http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/ Great Yarmouth Mercury - News http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/assets/images/logos/yarmouth_mercury.jpg http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk COASTAL campaigners hope a “defences not damages” message will be taken on board by a new government minister visiting a trio of erosion hot spots today. Thu,02 Sep 2010 19:02:00 GMT http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED02%20Sep%202010%2019%3A03%3A25%3A270 http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED02%20Sep%202010%2019%3A03%3A25%3A270 FRESHLY cooked herring have helped a Hemsby life saving team cook up a fund-raising treat. On Sunday the distinct smell of herring cooked in rolled oats and beef dripping drifted over the beach at Hemsby, The fish were being cooked in a traditional way at the Hemsby Inshore Rescue Service's annual herring festival. Thu,02 Sep 2010 18:45:00 GMT http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED02%20Sep%202010%2018%3A45%3A34%3A980 http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED02%20Sep%202010%2018%3A45%3A34%3A980 A SHARED Christian faith helped to bring together a Gorleston couple who celebrated their golden wedding today. Norman Toll, 78, and Peggy Parke, 74, met each other in the late 1940s through their involvement with the former Gospel Hall in Great Yarmouth. Thu,02 Sep 2010 15:56:00 GMT http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED02%20Sep%202010%2015%3A56%3A21%3A420 http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED02%20Sep%202010%2015%3A56%3A21%3A420 A PASSING reference in this column in July to “Bandsman Blake (an ex-leading boxer)” prompted a reader to inquire: “Bandsman Blake the boxer. Who's he?” The answer? On his death, exactly a half-century ago, he had the distinction of being the only Yarmouth man to have been a British boxing champion. Thu,02 Sep 2010 15:49:00 GMT http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED02%20Sep%202010%2015%3A49%3A50%3A920 http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED02%20Sep%202010%2015%3A49%3A50%3A920 IMAGINE doing a job where every day is completely different from the last. A job where one day you could be reporting on a royal visit to the area, the next a high-profile murder trial and the day after be asked to battle it out with the UK's newest thumb-wrestling champion - who just happens to be from Norfolk. Thu,02 Sep 2010 15:32:00 GMT http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED02%20Sep%202010%2015%3A32%3A06%3A427 http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED02%20Sep%202010%2015%3A32%3A06%3A427 IN the annals of the second world war, the death of brave Polish pilot Alex Pietrzak may only have been a footnote in history. But thanks to a Great Yarmouth man, the full details of W/O Pietrzak's career and death, and those of thousands of other allied air crew, are easily available online. Thu,02 Sep 2010 15:26:00 GMT http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED02%20Sep%202010%2015%3A26%3A40%3A607 http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED02%20Sep%202010%2015%3A26%3A40%3A607 A FACTORY worker died after his car skidded on ice and turned upside-down into a water-filled ditch, an inquest has heard. Marcello Ferriera Da-Costa, 37, of Audley Street, Great Yarmouth, who was described by his brother as a “safe driver”, was found in an upturned car in a ditch next to the A143 Beccles Road in Haddiscoe on February 20, 2010. Thu,02 Sep 2010 14:21:00 GMT http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED02%20Sep%202010%2014%3A21%3A29%3A063 http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED02%20Sep%202010%2014%3A21%3A29%3A063 A PACKED public meeting has called for a parish referendum on whether a wind turbine should be built in the heart of a scenic Broadland village. More than 160 villagers attended the special parish meeting in Hickling's Methodist Chapel Hall on Tuesday evening, called after campaigners raised concerns over the parish council's plans to erect an 18m turbine as part of its £600,000-plus scheme for a new community hall. Thu,02 Sep 2010 10:28:00 GMT http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED02%20Sep%202010%2010%3A28%3A25%3A967 http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED02%20Sep%202010%2010%3A28%3A25%3A967 The boat-building division of an historic Norfolk company is closing with the loss of up to 70 jobs - but bosses said they hoped work could resume in the future. Thu,02 Sep 2010 10:10:00 GMT http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED02%20Sep%202010%2010%3A04%3A35%3A787 http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED02%20Sep%202010%2010%3A04%3A35%3A787 RESIDENTS living in an area of Gorleston are being invited