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Woman hunts venue for 200 people and Madness tribute after The Talk shuts

Helen Bowman, 49, is searching for a new Norwich venue for her 50th birthday party after The Talk closed down.

Casey Cooper-Fiske

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A woman hoping to celebrate her 50th birthday with 200 of her friends and a Madness tribute band is hunting for a new venue after The Talk announced it was closing.
Philip Browne and Country and Eastern have been named among the UK's 50 best independent stores.

Two Norwich shops named among UK's best independent stores

Casey Cooper-Fiske

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Russell Evans, left, founder of Bullards, and John Bullard, unhappy with Red Bull as they are accusi

Load of Bull! Anger as Red Bull ramps up threat against Norwich gin firm

Ben Hardy

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Norfolk Clinic owned by Alister Booth

Clinic shuts after more than 40 years with £60k losses due to Covid

Francis Redwood

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Nahima Satar and Keval Vegad from Namaste Village. Picture: Sarah Lucy Brown

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Street food festival success at city centre restaurant

Sophie Wyllie

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gamestation mobile van and owners

Party gaming van hits the open road stuffed with Xboxes and Nintendos

Francis Redwood

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Rampling Clarke launched during lockdown after helping people in need on community pages.

Mum who helped pandemic jobseekers for free launches firm

Sean Galea-Pace

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The Talk nightclub, Norwich. Pictures: Brittany Woodman

'Covid has killed us' - 65-year-old Norwich venue The Talk to close

Casey Cooper-Fiske

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Pret A Manger has confirmed pay rises up to £10 an hour for its staff.

Pret pay rise prompts calls for key workers to get boost

Sean Galea-Pace

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Norwich's first ever Cockapoo Café is coming to Revolución de Cuba on February 20!

Cockapoo Café coming to Norwich next month

Maya Derrick

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Paul Dickson uncovers historic city secrets in his walking tours

From Kett to Mr Kite: City's historic secrets revealed in walking tours

Francis Redwood

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Debenhams in Orford Place, Norwich closed on May 15 2020 after more than 50 years in business

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Speculation mounts over future of city's Debenhams store

Maya Derrick

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Things are improving slowly for Norwich city's taxi firms.

Taxi firms caught in catch-22 as demand drops off

Sean Galea-Pace

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Paulo and Sandra Gamboa with the sweet Churros at the new Sweettastic Churros bar in Norwich

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Handmade churro and coffee stall opens in Castle Quarter

Sean Galea-Pace

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Business owners and members of the public have voiced their opinions on St Stephens Street in Norwich's revamp

Retail

St Stephens Street road works branded 'pointless' by bosses and shoppers

Maya Derrick

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REVEALED: Where Norwich's new Tesco supermarket will open

Ben Hardy

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Gil Morais and Philip Elliott, Marcela Da Costa, and Jonnie Irwin

Two Norfolk businesses to feature on BBC One programme

Grace Piercy

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Bella Italia in Norwich has been covered in scaffolding

City centre restaurant to temporarily close to undergo transformation

Francis Redwood

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Daycarer Tillie Meek teaches Mabel, left, and Ralph to sit in the logs at Tom and Toto doggie daycar

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Luxury doggy daycare opens in outskirts of city

Sophie Skyring

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The Malt and Mardle - Norwich's first micro pub has closed it's doors as work begin on it's refurbishment

City's 'tiniest pub' to undergo transformation

Sophie Skyring

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The loss of the Barnardo's charity shop in Aylsham Road continues to be felt in a city community 

Furniture shop closes down after more than 10 years in business

Ben Hardy

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Wang Studio has been opened by Jamie Hoang in Ber Street, who learnt rug tufting during lockdown. 

Rug studio on the hunt for bigger shop thanks to TikTok fame

Sophie Skyring

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Zafar Aslandok (inset) is set to open a new venture, Aslan, in the city centre

'Artisan-style' cafe set to open in city after £200,000 investment

Francis Redwood

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Westover Vets is opening a new surgery at the bridal shop in Rackheath 

New £1m veterinary surgery to open in city suburb

Ben Hardy

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The Birdcage Credit: Denise Bradley

Conversations 'ongoing' to find new landlord for empty city pub

Francis Redwood

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Emily Gibbs from domestic cleaning services Sparkle Norwich share her secrets to keeping on top of housework . 

Professional cleaner shares secrets to keep on top of household chores

Sophie Skyring

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Amanda Smith (inset) says folk are returning to agents in their droves

Travel agents gear up for bumper summer with mega deals

Sean Galea-Pace

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Whitlingham Campsite, Trowse, Norwich

Brrrr-iliant! Campsite offering winter getaways in the city

Sophie Skyring

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14-year-old Ben Harper is hoping to sell enough quail eggs to get to South Korea next year.

Meet the city 14-year-old raking in cash for quail eggs

Sean Galea-Pace

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Outside the old shop in St Gregorys Alley, Norwich.

Customers set to play poker and enjoy a beer as barbers transformed

Sean Galea-Pace

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