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Steffan Aquarone retained Melton Constable division, but stepped down as Liberal Democrat group leader. - Credit: Steffan Aquarone The Conservatives made some inroads into north Norfolk in this week's elections for Norfolk County Council. The Tories gained Wells and Holt from the Liberal Democrats, while North Walsham West and Erpingham went from Tory to Lib Dem control.  It means the Conservatives now control six north Norfolk divisions, the Lib Dems have four and an independent has one. And Steffan Aquarone, while retaining Melton Constable division, announced he was standing down as...

Keith Skipper Keith used to love 60s US detective show 77 Sunset Strip - Credit: Flick With another birthday in the bag, a sedate affair befitting lockdown rules, I feel compelled to show far more flair for offering clues than solving them. Brighter readers who know Sherlock Holmes is not a retirement block for celebrated crime-solvers in darkest Norfolk could well work out my new age from a sudden obsession with old radio and television programmes. My latest milestone prompted a bit more than my usual admission in biblical parlance to reaching three score and several. It offered a never-to-...

But Mr Aquarone said the Gazette was not false or misleading, and although its articles took a political stance, they were "factually based". He said: “We’ve chosen to develop a news brand that gets distributed to our target audience. It’s something we feel has a role to play separate from having the Phoenix and yellow logo over it.  “The feedback is usually very good - it’s usually just political opponents who don’t like it.” Last year the Society of Editors launched a 'campaign for real news' to oppose publications from "unbalanced, partisan non-media operations". The only p...

“These elections matter,” says Steffan Aquarone, leader of the Liberal Democrats, who has accused the Conservatives of a “badly co-ordinated disinformation campaign” ahead of May 6.  “They matter not just to us, but to the people of Norfolk who need to have their voices heard.” But campaign plans have been hampered by constantly changing rules on how to canvass safely. Official door-to-door campaigning is permitted from Monday March 8, provided it adheres to social distancing measures. The government says the approach “effectively balances the importance of effective elections ...

Roger Gawn bought Vanners from administrators at the end of last year. - Credit: Steve Adams The future of one of Suffolk's most historic companies is in question after it was claimed some staff had not been paid since it was rescued from administration on Christmas Eve. Vanners silk weavers in Sudbury. - Credit: Phil Morley However, since then employees have said some only received part of their January wages and nothing since - and some have not received any wages at all. The factory has been shut and Mr Gawn said he hopes to be able to restart production in about three or four months' tim...