Norfolk’s Broadland is safest place in the UK
National crime figures are down and Norfolk’s Broadland district is pronounced the most peaceful place in the country in which to live and work.
Two dinosaurs and a fluffy rabbit stolen in daring Holt raid
Thieves have snatched two dinosaurs and other property from the gift shop at Holt Country Park in North Norfolk.
Alan Partridge to close Cromer Pier!
Alan Partridge is coming to Cromer in North Norfolk to make his latest film. His visit will mean that Cromer’s iconic pier will have to be closed whilst filming takes place. When asked about the disruption to local life that his visit will cause he said: “I simply don’t care. Children fishing for crabs off the pier and visitors idly sitting eating fish and chips from Mary Jane’s cannot come before art.”
Welcome to Norfolk! A11 dual carriageway ready by 2014
Journey times on the A11 from Norwich to Barton Mills will be significantly reduced when the dualling of the road is completed in 2014.
Norfolk Wildlife Trust receives lottery grant boost
The Norfolk Wildlife Trust has received a lottery grant of £37,600 to aid with its Cley and Salthouse: A Living Coast project.
North Norfolk holiday agency management changes
The Cooperative Travel Agency at Cromer changes hands.
Record number of seal pups at Horsey
Seal pups at Horsey beach attract thousands of visitors.
“A kind of magic”
Magic comes to North Norfolk in the form of Davenport’s Magic Kingdom, a museum and theatre complex currently under construction that is solely dedicated to the art of the conjurer and illusionist.
Cornish rather than Cromer crabs? Waitrose upsets locals.
Waitrose upsets the locals by stocking Cornish rather than Cromer crabs in its new supermarket at North Walsham.
Natural England publish draft proposals for improved coastal access
Natural England has published the draft proposals for improved public access to the coast of Norfolk. The new path will run from Weybourne to Sea Palling.