Sainsbury's trip for business tips
WORKERS benefiting from a scheme to lift people out of unemployment were schooled in the ways of business after a visit to see how Sainsbury's in Great Yarmouth is run.
Sex assault in Great Yarmouth
10 March 2010 12:45
A woman has been indecently assaulted by a cyclist who got off his bike and touched her in the Kitchener Road cemetery, in Great Yarmouth.
The 44-year-old victim, who had been walking through the cemetery at 1.
Latitude Festival line-up announced
10 March 2010 11:20
Brit Award winners Florence and the Machine were last night named as one of the headline acts at this summer's Latitude Festival.
The critically-acclaimed band, led by songstress Florence Welch, will take centre stage at the Suffolk festival along with indie pop band Belle and Sebastian, New York indie rock quartet Vampire Weekend and Austral-ian electric music duo Empire of the Sun.
Unitary plans rubber stamped
10 March 2010 11:08
The Commons rubber-stamped the Norwich unitary council plan last night, voting for it by over 80 votes, after a debate in which communities secretary John Denham failed to speak up for his highly controversial decision.
Ex-smokers breath of fresh air
10 March 2010 09:05
Two Norfolk women are proud to be an inspiration to others on No Smoking Day - both having kicked the habit after more than 50 years.
Joan Plummer, 67, of The Staithe, Belton began smoking at nine when her mother gave her a cigarette to calm her nerves when she had her ears pierced.
Bail extension in Tempest case
10 March 2010 09:01
A 24-year-old man arrested before Christmas in connection with the alleged murder of missing Great Yarmouth man Derick Tempest has had his bail extended until April 15 when he must again report to the town's police station.
Firefighters protest at proposed cuts
10 March 2010 08:52
Fire chiefs were urged to think again on plans to cut the level of cover in Norfolk amid fears lives would be put at risk and the impact of proposals for thousands of new homes in the county had not been taken into account.
School heads conference to plan future
10 March 2010 08:39
Hundreds of Norfolk headteachers and governors have been urged to attend an “essential” summit meeting to help them cope with a looming cash crisis in schools.
Drivers caught speeding in Bradwell
09 March 2010 14:19
FOUR motorists were caught speeding through the village of Bradwell during a police spot check on Sunday.
Officers from the Bradwell Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) carried out speed checks on Lords Lane and Mill Lane on Sunday.
Handbag stolen from house
09 March 2010 10:00
A HANDBAG containing cash and personal documents was stolen from a house in Moulton St Mary.
The theft took place at the house in Acle Road between 1.
Successful year for local cinemas
09 March 2010 09:50
Kathryn Bigelow might have been the biggest winner at the Oscars - becoming the first woman to win the best director statuette - but cinema bosses in the region are also celebrating after having a bumper year despite the recession.
Hippodrome troupe's matriarch dies
09 March 2010 09:46
The matriarch of a Brazilian acrobat troupe which has entertained large crowds at Great Yarmouth's Hippodrome Circus in the last year has died in a horrific crash on the A11.
Handbag stolen during raid
09 March 2010 09:44
A raider broke into a home in Acle Road, Moulton St Mary and took a handbag containing cash and personal documents.
Police would like to hear from witnesses who saw anything suspicious around the time of the break-in, between 1.