A major project is under way to restore a 45-mile stretch of a Norfolk river which is described as one of the county's “hidden gems.”

08 March 2010 13:08

Bringing new life into the world has to be one of the most rewarding jobs in the world, and probably one of the most challenging. But two Dereham midwives are gearing up for what could be the most challenging experience of their lifetimes - a 450 kms cycle ride in China.

09 March 2010 07:49

Drivers were today warned to expect delays when work starts on the A47 later this week, continuing through the weekend.

09 March 2010 07:28

Thousands of public sector workers across Norfolk went on strike yesterday as part of a two day protest at plans to change their redundancy terms and conditions.

08 March 2010 13:16

A family man and children's charity fundraiser who downloaded nearly 100 indecent images of children at his North Walsham home was jailed for six months on Friday.

08 March 2010 10:01

Jobcentres, tax offices, coastguard stations, driving test centres, courts and prisons across the Eastern region face disruption today and tomorrow as up to 15,000 civil servants take part in a 48-hour strike.

08 March 2010 06:29

For most people running a marathon would be demanding enough, but Perry Mann plans to quadruple the challenge when he runs more than 105 miles along the Norfolk coastline this month.

07 March 2010 17:18

The Victorian Norfolk home in which actor Stephen Fry grew up is on the market for £995,000. The impressive seven-bedroom Booton House, near Reepham, was in the Fry family from 1965 to 2000 and in his autobiography, the celebrity said he had kept a “tattered and torn” picture of the property in his wallet for years and it had “touched him deeply.

07 March 2010 15:29

Two fires broke out in houses in Reepham within half an hour of each other today. At about 12.30pm crews from Reepham and Aylsham were called to a property in Whitwell Street.

07 March 2010 14:29

Former employees of one of Dereham's largest firms are calling for forgotten friends to reunite at a one off reunion. During its more than 100 year history thousands of workers from the Dereham area earned their living at Cranes, later Crane Fruehauf.

07 March 2010 14:27

A Dereham infant school has kept its outstanding Ofsted status - and become the first in Norfolk to get top marks since a new more rigorous inspection system was introduced.