Operation Gravity launched last month to tackle drug dealing and drug-related violence as part of a Norfolk-wide strategy. Norfolk’s county policing commander Ch Supt Dave Marshall welcomed the arrests, adding: “Drug dealing can impact on a community in many ways and the work with our partners undertaken by Operation Gravity over the past weeks and in the future will go some way to reducing this.
Category: Norwich, England
Your chance to take part in Norwich’s famous medieval festival
Entries for floats in this year’s Lord Mayor’s Procession have now opened and Norwich City Council is encouraging local people and businesses to get involved with the exciting event. The procession, the centre-piece of the three-day Lord Mayor’s Celebration, is expected to attract around 70 floats, 2,000 participants and 25,000 spectators on Saturday, July 8. Starting from Newmarket Road, the one-mile parade will make it’s way through the city centre, heading to St Martins at Palace Plain, via St Stephens, Castle Meadow and Tombland.
Nine more drink drivers banned after appearing at Norwich Magistrates’ Court
This paper has vowed to name and shame as many motorists as possible convicted of drink-driving offences during the police’s festive crackdown. a Sonia Lord, 34, of Yaxley Road, Norwich, who admitted drink driving after she crashed into a pedestrian crossing on Marlpit Lane, Norwich on December 22. Lord had 98 mcgs of alcohol in 100mls of breath.
Do you have memories of this Golden Triangle ironmongers?
Denise Carlo and fellow objectors to the planned demolition of the former Burrell’s shop on Unthank Road. Photo: Steve Adams An appeal has been launched for anyone with information about a former ironmongers to come forward, as part of a bid for it to become a listed building.
Norwich church hosts production of A Christmas Carol
Moss Banks Productions is presenting a stage adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol at St John Maddermarket Church, in Norwich. Photo: supplied by Moss Banks Productions.
Appeal launched to send ‘tokens for Faith’ to bring a smile to…
Faith Constance has been diagnosed with cancer. To raise her spirits her parents have launched an appeal on Facebook called “Tokens for Faith” and more than a hundred people have sent letters and gifts.