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One of the City Hall lions which is the latest victim of yarn bombing. Picture: Denise Bradley

Work of yarn bombers is returned to lion statues outside City Hall in Norwich

Some colour has been returned to the famous lion statues in front of City Hall in Norwich, after confiscated ‘yarn bombing’ materials were returned.

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Andy Gardiner

New Wymondham councillor’s “greater engagement” pledge

A campaigner who fought Wymondham Town Council plans to sell off recreation land for a supermarket has pledged to make the council engage more with residents after winning a by-election.

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Wymondham High School head, Victoria Musgrave, celebrates the £3 million funding the school is receiving for a building to replace their old mobile classrooms.

Norfolk school set for new teaching block and science extension

A new £3m teaching block and science laboratory extension could soon be built at a Norfolk school to accommodate the ever-growing student population.

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Westlegate House.

Ambitious plans to revamp Norwich eyesore Westlegate House get green light

New life is to be breathed into a long-derelict Norwich eyesore, after councillors gave the go-ahead for Westlegate House to be redeveloped.

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Steve Morison scoring City's third goal in this month's 3-3 draw with Arsenal at The Emirates. The game will feature in a new Norwich City book. Picture by Paul Chesterton/Focus Images Ltd.

Norwich City fans can re-live the club’s greatest moments in new book charting more than 100 years of Canaries history

Norwich City fans will be able to relive more than a century of Canaries’ history in a new book being released this summer.

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18-seater Eurocopter Tiger at Bristow's Norwich helicopter base. Photo: Bill Smith

Norwich airport sees growth in helicopter activity

Norwich Airport’s chief executive said the transport of offshore workers was a significant growth part of the airports business as it recorded record numbers of helicopter passenger numbers.

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The Wymondham town busking day in 2010

Wymondham set for annual busking day

Wymondham Music Festival’s annual town busking day will take place next weekend.

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Rehearsal for Emma Bernard's 100% Norfolk show at the Theatre Royal.  Photo: Bill Smith

PICTURE GALLERY: Norfolk in numbers will be celebrated on the Norwich Theatre Royal stage

A show celebrating Norfolk and offering a snapshot of life in our county is to take to the stage this week as part of the Norfolk and Norwich Festival.

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Sewell Park College pupils performing on the Puppet Theatre stage.
Photo by Simon Finlay

Sewell Park College pupils perform at Norwich Puppet Theatre

Pupil puppeteers and their character creations are taking to the stage to put on some very special shows in Norwich.

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Members of the Cawston Brass Band, from left, Tom Ellis, Melvin Spinks, and John Lee, during the East Anglian Brass Band Association's competition. Picture: Denise Bradley

Picture gallery: Cawston Band claim title at 74th East Anglian Brass Band Association Spring Festival

The 74th East Anglian Brass Band Association Spring Festival was held at St Andrew’s Hall in Norwich on Sunday.

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Norfolk and Norwich Festival 2012 events at the Garden Party. A prehistoric insect at the Dinosaur Petting Zoo show. Picture: Denise Bradley

NNF12: 4,000 people visit dinosaur petting zoo in Chapelfield Gardens

About 4,000 people attended the jewel in the crown of the opening weekend of the Norfolk and Norwich Festival, the dinosaur petting zoo.

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The Voice Project, dawn performance in Norwich Cathedral's cloisters. Picture: Chris Taylor (www.christaylorphoto.co.uk)

NNF12: The Voice Project Choir makes early start to celebrate Norwich through song

At 5.11am on Saturday morning the sounds of The Voice Project Choir filled the cloisters of Norwich Cathedral as the Norfolk and Norwich Festival made an early start.

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Zak Whitbread will be released by Norwich City when his contract runs out in the summer.

Zak Whitbread and Aaron Wilbraham among five released by Norwich City

Zak Whitbread and Aaron Wilbraham will not be offered new deals by Norwich City when their contracts run out this summer.

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Tommy Hil in action at the first British Superbikes race at Snetterton in 2011. Picture: Denise Bradley.

Win tickets to the British Superbikes weekend at Snetterton

The British Superbikes 2012 circuit roars into Snetterton on the weekend of May 25-27, bringing to the Norfolk circuit one of the country’s most popular and exciting motor sports with top-class riders reaching speeds of around 200mph at the country’s best known race tracks - and we have two pairs of tickets to Snetterton, for Friday to Sunday, to give away.

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Ole Gunner Solskjaer during his Manchester United playing days.

Solskjaer the new favourite for Aston Villa job

Former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has emerged as the shock favourite to take over at managerless Aston Villa.

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Rachel Read, co-designer of the Great British Garden at the Olympic Park, works with pupils at the Cavell Primary School in their allotment. From left, Isabel Richardson, 9; Jasmine Winter, 7; Kaitlyn Edwards, 8; and Jack Frazer, 8. Picture: Denise Bradley

Olympic Park garden co-designer visits Norwich school

Norwich youngsters got the chance to discover some gardening tips from one of the designers of the Olympic Park’s Great British Garden.

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The 2012 Olympic Torch visits Norwich on it's UK tour. Locals have their picture takem with it and nominate a local hero in the special video taxi.
Olympic hopefull Eddie Graver from Beccles.

Police to help create ring of steel to protect Olympic flame’s route through Norfolk and Suffolk

Norfolk police together with officers from Suffolk and the Metropolitan Police will ensure the Olympic torch will pass safely through the region.

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Tommy Hil in action at the first British Superbikes race at Snetterton in 2011. Picture: Denise Bradley.

Win tickets to the British Superbikes weekend at Snetterton

The British Superbikes 2012 circuit roars into Snetterton on the weekend of May 25-27, bringing to the Norfolk circuit one of the country’s most popular and exciting motor sports with top-class riders reaching speeds of around 200mph at the country’s best known race tracks - and we have two pairs of tickets to Snetterton, for Friday to Sunday, to give away.

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Active Norfolk adult disability games at Sportspark. Gail Emms.
Photo: Bill Smith

Olympic medallist Gail Emms attends Active Norfolk’s Adult Disability Games

An Olympic medallist today (Wednesday) helped promote disability sport opportunities in Norfolk as hundreds of people got the chance to try different activities.

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Patricia Marjoram will be carrying the Paralympic torch prior to the games.

Little Ellingham woman named as a Paralympic torchbearer

A Norfolk woman who has survived Tuberculosis (TB), falling down a mountain and breast cancer will be carrying the Paralympic torch for the Games in London at the end of August.

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