Norwich Evening News 24

Why our fine city is better by design
He is responsible for designing some of the city’s most prominent landmarks, and Michael Innes has no intention of hanging up his drawing board. He talked to SARAH HALL about some of his most important work in a career spent trying to marry contemporary design with a traditional city.
19 April 2008

Vicky Manthorpe by the ornate doorway in St Andrew’s Hill that leads through to the Bridewell Museum. Photo: Steve Adams.

City’s heritage is so close to my herat
Balancing progress with preserving the character of historic Norwich is no easy task, but it is one that Vicky Manthorpe relishes. As administrator of civic watchdog the Norwich Society she plays a key role in making sure the city’s heritage is not neglected. She spoke to David Bale
12 April 2008

Mary Briiggs at her favourite place, Wymondham Abbey. Photo: Denise Bradley.

My battle with the raging bull
A career spent working on the land does not ordinarily conjure up images of a job filled with drama, excitement, and bravery. But as KATE SCOTTER discovered that is exactly how it was for Mary Briggs who over the years has been asked again and again to recount the story of the day she saved a man from a raging bull.
22 March 2008

Why veteran sailor Jack is really worth his salt
Coastwatch co-ordinator Jack Wells has the sea in his blood, so after a lifetime of fishing he volunteered to help save lives, including people threatening to jump off the pier. LUCY BOLTON spoke to him.
01 March 2008

Landlord Tony Bennett at the Firs pub in Cromer Road, whose flagging fortunes he has turned around. Photo: Simon Finlay.

Norfolk will always be my favourite corner of England
He is the Norfolk pub landlord famed for fighting to get St George’s Day made a national holiday. But when Tony Bennett is not flying the flag for England he is coming to the rescue of a pub which is winning the community back, as david bale discovered.
23 February 2008

Helen McDermott in the Victorian gardens at Earlham

B.C. and life after Anglia TV
To a generation of youngsters she was the woman who read out children's birthday messages on the TV alongside her cuddly, and much loved, counterpart B.C. But former Anglia TV presenter Helen McDermott, recently voted “one of the faces of Norwich” is now using her profile to help try raise money in the fight against cancer.
16 February 2008

From squash to sandwiches
Squash star Cassie Thomas won two medals at the Commonwealth Games and went on to become the world number one. When injury ended her illustrious career she embarked on another venture, running a sandwich bar in Norwich.
03 November 2007

My life making gold medal bikes
Ironically it was a problem with his car that propelled Mike Burrows to take up a career designing superbikes. Years on he is one of the world's most famous bike engineers with his work including the Lotus Superbike used by an Olympic gold medallist.
27 October 2007