News Things to do Sport Property Support Us Subscribe

Shop

Man denies raping woman in flat above fast food outlet

Marine Parade in Great Yarmouth.
Picture: James Bass

Christine Cunningham

A man accused of being one of two men who raped a woman above a fast food outlet has denied the offence and claimed he turned down her advances. Norwich Crown Court heard the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had gone to the Empire...

Patricia Holland, 83, was last seen at her home in Lowestoft Road, Gorleston, at around 9.20pm on Saturday, July 24.

Man appears in court charged with murder of Gorleston woman

Peter Walsh

Author Picture Icon

Town wall community garden

Historic town wasteland transformed into vivid urban garden

Liz Coates

Author Picture Icon

Emergency services recover a boat from the sea off the coast of Lowestoft.

Updated

'I need to see a body' - Sister's torment over speedboat deaths

Reece Hanson

Author Picture Icon

Campbell Mellon painting of Framlingham Castle

'Nobody wants the responsibility' - Town's public art collection for sale

Liz Coates

Author Picture Icon

The former O'Grady's pub - also once known as the Oakwood - on Howard St in Great Yarmouth.

Flats bid for former pub refused over 'cramped showers' concerns

Daniel Hickey

Author Picture Icon

NCFC legends heading onto the pitch at Wellesley Recreation Ground in Great Yarmouth to play against

Norwich City legends play football against dementia

James Weeds

Keep Journalism Alive House Advert

Regent Road Great Yarmouth on Freedom Day

Covid on the coast: Record high for July but case numbers dipping

Liz Coates

Author Picture Icon

Construction apprentice on site

Pupils get first hand building site experience to plug skills shortage

Simon Parkin

Author Picture Icon

Family Notices

Find a Job

Find a Car

Local Directory

Planning Applications Near Me

Big C's Great Yarmouth support and information centre is now open

'It is a first-class idea' - New cancer support centre opens

Clarissa Place

Author Picture Icon

The Hatton Garden Job cast member Larry Lamb during a BUILD Series LDN event at the Capper Street St

Gavin and Stacey star to appear at Yarmouth Comic Con

Daniel Hickey

Author Picture Icon

A message to self-isolate, with one day of required isolation remaining, is displayed on the NHS cor

Coronavirus | Video

Covid app changes mean fewer people will be 'pinged'

Thomas Chapman

Author Picture Icon

Jamie Mason, aged 46, was last seen on Friday at a campsite in Waxham.

Search for missing London man continues

Emily Thomson

Author Picture Icon

Kazz Morohashi, Claire Atherton, Erin Patel, Rebecca Chapman and Anna Masters.

Exhibition to celebrate random acts of kindness

James Weeds

Lowestoft Road Gorleston missing woman

Norfolk Live | Video

Man 'helping police with inquiries' in search for missing woman

Liz Coates

Author Picture Icon

Rebecca and Bethany Sadler held Twin Bakes first pop sale on Saturday July 31 in Norwich's Castle Quarter to great success

Twin Bakes sell out of treats during first pop-up sale

Sabrina Johnson

Author Picture Icon

Patricia Holland in her home.

Best friend pays tribute to missing woman, describing her as a 'lovely...

James Weeds

Between £115 and £195m is being invested in upgrading networks to bring "lightning-fast" broadband speeds to Norfolk.

Thousands of rural homes to benefit from broadband funding

Sabrina Johnson

Author Picture Icon

Patricia Holland, 83, was last seen at her home in Lowestoft Road, Gorleston, at around 9.20pm on Saturday, July 24.

Norfolk Live

Man, 41, charged with Pat Holland's murder as human remains found

Sarah Burgess

Prof Paul Hunter of the UEA's Norwich medical school. Photo: Bill Smith

Coronavirus | Video

UEA expert: Covid isolation 'will still be needed in a year's time'

Thomas Chapman

Author Picture Icon

Millie and Jack, two twenty-somethings.

The Empire Strikes Back - our review of the new indoor food market

James Weeds

vaccine rollout

Coronavirus

More than 100,000 young people have had Covid jab in Norfolk and Waveney

Jasper King

Author Picture Icon

Students getting exam results

When are GCSE and A-level results out and how fair will grades be?

Simon Parkin

Author Picture Icon

Performers on stage at Ocean Room.

Britain's Got Talent golden buzzer winner to appear in Gorleston cabaret...

James Weeds

Coaster Cabana at Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach

Pleasure Beach's tropical event ready to launch - and free macs if it rains

James Weeds

Most Read

Regent Road Great Yarmouth on Freedom Day

Covid on the coast: Record high for July but case numbers dipping

Liz Coates

Author Picture Icon

Patricia Holland, 83, was last seen at her home in Lowestoft Road, Gorleston, at around 9.20pm on Saturday, July 24.

Norfolk Live

Man, 41, charged with Pat Holland's murder as human remains found

Sarah Burgess

Millie and Jack, two twenty-somethings.