to meet with members of their local Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) throughout September. Officers from the Magdalen team will hold surgeries in the MESH office at the Shrublands Adult and Youth Centre, on Magdalen Way, between 1pm and 3pm each Friday. Wed,01 Sep 2010 18:50:00 GMT http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED01%20Sep%202010%2018%3A50%3A13%3A620 http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED01%20Sep%202010%2018%3A50%3A13%3A620 A MAN was chased with what is believed to be a metal pole after an argument last Friday morning in Great Yarmouth Market Place . Just after 10.10am, a black man in his 40s, wearing a leather type jacket, was seen arguing with a white man, aged in his 30s and wearing a black coat and a grey cap. Wed,01 Sep 2010 15:19:00 GMT http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED01%20Sep%202010%2015%3A19%3A45%3A587 http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED01%20Sep%202010%2015%3A19%3A45%3A587 AN unlicensed manager was found working at a local holiday parks illegally, following a co-ordinated check on security staff. The operation to check staff at the parks around Great Yarmouth were working legally during the summer season took place last Thursday. Wed,01 Sep 2010 14:06:00 GMT http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED01%20Sep%202010%2014%3A06%3A52%3A840 http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED01%20Sep%202010%2014%3A06%3A52%3A840 RESIDENTS of a quiet Gorleston street had a dramatic day today after firefighters carried out a mass evacuation following a fire close to a gas cylinder in an offshore firm's warehouse. Wed,01 Sep 2010 13:48:00 GMT http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED31%20Aug%202010%2017%3A58%3A48%3A627 http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED31%20Aug%202010%2017%3A58%3A48%3A627 DOCTORS are emphasising the importance of the MMR jab after a surge in the number of women who become pregnant, but have never had the vaccination themselves. Wed,01 Sep 2010 12:15:00 GMT http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED01%20Sep%202010%2012%3A16%3A07%3A247 http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED01%20Sep%202010%2012%3A16%3A07%3A247 WEEKLY payment retailer BrightHouse is set to move into Great Yarmouth's Market Gates Shopping Centre it was revealed today. The 2,700 ft store, which will employ seven staff, is opening on Saturday, October 16. Wed,01 Sep 2010 11:36:00 GMT http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED01%20Sep%202010%2011%3A44%3A29%3A853 http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED01%20Sep%202010%2011%3A44%3A29%3A853 ALIENS have been reported in the Great Yarmouth area today. The green figures have been seen at several of the town's attractions enjoying themselves in the sun at Great Yarmouth racecourse, on a boat on The Broads, playing golf at Pirates Cove, having afternoon tea at Yesterday's World, dressing up at the Elizabethan House, playing ball on the beach and riding on the log flumes at the Pleasure Beach. Wed,01 Sep 2010 10:31:00 GMT http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED01%20Sep%202010%2010%3A04%3A46%3A483 http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED01%20Sep%202010%2010%3A04%3A46%3A483 A GAS leak in Gorleston triggered the evacuation of 150 staff at businesses in the area, including borough council offices. Firefighters were called to CLS Offshore, in Malthouse Lane, following reports a cylinder containing highly flammable acetylene gas had caught fire. Tue,31 Aug 2010 17:36:00 GMT http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED31%20Aug%202010%2014%3A07%3A13%3A517 http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED31%20Aug%202010%2014%3A07%3A13%3A517 GREAT Yarmouth police are appealing for witnesses following a burglary in Howard Street South. The theft happened between 8 and 8.15pm on Tuesday, August 24. Tue,31 Aug 2010 17:33:00 GMT http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED31%20Aug%202010%2017%3A33%3A26%3A633 http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED31%20Aug%202010%2017%3A33%3A26%3A633 A YOUNG entrepreneur whose fledgling clothing line is booming is giving his customers across Britain a taste of traditional Great Yarmouth rock with their orders. Tue,31 Aug 2010 16:30:00 GMT http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED31%20Aug%202010%2016%3A30%3A52%3A550 http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED31%20Aug%202010%2016%3A30%3A52%3A550 A TV meter containing £60 in coins has been stolen from a house in Middlegate. The theft took place 11pm on Sunday and 10.30am this morning. It is not known how the intruder broke into the property. Tue,31 Aug 2010 15:46:00 GMT