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Drivers delivering for Amazon have hundreds of pounds of pay withheld

Craig Morrish

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Tom Bristow

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Drivers delivering Amazon parcels say they are struggling to pay rent and buy food after having several weeks of wages deducted for van damage.

The county's pubs are set to reopen next week.

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Pubs and shops to open on Monday: what else can I do when restrictions...

Casey Cooper-Fiske

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Further coronavirus deaths have been announced at the Queen Elizabeth and Norfolk and Norwich hospit

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How visiting restrictions are easing at Norfolk's hospitals

Clarissa Place

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The Duke of Edinburgh at Pensthorpe Nature Reserve. Pictured: The Duke of Edinburgh unveiling a plaq

Funeral arrangements for Prince Philip confirmed

David Hannant

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A deserted seafront at Great Yarmouth as a feared influx of visitors were kept away by grey skies.

Coronavirus on the coast: Resort records one of lowest rates in UK

Liz Coates

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A public littler bin with "Toxic GYB 2021" scrawled on the top in blue ink.

Graffiti vandals hit village sites with 'TOXIC GYB 2021' slogan

James Weeds

Milly Hartley in her best Christmas jumper outside New Buckenham Polling Station during the December

Election 2021: Norfolk County Council candidates published

George Thompson, Local Democracy Reporter

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The Troll Cart manager,Todd Inns at the newly refurbished Yarmouth pub.
Picture: Nick Butcher

All our Wetherspoon pubs opening on April 12 and how it will work

Liz Coates

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Lance Martin Hemsby erosion

Coastal erosion: Help for clifftop homeowner as he considers 'plan Z'

Liz Coates

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Non-essential shops will reopen on April 12.

'Ready to enjoy our beautiful county once again' - reporters look...

Casey Cooper-Fiske

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Jane Lane owns Tittleshall Barns with her husband Gavin.

Holiday lets look forwards to seeing 'happy faces' as lockdown eases

Aaron McMillan

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Andrew Livingstone and Shaun Gilder, who run Xanadu Tearooms at Victoria Arcade

'Completely new arcade' - Nine businesses to open in historic mall

Daniel Hickey

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Danielle Bullant holding hair straighteners behind a happy looking resident

Social care manager wins Healthcare Hero award

James Weeds

Paul Osborne, wearing a messy t-shirt and blue plaid shirt, standing next to a kiln.

New pottery workshop opens on Facebook Live

James Weeds

Students in secondary schools and colleges will still have to wear face coverings after the Easter break.

Why will secondary pupils still have to wear face masks after Easter?

Simon Parkin

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Bruno Peek at the Queen's 90th birthday celebrations

Norfolk pageantmaster hails 'amazing' Prince Philip

Reece Hanson

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Scott Waterson, who is wanted on recall to prison

Man arrested in Norwich after appeal launched

Ben Hardy

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Kelly Irodenko, a Community Clinical Nurse Specialist at St Elizabeth Hospice

Can you match a nurse's daily step count?

Reece Hanson

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Grant Smith and Nick Mobbs smiling outside the hotel Terrace

'Rain or shine, people can dine' - Seaside hotel to open al fresco style

James Weeds

Police Officers. Picture: James Bass.

Thieves target boats on Broads and local rivers

James Weeds

The Corn Exchange in King's Lynn is now being used as a Covid-19 Vaccination Centre. Picture: Ian Bu

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Further walk-in vaccination clinics being held across Norfolk and Waveney

Thomas Chapman

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The BP Garage on New Road, Acle.

Man fined for not wearing face mask in BP Garage

Reece Hanson

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Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh in Rotorua, New Zealand, during her Silver Jubilee tour

Prince Philip

'Norfolk was a special place to him' - MPs' tributes to Prince Philip

George Thompson, Local Democracy Reporter

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East Coast College, Great Yarmouth Campus. Picture: Google Maps.

Norfolk college gets slice of £1.5bn funding

Daniel Hickey

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Norfolk Police

Search for woman, 64, missing from residential home

Clarissa Place

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Craig Morrish

Investigations

Drivers delivering for Amazon have hundreds of pounds of pay withheld

Tom Bristow

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Grant Smith and Nick Mobbs smiling outside the hotel Terrace

'Rain or shine, people can dine' - Seaside hotel to open al fresco style

James Weeds

The Duke of Edinburgh at Pensthorpe Nature Reserve. Pictured: The Duke of Edinburgh unveiling a plaq

Funeral arrangements for Prince Philip confirmed

David Hannant

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It will cost more to park your car in seafront car parks in 2020/2021 Picture: James Bass

Optimism in Norfolk resort despite gloomy report on Covid recovery

Liz Coates

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Great Yarmouth's Golden Mile. Seaside towns need to find creative ways to challenge deprivation acco

