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Westminster’s Brexit ‘bubble’ already damaging Norfolk business as expansion plans and training halted

People watch Prime Minister Theresa May speak on a large screen, outside the Houses of Parliament, London, ahead of the House of Commons vote on the Prime Minister's Brexit deal.

Train trouble for passengers travelling between Norwich and the coast

Greater Anglia services have been affected by a train fault. Picture: Archant

Trains cancelled due to “disruptive passengers”

Norwich and Great Yarmouth trains cancelled due to

New trains set for overnight tests between Norwich, Diss and Yarmouth

One of the new Stadler “bi-mode” Greater Anglia trains on test at Diss station. Picture: Greater Anglia

The women’s only gym which is breaking down barriers

Tara Hall, owner and personal trainer, who has started up The Hut Gym at Potter Heigham, a gym for women only. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY

Railway station car park to close for three weeks

Brundall Station will be closed for three weeks from January 6. Picture: GOOGLE MAPS

Revealed: Thousands of undiagnosed dementia cases in Norfolk

Sally Copley, Alzheimer’s Society’s Director of Policy Campaigns and Partnerships. Photo: Alzheimer’s Society

‘It’s an inconvenience you can do without’ White van man in warning after falling victim to spate of thefts

Colin Empson, with his van that was damaged in an attack. PIC: Supplied by Colin Empson.

Norfolk MEP Stuart Agnew caught in same city as terror attack for second time in his career

Norfolk MEP Stuart Agnew, who was in Strasbourg on the day of the Christmas market shooting. Picture; Nick Butcher

Communities across Norfolk set to come together to ensure no one spends Christmas alone

Former mayor of Great Yarmouth Malcolm Bird, his wife and volunteers standing in front of the dontated jumble for the guests to choose from at Open Christmas dinner for the homeless in 2016 at the Marina Centre, Great Yarmouth. Picture: Belinda Roll

Voluntary groups win slice of £30k funding pot

Members of the Norwich Diocesan Play Van Baconsthorpe group celebrate the grant from the LB150 Fund. Front row, from left: Rebecca Mack with Amelie and baby Elliott; Ruth Swinbourne with Jonjo; Laura Khalil with Calvin; Arthur Betts with Miriam. Back row, from left: Rebecca Reynolds from Lovewell Blake and Play Van development worker Lesley Gurney. Photo: Andy Newman

Train passengers warned to check before they travel

Alteration works: passengers are being warned to check before they travel Photo: Steve Adams

First new Greater Anglia train takes to the tracks in early morning test

The first new Stadler train for Greater Anglia travelled from Norwich to Diss and back. Picture: GREATER ANGLIA

REVEALED: Most and least used stations in region as Great Yarmouth loses 20pc of passengers

Great Yarmouth station has lost 20pc of its passengers since 2012. Picture: Neil Didsbury

Leader of Norfolk County Council backs call for revival of devolution deal talks in 2019

Andrew Proctor, leader of Norfolk County Council. Pic: Norfolk County Council.

London to Norwich train cancelled

Greater Anglia train at station

Norwich father named BBC Radio Norfolk’s education volunteer of the year

Chris Forster talking with Archbishop Justin Welby during his visit to YMCA Norfolk’s My Place in Norwich recently. Picture by Keith Morris.

Romanian restaurant set to open in Norwich

Olimpia Sadler, pictured, has applied to open a Romanian restaurant on Dereham Road in Norwich. The city council has granted the application.

Convenience store chain McColl, which has more than 20 stores across Norfolk, issues profit warning

McColl's on Colman Road in Norwich. Photo: Google Streetview

Run Anglia: How the times keep on tumbling for Darren Honour after a stellar 2018

Darren Honour at the Cambridge Half Marathon. Picture: SportCam Ltd

Train faults cause cancellations on Norfolk and Suffolk services

Greater Anglia is upgrading its fleet but its figures for reliability and punctuality rare not improving. Picture: Sonya Duncan

Van owners urged to be vigilant after 12 vehicles stolen in a month

Norfolk residents are being urged to keep their vehicles secure following a number of thefts. Picture: Denise Bradley

Train faults cause cancellations between Norwich, Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and London

Train faults have caused cancellations of services between Norwich, Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft. Picture: Sonya Duncan

95,000 fly-tipping incidents in Norfolk - costing councils £4m to clear

New government figures reveal the shocking scale of fly-tipping across Norfolk, with 90,000 incidents reported since 2012. Photo: Nick Butcher

Watch: First new Greater Anglia train arrives in region from Swiss factory

The new Stadler train passes through Ipswich station. Picture: GREATER ANGLIA

Police seized almost 30pc more drugs this year amid crackdown

Police break into a house on Keyes Close for Operation Gravity searching for suspected drugs users. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY

