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Posties of Fakenham have been amazed by the amount donated to support its appeal along with Pets Paradise and Pride Animal Rescue to help animals in Ukraine.

Fakenham Town Council has announced plans for businesses in the town to come together to reform the group with an event at the Red Lion Lounge on 17 November.

Bosses at The Gallow in Fakenham have revealed their plans for the future.

The owners of a new street food takeaway say it is a dream come true to finally be open.

Published: 12:56 PM May 25, 2021    Oak Street in Fakenham will be closed to allow for emergency repairs to a broken manhole cover and frame - Credit: One.Network/Google Maps A central road in a market town is closed for emergency repairs. Oak Street in Fakenham will be closed to allow for emergency repairs to a broken manhole cover and frame. The road is due to be closed for May 25 and 26. Anglian Water said it should have the work completed today (Tuesday). As a result, bus services have...

Published: 4:21 PM May 11, 2021    Shaun Brooker from Downham Market is the new owner of Hempton Road business park in Fakenham. - Credit: Shaun Brooker The new owner of a market town business park said he would have lost his trade if he didn’t buy it. Shaun Brooker from Downham Market is the new owner of Hempton Road business park in Fakenham. He owns RS Car Sales and Vehicle Hire Ltd and after the passing of the former owner of the site, Tim Wood, was planning to buy his part of the land....

The path between Three Brick Arches to Heath Lane has been left underwater. - Credit: Fakenham Ramblers A walking group has called for a water-logged footpath to be cleared and a plan put in place to stop future flooding. The Fakenham Ramblers has asked Norfolk County Council to improve the walk alongside the river from Hempton Road to the downstream exit at Heath Lane, which has been unusable for six months. The county council has said it is keen to work with the group on ways forward. Richar...

He went to work for FMC in Fakenham, before moving to Ross Foods. He also signed up to become a member of the retained fire service, where he served for 25 years. It meant parties might be missed and days out cancelled when the bell rang, but his family said he was a devoted and loving husband, dad, father-in-law and grandad. In 1975 when there were redundancies at Ross Foods, he made the decision to include himself in those and with his redundancy money he started G Pope Engineering in his sh...

The 52-year-old, who has run the business since 2006, specialises in vehicle hire as well as selling vehicles. He said a new cover was worth £2,000, meaning he will lose out on valuable funds as a result. “It has devalued the cost of the car, and the claim on the insurance isnt worth it,” he said. The mountain top cover on a Nissan Navade - Credit: RS Car Sales & Hire “I will now have to lower the price of the van by £1,000 and only then will a sale mean that I break even. “I have a ...