Great Yarmouth Borough council makes more than £50,000 from parking fines in a year Howard Street car park was the worst hit area for drivers in the borough with 325 motorists being fined, this was followed by the car park at King Street which saw 289...
Drink driver followed satnav into oncoming traffic on A47 A drink driver suffering short-term memory loss drove his Jaguar the wrong way down the A47 after following a satnav, a court has heard. Duane Norman, of Forknell Avenue in Coventry, had visited Great Yarmouth for the first...
Schoolgirl’s sponsored walk does just ‘grand’ for animal charity An 11-year-old school girl has done just “grand” for an animal charity, smashing her £1,000 target. Eleanor Smail planned to walk 11-miles from Winterton to Faith Animal Rescue’s base in Hickling, but ended up doing 12. Her mother Cheryl...
Inquest opens into death of man, 37, who died at Bradwell care home The inquest into the death of James Delaney opened at Norfolk Coroner’s Court in Norwich this morning. It heard that Mr Delaney, who lived at Sapphire House on Long Lane in Bradwell, was found...
Painting stolen from Great Yarmouth home after Antiques Roadshow appearance 30 years ago sold at London auction house A painting stolen from a house in Great Yarmouth 30 years ago - just a week after it had appeared on Antiques Roadshow - has been sold at...
Storm Callum to bring gusts of 50mph to Norfolk Norwich-based forecaster Weatherquest said the coast will bear the brunt of the bad weather, but warned the rest of Norfolk could see winds reach more than 40mph. Gusts are expected to peak between 2pm and 4pm but temperatures...
Heartbroken traders react to controversial plans to redevelop town’s market place Traders on the historic Great Yarmouth market have described their heartbreak at the council’s controversial plans to redevelop the market place. On Tuesday, Great Yarmouth Borough Council announced proposals for a £2.7m redevelopment which would see...
Five men arrested after police chase burglars from Great Yarmouth to Bury St Edmunds Norfolk Police worked with Bury St Edmunds Police to track two vehicles after a suspected burglary in Great Yarmouth. Officers gave commentary on the location of the vehicles, which meant colleagues further ahead...
‘Confused’ man in his 70s with links to Great Yarmouth missing Terrence Pharoah was last seen leaving his home in the East Beach area of Shoeburyness, Essex around 8am yesterday, Monday 8th October.The 73-year-old’s family and Essex police are concerned for his safety. Mr Pharoah is...
Summer temperatures to return to Norfolk with highs of 24C Summer is set to return to the region this week as temperatures are expected to reach the mid-twenties. Norwich-based forecasters Weatherquest have indicated that Wednesday will be the warmest day of the week, with temperatures likely to...
