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Driver convicted of killing friend in A12 crash

Charlotte Oakes

Jane Hunt

A 24-year-old Suffolk woman whose car was involved in a head-on crash on the A12 after it veered on to the wrong side of the road has been convicted of killing her friend by careless driving.

Colin Morrison was given his first Covid-19 vaccination at the Corn Exchange in King's Lynn. Picture

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50,000 more Covid jabs given out - but pace slows in region

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Edgar Sewter school in Halesworth has closed due to a coronavirus outbreak

Primary school reopens after outbreak of 17 Covid cases

Matthew Earth

Andrew Ling at the Everitt Park Café and Bar.

New owners of popular park café set out vision for 'beautiful' venue

Mark Boggis

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South Norfolk District Council approved plans for 23 new homes on land off The Street, in Woodton.

Green light for new homes bid in Norfolk village

Reece Hanson

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Councillor John Adams, Bungay mayor for 2021-22

New mayor unveiled for Bungay

Reece Hanson

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Norfolk's weather in May has been far wetter than last year, when there was glorious sunshine

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What a difference a year makes: Norfolk braced for yet more rainfall

Thomas Chapman

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East Suffolk Council is going to vote on not increasing council tax next year.

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How East Suffolk Council will agree key decisions if Covid stops meetings

Jason Noble Local Democracy Reporter

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Bruni celebrates his first birthday in the rain waiting outside one of Attleborough's Polling Stati

Local Elections 2021

Norfolk and Suffolk elections 2021: Election day guide

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Six arrests and 83 suspected stolen dogs seized after police raid

Michael Steward

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Opinion: Choice, not chance, determines financial destiny

Peter Sharkey

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Cornish man in search for long lost Lowestoft relatives

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'Don't suffer in silence' - Debt expert fears post-Covid crisis

Casey Cooper-Fiske

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Members of the community group outside the Locks Inn, in Geldeston.

Opening date revealed for community pub with 1,400 shareholders

Reece Hanson

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Man hand holding a half pint of beer from a wooden table in an English pub.

What's opening in Waveney from May 17?

Reece Hanson

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East Suffolk Council selects 2021 chairman

Jason Noble Local Democracy Reporter

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The legal limit of 30 mourners will be removed as part of the next stage of lockdown easing.

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Limit on mourners at funerals to be lifted from May 17

Simon Parkin

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Hopes Cash For Charities money will help young homeless people

Sophie Wyllie

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The beautiful Deben estuary will see new footpath links created to make a 41km trail

East Suffolk Council

Tariff for housebuilders to protect East Suffolk habitats

Jason Noble Local Democracy Reporter

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Paul Gladwell, from Colchester, died at Pontins Pakefield

'Inexplicable' that Pontins guest was restrained on floor, inquest told

Matthew Earth

Bungay High School positive Covid test

School year group and bus passengers told to isolate after Covid case

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Ipswich, Framlingham and Lakenheath are among areas of Suffolk due for local elections in 2021. Pict

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Election 2021: All you need to know for Suffolk County Council polls

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Schools are balancing reintegrating students back into classes with the need to address learning lost in lockdown.

Secondary school students to get dose of Pfizer jab in September

Sarah Burgess

Catalytic converters were stolen from two cars at Costessey Park and Ride on the same day in broad d

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Spate of catalytic converter thefts from vehicles sparks warning

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Police patrolled the waterfront on Saturday afternoon. Picture: Sarah Lucy Brown

Just one Covid fine issued in Suffolk over Bank Holiday weekend

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South Norfolk District Council approved plans for 23 new homes on land off The Street, in Woodton.

Green light for new homes bid in Norfolk village

Reece Hanson

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Members of the community group outside the Locks Inn, in Geldeston.

Opening date revealed for community pub with 1,400 shareholders

Reece Hanson

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Edgar Sewter school in Halesworth has closed due to a coronavirus outbreak

Primary school reopens after outbreak of 17 Covid cases

Matthew Earth

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Driver convicted of killing friend in A12 crash

Jane Hunt

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Man admits inflicting grievous bodily harm during altercation in Bungay

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Jill and Philip Allum, who are attempting to walk a mile a day throughout 2021 for Parkinson's UK.

Couple to walk one million steps together

Reece Hanson

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Disgraced teacher avoids jail for sexual activity with teenager

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The Jack Wills store in Southwold is set to close

Last Jack Wills store in Suffolk set to close

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Thinking that lockdown was likely to last only a couple of weeks at most, this time last year I began preparing a list of possible semi-retirement ambitions and objectives, partly as a way of acknowledging that a period of ‘winding down’ from...

Colin Morrison was given his first Covid-19 vaccination at the Corn Exchange in King's Lynn. Picture

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South Norfolk District Council approved plans for 23 new homes on land off The Street, in Woodton.

Green light for new homes bid in Norfolk village

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Driver convicted of killing friend in A12 crash

Jane Hunt

Norfolk's weather in May has been far wetter than last year, when there was glorious sunshine

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What a difference a year makes: Norfolk braced for yet more rainfall

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Sport

Free weekly sessions for over-55s to hit Beccles

The CSF Extra Time programme sessions have been successfully run in Norwich, and now they will launch in Beccles this week.

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A new weekly sport and social programme is set to kick off in Beccles this week. The free programme will run weekly as it aims to keep men and women who are over-55 active and connected. Called ‘Extra Time’, people in Beccles and east Suffolk...

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Harvey Sayer, on loan from Colchester United, in action against Whitton United on Saturday. Picture:

Former Bungay Town man signs pro deal with Colchester United

Mark Armstrong

Kirkley & Pakefield FC's Walmer Road ground.

Club puts safety and well-being first as facility is 'closed to all'

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Things to do

7 cheap or free things to do in Norfolk and Waveney this bank holiday

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From a beer festival to a drive-in cinema, there are plenty of cheap or free things to do over the May bank holiday weekend in Norfolk and Waveney.

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11 things you can do to celebrate Norfolk Day 2021

Donna-Louise Bishop

Woodland Lumiere is open 7.30-10pm Wednesday to Sunday at the Raveningham Centre until 9th May.

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Amazing sculpture trail lights up the night at Raveningham

Kate Wolstenholme

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It's back - can you help make Norfolk Day 2021 the best yet?

Donna-Louise Bishop

Customers will now be able to browse books inside most Suffolk libraries from Monday

Browsing back in Suffolk libraries next week

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Deadly wartime bombing raids on churches remembered

Pakefield Church after the bombing in April 1941.

Mark Boggis

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The mayors of a town and a city at opposite sides of the country have exchanged poignant letters of commemoration to mark the 80th anniversary of wartime bombing raids that destroyed historic churches. The messages shared between the mayor of...

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Luxury riverside home with private sauna is for sale for £1m

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Ancient abbey ruins hidden in Norfolk garden of Today programme editor

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Riverside hotel/restaurant 'closed until spring' for sale for £1.999m

Caroline Culot

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