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Fri 3rd Sep 2010:

Olympic athlete provides inspiration to academy staff.

An athlete whose refusal to give up when injured became an enduring Olympic image was on hand to motivate staff as the starting gun was fired for Norwich's newest academy.

Football mad boy becomes mascot.

A football-mad 10-year-old will accompany his England heroes onto Wembley's hallowed turf as one of the mascots for tonight's big match. Joe Dorr won a competition to become a “player escort” for the opening match of England's qualifying campaign for the European championships - and will also be allowed to meet the players and watch a pre-match training session before they take on Bulgaria.

Police drama staged at Norwich school.

To passers-by it looked like a genuine siege as armed response officers and dog units surrounded a Norwich school.

Thu 2nd Sep 2010:

Bras on display in Norwich - all for a good cause.

Visitors to the Big C Centre at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital could have been forgiven for thinking the building had been cordoned off.

Fri 3rd Sep 2010:

Arts centre set for a makeover.

A 12th-century Norfolk chapel is set to move into the 21st century after an arts organisation unveiled plans for a modern extension. The grade one-listed Becket's Chapel, pictured - Wymondham's former library - took on a new life last year after being leased by the Wymondham Arts Forum.

Man put on sex offenders register.

A man has been put on the sex offenders' register for five years after he admitted sexual assault on a female. Leonard Beear, 51, of Farrow Close, Mattishall, appeared at Norwich Crown Court for sentencing yesterday.

Taxi driver had Taser in vehicle .

A taxi driver had a Taser gun in his vehicle while parked at Norwich train station, a court heard yesterday. Peter Bromley, 57, appeared at Norwich Crown Court and admitted a charge of possessing a prohibited weapon.

Norfolk seven-year-olds surge ahead in the three Rs.

Norfolk's youngest primary school pupils surged ahead of their peers nationally this year by showing an improved grasp of the three Rs.

Olympic athlete provides inspiration to academy staff.

An athlete whose refusal to give up when injured became an enduring Olympic image was on hand to motivate staff as the starting gun was fired for Norwich's newest academy.

Brave little Lauren defies the odds.

A community is rallying to fund comforts and pleasures for a seriously-ill Norfolk baby whose life could end at any time. Lauren Taylor has the rare chromosome disorder Patau's Syndrome and is blind, partially deaf, needs extra oxygen to breathe, is tube fed, has kidney problems, extra toes and fingers, and a hole in the heart.

Thieves ruin outdoor classroom plans.

The opening of a new outdoor classroom at a south Norfolk school has been postponed after thieves stole the building materials just days before the start of term.

Fears spending cuts will hit the state of Norfolk's roads.

The state of Norfolk's roads - and the safety of people who use them - could suffer because public spending cutbacks threaten jobs at a Norfolk company, union bosses have warned.

A dictator looks down on Norwich library users.

He stands 9ft high and 3ft wide, towering above visitors and keeping a watchful eye on them through his mirrored goggles.

Wymondham cancer charity targeted by vandals.

A charity which supports cancer patients in south Norfolk may have to dip into its own pockets to replace welcome signs defaced by vandals.

Man arrested after rape allegation will not be charged.

A man who was arrested following a rape allegation at this year's Latitude Festival will not face charges. A man from Essex was taken into custody at Lowestoft Police Station after a 17-year-old girl from Suffolk claimed she had been raped in a tent at the festival, in Henham near Southwold, on Friday, July 16.

Man taken to hospital after crash.

A 22-year-old man was taken to hospital following a two-vehicle crash in Norwich today. The collision happened in Britannia Road just after 1.20am. The man was taken to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.

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