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King's Lynn residents take to social media over dog theft fears  | Updated: 10:10, 11 March 2021 Worried West Norfolk residents have taken to social media to warn dog walkers after a series of attempted dog thefts across the area. Reffley resident John Mccowan, 66, was walking his two dogs on the cycle track between Reffley and Springwood when he believes he was targeted by dog thieves. He said: "As I was walking along by the bridge, a woman walked past me and said into her phone 'one white, one black'. Immediately alarm bells started ringing and I put my dog back on the lead.

"So what is really important is that we get the message out that as a dog owner you are highly, highly unlikely to become a victim of this crime. "The numbers speak for themselves, there has been less than one a week in 2020 and we need to reinforce this because so much of this is being driven by social media across the country and actually Norfolk is a safe place to be an owner." The chief constable was responding to a question from Amanda Knight, who runs a website and Facebook group for dog lovers called the Barking Bugle from her north Norfolk home. 

Campaign urges vigilance for signs of child exploitation under lockdown Date published: 15 February 2021 The Children’s Society is asking the public to keep an eye out for children who may be at risk Supermarket shoppers, delivery drivers, park rangers and bank staff are among those being urged to look out for signs of children being exploited under lockdown - including into county lines drug dealing. The Children’s Society is calling on the public to report any concerns to the police as part of its national Look Closer Awareness Week, which launched on Monday 8 February, supported b...

Hayley Johnston, a detention officer for Norfolk Constabulary - Credit: Hayley Johnston A police worker has echoed calls for the constabulary to be given Covid-19 vaccines as soon as possible - describing just how great the risk they are facing is. Hayley Johnston works as a detention officer for Norfolk Constabulary and has told of how even workers that are not uniformed officers within the force are exposed to greater risk than most. In her role, Mrs Johnston is required to come into close and regular contact with people who have been arrested, who while in unventilated police cells are no...

The majority of staff members at Norfolk's three main hospitals are being inoculated at their own places of work. Vulnerable and elderly patients are still being prioritised, but the Norfolk and Norwich (NNUH), James Paget (JPUH) and Queen Elizabeth (QEH) are making time to protect their own.  As of February 3, NNUH - the county's largest hospital - had Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) has given 10,000 vaccines to staff - Credit: Nick Butcher Providing a more recent update, the QEH said on Tuesday that 3,658 of its workers had received initial doses - 97pc of its permanent st...