Business

There were long queues outside the drive-throughs as some McDonald’s in Norfolk reopened for the first time after lockdown.

Norfolk animal lover Jemima Howe took on the physical challenge of her little life after hearing Banham Zoo was in trouble.

Thousands of people in parts of Norfolk still have among the worst broadband speeds in the country, new figures have revealed.

A Bernard Matthews worker was suspended for wearing a face mask and then sacked when he vented his anger on Facebook.

More Starbucks stores in Norfolk have opened as the chain lifted the shutters on 150 more stores.

Watchdogs have revealed the ways con artists have been trying to scam people in Norfolk during the coronavirus pandemic.

The boss of a Norfolk motor auction firm that started in 1946 has been left staggered by the response to its first-ever online sale.

Campsite owners in Norfolk are geared up to adapt their businesses to keep customers safe as they keep their fingers crossed for a summer reopening.

An NHS worker, who bought a car with a litany of problems, was stunned on Friday when mechanics rallied round to repair it for free.

Customers desperate for a return to normal life have been flocking to garden centres as they reopened for the first time since lockdown.

Eight housing development sites in Norfolk are set to reopen for prospective buyers in the coming days, Persimmon Homes has announced. 
The housebuilder is set to reopen its sites in Bradwell, Caister, Hethersett, Martham, Norwich, Sprowston and Wymondham - as well as in Oulton Broad. 
Persimmon assured potential house hunters that it would be adhering to social distancing guidelines.

Online funerals, personalised services and protective gear for staff are among the lengths funeral directors are having to go to give meaningful ways for mourners to say goodbye to loved ones.

People across Norfolk and Waveney have been reacting after new guidance revealing the path out of coronavirus lockdown was revealed.

Local bus companies have been reacting to the Prime Minister’s advice to commuters to avoid public transport.

Norfolk’s car maker Lotus is working with the parent company of British Gas to help create its new electric car fleet.

Owners of a water sports business are offering the chance to win a zebra-print canoe, in a bid to raise money and save a Norfolk zoo from shutting its gates forever.

People getting on their bikes in lockdown is resulting in Norfolk cycle shops and repair firms seeing sales on the right track.

The battering which Norfolk’s economy will take because of coronavirus has been revealed in a stark new report.

Pub chain Wetherspoon’s plans to reopen its bars and hotels in June as its founder revealed the extent of the carnage caused by the coronavirus lockdown.

Royal Mail has scrapped Saturday letter deliveries until further notice due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Some of the workers furloughed because of the coronavirus pandemic could be encouraged to take a second job to help farmers in Norfolk and Suffolk reap the summer harvest.

South Norfolk and Broadland businesses have so far received more than £38m in government grants to help them through the coronavirus pandemic.

The owner of an outdoor forest school fears she will go out of business because she is being forced to make staff redundant.

House builder Taylor Wimpey has announced it will start reopening sites next month.

Pubs in Norfolk are bracing themselves for an extended lockdown and considering future social distancing measures but, for some, a summer without trade could spell disaster.

A business is keeping customers sweet by delivering sugary treats throughout the coronavirus pandemic.

Employees at a power station in Norfolk have accused top brass at the business of putting “profits before health”, after bringing 100 contractors onto site this week.

The famous case of an alleged Suffolk UFO sighting is the focus of a new film – with a Norfolk drone operator playing the ‘alien’.

Breckland businesses have so far received more than £16m in government grants to help them through the coronavirus pandemic.