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Norfolk Police Federation chairman challenges government to act instead of offering platitudes Published: 12:00, 15 February 2021 The chairman of Norfolk Police Federation has challenged the Government to back-up its praise of police with vaccinations to protect those on duty. Andy Symonds claimed the Government was happy to offer its admiration and discuss the fantastic job officers were doing, but demanded that they “show it by action and not platitudes”. The federation boss said ...

School pupils have been learning about mental health through expression photos.

The Colegates are celebrating their 60th anniversary this week.

A family's new business venture has hit the ground running.

Norfolk families share snow fun photos after Storm Darcy  | Updated: 20:05, 11 February 2021 Storm Darcy buffeted large parts of south Norfolk this week and, while it did bring with it plunging temperatures and travel disruption, many families banished the boredom by enjoying the simple outdoor fun supplied by snowfall. For families across the region, the past year has been strange and worrying, but with several inches of snow falling, children and their parents revelled in the chance to wrap...

South Norfolks growing business offering innovative fitness classes Published: 12:31, 10 February 2021 A woman behind a series of fitness classes, which have exploded in popularity, has praised her team of instructors for keeping people in shape during the pandemic. Tribe ALL Fitness began as a single fitness class six years ago in Long Stratton, before growing into an innovative approach to keeping fit, involving dancing, boxing and ballet sessions. Founded by Amy Bobbins, of Roydon, the bus...

Widower pays tribute to Diss mother-of-two who died following battle with sepsis  | Updated: 14:17, 09 February 2021 A mother-of-two, who was born and raised in Diss, has been remembered as a “great family person whose life was complete”. Fifty-year-old Maria Skilleter died of sepsis – a potentially life-threatening condition that occurs when the body’s response to an infection damages its own tissues – just weeks after being admitted to hospital with an injured leg. ...

Banham Poultry to move into next stage of improvements Published: 11:32, 08 February 2021 Banham Poultry is ready to move forward with the next phase of multi-million pound improvements to its processing plant in Attleborough. With £160,000 having already been invested in updating the factory’s handling and product despatch areas in recent months, a further £500,000 will now be invested in the next phase of the upgrade, which will begin in the coming weeks. This will see a complete...

Stephen Fry offers message of support to St Benets Academy Schools in Diss  | Updated: 14:39, 07 February 2021 Schools in Diss and Harleston have thanked world-renowned actor and writer Stephen Fry after he delivered a personalised message of support to students in the area. Norfolk-born Fry recorded a message in which he urged students at St Benet’s Multi-Academy Trust schools to not judge themselves too harshly, adding that there is no correct way of managing the stress onset by the pa...

Published: 12:00, 25 January 2021 A computer glitch has been blamed for a petrol station in Diss falsely awarding several customers £2,000 worth of loyalty points. Around half a dozen customers were told they had been randomly selected to win 400,000 BPme points when they swiped their loyalty cards at BP in Old Bury Road as part of the company’s Fuel Your Year competition. Mother-of-one Julie Williams – who had visited the petrol station on January 5, the first day the competitio...