Downham Market, England News

Bosses of the New Anglia local enterprise partnership today named the 14 rural areas where they hope to create up to 700 new jobs if they can secure a slice of 15m of government cash.

More than 150 West Norfolk people suffering chronic lung disease in have been helped by a new campaign to promote exercise and understanding about the complaint.

For centuries the horse fair held over several days in Downham Market at this time of year was one of the largest of its type in Europe.

A man with links to Downham Market who is wanted by police in connection with a child sex offence was featured on Crimewatch this week.

THERE is only one port in the whole of Cambridgeshire, located in Wisbech. Historically this unique selling point was at the heart of Wisbech's prosperity.

The weekend's snowfall has caused the closure of more than 30 schools in Norfolk this morning, and there are delays on the trains.

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A MOTHER and young child were rescued by firefighters from their West Norfolk home when the battery on their smoke alarm failed.

The owners of a historic mill in the Fens have been given a boost in their fundraising campaign to restore a "much-loved landmark" to its former glory.

Ms Smith will be planting a pear tree from Downham Market, the area that she grew up in, at Hillside Avenue allotments nature reserve, at 3pm on Saturday, March 10.

ALL Time Low at the Cambridge Corn Exchange. The band has become one of hottest new bands around.

This 15th century farmhouse in Norfolk has accommodation over three floors and sits in a great location just south of Downham Market Manor Farmhouse is a wonderful old property for sale in Denver, in Norfolk.

Professional services firm KPMG said it had been appointed administrator to Peacocks, as well as its parent company The Peacock Group.

The Peacock Group, owner of clothing shops Peacocks and Bonmarche, said today it intends to appoint an administrator after talks with its lenders broke down.

The family of a Norfolk GP who disappeared seven months ago have been given fresh hope after the father-of-three was spotted in Lincolnshire.