Norfolk

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Norfolk is a county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the northwest, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea and to the northwest, The Wash. The county town is Norwich. With an area of 2,074 square miles (5,370 km²) and a population of 859,400, Norfolk is a largely rural county with a population density of 401 per square mile. Of the county's population, 40% live in four major built up areas: Norwich (213,000), Great Yarmouth (63,000), King's Lynn (46,000) and Thetford (25,000).

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Cambridges visit Norfolk hospital to mark NHS birthday The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have visited a hospital in Norfolk to mark the NHS’s birthday.William and Kate met staff at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn, 72 years to the day since.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:57Published 3 days ago

William savours pint of cider ahead of pubs and restaurants reopening The Duke of Cambridge’s wish for a pint in his local after months of lockdown was granted when he visited a pub ahead of bars and restaurants reopening.A few weeks ago William joked he was looking.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:43Published 5 days ago

Kate helps plant a hospice garden The Duchess of Cambridge helped youngsters to plant a garden at a children's hospice near Norwich on Saturday. Using plants bought during a visit last week to Fakenham Garden Centre near her Norfolk.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:51Published 2 weeks ago

William heads to bakery in King's Lynn The Duke of Cambridge joked that his three children have been “attacking the kitchen” during lockdown as he visited a bakery which serves the Queen’s Sandringham Estate. William went to the small.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:47Published 3 weeks ago

Duchess of Cambridge visits Garden Centre in Norfolk The Duchess of Cambridge visited Fakenham Garden Centre in Norfolk, as non-essential shops are now reopening in parts of the UK. She met the centre's owners and staff, and heard about the measures.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:39Published 3 weeks ago

Medic mum reunited with daughters after nine weeks apart An NHS healthcare worker has been reunited with her daughters after nine weeks apart during the pandemic. Suzie Vaughan, 43, from King’s Lynn, Norfolk, surprised Hettie, seven, and Bella, nine, after.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:44Published on June 2, 2020

Grandmother knits model hospital to raise money for NHS A great-great-grandmother is knitting a model hospital called Knittingale to raise funds for the NHS. Margaret Seaman, 91, is creating the woollen masterpiece at the home she shares with her.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:41Published on May 19, 2020

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Prince William enjoys cider and chips in Norfolk pub beer garden The Duke of Cambridge has a look around a village pub ahead of its reopening after lockdown. BBC News - Published 5 days ago
Holt Budgens supermarket destroyed by fire Budgens in Holt, Norfolk, was also home to a post office which was engulfed in flames on Saturday. BBC News - Published 3 weeks ago
County lines: Norfolk and Met police shut down 20 drug networks Access to mobile phone call data helped police target those controlling the drug trafficking. BBC News - Published on June 2, 2020

Coronavirus: Cruise ship dancers home after nine weeks stranded Lauren Carrick, from Norfolk, and her fiancé Joseph Harrison, from Hull, flew from Miami Airport. BBC News - Published on May 20, 2020
Coronavirus: 'Bored' kookaburra bird in daily lockdown walk Siren the kookaburra is a familiar sight, walking with his owner in the Norfolk countryside. BBC News - Published on April 20, 2020
Coronavirus: Florist gives 1,200 bouquets to hospital workers The florist says she wants to honour those who work for the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. BBC News - Published on April 20, 2020

WW2 pilot and social media star Sydney Stevens dies aged 98 Sydney "Stevie" Stevens, of Saxlingham in Norfolk, took part in 28 missions during the war. BBC News - Published on April 14, 2020
Coronavirus: Norfolk 'countryside beauty' shared for the self-isolating Photographer Brad Damms helps people experience the outdoors without leaving their house. BBC News - Published on March 29, 2020
Norfolk council: Care services 'left friend' to look after elderly man The ombudsman found fault with Norfolk council over the care of an elderly man. BBC News - Published on February 27, 2020
Norfolk vicar and choir row 'disgrace' to Christian community Wymondham Abbey Rev Catherine Relf-Pennington faced 37 allegations made by choir members. BBC News - Published on January 17, 2020