Unemployment falls as firms get set to recruit for festive season

Norwich Royal Mail sorting office staff processing Christmas cards and gifts - and will be hiring 100 people for the festive season. Picture: ANTONY KELLY

Breckland share out the silverware as riders celebrate 2018 successes

Mark Richards receiving the Eastern Road Race League (ERRL) shield from League Co-ordinator Joan Potts Picture: CHRIS THORNTON)

“People think they look big by stabbing people, but they’re not” - youth backs scheme to tackle knife crime as it visits Norwich

StreetDoctors initiative educating young people on Knife Crime

Disruptions on trains continue

Engineering works continue to cause train disruptions between Norwich and Great Yarmouth. Picture: Sonya Duncan

Teenage drug dealer from London almost disemboweled man with knife in Great Yarmouth, court hears

Norwich Crown Court. Picture Adrian Judd.

Will Debenhams close branches in Norfolk?

Debenhams on the High Street in King's Lynn Picture: Chris Bishop

Great Yarmouth port signs 12-year deal with offshore services firm Asco

Peel Ports Great Yarmouth director Richard Goffin, left, with Glen Hurren, regional director UK for Asco. Picture: Peel Ports Great Yarmouth.

Train disruption continues between Norwich and Great Yarmouth

Greater Anglia services faced disruption after track safety inspections. Picture: Sonya Duncan

‘Their music help me fight’ - triple-transplant woman meets The Rasmus to say ‘thank you’

Natasha Leggett (centre) with The Rasmus in their dressing room at The Waterfront. Photo: Courtesy of Natasha Leggett

Last night of the proms concert for Norwich

The Norfolk Fellowship Brass Band who will be playing at a Last Night of the Proms charity concert in Norwich on Friday October 19. Photo: Norfolk Fellowship Brass Band.

Tommy Silhouette donated to Norfolk school to remember those who fell in First World War

Queen's Hills Primary School youngsters with the 6ft Shadow Tommy that has been presented to the school to commemorate 100 years since the end of the First World War.

‘Almost daily’ train cancellations damaging Great Yarmouth, councillors claim

A train on the Reedham to Great Yarmouth line passing through the open marshes near Breydon Water. Picture: James Bass

‘It’s been life-changing for him and us’ - mother of Norwich teenager on how knife attack on son still affecting family

Mo's ear after it was stiched up following the attack in Chapelfield Gardens. Photo: Layla Evans

Save our children’s centre protest is held

The save our children's centres protest in Great Yarmouth town centre
Picture: Anthony Carroll

New survey reveals people in Norwich are feeling increasingly unhappy

Shoppers in Norwich. Picture: Denise Bradley

Norwich comedian’s online storm prompts ‘life-changing’ Greater Anglia action

Norwich comedian Tanyalee Davis says a new Uber-style app for disabled rail users

Tanyalee Davis reveals her struggle with public transport on new BBC programme

Josh Widdicombe, Tanyalee Davis, Nina Conti, Hal Cruttenden at Live at the Apollo - (C) Open Mike - Photographer: Ellis O'Brien

Revealed! First look inside Greater Anglia’s new regional trains

Greater Anglia have released first look pictures of the inside of their new regional trains. Photo: Greater Anglia

Greater Anglia train services running again after fire alert brought them to standstill

A Greater Anglia train. Picture: Sonya Duncan

This is why there was a hot air balloon in Norwich city centre

Mike Imerson as Dizzy O'Dare playing Phineas Fogg lost in Norwich Market in his hot air balloon, in preparation for the Out There Festival. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY

Norfolk Royal British Legion branches to welcome home remembrance torch

The Norfolk Torch of Remembrance is making its journey home from Belgium. Picture: Hugh King

Project encourages men to ask for help with mental health issues

Roger Kingerlee. Photo: NSFT

Are you addicted to Netflix horsey show Free Rein? Is it the modern Black Beauty?

The cast of the second series of Free Rein, including Jaylen Barron (who plays Zoe) with the horse that portrays Raven. Free Rein series 2 available now on Netflix Picture: MATT SQUIRE/LIME PICTURES

Olympic rower hands out honours to Cromer school staff for hard work

Inspiration Trust staff 'Welcome Back' day at St Andrews Hall in Norwich, on Tuesday, September 4, 2018.
Olympic gold medallist rower Anna Watkins talks to staff from Charles Darwin Primary, Cobholm Primary Academy, Cromer Academy, East Point Academy, Great Yarmouth Charter Academy, Great Yarmouth Primary Academy, Hethersett Academy, Jane Austen College, Norwich Primary Academy, Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form, Stradbroke Primary Academy, and Thetford Academy. Picture: ANDI SAPEY

Trains between Norwich and coastal towns cancelled

A Greater Anglia train. Picture: Greater Anglia

Man in 50s arrested after making inappropriate comments to children on bus

Police.

