<![CDATA[Great Yarmouth Mercury - News]]> http://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:27:45 +0000 en <![CDATA[Sale of Peacocks to see Norwich, Great Yarmouth, Dereham and Bury St Edmunds shops to close]]> http://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/sale_of_peacocks_to_see_norwich_great_yarmouth_dereham_and_bury_st_edmunds_shops_to_close_1_1217046

More than 80 jobs are to go across Norfolk and Suffolk as a deal was struck to sell a number of Peacocks shops to the Edinburgh Woollen Mill today.

]]> 1.1217046 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:27:45 +0000 <![CDATA[Gorleston family banned from keeping animals for 10 years after leaving their dog to die]]> http://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/gorleston_family_banned_from_keeping_animals_for_10_years_after_leaving_their_dog_to_die_1_1216862

A GORLESTON family who left its dog to die beside a grave which it dug for it has been banned from keeping animals for 10 years.

]]> 1.1216862 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:01:19 +0000 <![CDATA[Car damaged in Gorleston]]> http://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/car_damaged_in_gorleston_1_1216577

Police are appealing for witnesses after a wing mirror was ripped off a car in Gorleston.

]]> 1.1216577 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:57:03 +0000 <![CDATA[Updated: Missing man Ian Bates found safe in Great Yarmouth]]> http://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/updated_missing_man_ian_bates_found_safe_in_great_yarmouth_1_1216522

A man reported missing at the weekend has today been found safe and well in Great Yarmouth.

]]> 1.1216522 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:37:14 +0000 <![CDATA[Norfolk bus fare petition delivered to 10 Downing Street]]> http://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/norfolk_bus_fare_petition_delivered_to_10_downing_street_1_1216269

A “significant step” has been made in a campaign to convince the government to plug a multi-million pound funding gap in Norfolk caused by concessionary bus fares, council leaders said after presenting a 23,500-signature petition at Downing Street.

]]> 1.1216269 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:11:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Inquest opened into death of man hit by a lorry in Bridge Road, Great Yarmouth]]> http://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/inquest_opened_into_death_of_man_hit_by_a_lorry_in_bridge_road_great_yarmouth_1_1215800

The inquest has opened into the death of a man who was hit by a lorry.

]]> 1.1215800 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:56:27 +0000 <![CDATA[Couple celebrate platinum wedding in Acle]]> http://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/couple_celebrate_platinum_wedding_in_acle_1_1215763

It was far from a serene start to married life - with their home being damaged in bombing raids three times during the blitz.

]]> 1.1215763 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:48:49 +0000 <![CDATA[Norfolk Police Authority decides to invest in policing in the county by increasing council tax precept by 3pc]]> http://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/norfolk_police_authority_decides_to_invest_in_policing_in_the_county_by_increasing_council_tax_precept_by_3pc_1_1215589

Members of Norfolk Police Authority have today decided to increase the council tax precept for police by 3pc to allow the chief constable financial flexibility to protect Norfolk.

]]> 1.1215589 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:28:06 +0000 <![CDATA[Man who died on Haven Bridge is named]]> http://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/man_who_died_on_haven_bridge_is_named_1_1215507

THE man who died after being hit by a lorry on Haven Bridge last week has been named.

]]> 1.1215507 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:12:50 +0000 <![CDATA[Game machine industry association BACTA’s plea to Norwich Treasury minister]]> http://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/game_machine_industry_association_bacta_s_plea_to_norwich_treasury_minister_1_1215207

Arcade owners and game machine operators from the region will today urge Treasury minister Chloe Smith not to hit an already struggling gaming industry with high machine gaming duty (MGD).

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