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News in Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex.

Norfolk

Rule breach suspension - 23 hours ago
A Norfolk councillor accused for breaching conduct rules is suspended but vows to appeal against the decision.

Health study backs nylon stitches - 25 hours ago
A study by researchers at a Norwich hospital finds that nylon stitches are better than staples in preventing infection.

Murder accused not taking stand - 46 hours ago
A man standing trial for the murder of a 73-year-old sex offender in Norfolk was jailed in 1989 for killing a teenager, a jury hears.

Cleaner jailed for £20,000 theft - 2 days ago
A 53-year-old woman admits stealing about £20,000 from a opticians in Norfolk where she worked as a cleaner.

Man quizzed over woman's murder - 2 days ago
A man is arrested on suspicion of murder following the discovery of a woman's body at a house in Norfolk.

Suffolk

Wildlife trust in £1.2m loan plea - 3 hours ago
A wildlife trust asks a Cambridgeshire council for a £1.2m loan to help create a "fen masterplan".

Two dead UK soldiers named by MoD - 3 hours ago
Two British soldiers from the 1st Royal Anglian Regiment killed in Afghanistan have been named by the Ministry of Defence.

Funds secure 238 jobs for young - 7 hours ago
Funding of £1.5m is secured from the government to support jobs for the young unemployed in Peterborough.

Rethink saves Land Registry jobs - 8 hours ago
A Land Registry office in Peterborough which had been threatened with closure, will remain open, it is announced.

Dead soldier family 'heartbroken' - 21 hours ago
The family of a UK soldier who died in Britain from wounds he suffered in Afghanistan say they are "heartbroken".

Cambridgeshire

Hundreds give views on power line - 4 hours ago
Hundreds of responses are sent to the National Grid giving views on plans for an overhead power line across Suffolk and Essex.

Two arrests after woman kidnapped - 20 hours ago
A 31-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman are arrested in Ipswich on suspicion of kidnapping.

New plan to end £2m sea wall row - 25 hours ago
A £2m row over the repair of a sea wall in Southwold could be resolved after a council changed its proposals.

Extra time to quiz raid suspects - 26 hours ago
Police are given extra time to hold three Ipswich men arrested on suspicion of armed robbery after a shop worker was shot.

Man denies derailed train crash - 28 hours ago
A man pleads not guilty to dangerous driving following a crash which derailed a train in Suffolk.

Essex

Family's stolen memorial reward - 4 hours ago
A "substantial" reward is offered for the return of a stolen sculpture dedicated to an Essex schoolgirl killed in a car crash.

Transporter fire closes M11 lane - 7 hours ago
A lane of the M11 in Essex is closed as firefighters tackke a burnnig car transporter.

Ford jobs saved by investment - 8 hours ago
Fords plans to build cleaner cars safeguards hundreds of jobs at two plants in Essex, the firm announces.

Rented home inspections to rise - 20 hours ago
An Essex council is expanding its inspection of properties which are rented out to two or more families.

E-fit released after men stabbed - 20 hours ago
An e-fit of a man is released after an attempted robbery in which two men were attacked with hunting knives in Essex.