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Three patients at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kings Lynn had tested positive, along with one at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. Two men, one in his 70s and one in his 60s, died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Tragically, they would be followed by hundreds more. The first fatalities of coronavirus patients in Norfolk happened at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kings Lynn. - Credit: Sonya Duncan By this point, people with continuous coughs and fevers were being told to self isol...

Other rule changes mean gyms and leisure centres will close, households will not be allowed to meet outdoors and people will largely be required to stay at home. It also means an end to the rule of six, meaning with the exception of people from their single households, only two people can meet outdoors at one time. The health secretary added that the new variant of the virus was spreading "at a dangerous rate". He said: "I know these actions have consequences and I know how difficult it is. But...

Norfolk PCC to ask for policing precept rise  | Updated: 09:32, 22 December 2020 People living in Norfolk are set to be asked to pay more tax for policing in the county. Norfolk’s police and crime commissioner (PCC) has launched his annual consultation on the proposed budget for policing across the county, setting out some of the key challenges in the coming year. In consultation information published yesterday, Snettishams Lorne Green stressed the importance of protecting the gains made...

Norfolk police and crime commisssioner Lorne Green. Picture: ANTONY KELLY - Credit: Archant People in Norfolk are being warned they will have to pay more to enable the police to carry on fighting domestic abuse and other crimes. Norfolk’s police and crime commissioner (PCC), Lorne Green, has launched his annual consultation on the proposed budget for policing across the county, setting out some of the key challenges facing the force in the coming year. Mr Green has stressed the importance o...

A new cycle hire scheme is due to launch across the West Midlands next year. The operator of London’s Santander Cycles has been appointed by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) to offer bikes for hire in Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Wolverhampton and Walsall from next spring. Contractor Serco will initially provide 1,500 bikes for hire, of which 10% will be e-bikes. The pedal cycles will all have three gears to cope with the hilly parts of the region and fitted with laser ...

The Home Secretary has today published a paper on the characteristics of group-based child sexual exploitation offending making clear that more will be done by government, law enforcement and partners to better safeguard children and tackle perpetrators. The findings provide safeguarding partners with an overview of the current evidence in relation to group-based offending. The paper sets out the limited available evidence on the characteristics of offenders including how they operate, ethnicit...

War veterans try their hand at farming Newshub 15/12/2020 © NZDF The participants included veterans from the Navy, Army and Air Force. Veterans of all ages got a taste of the farming life recently when they attended a week-long taster course at the Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre in Masterton. The participants included veterans from the Navy, Army and Air Force, representing service from as far back as Malaya to recent deployments to Afghanistan. The group was given lessons in everyt...

Bailey said the workshop was aimed at offering the participants insights into a potential future career, adding that there was a "huge amount of light banter" between the veterans. The course was not just beneficial for the veterans, he said, but also for the team at Taratahi. "They got to share experiences from both a farming and military perspective, which led to a newfound respect for each other." The workshop was organised by UCOL in partnership with the Ministry for Primary Industries. Vet...

Tuesday, 15 December, 2020 - 13:56 An idea born in 1919 has been carried forward by Taratahi once again. When Sir William Perry gifted a piece of land for the training of servicemen returning from World War I, little did he know that 101 years later, Taratahi would be proudly welcoming New Zealand veterans once again. Partnering with Ministry of Primary Industries, UCOL staff at Taratahi hosted New Zealand veterans on a week-long Taster workshop. Each day offered them insights into what c...

Tuesday, 15 December 2020, 2:17 pm An idea born in 1919 has been carried forward by Taratahi once again. When Sir William Perry gifted a piece of land for the training of servicemen returning from World War I, little did he know that 101 years later, Taratahi would be proudly welcoming New Zealand veterans once again. Partnering with Ministry of Primary Industries, UCOL staff at Taratahi hosted New Zealand veterans on a week-long Taster workshop. Each day offered them insights into what could ...