A funeral directors has formed a new group for those who have lost someone close to them after noticing a rise in the need for practical support for bereaved people.

A new shop which is set to open in a Norfolk village is aiming to tackle the difficulties of accessing goods that those living rurally can often face.

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A record number of people visited Santa at Dereham Windmill over Christmas time.

Staff at a district council have raised over £2,000 for three different charities.

A Norfolk village got into the festive spirit before the big day arrives with a special celebration at the local pub.

A variety show event to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War has raised £1432 for charity.

Two young bell ringers have been presented with certificates to mark a special songs of praise service at St Nicholas Church, Dereham.

Darren Huckerby, Adam Drury and Grant Holt are just some of the former Norwich City players set to line up against a team of soldiers in a football match in Dereham to raise money for the town’s Royal British Legion branch.

A new reading garden has been built at a Swaffham school in an effort to boost literacy levels in the children who go there.

An award-winning play starring actors from the West End is soon set to arrive in Dereham.

The Bishop of Norwich, the Rt Rev Graham James, led a special service in a mid Norfolk church to mark the rededication of re-hung bells.

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Former colonel David James has retired as chairman of the Royal British Legion’s Fakenham and District Branch.

A new drama club in South Creake, near Fakenham, will offer young people the chance to take part in a range of activities.

A cider festival will take place across three days in Dereham from this Friday.

Wartime re-enactors, 1940s vehicles and even a Winston Churchill lookalike were in Swaffham on Saturday September 22 for the town’s Dad’s Army event.

For 70 years the Dereham Theatre Company has provided entertainment to the local community through a variety of performances.

Work to improve the Buttercross in Swaffham will modernise the town centre and bring it into the 21st century, the town council clerk has said.

The history of Dereham during the Victorian times is featured in a newly published book which looks at the life of a former vicar of the town.

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The latest intake of students at Dereham Neatherd High enjoyed a carnival themed summer school last week to prepare for life in year 7.