North Walsham, England News

The husband of the woman whose car hit scaffolding at North Walsham said they felt lucky to have escaped serious injury - but added that it was a "mystery" why their car took a sudden left turn.

The family of an experienced motorcyclist from Norwich, who died in a crash on the A47, paid tribute to a "fantastic guy" who "packed masses into life."

More than half the "drop-and-shop" parking places in North Walsham Market Place could be lost under improvement plans pencilled in for next March.

But in 2008 Mary Craske, 42, from Cromer Road, North Walsham, could not move or communicate after being struck with ME, which causes chronic fatigue.

No motorways, no airport queues and as soon as we have been shown around our boat and are happy at the helm we are away - at a sedate 4mph - past the pretty cottages that line the banks of the River Thurne.

A large articulated lorry is lying on its side after striking the Cromer Road railway bridge in North Walsham this lunchtime.

He has been a salesman, scuba diving instructor, boating lake owner and has even appeared as an extra in James Bond film Skyfall.

Three of the five Norfolk girls who reached the final of Miss Universe Great Britain 2013 were placed in the top five, with two in the top three.

The 31-year-old was taken to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital with serious head injuries and was then transferred to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge where he is now recovering.

A major new Norfolk attraction, which opened last weekend, could be ordered to close in a year's time because of a wrangle over drainage.

Top Norfolk folk acts appear together for the first time in a concert at North Walsham's Atrium arts centre this Saturday, June 1. Electric folk band Stone Angel, whose 1975 eponymous debut album is now considered an acid-folk classic, will be topping the bill.

A new Cromer supermarket is on schedule to open next month as builders make the final touches to the building.

Family and friends wearing Mickey Mouse costumes gathered at North Walsham Parish Church this morning for the funeral of little Ryan Wright.

The incident happened between Tuesday May 14 and Thursday May 23 when someone stole three bikes from an open shelter at Heath Farm, forcing locks which secured them.

In bright sunshine, Creake Abbey's sixth annual Plant Lovers' Day welcomed around 1,500 gardeners, setting a new record for the number of visitors recorded.

Curious visitors thronged to see Norfolk's newest tourist attraction when Davenport's Magic Kingdom opened its doors for business in North Walsham on Saturday.

A leading Norfolk agricultural charity, the Clan Trust, has continued to support projects to benefit young and old alike, members were told at the latest annual "feast". The charity's founder, east Norfolk farmer Rob Alston, directed that the trustees and directors should also hold an annual dinner for supporters and guests who have helped to ... (more)

A head teacher is getting ready to return to school after a battle with the "hidden killer" of ovarian cancer.

A family who thought they had finally realised a 12-year-plus dream to provide a well for an African community have been dealt a major blow.

Davenport's Magic Kingdom, based in North Walsham, will offer visitors the chance to marvel at 15,000 sq ft of space devoted to illusion, conjuring and mystery stretching back through history.