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Taverham Vets will be celebrating 30 years helping Norwich animals next month amid its £1.5m expansion.

A pedestrian has been hit by a car outside Norwich, on Fakenham road in Norfolk causing delays.

From Notcutts to Urban Jungle, here are some of the best garden centres to visit in and around Norwich, Norfolk.

A van driver who caused a crash that killed an experienced motorcyclist in a crash in Taverham was likely to have been distracted by a phone call when he pulled out of a junction.

A van driver who caused a crash that killed an experienced motorcyclist in a crash in Taverham was likely to have been distracted by a phone call when he pulled out of a junction.

Roadworks at Beech Avenue in Taverham - Credit: Caroline Karimi-Ghovanlou Villagers say they feel bombarded by roadworks just as society is opening up again - and have criticised the council for a decided "lack of wisdom" over timing. People living in Taverham have had a week of frustration as they say Norfolk County Council and Anglia Water have together "trapped everyone in the village" by setting up roadworks and traffic diversions at multiple sites across the area. Works are currently ...

The entrance to Taverham Garden Centre. Green-fingered shoppers gave a financial boost to a sight loss charity after it suffered in the coronavirus lockdown. Volunteers and staff from Vision Norfolk collected nearly £510 over two days from customers at Taverham Garden Centre on Fir Covert Road. Rob Collins, a fundraiser from Vision Norfolk, based on Beckham Place in Norwich, said: "Along with most organisations in the charitable sector, our income has been seriously hit by our inability to und...

A tribute left at the scene of the crash where 44-year-old biker Jamie Carter died - Credit: Archant The inquest into the death of a motorcyclist who was killed in a crash with a van has been adjourned until next year. Jamie Carter was 44 when the motorcycle he was riding was involved in a crash with a van at the Felthorpe junction between Reepham Road and Fir Covert Road.  Mr Carter, who lived at Crossing Road in Palgrave, worked as a chef, an inquest opening heard last year. He died on Wedn...