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Special Report: 10 years of the air ambulance

Since the East Anglian Air Ambulance was first launched, its crews have been on about 10,000 rescue missions, helping thousands of people when they need it most by providing specialist care at the scenes of emergencies and getting patients to hospital fast.

Former Royal Anglian ready for world record race

11 March 2010 12:26

Ian Couch pictured on his row across the Atlantic in 2008.He has served in some of the most hostile parts of the world and become one of a select few to have rowed three ocean crossings. But a former Royal Anglian Regiment soldier is set to take on one of his toughest challenges next month when he embarks on a world record race in sub-zero temperatures..

Kidney transplant man Jim tackles cycle marathon

11 March 2010 10:11

A man who received a life-saving kidney transplant is cycling from London to Paris to raise cash for the charity that helped him with his illness. In 2007 Jim Moore, a 41-year-old dairy farmer from Winfarthing, was diagnosed with acute kidney failure..

Regal group's tribute to Hollywood star

11 March 2010 10:03

WYMONDHAM Regal Experience Group's first screening this year will be a tribute to Hollywood icon Jean Simmons, who died in January. The film will be Shadows in the Sun, shot on location in north Norfolk in the summer of 2007, and starring Jean as an ageing poet, living in a big house, who befriends a mysterious loner..

3000-homes plan to go in display in Wymondham

11 March 2010 10:02

Controversial plans for a 3,000-home extension of Wymondham will go on display next week with a developer promising to create new jobs, schools and recreational facilities..

Language centre plan for Wymondham College

11 March 2010 07:00

The nissen hut that is to be kept as the chapel at Wymondham College.They have formed a familiar part of a Norfolk school for decades and serve as a reminder of its former life as a second world war military hospital. But students and teachers are set to end their lessons at the wartime buildings at Wymondham College after plans were submitted for a state-of-the-art foreign languages centre..

Affordable housing schemes for Norfolk and Waveney unveiled

11 March 2010 06:30

Three housing developments in south Norfolk, Waveney, and Forest Heath have been boosted by a government scheme to kickstart affordable homes projects..

Norfolk one of the safest places in the country to live

10 March 2010 19:56

NorfolkNorfolk's status as one of the safest places to live in the country is confirmed this morning as an influential report praises police for being among the best value for money forces nationwide..

Music night for MS charity

10 March 2010 13:03

A Multiple Sclerosis patient, who is set to run next month's London Marathon , is staging a fundraising music night tomorrow. Donna Ling, who was diagnosed with the debilitating neurological condition three years ago, is organising the event at Pulham Market Village Hall to generate funds for the MS Society..

Boxer set to open Attleborough gym

05 March 2010 09:22

Norwich heavyweight boxer Sam Sexton is set to officially open an extension of the Attleborough Amateur Boxing Club tomorrow . The sportsman will be opening the new gym at 3pm to celebrate the success of the growing boxing club..

Gipsy site tipped for refusal

04 March 2010 11:56

A private gipsy site on the edge of Attleborough is being tipped for refusal next week because of highway safety concerns. Plans were submitted for six pitches, utility rooms, and hard standings next to an existing gipsy family on land at Docking Wood, off Leys Lane, last year..