Return after 60 years of Ardea pleasure wherry to Norwich

The Bishop of Norwich, the Rt Revd Graham James arrives on the wherry Ardea at St Benet's Abbey on August 6, 2017 for the annual service at the monastery ruins on the banks of the River Bure. Picture: Roger Green

Search for missing fishermen off Norfolk coast continues

The three men rescued from the life raft Picture: Alexandra Rosen/PA Wire

Cancellations and delays on trains between Norwich, the coast, and London

Greater Anglia services between London and Norwich are cancelled. Picture: Sonya Duncan

Hang Ups star Karl Theobald talks about growing up in Lowestoft

Karl Theobold as Pete Thompson in Hang Ups (C) C4

New BBC thriller Bodyguard features sections filmed in Norfolk: what other TV shows have been filmed here?

Bodyguard (C) World Productions - Photographer: Des Willie

Train faults cancel morning services on Greater Anglia routes

Rail replacement buses will be running between Norwich and London this August Bank Holiday (Picture: Sonya Duncan)

Norwich data centre chosen by offshore energy firm

Zaratan, a self-propelled jack-up vessel from Seajacks in Great Yarmouth. Seajacks has chosen to store its data with Norwich company Migsolv in its Gatehouse data centre. Picture: Seajacks

Future of Norfolk wherries in doubt, claims skipper

Peter Bower and his dog Sammy aboard the wherry, Hathor at How Hill. Pictures: David Bale

Fire Brigades Union chairman renews plea for fire service to remain under County Hall control

Alan Jaye, chairman of the Norfolk Fire Brigades Union at Carrow fire station. Picture: David Hannant

Train trouble for passengers travelling to and from Norwich, Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft

Trains will be cancelled between Norwich and Great Yarmouth and Norwich and Lowestoft this afternoon.
Byline: Sonya Duncan
Copyright: Archant 2016

Gabriel is flying as RAF Honington plays hosts to Videre team’s criterium

Harley Matthews, who was top rider in the DAP CC that leads the Eastern Road Race League team rankings Picture: Fergus Muir

Train cancellations between Norwich and Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft

Greater Anglia has said a train fault has caused a number of services between Norwich and Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft to be cancelled this morning.
Picture: Sonya Duncan

Train fault leads to cancellations between Norwich and Great Yarmouth

A Greater Anglia train. Picture: Sonya Duncan

A47 delays after morning crash

Norfolk Police were called after a crash on the A47 near Acle Picture: DENISE BRADLEY

Norfolk’s truckers return for a 33rd year and add Norwich fund raiser to program

East Coast Truckers convoy through Yarmouth in previous years. Photo: Nick Butcher

WATCH: Joyous celebrations erupt across Norfolk as England dispose of Sweden in World Cup quarter final

Fans celebrate before bar and beyond is evacuated during the England v Sweden game
Byline: Sonya Duncan
Copyright: Archant 2018

The East Anglian employers ‘named and shamed’ for underpaying staff

The national minimum wage was raised in April. Picture: ANTONY KELLY

Estate agency Howards’ managing director Chris Mitchell retires following acquisition

Chris Mitchell, right, pictured here at the launch of a new homes business as part of Howards, is retiring. Pic: www.edp24.co.uk

Cruise ship carrying hundreds of tourists arrives in Great Yarmouth

Seabourn Quest cruise ship docks at Great Yarmouth outer harbour.
Picture: ANTONY KELLY

Trains from Great Yarmouth to Norwich cancelled due to train fault

A Greater Anglia train arriving at Norwich Train Station. Picture: Ian Burt

TS Lord Nelson moves from Norwich to Great Yarmouth

The TS Lord Nelson being towed from Norwich to Great Yarmouth. Picture: Broads Authority

We finally leave the house and get to the airshow, but will they watch it?

