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Royal Anglian killed in Afghanistan commanded Norfolk company

Capt Martin DriverA Royal Anglian soldier who died in hospital on Monday from wounds he suffered in Afghanistan last month has been named as the second in command of A (Norfolk) Company.

Norwich area 'could feed itself'

Local food in NorwichNorwich could feed itself entirely from crops grown within six miles of the city centre, claims a new report which throws down the gauntlet for a radical change in where we get our food from.

Police probe building site burglary

Police are appealing for witnesses after a building site burglary.Police are appealing for help in after a burglary on a building site in Easton.

Norwich helicopters 'are so noisy'

Airport bosses have rejected claims over low-flying helicopters.Claims that low-flying helicopter flights have increased over a village close to Norwich since the closure of an RAF base in the region have been rejected by airport bosses.

Norfolk homes plan in spotlight

Leslie Dale.Families are being invited to workshops to explore the future development of a village on the outskirts of Norwich - but have been urged to bear in mind that landowners promoting them have a vested interest in seeing more homes built.

Warning over Norwich airport engine testing facility

Gill and Peter Cook on their farm near to the testing facilityCouncillors have been warned to expect an “environmental disaster of huge proportions” if they give the green light to controversial plans to relocate an engine testing facility.

Norwich Territorials' pride in Afghan role

Territorial soldiers from Norwich have spoken of their pride in helping restore normality to an area of Afghanistan previously regarded as a Taliban stronghold.

Health bosses deny chief quit over finances

Norfolk Primary Care Trust chief executive Julie GarbuttBosses from NHS Norfolk have “categorically denied” its chief executive is leaving the organisation because it is in financial difficulty.

Young Norwich entrepreneur's £1m target

imon Franklin, managing director of the Shred StationThe young entrepreneur behind a shredding business near Norwich is on course to hit turnover of £1m within two years after expanding his fleet of vehicles.

Two more Royal Anglians die in war zone

Two more soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment - known as the Vikings - have died in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said today.

Norfolk cancer survivor's charity walk

David WisemanHe has survived prostate cancer and helps to support others who have been diagnosed with the disease, and now despite being 70 David Wiseman plans to join hundreds of walkers in a trek to raise money for a cancer charity.

Norwich City stars join cookathon

Norwich City football players, Adam Drury, left, and Zak Whitbread, help Ashleigh Infant School children Eden Hill, 4, 2nd left, and Zoe Canham, 4, with their chopping, as the 2010 Big Cookathon gets under way at WymondhamThey are used to the pressure cooker scrutiny of 25,000 fans every week. But two Norwich City players were given the tough task of being responsible for hundreds of schoolchildren's dinners yesterday for the country's biggest “cookathon”.

New tourist attraction for Norfolk

Belinda Minors, manager of the Waterside tourist attraction at Rollesby.Families will be able to experience a taste of the Broads in more than one sense when a new tourist attraction opens at the end of the month.

700 youngsters arrested on drugs offences in Norfolk

Almost 700 young people in Norfolk have been arrested for dealing or possessing drugs in the past four years - but police say pioneering projects are helping slash the number of children spiralling into substance misuse.

Homes plan approved for Norfolk pub site

The Cap & Gown, pictured in 2004. Photo: Steve Parsons.Controversial plans to build 15 homes on the site of a demolished Gorleston pub were approved last night - despite a record number of objections being sent to council planners.

Woman jailed for £20,000 theft from Norfolk care home

A woman has been jailed for two months for stealing £20,000 in cash from the care home where she worked as a cleaner.

Norwich bus drivers ballotted on pay deal

Bus drivers in Norwich are being balloted on a proposed pay rise. Under the plans staff would get a 2.73pc raise, as well as a one-off payment of £125 per driver.

Norfolk bosses thanked for fire-fighting aid

Retained firefighters demonstrate their skills.Norfolk's top fire officer has saluted employers in the county who allow their staff to help save lives as retained firefighters.

Crufts win for Norfolk dogs

Kim Evans at her home in Diss with her miniature poodle, Best of Breed Crufts winner.Dog owners in Norfolk have scooped top awards at Crufts. The county can boast having the best miniature poodle, Siberian husky, Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever, and Canadian Eskimo dog in the country.

Norwich cathedral Narthex opens

The new Narthex building at St.JohnIts gothic splendour may have dominated the city for a century but Norwich's catholic cathedral has now got some modern flair thanks to a new multi-million pound extension.

Now you can train as a CSI investigator in Norwich

Steve Gaskin, managing director of Right Angle Events LtdThe country's first crime scene investigation-themed education course to be accredited by an examining body has been launched by a business near Norwich.

Great Yarmouth Bad Girls are looking for a man ...

At first glance they seem ready for their gritty musical portraying life in a women's prison. But the female cast of Bad Girls face a problem that even seasoned jail breakers would find difficult to solve - a lack of men.

Norwich group hits out at NHS

A charity representing disabled people in Norwich has hit out at NHS handling of controversial proposals to force some of the most seriously ill people into nursing homes.

Norfolk manor house owner loses noise appeal

Residents have protested about noise at Surlingham Manor in the pastThe owner of a Norfolk manor house which was issued with a noise abatement notice after complaints from villagers has lost a second appeal to have it overturned - and been ordered to pay £10,000 costs.

Is this the loudest band heard in Norwich?

Jim Jones RevueA musician raised in Norwich is returning to the city with his current band - and it promises to be loud. Rupert Orton is lead guitarist with The Jim Jones Revue, whose famous fans include Noel Gallagher of Oasis, ex-Clash man Mick Jones and Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream.

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