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Council chairman appointed for year

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:23:56 GMT

Breckland Council has appointed a new chairman.

Van factor helps museums’ visitor numbers skyrocket

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:18:19 GMT

Two Thetford museums are feeling the ‘Jones’s Van Effect’ after their visitor numbers rocketed since the iconic prop was put in place in April.

Carnival is back for another day of fun

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:27:46 GMT

Brandon Carnival is back for a second year on June 2.

Invite to Brecks exhibition

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:20:38 GMT

Members of the public are being invited to see how a £2.1 million project could transform an area of the Brecks.

Thetford & Brandon news

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:13:42 GMT

A group of primary school pupils have been learning about the long and the short of things this half term.

Children’s half-term fun

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:43:14 GMT

Breckland Council is working with Parkwood Leisure and Norfolk Wildlife Trust to put on half-term events.

Village set for first ever beer festival

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:21:31 GMT

Feltwell’s first ever beer festival will take place on the August bank holiday.

Residents raise fears over building deal

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:22:59 GMT

A charity has moved to ease residents’ fears they could be left without a community meeting place after it moved closer to sealing a £60,000 deal for a council building.

Car makes a splash in Thetford river

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:46:28 GMT

Fire crews had to pull a car from the river in Thetford after a driver went off-road.

Collision causes delays at Elveden

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:11:37 GMT

A three vehicle road traffic collision has blocked Brandon Road at Elveden.

Thetford Police crackdown on street drinking

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:33:08 GMT

Drunkards on Thetford’s streets could be going on the wagon after an operation targeting the sale of booze to repeat offenders was launched.

Center Parcs worker jailed

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:33:01 GMT

A woman who stole from holiday makers at Center Parcs while working as a receptionist has been jailed.

Woman hurt in Thetford Forest horse fall

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:58:39 GMT

A woman in her fifties has been hurt in Thetford Forest after falling from a horse.

Thieves fail in bid to hot-wire car

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:51:35 GMT

Thieves failed to hot wire a car after a break-in in Thetford.

CPO inquiry to go ahead next month

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:37:56 GMT

A public inquiry into a compulsory purchase order relating to Thetford’s new Bus Interchange will take place next month.

Scammers target firms in advertising con

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:37:19 GMT

Businesses in Thetford are being warned to be on their guard after scammers posing as police officers began targeting them.

Thieves snatch sports kit from car

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:37:03 GMT

Thieves made off with a bag containing sports kit, a sat nav and sunglasses after breaking into a car.

Rave stopped and two arrests made

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:33:04 GMT

Thetford Police have arrested two people after officers stopped a rave being set up.

Safeguarding guru installed

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:52:56 GMT

Norfolk County Council has appointed a new safeguarding guru to oversee its failing child protection service.

Man bailed after burglary charges

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:30:19 GMT

A man accused of burglary and handling stolen goods has been bailed.