Summary

  • Updates for Friday, 28 July 2017

  • Historic fishing boat reaches her destination

  • Coastguards called to help boat on Broads

  • Prince William aided woman hit by police van

  • Aldi abandons plans for Holt

  • Norfolk band headlining tent at folk festival

  • Woman in hospital after police van crash

  1. Webster happy whatever happens at World Matchplaypublished at 09:46 British Summer Time 26 July 2017

    Jay Lawrence
    BBC Radio Norfolk

    Norwich's Darren Webster says he'll be happy no matter what happens this week.

    The Demolition man has made it through to the quarter-finals of the World Matchplay Darts for the first time in his career.

    The 49-year-old overcame debutant Steve West 11-7 in the second round at Blackpool Winter Gardens.

    Peter WrightImage source, BBC Radio Norfolk

    "I go to bed early, I'm up at 6 o'clock. I try and do everything right. No matter what the result, I can't do anymore.

    "If things aren't right, then it's my own fault. Win or lose, then I'm a happy man," he said.

    Webster faces Mendham's Peter Wright in the last eight.

  2. Older drivers 'are not necessarily bad drivers'published at 09:17 British Summer Time 26 July 2017

    The number of people aged over 90 who hold a driving licence across the country has topped 100,000 for the first time.

    Older driver

    Figures from the DVLA also show more than 4.5 million of the 39 million people holding valid driving licences are aged over 70.

    In Norfolk, there are 26,000 drivers aged 80 to 89 with a valid driving licence, and almost 2,500 are over 90.

    Sally Plail, Norfolk County Council's driver and rider development manager, runs a refresher course for older drivers.

    She said older drivers are not necessarily bad drivers.

    "Often with a little help and support, people can actually learn new skills. A lot of it can just be confidence," she said.

  3. Farke unhappy with Norwich performancepublished at 08:51 British Summer Time 26 July 2017

    Jay Lawrence
    BBC Radio Norfolk

    Norwich City Head Coach Daniel Farke says he wasn't totally happy with the Canaries performance last night.

    Despite the German's claim, Norwich won 2-0 at Charlton Athletic in their penultimate friendly of the pre-season.

    Yanic Wildschut struck in the first half at The Valley, before Steven Naismith added a second after the interval.

    Norwich City Head Coach Daniel FarkeImage source, BBC Radio Norfolk

    "I'm not happy with the first half. We led 1-0 at half time...but we could've scored again with Josh Murphy. Charlton had some chances too.

    In the first half there were some basic skills in football that were not 100% and we have to speak about it."

    You can listen to the full interview on BBC Radio Norfolk's iPlayer page.

  4. Oh dear...published at 08:36 British Summer Time 26 July 2017

    Helen Burchell
    BBC News

    ...They're still at it!

    Those pesky Pokemon GO fans are still grabbing the police's attention by hunting for virtual thingymebobs at midnight.

    Don't do it. You should be tucked up in bed, people.

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  5. Wednesday's weather: Heavy bursts of rain on the waypublished at 08:05 British Summer Time 26 July 2017

    Kate Kinsella
    BBC Weather

    It may be a dry and bright start this morning but it is all about to change.

    The cloud is going to thicken and some heavy bursts of rain are going to come from the west.

    Temperatures are going to struggle.

    Highs of 19C (66F).

  6. Good morning Norfolkpublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 26 July 2017

    Hello and welcome back to our live updates.

    We'll be bringing you all the news, travel, weather and sport for the county until 18:00.

    If you've got a story to share, don't hesitate to get in touch by clicking "Get involved" above.

    First up, let's see if the red sky in the morning, as captured in this BBC Weather Watchers photo, is indeed shepherd's warning with today's weather forecast.

    West Runton
  7. Woking sign Norwich full-back on loanpublished at 18:21 British Summer Time 25 July 2017

    Woking sign 19-year-old right-back Louis Ramsay on a season-long loan from Championship club Norwich City.

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  8. Our live coverage today...published at 17:58 British Summer Time 25 July 2017

    That's all from the Norfolk Live team for the day... our next scheduled news updates will return at 08:00 tomorrow.

    Today we've heard how a 999 call about a ram-raid was ended without police action.

    Also, how owning a dog can be beneficial to your health and well-being.

    Scroll down for more on these and other stories.

    Have a good evening.

  9. Gambian kora player makes his home in Norfolkpublished at 17:42 British Summer Time 25 July 2017

    Mike Liggins
    BBC Look East

    I don't know about you, but I had never heard of the kora until I met Sefo Kanuteh.

    It's a 21-string musical instrument, a bit like a harp. Sefo, who's from The Gambia but now based in Norwich, learnt to play it in the traditional way in his home country.

    Sefo, seated, playing the kora

    Sefo recently played at the Latitude festival in Suffolk, after being put forward by BBC Introducing.