Worst-performing mental health trust NSFT 'still has a way to go' Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust improves from "inadequate" status but stays in special measures. BBC News - Published on January 15, 2020
First stranded Orca found in almost 20 years in the Wash The dead 15ft (4.5m) long juvenile killer whale was found on the coast of Norfolk and Lincolnshire. BBC News - Published on January 14, 2020
Cromer low tides reveal 1917 shipwreck of SS Fernebo One sailor died when the Swedish vessel SS Fernebo sank off the Norfolk coast in the winter of 1917. BBC News - Published on January 9, 2020	Queen takes train to Norfolk for Sandringham Christmas break She caught the 10:42 Great Northern service from London King's Cross to King's Lynn. BBC News - Published on December 20, 2019
Peter Miller: Great Yarmouth murder victim's brother 'cannot break promise' Peter Miller died from a single stab wound to the chest in Norfolk in 1984. BBC News - Published on December 9, 2019	Norfolk seal colony: Pup's birth captured on film Thousands of people visit the beach during birthing season, but few see an actual birth. BBC News - Published on November 12, 2019
Nick Conrad: Broadland Conservatives select ex-BBC presenter Nick Conrad, who used to host BBC Radio Norfolk's breakfast show, will stand in Broadland in Norfolk. BBC News - Published on November 6, 2019	Norfolk boy died after inhaling deodorant 'that smelt like his mother' Jack Waple, 13, suffered a cardiac arrest at his home in Hockwold, Norfolk, in June, an inquest hears. BBC News - Published on October 17, 2019
Dead children were sent Norfolk council school admissions letter A bereaved parent who received one of the Norfolk council letters says it was "disrespectful". BBC News - Published on October 2, 2019	Group buys all Gorleston plastic ring toys to save seals Frisbee-style flying rings are no longer available to buy in a Norfolk seaside town. BBC News - Published on September 9, 2019
Great Yarmouth Venetian Waterways' £2.7m revamp completed The attraction on the Norfolk seaside saw tourists flock to it in the early 1900s. BBC News - Published on August 20, 2019	‘I declare thumb war!’ - Inside the world thumb wrestling championships BBC Sport gets the inside track on the world thumb wrestling championships in Norfolk and meets 4-time world champion Paul Browse who talks us through the secrets of his rigorous training routine. BBC News - Published on July 29, 2019
Man trapped in rocks off Norfolk coast The water is up to his neck but emergency services are at the scene near Sheringham. BBC News - Published on July 28, 2019	Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Trust: Fake doctor medicated 164 patients Zholia Alemi, jailed in 2018 for fraud, treated mental health patients in Norfolk and Suffolk. BBC News - Published on July 24, 2019
Sea litter causes 'horrific injury' to Norfolk seal The grey seal suffered a 2.5cm wound and the rope was removed by a vet, the RSPCA says. BBC News - Published on July 20, 2019	Vast sand scheme to protect Norfolk coast Nearly two million cubic metres of sand is being shifted to a stretch of the Norfolk coast to protect it from the sea. BBC News - Published on July 18, 2019
Norfolk WW2 airman 'cheated death four times' Norfolk Police remembers a chief constable and the German solider who saved him. BBC News - Published on July 13, 2019	Norfolk village celebrates first transatlantic flight, 100 years on The village of Pulham made history when it welcomed an airship's heroic crew. BBC News - Published on July 13, 2019
Nyall Brown death: Norfolk and Suffolk mental health trust criticised Mental health trust staff do not always read a patient's notes before seeing them, says a coroner. BBC News - Published on June 16, 2019	Arrest over 'drive-by' rock throwing on Norfolk-Suffolk border A man in his 20s is held on suspicion of damaging more than 50 vehicles in a series of attacks. BBC News - Published on June 13, 2019
Huge cliff collapse on Norfolk coast caught on camera The coastguard warns of "vulnerable cliff edges" as heavy rain increases the risk of rock falls. BBC News - Published on June 12, 2019	Bricks and stones thrown from passing cars in Suffolk Dozens of cars have been damaged by missiles hurled from oncoming vehicles on the Norfolk-Suffolk border. BBC News - Published on June 12, 2019

Norfolk

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Coronavirus: Florist gives 1,200 bouquets to hospital workers

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