http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED31%20Aug%202010%2015%3A46%3A15%3A400 http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED31%20Aug%202010%2015%3A46%3A15%3A400 THE ill gotten gains of two convicted drug dealers who targeted the Great Yarmouth area are to be auctioned tomorrow. An Audit TT convertible, Rolex watch, Gucci handbags, Prada sunglasses and a Hugo Boss suits are part of a £150,000 haul of confiscated goods going under the hammer. Tue,31 Aug 2010 15:14:00 GMT http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED31%20Aug%202010%2015%3A14%3A41%3A813 http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED31%20Aug%202010%2015%3A14%3A41%3A813 PEOPLE in Bradwell are being encouraged to have their say on local policing priorities. The next priority setting meeting takes place on Tuesday, September 14, from 6pm at John Anderson Court, Clover Way. Tue,31 Aug 2010 14:38:00 GMT http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED31%20Aug%202010%2014%3A38%3A46%3A667 http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED31%20Aug%202010%2014%3A38%3A46%3A667 PLANS to establish a world-class research and treatment centre for people with ME have moved a step closer as health organisations in Norfolk are involved in further talks. Tue,31 Aug 2010 14:01:00 GMT http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED31%20Aug%202010%2012%3A02%3A03%3A103 http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED31%20Aug%202010%2012%3A02%3A03%3A103 UNION calls to spare the axe on £2.8m cuts to Norfolk's careers service appear to have foundered as council leaders get set to press ahead with the controversial plans. Tue,31 Aug 2010 12:24:00 GMT http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED31%20Aug%202010%2012%3A25%3A41%3A203 http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED31%20Aug%202010%2012%3A25%3A41%3A203 BRIAN Hensby's first experience of the Broads, helplessly watching his dinghy deflate as its tiny motor struggled to make headway against Breydon Water's currents, might have been enough to put him off boating for life. Tue,31 Aug 2010 12:18:00 GMT http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED31%20Aug%202010%2012%3A18%3A18%3A423 http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED31%20Aug%202010%2012%3A18%3A18%3A423 DISABLED people across Norfolk are to target their MP's surgeries as part of a high profile campaign to fight planned government budget cuts. The lobbying of MPs to try to save essential benefits and allowances for the county's 180,000 disabled population has been organised by the Norfolk Coalition of Disabled People (NCODP). Tue,31 Aug 2010 11:57:00 GMT http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED31%20Aug%202010%2011%3A57%3A33%3A140 http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED31%20Aug%202010%2011%3A57%3A33%3A140 CONCERNED parents have already begun making use of new rules which allow them to find out if a sex offender is living in their community, Norfolk police have confirmed. Tue,31 Aug 2010 11:48:00 GMT http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED31%20Aug%202010%2011%3A49%3A54%3A747 http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED31%20Aug%202010%2011%3A49%3A54%3A747 ANGLERS have vowed to step up their protests after the completion of the first stage of a controversial project to recreate a lost Broads "island". The Broads Authority views the scheme at the entrance to Duck Broad, near Hickling - building up land using mesh cages filled with spoil - as a convenient way of disposing of dredged material. Tue,31 Aug 2010 10:48:00 GMT http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED31%20Aug%202010%2009%3A49%3A24%3A703 http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED31%20Aug%202010%2009%3A49%3A24%3A703 THOUSANDS of council staff across Norfolk could be forced to pay more into their pension pots or see their entitlements cut to meet the spiralling costs of their retirement plans. Tue,31 Aug 2010 10:10:00 GMT http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED31%20Aug%202010%2010%3A11%3A06%3A833 http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED31%20Aug%202010%2010%3A11%3A06%3A833 YOUNG people aged 13 to 25 are invited to join SeaChange Arts' new free weekly theatre and performance group at Great Yarmouth Library. Meeting from 5pm to 7pm on Mondays from September 6, the group has been funded by the working neighbourhoods fund and supported by the library. Tue,31 Aug 2010 10:01:00 GMT http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED31%20Aug%202010%2010%3A01%3A50%3A310 http://www.yarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/news/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=news&tBrand=GYMOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED31%20Aug%202010%2010%3A01%3A50%3A310