    By coincidence, Baaba Maal, a well known musician in Africa, was guest performing with Mumford and Sons at the festival. Baaba, who knows Sefo well and has toured with him in the past, describes him as "the master Kora player".

    Sefo has also been selected to play live for BBC Radio Three in September.

    Close-up of the strings on a kora

    As well as playing the kora, Sefo also makes them, and describes it as a very melodic instrument.

    Sefo, seated, played the kora
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    It's very relaxing. When I'm playing it, it doesn't mean I'm not enjoying it, I am, I do, kora calms me down so I can bring that to the audience as well."

    Sefo Kanuteh, Kora player

  10. Police apology for ignoring 999 ram-raid callpublished at 17:29 British Summer Time 25 July 2017

    Yesterday, thieves used a teleporter to remove the cash machine from the Nisa store in Burnham Deepdale. It happened a week after a similar incident in Wells-next-the-Sea.

    Norfolk Police has now admitted that a 999 call about the ram-raid in Burnham Deepdale was ended without action.

    Nick Dean is Norfolk's Deputy Chief Constable. A short while ago he spoke to BBC Radio Norfolk's Jo Thewlis, and admitted they got it wrong.

    "We have over 1,000 calls a day, the vast majority are dealt with promptly and professionally, but I don't fudge the issue - we got this one wrong and for that we apologise," he said.

    Nick Dean

    "We do encourage, and have had a great response from the public, on a great many initiatives and especially in relation to rural crime.

    "We still appeal for people to ring in and to have the confidence that Norfolk Police will take these calls seriously."

  11. Police admit 999 call about ram-raid was ended without actionpublished at 16:57 British Summer Time 25 July 2017

    Back now to our report on the ram-raids on cash machines, and the police and crime commissioner urging members of the public to dial 101 if they see anything suspicious.

    Lorne Green was speaking on BBC Radio Norfolk's Nick Conrad show earlier this morning. Shortly afterwards, Radio Norfolk was contacted by a member of the public who said she had called the police yesterday morning, to say she'd been woken by a teleporter driving past her house in Burnham Deepdale at 03:00.

    She had dialled 101 and waited some time without being answered, so dialled 999 instead.

    Norfolk Police confirmed it took the call at 03:07, and the call taker felt no police action was needed so hung up.

    Four minutes later, the control room called the woman back and this time they decided it was important and had units at the scene shortly before 03:30.

    A spokesman for Norfolk Police said their call handlers were highly trained and skilled, but in this case the call taker didn't recognise the significance of a teleporter travelling down a rural road in the early hours.

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    We have identified a learning opportunity and appropriate advice has been given to all call takers. The control room receives about 350,000 calls a year and we would continue to urge people to report suspicious activity by calling 101."

    Norfolk Police spokesman

  12. Station commander's tour of duty comes to an endpublished at 16:39 British Summer Time 25 July 2017

    Jill Bennett
    BBC Radio Norfolk

    The man in command at RAF Marham is leaving the station at the end of this week after a two year tour of duty.

    Gp Capt Richard Davies has overseen Tornado operations in Iraq and Syria, with the decision to get involved in the skies over Syria coming at the end of his first year.

    Gp Capt Davies stands by a Tornado plane

    The west Norfolk station took shape in the 1930s and is now undergoing a transformation, with old buildings coming down and state of the art buildings coming in their place in preparation for the arrival of the Lightning II squadron next year.

    Building work at Marham

    Last year, Marham celebrated its centenary, and Gp Capt Davies says he was "very proud" to be station commander in its 100th year, describing it as a "unique experience and opportunity".

    "To have met, with my wife and children, Her Majesty the Queen is a memory I will take away, it was a very special moment," he said.

    Gp Capt davies stands by plane, with logo marking 100th year

    The station commander says he will miss Norfolk, but will definitely be coming back.

    "Marham, the county, Norfolk, brilliant," he said. "We'll definitely be back in the county, to go to the north Norfolk coast, fish and chips and ice cream, crabbing, all those sorts of things.

    "It's been a fantastic community to work in."

  13. Road hog captured by policepublished at 15:53 British Summer Time 25 July 2017

    We're guessing the cone was used to transport the piglet after capture, rather than it being the reason the animal's bid for freedom was short lived.

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    Sadly the officers who made the rescue have so far been unavailable to provide further details.

  14. Leading a dog's life?published at 14:08 British Summer Time 25 July 2017

    Jill Bennett
    BBC Radio Norfolk

    Earlier we brought you the findings of a report which showed how owning a dog could keep you healthy for longer.

    Dog ownership has a long history, although it has been thought that our ancestors kept them for work rather than as a pet. But findings at the Sedgeford Dig, external in west Norfolk may be causing a rethink.

