broadend Road East, and a grey BMW 520, travelling in the opposite direction.

    The motorbike rider, a man in his 30s and from the local area, died at the scene.

    Anyone with information is asked to contact 101 - in particular they'd like to hear from the occupants of a white Vauxhall Movano-type van which stopped at the scene, but drove off before emergency services arrived.

  3. Norfolk's 'most hit' rail bridgepublished at 09:23 British Summer Time 26 October 2017

    The Abbey Farm rail bridge in Thetford has been named as the "most hit" railway bridge in Norfolk.

    Network Rail says it costs around £13,500 each time one of its bridges in struck, claiming the majority of these strikes are caused by HGVs.

    The Abbey Farm bridgeImage source, Google

    New legislation means that Network Rail can claim back all repair costs from offending companies.

    The end of October is peak season for bridge strikes, rising nationally to almost 10 per day.

    Network Rail says most bridge strikes happen between 10:00 and 11:00, remaining high until around 18:00.

  4. Dereham Town manager's Disney delightpublished at 08:46 British Summer Time 26 October 2017

    Chris Goreham
    BBC Radio Norfolk sport

    Dereham Town's rise to the top of Bostick One North, external will feel like a fairy tale to manager Neal Simmons because he's been following their progress while on holiday at Disney World in Florida.

    The Magpies won 1-0 at AFC Hornchurch on Tuesday evening to go top of the table, and Simmons followed the match on social media while queuing for one of the rides at the theme park.

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    Simmons said: "Fortunately wi-fi has come on a long way over the last couple of years and there's a lot of waiting to get on the rides.

    "I was following it on Twitter which was very enjoyable, if not a little bit tense."

  5. Windmill mapped with laser technologypublished at 08:13 British Summer Time 26 October 2017

    The laser mapping technology is being used to restore historic structures on the Norfolk Broads.

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  6. Thousands of heritage sites 'at risk'published at 02:20 British Summer Time 26 October 2017

    "Little Dorrit's church" and Brighton's Royal Pavilion Gardens are added to Historic England's register.

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  7. Boxer speaks out on football match 'racism'published at 21:34 British Summer Time 25 October 2017

    Anthony Ogogo said he was "flabbergasted" after a football fan shouted racial abuse at him at the end of a match.

    The long-time Norwich City fan was at the club's Carabao Cup game against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

    He believed the man thought he was an Arsenal supporter and could not understand his attitude.

    Norwich City is investigating the claim.

  8. Lockdown police 'misread' traveller threatpublished at 17:47 British Summer Time 25 October 2017

    A Norfolk Police review of the "lawless lockdown" in Cromer finds senior officers misread events.

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  9. Weather: Clear spells but cloudy laterpublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 25 October 2017

    East of England weather map

    A fine evening with clear spells overnight, but cloudy later with some patchy rain in the south of the region by the early hours of tomorrow morning with lows of 7C (45F).

    Thursday will start off cloudy with some spots of light rain or drizzle in the morning but becoming drier and brighter later in a light westerly wind. Top temperature 17C (63F).

    For the detailed forecast where you live, visit BBC Weather.

  10. Cash boost to repair Broads' windmillspublished at 17:08 British Summer Time 25 October 2017

    Some of the national park's crumbling mills could be saved by the grants.

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  11. 'Spud limit' in place as potatoes spill closes A11published at 17:00 British Summer Time 25 October 2017

    A diversion is in place near Elveden taking drivers through Thetford, Barnham and Bury St Edmunds.

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  12. I was racially abused at match - Ogogopublished at 15:31 British Summer Time 25 October 2017

    Boxer Anthony Ogogo says he was racially abused by a fan while watching Norwich City in their Carabao Cup tie at Arsenal.

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  13. Squirrels linked to spread of leprosypublished at 15:13 British Summer Time 25 October 2017

    Leprosy found in red squirrels is also found in pre-Norman bones in Suffolk and Scandinavia.

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  14. Inquiry launched into e-cigarettespublished at 11:39 British Summer Time 25 October 2017

    An inquiry into e-cigarettes has been announced by MPs amid concerns there are significant gaps in what we actually know about them.

