A man has been fined for illegally dumping house clearance waste on a country lane that he had been paid to take to the recyling centre.

The leader of Breckland Council has resigned as head of the ruling Conservative group the day after the results of the local elections.

Fire crews have been called to deal with a spate of chimney fires this weekend as households return to lighting their fires amid the unseasonably cool temperatures.

A steam engine of a type that was once a regular sight throughout East Anglia is to return to Norfolk next month when it hauls a passenger excursion from London Liverpool Street.

Plans to open a new Catholic primary school - the first in Norfolk for decades - have received the backing of 90% of those people who took part in a public consultation.

A driver who fled from the scene of an overturned car subsequently failed a breath test.

The prospect of unearthing hidden artefacts is luring metal detecting tourists from America to pay thousands of pounds to join treasure hunting tours of Norfolk.

As you sit down to tuck into the turkey or open your presents this Christmas Day, you may not realise that technically you may be breaking the law. We unearth 10 killjoy laws of Christmas past.

An Anglo-Saxon gold treasure unearthed by a student while metal-detecting in Norfolk has been named the UK's museum acquisition of the year in a national poll.

The squeeze on library services across the region as councils face financial pressures has been revealed by analysis of government figures.

Norfolk Police are set to lead a national campaign warning homeowners and businesses to be vigilant against thieves stealing heating oil.

A Norfolk charity that nurses injured birds of prey back to the wild says it has been overwhelmed with support after issuing an urgent appeal to find a new home.

Campaigners have urged action to make cycling easier and safer after big differences in its popularity across Norfolk were revealed by new figures.