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'All he needed was hope' - Pensioner took life to end months of agony after knee op An 84-year-old man from Lingwood took his own life after living in constant pain for months following a knee replacement surgery. Bizarre world of arson addict who has baffled the authorities Mark Martindale, 40, has 18 previous convictions for offences including 37 arson attacks all committed in Great Yarmouth. Firm recruiting more than 600 jobs and investing £600k into Norfolk sites Parkdean resorts in Great Yarmouth are recruiting for more than 600 jobs at its holiday sites at Summerfields, California Cliffs, Vauxhall, Cherry Tree and Breydon Water. Ex-lifeboatman 'disgusted' that £2.5m vessel is not being used A legacy lifeboat funded by the couple it is named after is still languishing in a marina - eight months after arriving in Norfolk. Man warned he faces jail over sexual chats with 13-year-old girl The 51-year-old from Great Yarmouth indulged in explicit chat online with a profile that he thought was a young girl. Norfolk Broads pub to hold 10-day beer festival The White Horse in Neatishead is holding a 10-day beer festival as its owners celebrate a decade at the helm.   Man finds his garden gate fenced in as row over 90cm strip of land takes a twist A row in a usually quiet Norfolk Broads village saw a man's garden gate fenced up in a dispute over a 90cm slither of land.

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