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Ambulance and police car parked on a road

Woman's body recovered from Norfolk beach

HM Coastguard, the East of England Ambulance Service and Norfolk Police officers attend the scene.

Toby Lockyer is wearing a white shirt which has black buttons. He is smiling, has a close cropped beard and long dark hair. Next to him is India Peak, who has long auburn hair, and is wearing a grey polo-neck jersey. They are both standing in the office of Stephenson Smart, where they both work as apprentices in accountancy.

Apprentices rise through ranks at accountancy firm

A firm says apprenticeships offer businesses the chance to grow talent and build careers.

A man in a blue T-shirt with Norfolk & Suffolk Music Hub across the back holds out a drumstick towards a school hall of primary school children holding musical shakers

'Music is too often neglected by policymakers'

A new two-county hub helps plug the gaps in school music provision, but will its funding continue?

Herring Bridge and the associated four lane road approaches from the Southtown side of the river, looking eastwards to the sea. In the foreground are some motorhomes in a sales yard, with warehousing behind that. Shipping supply tanks and other associated port infrastructure and in the middle distance the Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach roller coaster is visible.

Bridge 'proved its worth' within year of opening

Norfolk County Council hails £121m Herring Bridge a success on its first anniversary.

A woman smiling into the camera. She is wearing a thick, white scarf with a navy jumper and her brown hair is tied back in a scrunchie. She is stood in a woodland, and there is green plants behind her, along with bare trees.

Plans to build houses on woodland 'devastating'

A petition to stop the plans gains over 800 signatures and the support of Reform MP Rupert Lowe.

The outside of the James Paget University Hospital building. The grey outside of the building has black and blue writing on it which says NHS James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Maternity ward relocated for Raac improvements

The maternity unit at the James Paget in Gorleston has moved for four months while work continues.

Bruno Peek who has white hair and is wearing a pale blue striped collarless shirt. He is sitting down and is holding up a case in which an order can be seen. There is a desk to his left with photos and more honours

Nationwide 80th VE Day singalong planned

The pageant master for Queen Elizabeth's jubilees hopes to unite the nation with music and pipers.

The former Lloyds bank building in Gorleston, featuring black and yellow brick panels, wide windows and a stone-clad facade with vertical separations. The lower floor windows have been obscured and all branding has been removed. Nearby are railings and traffic lights and signs, with a bicycle chained to one of the railings

Closure leaves another Norfolk town without a bank

Gorleston - the fifth largest town in the county - has no major bank now Lloyds has left.

Tom Major in a red shirt with a red tie and grey trousers. He is sat next to Paul Whitehouse who is dressed in grey trousers, a white and brown striped shirt and cardigan. He is wearing a hat. Both men are looking away from the camera.

Actor makes professional stage debut in Only Fools

Tom Major says he never felt am-dram in a seaside town would lead to a viable acting career.