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A bridge over Marriott's Way in Sweet Briar Road Norwich has collapsed. Norfolk police and Anglian Water attended after a water main burst and flooded the road.

Those driving around Thorpe St Andrew and Dussindale will be greeted with the sights of new signs showing spiky creatures.

Hallswood Animal Sanctuary on the edge of Norwich is inundated with 250 injured hedgehogs.

Robert Morgan Barn Swallows on a waymarker sign at RSPB Minsmere in Suffolk - Credit: Neil Aldridge Knowingly or not, we all look for signs of spring, says Norfolk Wildlife Trust’s Reserves Officer, Robert Morgan and this year you can help NWT build a record of three key spring species. I’m sure, like me, you look for the first swallow of the year, for the bluebird beloved of poets is one of our favourite harbingers of spring. It is perhaps unlikely you make a written note of the date each ...

Swallows arriving on our shores are a sign that spring is on its way - Credit: Chris Gomersall They say one swallow doesnt make a summer, but their return to our shores is a sure sign that spring is on its way. Norfolk Wildlife Trust (NWT) is asking people to share their first sightings of the iconic bird, along with other species that herald the end of winter in a citizen science survey its launching on Monday, March 1. Phenology - the recording and study of the timings of natural events - wa...

For almost four decades, Martin Howard, of Stratton Strawless, near Norwich, has been generously giving up his time to donate blood - and this month marked an impressive milestone of giving 100 donations.