Plans to build 50 new homes on a former Norfolk dementia care home site have so far received 12 letters from residents, many of whom are concerned about loss of privacy and a lack of research into a new use for the building.

A judge has said more rigorous checks should be made on carers who look after vulnerable people after a 20-year-old stole from three women she was meant to be helping.

From a disco for babies to a fun-filled show full of paint to a roof top performance with intriguing acrobatics - people of all ages are enjoying an array of entertainment during the second weekend of this year’s Norfolk and Norwich Festival.

The Royal Norfolk Showground was turned into a sea of pink today when thousands of women took part in the annual Race for Life.

Pedal power is being pushed to the limit in Lowestoft as an inaugural festival leaps into action.

This weekend the Race for Life will see thousands of women run, walk or even dance 5km and 10km to raise money for Cancer Research UK.

The power of the wind takes centre stage in a sound installation full of quirky contraptions in Norwich this weekend.

The magic of circus is at Norwich Theatre Royal this weekend as a French-Canadian troupe of performers takes to the stage.

Conflicts and struggles are played out through music in Aurora Orchestra’s concert Battle.

From a space shuttle created out of a rubbish bin to a “DIY Titanic” where people can recreate a classic scene from the Leonardo DiCaprio film about the doomed ocean liner – a group from Slovenia has turned unlikely objects around Norwich city centre into art.

If I was still an MP I would call all the leaders to a meeting, bang their heads together...

Tributes are pouring in after courageous Ryan Wright lost his fight against a rare childhood cancer.

A former student at an independent day and boarding school in Norfolk has been jailed after stabbing another student twice in a revenge attack.

The creator of classic Eighties children’s programme Button Moon has won a damages claim against a businessman he said copied and sold his designs on T-shirts and mugs.

“The reverse of a soap opera” is the way a film-maker describes his latest project that will have its first outing at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival.