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The Red Lion Bishopgate in the heart of Norwich has seen a change of manager.

A riverside pub in the heart of Norwich has had a change of manager.

The King's Head in Hethersett has opened as part of the April 12 easing measure, after three attempts.

The King's Head in Hethersett has opened as part of the April 12 easing measure, after three attempts.

A GROUP of friends braved terrible weather to take on the Welsh 3000s Challenge and raised an incredible £10,000 for St Davids Hospice. The fundraiser took place last month. Those involved in the Snowdonia peaks challenge included: Ben Woof, of Prestatyn; Alun Pritchard, of Old Colwyn; Gary Field and Gareth Lavin from Llandudno Junction; Howard Vaughan, from Glan Conwy and Mark Orme, of Llandudno. The men walked 100k, battled below zero temperatures, driving rain, and gale force winds to...

A BAND of brothers is aiming to tackle one of Wales’s toughest mountain walking challenges – the awesome Welsh 3000s – in aid of a Llandudno hospice. The eight-man team, all from Conwy county, have followed a rigorous exercise programme while keeping to lockdown rules as they prepare to scale 15 peaks above 3,000 feet within four days. Among them is Howard Vaughan, joint managing director of building company Brenig Construction, who has been starting many of his training exercises s...

He called on the government to issue a plan of reopening based on criteria met by pubs and to pay up money promised to help with the loss of Christmas sales. Nearly three quarters of pubs have still not received the £1,000 grant promised by the prime minister in December. "In the summer pubs were not seen as a vector of transmission, publicans have got no certainty and they are getting fed up with losing sleep over whats going to happen in the next three months. "Some pubs arent even getting ...