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• Questions Raised Over Future Of Cantley Factory Site

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• Norfolk PCC Reconsiders 127-Date Theatre Tour

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• Accessible Norfolk Boat Charity Expands Fleet

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• Police Target Risky Driving Among Young Motorists

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• Spire Norwich Hospital Rated Good By CQC

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• Date Confirmed For Norwich Christmas Lights Switch-On

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• Norfolk Waste Deal Doubles Suffolk Incineration

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• Major Fire At Beccles Plastics Factory

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• Pink Tractor Run Raises £129,000 For Cancer Research

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• Canaries Beaten In Seven-Goal Riverside Thriller

  Norwich City suffered a dramatic 4-3 defeat at Middlesbrough after fighting back from 3-1 down before conceding a stoppage-time winner.

• Diss Struggles To Tackle Pigeon Problem

  Diss Town Council says efforts to tackle pigeons on Mere Street have failed, with businesses and residents urged to help.

• Driver Jailed Over Fatal Norwich Collision

  A driver has been jailed for causing a cyclist’s death in Norwich after travelling at almost twice the speed limit.

• Norwich Shoplifter Banned From City Stores

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• Fire-Damaged School Starts Term From Home

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• Council Sets Out First 100-Day Savings

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• Thetford Driver Banned After Drug-Driving Crash

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• Norwich Airport Faces Further Closure Disruption

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• New Bus Services Launch Around Swaffham

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