The Empire Strikes Back - our review of the new indoor food market

James Weeds

Rebecca and Bethany Sadler held Twin Bakes first pop sale on Saturday July 31 in Norwich's Castle Quarter to great success

Twin Bakes sell out of treats during first pop-up sale

Sabrina Johnson

Author Picture Icon

Don't Miss

The front of the Empire

'Something really fresh for Great Yarmouth' - Empire ready to re-open

James Weeds

The owner of the Empire Lounge on Great Yarmouth's Golden Mile says he needs the kind of financial s

Woman felt her life was 'destroyed' after rape by two men, court hears

Peter Walsh

Author Picture Icon

police search Gorleston

Norfolk Live

Police search undergrowth as man arrested for murder of missing woman

Liz Coates

Author Picture Icon

Patricia Holland, 83, was last seen at her home in Lowestoft Road, Gorleston, at around 9.20pm on Saturday, July 24.

Norfolk Live

Man arrested for murder of still missing 83-year-old

Daniel Moxon

News

Man denies raping woman in flat above fast food outlet

Marine Parade in Great Yarmouth.
Picture: James Bass

Christine Cunningham

A man accused of being one of two men who raped a woman above a fast food outlet has denied the offence and claimed he turned down her advances. Norwich Crown Court heard the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had gone to the Empire...

The Hatton Garden Job cast member Larry Lamb during a BUILD Series LDN event at the Capper Street St

Gavin and Stacey star to appear at Yarmouth Comic Con

Daniel Hickey

Author Picture Icon

A message to self-isolate, with one day of required isolation remaining, is displayed on the NHS cor

Coronavirus | Video

Covid app changes mean fewer people will be 'pinged'

Thomas Chapman

Author Picture Icon

Campbell Mellon painting of Framlingham Castle

'Nobody wants the responsibility' - Town's public art collection for sale

Liz Coates

Author Picture Icon

Construction apprentice on site

Pupils get first hand building site experience to plug skills shortage

Simon Parkin

Author Picture Icon

Sport

Fourth place for Giarnni and GB quartet in team gymnastics Olympic final

Great Britain's (left-right) James Hall, Joe Fraser, Giarnni Regini-Moran and Max Whitlock.

Olympics

Mark Boggis

Author Picture Icon

A gymnast who honed his skills in Lowestoft excelled as part of the Team GB’s men’s gymnastics team that just finished outside of the medals.

Chris Henderson

Non-League Football

Ex-Linnet Henderson on the move again

Chris Lakey

Author Picture Icon

Former Norwich City stopper Remi Matthews could be heading to the Premier League with Crystal Palace

Video

Ex-City keeper set for Premier League move

Paddy Davitt

Author Picture Icon

England v Denmark at The Railway Tavern in DerehamFirst half fan reaction and goal

Euro 2020 | Video

From despair to delirium – Norfolk England fans celebrate Harry Kane winner

Daniel Moxon

King's Lynn Town defender Aaron Jones suffered a ruptured Achilles

King's Lynn Town FC

'It felt like someone had shot me' - Lynn defender relives injury

Chris Lakey

Author Picture Icon

Things to do

Twin Bakes sell out of treats during first pop-up sale

Rebecca and Bethany Sadler held Twin Bakes first pop sale on Saturday July 31 in Norwich's Castle Quarter to great success

Sabrina Johnson

Author Picture Icon

A bakery business that launched during lockdown has sold out during its first pop-up sale.

A family on the empty beach as the wind and rain hits Great Yarmouth sea front. Picture: DENISE BRAD

Summer by the Sea

5 indoor activities in Great Yarmouth to escape the rain

Grace Piercy

Author Picture Icon

The Workshop at The Walks and The Gruffalo Spotters Trail.

7 family days out for under £20 in Norfolk this summer

Louisa Baldwin

Author Picture Icon

Just waiting for visitors as Richardsons chief executive, Greg Munford, stands in the new car park n

Norfolk Day

Norfolk Day sponsor postpones seaside event over safety concerns

Donna-Louise Bishop

The launch of the Norfolk Heritage Open Days brochure at Pensthorpe Natural Park.

Brochure launched for Norfolk’s 2021 Heritage Open Days

Louisa Baldwin

Author Picture Icon

Lifestyle

Rooms with a view? See two new hotel suites costing £120,000

Marine Lodge hotel Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

Caroline Culot

Author Picture Icon

The family owners of a Norfolk hotel are hoping to see bookings boom after transforming four bedrooms into two luxury suites. Nick Delf, who runs the Marine Lodge in Great Yarmouth, took the risky decision during lockdown to plough thousands...

fish and chip shop Spencer Street, Norwich

Perfect plaices? Three fish and chip firms go up for sale

Caroline Culot

Author Picture Icon

Historic photo of the carousel at Pleasurewood Hills, Lowestoft

Nostalgia | Gallery

£2.50 all day tickets: Memories of Pleasurewood Hills in days gone by

Ben Craske

Author Picture Icon

African husband lifting happy wife laughing celebrating moving day with boxes, excited first time ho

Pandemic may mean first-time buyers get on property ladder sooner

Rebecca MacNaughton

Author Picture Icon

Young smartly dressed businessman holding phone and paperwork victorious in front of PC screens showing stocks

Personal Finance | Promotion

How to tackle the quandary over retirement income

Peter Sharkey