    Archaeologists researching the skeletons of three Anglo-Saxon dogs found at the site say the state of the bones suggest the dogs were well cared for.

    Some of the vertebrae on what appears to be an older dog were fused together, it had a couple of broken ribs and some degeneration of its teeth. Archaeologist Virginia Woods told me this suggests the older dog was either very competent at what it did or a much loved pet.

    Virginia Woods with a dog skeleton

    They're also researching the way a smaller, adult, dog was laid in the pit, whether it was carefully placed or dumped. The third skeleton was of a puppy, not more than two years old, which would have had more growing to do.

    If the skeletons are in a reasonably good condition, it can infer certain relationships between a human and the animal and maybe throw light on whether the dog was valued for its work, or was a lapdog at the end of the day.

  15. Older people 'benefit from dog ownership'published at 13:05 British Summer Time 25 July 2017

    They say that a dog is man's best friend... and it seems this could be backed up by research.

    The University of East Anglia (UEA) and University of Cambridge have found that owning a dog is beneficial to your health, external and well-being.

    More than 3,000 people, with an average age of 69.5, took part in the study. The results showed there was around a 20% difference in physical activity between the dog owners and the non dog owners, with dog owners spending about 30 minutes less sedentary.

    A couple walking a dog at sunsetImage source, PA

    Prof Andy Jones, of the UEA, says they've linked dog ownership with supporting greater activity in older life because you're more likely to head out for a walk, whatever the weather.

    An older woman walking a dog on the seafront in blustery weather conditionsImage source, PA
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    People that regularly walk a dog were actually more physically active on average on the worst days, short days, cold days, the wet in winter, than non dog owners were on the nicest, warmer summer days."

    Prof Andy Jones, University of East Anglia

  16. Becoming brighter with sunny spellspublished at 12:43 British Summer Time 25 July 2017

    We can expect temperatures to hit 20C (68F) this afternoon, with sunny spells developing. Make the most of them, because the rain will arrive tomorrow.

    Time to share these snapshots taken around the county earlier today, by our Weather Watchers.

    Early morning rain or dew drops on foliage
    Grey clouds over open meadow, with cows grazing in the distance
    A beach scene, showing a sand path through marram grass
  17. Canaries play penultimate friendlypublished at 12:02 British Summer Time 25 July 2017

    Jay Lawrence
    BBC Radio Norfolk

    Norwich City go to Charlton Athletic later for their penultimate match before the start of the Championship season.

    The Canaries are yet to lose this pre-season.

    Midfielder Alex Pritchard and defender Timm Klose are both out of today's game through injury, with Ivo Pinto also unlikely to feature.

    City host Brighton on Saturday in their final match before the Championship opener against Fulham.

    Carrow RoadImage source, Getty Images
  18. Investigations continue into teens' deathspublished at 10:40 British Summer Time 25 July 2017

    A preview inquest review hearing into the deaths of three teenagers who died when their car left the road has been adjourned.

    Dominic O'Neill, 18, (pictured right) and 17-year-old Kyle Warren, (pictured middle) from Harleston, and Billy Hines, 16, (pictured left) from Wortham, died at the scene of the crash near Pulham Market, in April.

    The three teenagersImage source, Norfolk Police

    Norfolk senior coroner Jacqueline Lake says their deaths are still being investigated, and adjourned the review until 3 October.

  19. Businesses urged to be vigilant following cash machine raidspublished at 09:39 British Summer Time 25 July 2017

    Norfolk's police and crime commissioner says businesses and communities need to be vigilant following a spate of cash machine ram-raids.

    Officers are linking a ram-raid in Burnham Deepdale yesterday (pictured) with one which happened in Wells-next-the-Sea on 17 July.

    Forklift on forecourt outside the Nisa store

    Lorne Green says businesses need to take steps.

    "Secure your equipment," he said. "Be vigilant, if you see equipment moving down the road at night, something suspicious is going on, they're not picking up hay bales. If you have the slightest suspicion, dial 101."

  20. Rail passengers urged to comment on proposed timetable changespublished at 08:54 British Summer Time 25 July 2017

    A public consultation on proposed changes to the train timetable from King's Lynn to London ends on Thursday.

    The MP for South West Norfolk, Elizabeth Truss, is urging people to come forward and make their views known on Govia Thameslink's plans, external.

    Ms Truss says the new look timetable is not a done deal at this stage, and it's worth people getting in touch.

    Elizabeth Truss MP

    She has concerns that some of the routes won't be protected, and at the proposal to reduce morning and rush hour services.

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    Are there enough services particularly during the morning peak, ending up at King's Cross and secondly some of the services in the afternoon, making sure that students can get back from schools and colleges to places like Downham Market and King's Lynn."

    Elizabeth Truss MP, Con, South West Norfolk