A143 between Earsham and Ditchingham road closure. Picture: Victoria Pertusa
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A 73-year-old man who died after being hit by a lorry on the A143 has been named.
John Charles Brighton died following the collision at Earsham in the early hours of Sunday, November 29.
Senior coroner Jacqueline Lake opened an inquest into his death at Norfolk Coroner s Court on Thursday, December 24, where she said the medical cause of death was multiple injuries following a road traffic collision.
A143 between Earsham and Ditchingham road closure. Picture: Victoria Pertusa
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Mr Brighton, who worked as a mechanic, was born in July 1947 in Newton Flotman.
Norfolk Coroner s Court in Carrow House, Norwich.
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A painter and decorator died of a disease caused by exposure to asbestos, an inquest has heard.
Christopher Parker, 77, died at his home in Sheringham on December 16.
At an inquest into his death, opened at Norfolk Coroner s Court on December 22, Yvonne Blake, area coroner for Norfolk said Mr Parker was a retired painter and decorator who lived in Lawson Way Sheringham.
His cause of death was given as mesothelioma.
The inquest has been adjourned until March 5, 2021.
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Police close the A1065 between Swaffham and Fakenham, after a collision involving two pedestrians and a lorry. Picture: Chris Bishop
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The inquest into the death of an electrician manager who died in a crash on the A1065 has been adjourned.
Darren Goldsby, from Colkirk, Fakenham, died at the scene of a crash near the Newton Road junction at Castle Acre on Saturday, August 8.
An inquest into his death was opened at Norfolk s Coroner s Court on Tuesday, September 22, and a further review was held on Friday, December 18.
During the brief hearing, senior coroner Jacqueline Lake told the court that as investigations were still ongoing, the full inquest was not yet ready to be heard.
Norwich Universtity of the Arts (NUA). Picture: ANTONY KELLY
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A university has paid tribute to a truly valued student who died earlier this month.
Tobi Stevens, a student at Norwich University of the Arts, died on Friday, December 4, at her flat on New Mills Yard in the city.
Born in Oxford before moving to Norwich to study, Miss Stevens was 19 years old when she died.
Angela Robson, NUA s deputy vice-chancellor, said: Everyone at NUA has been deeply saddened by the tragic loss of Tobi.
Angela Robson, deputy vice chancellor of Norwich University of the Arts
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