    Nearly three million people in the UK now use them, according to the Office for National Statistics, external.

    E-cigaretteImage source, PA

    The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, external says patients should be told there is currently little evidence on the long term benefits or harm of the products.

    The Science and Technology Committee, external believes the lack of clear guidelines about the use of e-cigarettes is causing confusion and is launching its own enquiry.

    Chair of the committee, North Norfolk MP Norman Lamb, said: "It's great news that people are stopping smoking and shifting to e-cigarettes, but we need to understand more about the health consequences of that."

    The cross-party group of MPs has asked anyone who wants to submit written evidence to make sure it reaches the committee by 8 December.

  15. Norwich 'deserved' to win at Arsenalpublished at 09:13 British Summer Time 25 October 2017

    Norwich City head coach Daniel Farke says his side "deserved" to beat Arsenal in the EFL Cup fourth round.

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  16. Plans to sell leisure centre land for new hotelpublished at 09:04 British Summer Time 25 October 2017

    Sarah Jenkins
    BBC Local Live

    Land surrounding a leisure centre in Sheringham is being sold off to make way for a hotel development.

    Funds raised from the sale of three-acre site at the back of the Splash centre will be used to improve the centre or build a new facility.

    Splash centre

    Tom FitzPatrick, leader of North Norfolk District Council, said: "This is an imaginative proposal and one that would see the local authority invest in future sporting facilities and build the area’s reputation as a centre of sporting excellence."

    The proposal is due to be discussed at a meeting on 4 December.

  17. Arsenal 2-1 Norwich Citypublished at 00:30 British Summer Time 25 October 2017

    Arsene Wenger predicts a bright future for teenager Edward Nketiah as his two goals help Arsenal edge past Norwich City in the Carabao Cup.

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  18. US war hero sent photos of Mendlesham memorialpublished at 17:34 British Summer Time 24 October 2017

    An US war hero, who now lives in Washington DC, has been sent pictures of the 34th Bomb Group Memorial in Mendlesham, after two men learned he had been based there during World War Two.

    A poppy wreath at the war memorialImage source, Brad Tuckfield/Carl Cope

    Former Lt Col Ray Fredette, the last surviving member of his aircrew, took part in 31 combat missions out of Mendlesham airfield in 1944.

    Brad Tuckfield, who works at the Co-op store in Brundall near Norwich, and Carl Cope, who works at the Co-op's petrol filling station in Stowupland, took a collection of photographs showing a memorial erected in the area which highlights the work of the B-17 bomber crew.

    Ray, who's 93, was delighted to see the photos, which brought back many memories.

    "I arrived there in 1944... we had flown across the Atlantic with a stop in Iceland... I flew 31 combat missions that fall and winter and my task was to drop bombs," he said.

    Black and white photo of Ray Fredette by a bomberImage source, Ray Fredette
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    Ray Fredette in front of a US bomber

    A total of 190 airmen from the 34th Bomb Group lost their lives during WW2, which led to people across Mendlesham honouring them with a memorial.

    Lt Col Fredette married an English woman in 1946, but he is widowed.

  19. Norwich City fans head to the Emiratespublished at 16:45 British Summer Time 24 October 2017

    About 9,000 Norwich City fans are heading to north London see the team play against Arsenal in the League Cup tonight.

    City fans and coaches at Carrow Road

    Coaches filled with City fans have left Carrow Road to head to the match, taking advantage of cheap tickets and the half-term holiday.

    City fans and coaches at Carrow Road

    There'll be full commentary on BBC Radio Norfolk on FM, AM and DAB with Chris Goreham and Michael Nelson.

  20. Controlled explosion on Hunstanton beachpublished at 16:36 British Summer Time 24 October 2017

    A bomb disposal team from RAF Wittering has carried out a controlled demolition of a paraflare at Old Hunstanton.

    A member of the public discovered it on the beach at around 18:45 yesterday, and handed it over to someone at the RNLI, who then contacted Norfolk Police.

    The bomb disposal team arrived on the beach shortly after 10:00 to collect and destroy the flare.

    The RAF has this safety message for anyone who finds a flare on the beach:

    • Don't touch it
    • Don't move it
    • Always call the police