1+ week, 4+ day ago (278+ words) More than "26,000 has been awarded to two Norfolk-based projects helping young people build brighter futures. Sunbeams Play and the Sprowston Youth Engagement Project have received funding from EMR's Building Brighter Futures Fund, which is managed in partnership with the Cheshire Community Foundation and supported by the Norfolk Community Foundation. Young carers (Image: Supplied) Sunbeams Play has received "17,080 to provide art therapy, life skills training and confidence-building for autistic young people aged 12 to 25. Sprowston Youth Engagement Project has been awarded "9,402 to offer free football coaching focused on sport, wellbeing and personal development for girls aged 12 and over. It will also run a holiday outreach programme for up to 130 young people at risk of isolation, anti-social behaviour or substance misuse. Ian Sheppard, managing director at EMR, said: "We're proud to support these outstanding projects across East Anglia through our Building Brighter Futures…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago (324+ words) New "postboxes of the future" are to be rolled out across Norfolk - but not everywhere will enjoy the upgrade. The new version of the red Royal Mail postbox will allow customers to send and return parcels up to the size of a shoebox without travelling to a Post Office. A solar-powered barcode scanner will open a drop-down drawer to place parcels that would not fit through the traditional postbox slot, which will remain in place. But now a spokeswoman for the Royal Mail has confirmed that "not every village or town" will receive the futuristic upgrade. Postboxes that are getting an upgrade have been wrapped in black plastic (Image: Submitted) "We are only upgrading 3,500 of our 115,000 postboxes across the UK," she added. It has raised questions as to where in Norfolk the landmark change will be introduced. Postboxes that are…...

1+ day, 7+ min ago (1336+ words) From all-singing all-dancing shows to festive train rides to meet Santa, artisan markets, beautifully decorated stately homes and more, there are so many ways to make your Norfolk Christmas extra-special. The most popular events get booked up quickly, so don't delay! The Polar Express is back for Christmas, re-creating the beloved 2004 film of the same name. November 8 to December 23, Mid Norfolk Railway, Dereham The railway's Norfolk Lights Express is returning, with lights on the outside of each carriage shining onto the scenery in changing colours. Santa Special trains will also operate. Norfolk Lights Express, November 14 to January 3, Santa Specials, November 22 to December 21 at weekends, plus December 22 and 23, North Norfolk Railway, Sheringham Broads Tours Santa Cruises These festive cruises will leave from the Broads Tours boatyard in Wroxham. Santa's elves will have gift bags for children, who can also visit Santa…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago (105+ words) The UK's first fixed speed cameras were installed in 1992. Anyone caught driving over the speed limit can be fined between "100 and "2,500 and have points added to their licence. Where are all of the speed cameras in Norfolk located? The UK's first fixed speed cameras were installed in 1992. Anyone caught driving over the speed limit can be fined between "100 and "2,500 and have points added to their licence. There are dozens of speed cameras monitoring Norfolk's roads - but where are they located? Here is the full list, according to the Norfolk and Suffolk Safety Camera Partnership Public Access System....

4+ day, 13+ hour ago (306+ words) A "gorgeous" four-year-old Malinois is looking for a loving new home. Ophelia currently resides at the Snetterton branch of Dogs Trust in Norfolk. Her ideal home would have her own private fenced garden so she can enjoy spending time with her new family, especially playing with raggy toys and footballs Ophelia would like to live in an adult-only home that is prepared to be patient with her as she may require multiple meetings at the centre. Ophelia is looking for a loving new home at Dogs Trust Snetterton (Image: Dogs Trust) She can be a little unsure when meeting new people, but with the right introductions, working at her own pace, she very quickly starts to become more comfortable and create a very special bond with you. She would need to be the only pet in the household due to…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago (164+ words) A weather warning has been issued for Norfolk with heavy rainfall of 20-30mm forecast. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain that will be in place from 6am to 12pm on Saturday. The wet conditions may accompany strong winds, particularly across eastern parts of England on Saturday night. Across Norfolk, the forecast looks very similar, and the weather could cause travel disruption and flooding this weekend. The Met Office warns that spray and flooding on roads will probably make journey times longer. Bus and train services will probably be affected, with journey times taking longer, with a chance of cancellations where flooding occurs. There is a slight chance of power cuts and loss of other services to some homes and businesses alongside flooding. A spokesman for the Met Office said: "There is uncertainty in the corridor of heaviest rainfall…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago (452+ words) Proposed government changes to shotgun licensing have been branded "yet another attack" on Norfolk's rural way of life. George Freeman, Mid Norfolk MP, has written to home secretary Shabana Mahmood ahead of a forthcoming consultation on plans to merge shotgun and firearms licensing. The Conservative MP says merging shotgun licensing'with the tighter controls imposed on rifles and other firearms'could impose "unnecessary burdens" on responsible certificate holders. Mid Norfolk MP George Freeman (Image: George Freeman/UK Parliment) And he said that will undermine the economic and cultural fabric of a rural community like Norfolk, where the MP said shooting has a "significant role". The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) and Country Land and Business Association (CLA) have raised their own concerns over elements of the government's consultation. Mid Norfolk MP George Freeman is concerned about proposed changes to shotgun…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago (812+ words) Serving Norfolk police officers have warned that their force's diversity and equality policies are making them "less efficient", a MP has said. Rupert Lowe, who represents Great Yarmouth, said officers working in the town had complained to him that policies aimed at boosting diversity and inclusion were undermining their work. The MP raised the concerns at a Westminster meeting of the public accounts committee, of which he is a member. The committee has been exploring the spread of DEI, or EDI (diversity, equality and inclusion) policies in the public sector. Rupert Lowe, speaking at a parliamentary committee (Image: Parliament TV) "A lot of policemen are coming to me in my constituency in Great Yarmouth," he said. "These are operational policemen who are very frustrated by this DEI nonsense." He added: "They come to see me because they are being made…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago (637+ words) Seven people have been arrested following a series of raids of high street businesses believed to have links to the criminal underworld. Norfolk County Council's Trading Standards officers, working with Norfolk Police and other agencies, targeted "cash-intensive" businesses such as hand car washes, mini-marts, barber shops and caf's. Officials say these premises were believed to be used as fronts to launder illicit funds as part of a criminal network. More than 2,700 high street businesses including barbers, minimarts and vape shops have been raided in the biggest ever crackdown of its kind on money-laundering. Issue date: Tuesday November 11, 2025. (Image: National Crime Agency) Norfolk's operation, targeting high street businesses across the county over several days last month, resulted in seven arrests by officers from Immigration Enforcement for illegal working and overstaying. Officers carried out 18 visits as part of Operation Machinize2. The raids were…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago (342+ words) The reason behind an inquest being adjourned into the death of a woman who died at a Norfolk care home has been'revealed. Janet Noon, a former nurse, special constable and charity worker, died aged 73 in a specialist dementia care home she was placed in by Norfolk County Council." Mrs Noon, a grandmother-of-two, died on February 12 this year after an ambulance was called due to concerns around her health. " Since her passing, her sons have'demanded answers following what they alleged was "catastrophic failings." Janet Noon with her sons, Jonathan (left) and James (Image: Courtesy of family) Jonathan Noon and his brother, James, said they repeatedly complained to Belvoir House care home in'Brundall, as well as Norfolk County Council's adult social services department, that their mother " who had Alzheimer's - was not being looked after. The pair claim her care did not adhere…...