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News in Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex.

Norfolk

Airport boss departure 'personal' - 8 hours ago
The boss of Norwich International Airport (NIA) is leaving with immediate effect for personal reasons, it is announced.

Steam railway link with network - 11 hours ago
A steam railway in Norfolk restores links with the national network with the opening of a stretch of track in Sheringham.

UFO picture - 26 hours ago
A photograph showing a UFO over Denver Mill

Man 'used garden fork in attack' - 28 hours ago
A man who attacked a dog owner with a garden fork in Norwich is given a three-month sentence, suspended for a year.

Council spending under spotlight - 30 hours ago
Norfolk County Council's spending and contracts with private companies is set to go under the spotlight at a scrutiny meeting.

Suffolk

Bug shuts wards to new admissions - 6 hours ago
Three wards at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge are closed because of an outbreak of the winter vomiting bug, norovirus.

'Crack team' fixes 5,000 potholes - 26 hours ago
A Cambridgeshire council's dedicated pothole team repairs almost 5,000 in seven weeks when weather damages roads.

More zones to fight cold calling - 27 hours ago
Four more No Cold Calling Zones are being brought in by Cambridgeshire County Council's trading standards.

No prosecutions over coach crash - 34 hours ago
The CPS decides there is insufficient evidence to prosecute over a fatal crash in which a Peterborough man was injured.

Busway firm hits out at critics - 35 hours ago
A contractor building a £116m guided busway in Cambridgeshire hits out at early publication of a report criticising its performance.

Cambridgeshire

Bolt gun killer to serve 30 years - 6 hours ago
A Suffolk slaughterman who killed a woman with a bolt gun has his minimum sentence increased from 20 to 30 years.

Doherty banned over manager crash - 7 hours ago
Musician Pete Doherty is banned from driving after admitting allowing his manager to use his car without insurance.

Man charged over fatal collision - 10 hours ago
A man is charged with causing the death of a 24-year-old moped rider by careless driving in Suffolk.

Murder case appeal moves forward - 27 hours ago
The final Appeal Court hearing of a 32-year-old man convicted of murdering a pensioner in her own home in Suffolk has moved closer.

Troops to receive Freedom of Town - 29 hours ago
Troops based at Wattisham Airfield are to be given the Freedom of the Town in Suffolk to mark their bravery.

Essex

Awol soldier in jail term appeal - 3 hours ago
A soldier who refused to return to Afghanistan because he opposes the war is appealing against his nine-month sentence.

Woman's body found on allotments - 4 hours ago
A woman's body is found on disused allotments in Essex and police believe it could be that of a missing 41-year-old.

Bravery awards for rave police - 6 hours ago
Bravery awards are being presented to 14 police officers who came under attack at an illegal rave in Essex in 2006.

Elderly fallers in Wii Fit study - 6 hours ago
Elderly people who regularly fall are to take part in a study to see if a games console can improve their balance.

Four due in court over expenses - 9 hours ago
Former leader of Essex County Council Lord Hanningfield and three MPs are due in court to face expense claims charges.