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Derek James

Derek James has been a journalist for 55 years. It was a privilege and an honour for him to be asked to serve as Sheriff of Norwich in 2010/11. His greatest love is writing about local people and places.

Images from a new book Highways& Byways: Illustrated Walks in Norfolk by Marion Addy. Picture: Mar

Walking Marion's Way - meet the artist behind stunning new book

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Barry Bridges, Chelsea

Barry Bridges at 80 - the Norfolk footballer who was made in Chelsea

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Tricky Newman holds on to the back of his motorbike.

Nostalgia

Daredevil duo: Pioneer performers in the early days of Norwich speedway

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The weathervane said to come from Norfolk. Picture: Helen Theron

Do you know the Norfolk history of this Lancaster bomber weathervane?

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The Creative Arts Building at City College Norwich. Photo: David Bussey

What is the best designed architecture in Norwich in the 21st century?

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Paddy Wenn from Hellesdon became the over 50s world champion in Poland in 2019. Picture: Phil Clarke

Norfolk rider who’s still champion of the world

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A look at life in Ber Street during the 1920s

Nostalgia

Norwich in the roaring twenties: Life on a bustling city street 100...

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IMAGES OF NORWICH BOOK; 2nd World War chapter - Blitz 42. Firemen at the site where Curl's (now Deb

Norwich's modern store that rose from rubble of The Blitz

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One of 21 giant computer cabinets being delivered to Norwich City Hall in February 1957. Norwich Cit

Story behind this famous photo of when Norwich went electric in 1957

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Oby Mill, the oldest mill on the Broad built in 1753. Photo: Mike Page.

Remembering the lost jobs on The Broads

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