Seafront masterplans for Gorleston and Great Yarmouth

Daniel Hickey

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Lance Martin coastal erosion Hemsby

'Close call' for clifftop home as winter winds batter coast

Liz Coates

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Director Jamie Jones ready to welcome the public back to the Pleasure Beach at Great Yarmouth. Pictu

New ride at Pleasure Beach as re-opening date revealed

Jasper King

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A rough outline of the proposed development site for 240 houses and a LIDL supermarket south of Link

Bid for 240 new homes, Lidl store and 60-bed housing with care scheme

Liz Coates

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Funeral arrangements for Prince Philip confirmed

The Duke of Edinburgh at Pensthorpe Nature Reserve. Pictured: The Duke of Edinburgh unveiling a plaq

David Hannant

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A funeral for Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, will be held next weekend, the Royal Family has confirmed. Prince-Philip-Dies--Tributes-Flood-In-From-Around-The-World (1) The duke, who died on Friday, will be laid to rest on Saturday...

Further coronavirus deaths have been announced at the Queen Elizabeth and Norfolk and Norwich hospit

Coronavirus

How visiting restrictions are easing at Norfolk's hospitals

Clarissa Place

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Non-essential shops will reopen on April 12.

'Ready to enjoy our beautiful county once again' - reporters look...

Casey Cooper-Fiske

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The county's pubs are set to reopen next week.

Coronavirus

Pubs and shops to open on Monday: what else can I do when restrictions...

Casey Cooper-Fiske

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Craig Morrish

Investigations

Drivers delivering for Amazon have hundreds of pounds of pay withheld

Tom Bristow

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Sport

Peter Crouch drove to Yarmouth while on Norwich loan - and wasn't impressed

Peter Crouch drove to Great Yarmouth once - and wasn't impressed

David Hannant

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Former England international footballer Peter Crouch has reflected on a "lonely" loan spell at Norwich City - and being less than impressed with a trip to Great Yarmouth. The towering centre forward, who at 6ft 7in tall is unsurprisingly the...

Boxers George Blazeby and Herbie Hide smiling at the camera with medals

Obituary

Former boxer and roofer George Blazeby dies aged 82

Donna-Louise Bishop

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 04: In this handout image provided by British Athletics, Sophie McKi

Athletics

Norfolk star shines on German indoor stage

Chris Lakey

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Wayne Willgress wins his match against Greg Harlow during the World Indoor Bowls singles championshi

Bowls

Norfolk bowls star tests positive at world indoor championships

Dominic Picksley

Cynthia Blackwell being awarded the Dennis Thompson trophy.

Obituary

Former long-serving swimming club treasurer dies aged 92

Donna-Louise Bishop

Things to do

All the family attractions in Norfolk and Waveney reopening on April 12

Every year Banham Zoo have to count their animals, from every single bug to their tigers. Deboarah H

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From zoos to theme parks, here are all the outdoor family attractions in Norfolk and Waveney reopening on April 12.

Jack Jay, Johnny Mac, James Franklin and the cast of Pirates Online! from the Great Yarmouth Hippodrome Circus

Theatre

Review: Great Yarmouth Hippodrome's Pirates Online!

Stacia Briggs

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The Kings Head in Letheringsett is one of the great pub gardens to visit in Norfolk.

Food and Drink

13 of the best pub gardens to visit in Norfolk

Louisa Baldwin

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Acle Bridge Inn, Acle Bridge. The pub viewed from the bridge next to the River Bure. Credit: James

9 waterside pubs and restaurants to visit in Norfolk

Lauren Cope

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Britain’s Got Talent star Ben Langley is launching on your doorstep where he performs for 20 minutes at a safe distance...

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5 things to do in Norfolk over the Easter holidays

Louisa Baldwin

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Lifestyle

French connection: When a Yarmouth band paraded on the streets of Rambouillet

Great Yarmouth was twinned with Rambouillet in 1956. Picture taken in Rambouillet, France. Dated May, 1957.

Nostalgia

Ben Craske

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Many of us have driven past the signs declaring how Great Yarmouth has been twinned with Rambouillet since 1956. Some readers might even recall their first school trips abroad there. But the earliest exchanges between the two towns were not...

Norwich COVID-19 support officers Rodney Eastwood and Alison Darling. Picture: Danielle Booden

Norfolk's Covid marshalls: 'We all want to get back to some kind of normal'

Rowan Mantell

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Nelson hotel, Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth, for sale

Price cut by £100,000 as historic 50-bedroom hotel for sale

Caroline Culot

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Former Castle tavern, Great Yarmouth

'Forgotten' pub to go under hammer after fails to sell

Caroline Culot

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St Mary the Virgin, Burgh St Peter.Ziggurat tower.Picture: James Bass

18 of Norfolk's most fascinating buildings

Rowan Mantell

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