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Live updates of sewage released into our seas and rivers are coming soon

Live updates of sewage released into our seas and rivers are coming soon

Live updates of sewage released into our seas and rivers are coming soon

People will soon be able to get live updates showing if sewage has been released into our rivers and coastal waters.


Villagers row with former solicitor over four-foot barricade blocking footpath

Villagers row with former solicitor over four-foot barricade blocking footpath

Villagers row with former solicitor over four-foot barricade blocking footpath

A row over a four-foot barricade placed on one of Norfolk’s flagship footpaths has divided a community.

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New coastwatch unit given green light in bid to prevent further tragedies

New coastwatch unit given green light in bid to prevent further tragedies

New coastwatch unit given green light in bid to prevent further tragedies

A new coastwatch facility has been greenlit in a bid to allow the “busiest station” in Norfolk to prevent further tragedies.


Calls for visitors to stop feeding seagulls amid fears it could be causing water pollution

Calls for visitors to stop feeding seagulls amid fears it could be causing water pollution

Calls for visitors to stop feeding seagulls amid fears it could be causing water pollution

Visitors to a popular beach have been urged to stop feeding seagulls chips as the birds could be causing widespread water pollution problems.

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Town chosen for £350,000 funding aimed to help achieve Net Zero

Town chosen for £350,000 funding aimed to help achieve Net Zero

Town chosen for £350,000 funding aimed to help achieve Net Zero

A town has been chosen to lead in a new climate-based scheme to help work towards becoming Net Zero.

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Town council rejects supporting major climate change bill

Town council rejects supporting major climate change bill

Town council rejects supporting major climate change bill

Opposing opinions were put across about a town council showing their support for a climate bill, with one stating that it has “Marxist ideology.”

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‘Bawsey Pits have fewer risks than the sea or rivers’, argues swimming group

‘Bawsey Pits have fewer risks than the sea or rivers’, argues swimming group

‘Bawsey Pits have fewer risks than the sea or rivers’, argues swimming group

Members of a wild swimming group have defended inviting children to an event at a pit where four people have drowned in the past decade.

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Alarms sounded as children expected to take part in wild swim at ‘notorious’ pits this weekend

Alarms sounded as children expected to take part in wild swim at ‘notorious’ pits this weekend

Alarms sounded as children expected to take part in wild swim at ‘notorious’ pits this weekend

People have been urged not to take part in a wild swimming event at a “notorious” location where four people have drowned in the past decade.

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Your letters on a historic Guildhall, an incinerator plan and MP Liz Truss

Your letters on a historic Guildhall, an incinerator plan and MP Liz Truss

Your letters on a historic Guildhall, an incinerator plan and MP Liz Truss

Here are the letters from the Tuesday, November 14 edition of the Lynn News.

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Councillor urges Government to reject incinerator amid health concerns for deprived areas

Councillor urges Government to reject incinerator amid health concerns for deprived areas

Councillor urges Government to reject incinerator amid health concerns for deprived areas

A Lynn councillor has written to the Government calling for it to reject an incinerator which she believes will affect deprived areas the hardest.

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‘Everything was covered in ash and smoke’: Villagers angered by fires near their homes

‘Everything was covered in ash and smoke’: Villagers angered by fires near their homes

‘Everything was covered in ash and smoke’: Villagers angered by fires near their homes

West Norfolk Council has extinguished fears that fires disrupting a village are toxic – but residents remain “up in arms” about the situation.

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Frustrations raised over sewerage problems leading to chalk stream

Frustrations raised over sewerage problems leading to chalk stream

Frustrations raised over sewerage problems leading to chalk stream

Villagers plagued by ongoing sewage problems from an underground pipe have voiced fresh frustrations after the recent rain led to new spills.


‘It would be the end of the fishing industry’: Views on plans for The Wash are revealed

‘It would be the end of the fishing industry’: Views on plans for The Wash are revealed

‘It would be the end of the fishing industry’: Views on plans for The Wash are revealed

A dazzling idea which could transform the region or a ruinous scheme with devastating consequences?

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Heated debate erupted at public meeting as controversial plans for The Wash were discussed

Heated debate erupted at public meeting as controversial plans for The Wash were discussed

Heated debate erupted at public meeting as controversial plans for The Wash were discussed

Residents, councillors and environmentalists gathered for a rowdy public meeting to discuss a controversial plan for The Wash.

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