 Party in the park for the man with a heart of gold
He was a kind man who dedicated much of his later life to helping boys who had gone off the tracks.
04 July 2008
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 Sketches of wartime as seen through the eyes of a boy
War was raging, bombs were falling, the skies were full of aircraft…and one small boy in Norwich was drawing.
Young Mike was born with a pencil in his hand; well, almost.
03 July 2008
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 The site of Norwich’s first police stati
It was the great Norwich Police Station puzzle and a question that foxed you - almost.
The entries came in thick and fast… but I thought that at last I had come up with a question you couldn't answer.
02 July 2008
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 Industrial plant workers young and old reunite
It's the reunion for the workers at the last industrial giant in Norwich that gets bigger and better every year. And now the hunt is on for of them, past and present, from Laurence Scott & Electromotors to meet up again later this month.
01 July 2008
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 Landmark blaze sparks fire-fighting crack team
On this day in Norwich of 1881 the mustard was too hot to handle.
Hundreds of people gathered to watch as a landmark industrial building was burning - it was reported that the glow could be seen as far away as Ely.
30 June 2008
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 Heroes who risked their lives to save famous city landmark
The dust was still rising from the rubble in Norwich on this day of 66 years ago. Large parts of the city had been destroyed, more than 200 men, women and children had been killed and hundreds more had no homes.
27 June 2008
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 Romance begins at ancient hotel
John Garrett from Sprowston, sister Jacqueline Dickerson who lives in Eaton and brother Jeffrey of Hellesdon, can thank the snug bar at the Maids Head Hotel - the oldest hotel in the land - for their existence.
26 June 2008
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 Tribute to hotel’s maintenance man
Peter Wright, the Maids Head's long-serving maintenance man, died suddenly on May 22.
We will miss his cheerful presence and unrivalled knowledge of the hotel.
26 June 2008
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Memories of servicemen’s club above the city streets
Today it is Marks & Spencer and is packed with shoppers but there was a time when it was packed with freedom fighters and was their second home.
It was 60 years ago this coming December that the NAAFI Club - the Navy, Army & Air Force Institutes - closed its doors for the last time.
25 June 2008
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 Piecing together village history
Do you remember the Wicklewood Riviera and when pea soup and sparrow was a real treat?
Today it does not even have a shop, but in the first half of the 20th century, the Norfolk village of Wicklewood was a hive of activity.
24 June 2008
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 Tribute to a great city character
Hundreds of you entered my competition to win a copy of Heroes, Villains & Victims of Norwich, the great new book by Pam Brooks and I asked what Billy Bluelight's real name was.
23 June 2008
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Dad kept baking the traditional way
They say that on a dark and windy night you can still smell the bread wafting across Queen's Road in Norwich.
20 June 2008
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Dad kept baking our daily bread the trad
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The time when a public hanging was a day out
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We're happy to help this golden girl
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Bert kept on baking till the end
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Raising the roof and lots of vital cash
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Bright future for a city park built to impress
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Schooldays were happy days
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The town that almost burned to the ground
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The amazing tale of a true wartime hero
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What are your memories of Eaton Park?
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Snapshots of a bygone Norfolk era
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How a raging inferno put paid to thatched buildings in city
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Craftsmen turned their hands to sport at technical school
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When our city was at peace
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A super night in memory of Tom
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Trip down Memory Lane shows little has changed
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The woman who painted a city at war
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Honour at last for rail worker
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Do you remember?
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Star who brought style to the stage
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Nursery to nurture disabilities blossoms at new premises
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A bird’s eye view of the Broads
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Happy times remembered with ‘best Yank of them all’
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A lasting memorial for the men that time forgot
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Toast to the man who changed drinking habits
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Tale of education act resisters
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A history of walking on water
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City Hall - part of our skyline for 70 years
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