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Donald Cox, from Norwich, had pioneering open heart surgery aged 10 at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, in 1961.

Anglia in Bloom 2017 awards presentation at The Ocean Rooms, Gorleston. - Credit: Archant Library Boogie nights, first kisses and many fond memories have been made at a town’s iconic, long-standing sea-side venue, which has brought friends together and ignited romances for more than 80 years.  For many living in and around Gorleston, the Ocean Rooms nightclub is a rite of passage.   Generations of families have attended formal events, boxing matches, discos and gigs at this uniquely round venue overlooking the sea. Gorleston outdoor pool, the Ocean Rooms and seafront in Augus...

As the century drew to a close, though, it became more and more apparent that the facilities available were no longer suitable to care for all the people living in and around Norwich. And so, the move was made to the large, more modern building at Colney, and by 2001 the majority of the hospital's services were no longer in the city centre. Norfolk and Norwich hospital radio, 23rd of December, 1975. Picture: Archant Library - Credit: Archant Library After it was fully vacated in 2003, the Department of Health sold the site to Persimmon Homes and it was redeveloped into 271 apartments. There a...

A former politician and exceptional advocate for the arts, Lord Robert 'Robin' Walpole has died aged 82.

Mannington Hall, 1988. Picture: Archant Library - Credit: Archant Library He also served on Norfolk County Council from 1970 to 1981, during which time his roles included that of chairman of the museums committee. One of his Conservative colleagues for part of that period was Baroness Shephard, later to become South West Norfolk MP. Paying tribute, she said: "He was not obliged to take a role in public life, but he did so. I admired him greatly and we have lost someone who did a great deal for Norfolk. "He was absolutely full of humour and fun and he always saw the comic side of local govern...