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Woman's appeal against condition on pub conversion rejected

Planning permission is being sought to turn the Wheelwrights Arms in Beccles Road, Gorleston, into a

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A woman's appeal against a condition imposed on her bid to convert a 150-year-old pub into a house has been rejected. The Wheelwrights Arms, on Beccles Road in Gorleston, is owned and run by Deborah Beavers and her husband. Last year, Ms...

The Market Gates shopping centre in Great Yarmouth. Pictures: BRITTANY WOODMAN

Multiple arsonist torched rubbish near shopping centre

Christine Cunningham

Gavin Dean pointing down Yarmouth South Denes.

New escape room to open in Great Yarmouth

James Weeds

A car pulling a 'flagrant' stunt on Great Yarmouth's seafront on August 16, 2020

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Delivery driver fined for 'flagrant' seafront stunt caught on CCTV

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Police Officers. Picture: Ian Burt

Fake £50 notes used to buy items on Facebook

James Weeds

What's your favourite fish & chip shop memory?

Four fish and chip shops listed among the best in the country

Lauren Cope

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Tony Clayton Turf Accountant betting shop in George Hill in Norwich

Trio from Great Yarmouth charged with Norwich betting shop robbery

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Horse and Groom, Rollesby

Hotel and restaurant for sale for £150,000 less two years on

Caroline Culot

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Gorleston's James Paget University Hospital has 100 empty beds and is stressing they are very much o

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Two men jailed for stealing 'laughing gas' from hospital

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Tributes to Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, at Norwich Cathedral.

What we know about Prince Philip's funeral at Windsor

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Asda staff in Norfolk in consultation

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Asda says redundancy 'last option' for bakery staff

Caroline Culot

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The Golden Mile in Great Yarmouth on a warm and sunny afternoon (photo: James Bass)

Norfolk County Council Elections 2021: Spotlight on Great Yarmouth

Dan Grimmer

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Low Road Winterton

New surface planned for 'muddy' track popular with walkers

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Bradley Fish at The Jube as lockdown restrictions are relaxed

'We're going to be rammed' - pubs bracing for weekend revelry

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Public toilets at Kingsway in Hemsby

Public toilets in Hemsby reopen after £23,000 revamp

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Fans from Sheringham celebrate as the final whistle blows on Leeds United's loss to Brentford. Photo

Extra police as pub gardens opening could coincide with Canaries promotion

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

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Norfolk has no Covid patients in critical care for first time in six months

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Deliveroo motorbike riders in Norwich. Picture : ANTONY KELLY

Deliveroo to launch in Great Yarmouth with 45 restaurants signed up

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Gorleston's James Paget University Hospital has launched its first gender neutral toilet Picture: Ni

Coronavirus

Hospital ready to welcome visitors following restriction easing

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New Fire and Rescue recruits wade out to rescue victims of a kayak accident during their water rescu

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Water safety campaign launched ahead of summer of staycations

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Market Row, Great Yarmouth

Council to splash out £1.9m on Great Yarmouth town centre

James Weeds

Jamie Jones, Director of Pleasure Beach, opening the jazzed up snails ride. Picture: Danielle Booden

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Watch our virtual tour of Pleasure Beach's new Snails and Fairytales ride

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Rachel Pooley gets her first Covid-19 vaccination at the Corn Exchange in King's Lynn. Picture: Ian

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Covid vaccine rollout shifts dramatically in favour of second doses

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A roving bus service has been launched to vaccinate people in areas of Norfolk and Waveney where uptake has been poor

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On the buses: Mobile Covid vaccination service is launched

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Norfolk Police

Search for woman, 64, missing from residential home

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Gavin Dean pointing down Yarmouth South Denes.

New escape room to open in Great Yarmouth

James Weeds

What's your favourite fish & chip shop memory?

Four fish and chip shops listed among the best in the country

Lauren Cope

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Planning permission is being sought to turn the Wheelwrights Arms in Beccles Road, Gorleston, into a

Woman's appeal against condition on pub conversion rejected

Daniel Hickey

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Horse and Groom, Rollesby

Hotel and restaurant for sale for £150,000 less two years on

Caroline Culot

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Inflatable incident Great Yarmouth

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Emergency services dealing with incident at inflatable on beach

Liz Coates

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Michael and Ingrid McHugh

Lockdown Easing

Eight pints pulled in first three minutes as pub's 'happy hour' returns

Liz Coates

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Craig Morrish

Investigations

Drivers delivering for Amazon have hundreds of pounds of pay withheld

Tom Bristow

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The gondolas of the giant wheel in front a blue sky with bright white clouds

Our verdict on the new Giant Wheel on Great Yarmouth seafront

James Weeds

News

Multiple arsonist torched rubbish near shopping centre

The Market Gates shopping centre in Great Yarmouth. Pictures: BRITTANY WOODMAN

Christine Cunningham

A man with 29 arson attacks on his record set fire to rubbish at Market Gates shopping centre in Great Yarmouth. Mark Martindale, 36, of Swaffham Road, Wendling, admitted arson on August 26 last year, when he set fire to rubbish behind a store...

Police Officers. Picture: Ian Burt

Fake £50 notes used to buy items on Facebook

James Weeds

Tributes to Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, at Norwich Cathedral.

What we know about Prince Philip's funeral at Windsor

Chris Bishop

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New Fire and Rescue recruits wade out to rescue victims of a kayak accident during their water rescu

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Water safety campaign launched ahead of summer of staycations

Thomas Chapman

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Gavin Dean pointing down Yarmouth South Denes.

New escape room to open in Great Yarmouth

James Weeds

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

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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

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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

Watch our virtual tour of Pleasure Beach's new Snails and Fairytales ride

Jamie Jones, Director of Pleasure Beach, opening the jazzed up snails ride. Picture: Danielle Booden

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Stacia Briggs

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Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach Snails given a racy new makeover

What's your favourite fish & chip shop memory?

Four fish and chip shops listed among the best in the country

Lauren Cope

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

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

Louisa Baldwin

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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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Lifestyle

Hotel and restaurant for sale for £150,000 less two years on

Horse and Groom, Rollesby

Caroline Culot

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A Norfolk hotel and Thai restaurant which suddenly closed in 2019 is still for sale but with its price dropped to £825,000. The Horse and Groom Hotel and attached Jasminum Restaurant in Rollesby shut and a notice appeared at the premises at the...

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

Nostalgia

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

Ben Craske

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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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