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Concern as council debt for special educational needs support set to exceed £180m
The deficit racked up by Norfolk County Council supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities is due to hit more than £180m.
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Which Norfolk speed cameras caught the most motorists last month?
More than 1,500 motorists were clocked over the speed limit by fixed speed cameras on Norfolk roads in March.
Photographer snaps globally threatened bird flying over the Broads
A photographer has captured a series of stunning images of one of the UK's red-listed birds on the Norfolk Broads.
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Great Yarmouth's singing bin man wows judges in Britain's Got Talent audition
Ramon, the singing bin man, from Great Yarmouth wowed the judges in his audition on Britain's Got Talent.
Campaign group's anger at minister's 'broken promises' as letter ignored
Mental health campaigners in Norfolk and Suffolk have criticised minister Baroness Gillian Merron after she failed to respond to a letter they had sent several weeks ago.
Large armed police presence spotted in town centre
A large police presence, including officers with guns, has been spotted in King Street, Great Yarmouth.
Local band to perform at popular music venues
Local rock and pop band, The Uninvited, have announced two shows in the coming weeks on April 25 and May 3.
More than £100,000 owed in library fines across Norfolk
Norfolk County Council is owed more than £100,000 in late book fines from library users in the county, data has revealed.
13 photos showing what life was like in Norfolk in 1995
Are you ready for a trip down memory lane? Cast your mind back to 1995 with these 13 photos from across Norfolk.
Norfolk firms land contracts worth £16m to build one of world's largest windfarms
NR Marine Services in Caister and OEG in Great Yarmouth have signed charter agreements worth more than £16m to provide vessels to help build ScottishPower Renewables' East Anglia THREE windfarm off the coast of East Anglia
What will the weather be like this week?
The Met Office has forecast a mix of sunny intervals and partly cloudy skies for Great Yarmouth this week from April 21 to April 24.
Norfolk Broads holiday cottage named among UK's best
Cobblers Barn, located in Repps With Bastwick, Norfolk, was named a national winner by Sykes Holiday Cottages.
Project aims to tackle toxic threat creating Broads' 'dead zone'
A toxic plant lurks in Norfolk's waterways, threatening to cause serious harm to wildlife living in the Broads.
Housing bid for seaside hotel turned down by council
A proposal to convert a holiday hotel into a large House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) in the heart of Great Yarmouth’s tourist area has been refused by the borough council.
Death notices and funeral announcements from the Great Yarmouth Mercury
Last week, the Great Yarmouth Mercury published 5 death notices.
Seaside care home given top food hygiene rating after inspection
St Edmunds Residential Home in Gorleston has achieved the highest possible food hygiene rating after a recent inspection.
A look back at the history of Norfolk's 'least-used' railway station
Here we take a look back at the history of Berney Arms railway station, the "least-used" in Norfolk.
One of Norfolk's biggest villages set to grow EVEN larger - despite fierce objection
A bid to build 77 homes in the village of Bradwell has returned to face planners at Great Yarmouth Borough Council after developers were told to add more houses to the plot.
Farming firm seeks to double water abstraction in sensitive Broads area
H A Overton and Sons, a Norfolk-based farm firm, wants to more than double the amount of water it abstracts from a borehole in the Broads, close to the River Ant in Stalham.
'Rub their noses in it': Locals demand punishment for mystery dog poo thrower
The Great Yarmouth Borough Council are trying to locate a mystery person throwing bags of dog poo onto a garage roof in Gorleston.