Who needs to watch the Red Arrows when there are handstands to be done? Picture: contributed

Family fun day rounds off successful Carers Week activities

Carers Week family fun day Photo: Carers Matter Norfolk

‘Callous and calculated’ London drug dealer jailed for eight years after running county lines into Norfolk

John Abodunrin has been jailed for eight years for drug dealing in Norfolk. Picture: Norfolk Police

Greater Anglia report “excellent performance” last month

File photo of Greater Anglia train. Picture: Sonya Duncan

Rail services cancelled due ‘to more trains than usual needing repairs’

File photo of Greater Anglia train. Picture: Sonya Duncan

Here we go again! Tens of thousands expected to turn out for Great Yarmouth Air Show Day Two

The Haven Gt Yarmouth 2018 Air Show.
Picture: Nick Butcher

The air show starts this afternoon and here is how you can get there

The Blades in flight over Great Yarmouth on a test run. Picture: ANNIE STONE

Trains cancelled between Norwich, Liverpool Street, Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft

Norwich Railway Station. Picture: Greater Anglia

The Queen’s Birthday Honours 2018: Who is on the list from Norfolk?

Vice-chancellor of Norwich University of the Arts, Professor John Last, has been recognised for services to higher education Picture: Denisa Ilie

Drivers warned of four weeks of overnight closures on A47

The A47 between Blofield and North Burlingham. Pic: Highways England.

Councils in Norfolk called out more than 1,500 times in a year to deal with rats

Generic photo of rats. Picture: Kirsty Wigglesworth

Forgotten places of Norfolk inspire new artwork

NUA's East Gallery is among the organisations involved in the New Geographies project.
Picture: ANTONY KELLY

Latin vibes and circus at Great Yarmouth street festival

The Bikini Beach Band will bring a unique surf sound to the streets of Yarmouth. Photo: Bikini Beach Band

Railway guides produced to offer tourism boost to areas in the region

The Abellio Greater Anglia 156 at West Runton station during the course of the Norwich - Sheringham Bittern Line service. Picture: Antony Guppy

Train to Norwich cancelled

Norwich Station. PHOTO: Jane Campbell.

Norwich chef teams up with training provider to develop the cooks of the future

Chef Richard Hughes at his cookery school at the Assembly House. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY

Disruption on the Norwich to Great Yarmouth train line

Greater Anglia. stock photo. Picture: SONYA DUNCAN

Bikes designed for disabled people go on display at festival in Norwich

The Sportspark at the UEA Picture: DENISE BRADLEY

Testing starts on new trains set to boost services in region

One of the new Bi-mode trains nearing completion at Stadler's Swiss factory. Picture: NICK STRUGNELL/GREATER ANGLIA

Norwich heroin deaths: ‘I said ‘are you OK?’ but I knew he was dead’

Police hunt through rooms at a house in Keyes Close, Norwich, to try to disrupt Class A drug dealing. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY

Promising basketball player jailed after being caught street dealing in Great Yarmouth

Bradley Mugova was sentenced to two years in prison for possession of a class A drug with intent to supply. Picture: Norfolk Constabulary

Norwich and Great Yarmouth music shops to close as owner moves online

That's Entertainment is to close all of its physical stores at the end of May. Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto

Here comes the sun: Norfolk tourism businesses hope for boost from sunny bank holiday

Traders and families are gearing-up for great weather in Yarmouth over the bank holiday weekend.
Laura Chapman with her daughter Olivia and Lucy Bexfield with her daughter Libby (front) enjoying the sunshine on Yarmouth beach.
Picture: Nick Butcher

Norwich and Great Yarmouth Elections 2018: Full results and reaction

Local Elections 2018. The polling station at St Lukes Church Centre in Norwich.
Picture: ANTONY KELLY

Norwich and Great Yarmouth elections: Counting under way as parties have mixed night nationally

Norwich has gone to the polls. Picture: ANTONY KELLY

Norwich and Great Yarmouth council elections: An idiot’s guide to voting

Local Elections 2018. The polling station at St Lukes Church Centre in Norwich.
Picture: ANTONY KELLY

Village pub closes doors to customers

The Kings Head in Blofield. Picture: Martin Thirkettle

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Passenger’s fingers severed in crash

The passenger of a crash, in which the car overturned, suffered severed fingers. Picture: Norfolk Constabulary

Coldest night in the region since Beast from the East as temperatures plummet to -7C

Norfolk felt the coldest night since Beast from the East on Saturday.
Picture: Nick Butcher

‘Phew!’: Relief for campaigners as developers fail in bid to overturn church planning call

Local residents who are furious about plans drawn up by developers to redevelop St Peter's Methodist Church in Park Lane and replace it with 20 flats + one house.
PHOTO BY SIMON FINLAY

Norfolk mum-of-two injured in Philip crash has ‘no idea if he’s sorry at all’

The Duke of Edinburgh at West Newton Church. Picture: Ian Burt

Footballer James Maddison shares photo of “little angel” Sophie Taylor in touching tribute following her death

Former Norwich City footballer James Maddison has paid tribute to

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