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Britain's oldest postmistress, 92, on her Platinum Jubilee plans

Olive Norris, from Thompson, will be putting up bunting and flags at the Post Office branch in the village.

Sarah Hussain

The Queen is not the only woman carrying on with her day job well into her 90s.

Glen Clarke at Nobby's in Wellington Street in Dereham in 1977, from our archives.

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From Dereham to Cromer: High streets in Norfolk through the decades

Owen Sennitt

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molehill

Archaeologists turn to moles to help uncover village's hidden past

Chris Bishop

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East Coast Castings in Carbrooke are helping to get the Ranalah Wheel back into production.

Firms join up with BBC star to save piece of industrial history

Sarah Hussain

The area which could be occupied by a solar farm, near Great Dunham.

Breckland Council

Huge solar farm proposed near Roman site

Noah Vickers, Local Democracy Reporter

A meteor during the Perseid meteor shower seen over Happisburgh lighthouse, Norfolk.

First meteor shower of 2022 to light up the night sky in early January

Casey Cooper-Fiske

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a black and white photograph of Old Costessey Hall before demolition

Weird Norfolk

How many of Norfolk's lost historic houses do you know?

Stacia Briggs

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Sarah Sands

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Ancient abbey ruins hidden in Norfolk garden of Today programme editor

Rowan Mantell

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Two teachers retire at West Earlham First School, 7th April 1973. Picture: Archant Library

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Are you in our Norfolk school photos from the 1970s?

Georgina Taylor

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Loch Neaton in Watton. Picture: Matthew Usher

Seven wonders of Watton

Rowan Mantell

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Walking in Sheringham Park, one of the National Trust-owned places in Norfolk. PICTURE: Antony Kelly

National Trust will keep outdoor spaces open during lockdown

Donna-Louise Bishop

'The Ornithology of Francis Willoughby’, the first bird book printed in English, sold for £1,300 at

Rare books sell for thousands as auction attracts global interest

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Red Arrows fly over Norfolk near Dereham September 2020 Pictures: BRITTANY WOODMAN

Red Arrows complete spectacular flypast over Norfolk

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Curator Anna Forest examines fragment of 18th century hand written document discovered under the flo

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Amazing secrets found under National Trust manor house’s floorboards

Stuart Anderson

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The playing of the Last Post. Photo: Mick Howes

VJ Day: Norfolk commemorates 75th anniversary with poignant lone pipers

Liz Coates

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A treasure emerges: The stunning Anglo-Saxon pendant emerges from the Norfolk mud. Picture: Tom Luck

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Norfolk treasure hunters discover more than 6,500 items in just one year

Donna-Louise Bishop

Lord Nelson statue by Thomas Milnes in Upper Close at Norwich Cathedral. Picture : Antony Kelly

‘Norfolk won’t allow his statues to be toppled’ - Nelson defended amid...

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The next EDP zoom webinar will focus on the short and long-term future of Norfolk and Suffolks enter

Have your say on future of county’s gigs, theatres and entertainment...

Matthew Nixon

Queen Elizabeth II, during a visit to Kings Lynn Town Hall in Norfolk. PA Photo/Chris Radburn/PA Wir

Coronavirus: Queen praises country in VE Day address to nation

Peter Walsh

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There are dozens of unclaimed estates in Norfolk. Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto/ilkercelik

Dozens of unclaimed estates in Norfolk - is your name on this list?

Rosanna Elliott

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Helen Green, organiser and county archivist, pictured at Girlguiding Norfolk Archive Resource Centre

Norfolk Guides holding online virtual VE day “camp”

Simon Parkin

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The Celebration and Thanksgiving Service for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee at St Andrew's Church, Gorl

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‘This might be the last time’: VE Day pageantmaster urges people to...

Sarah Burgess

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Dame Joan Collins, award-winning actress, has signed up to be a patron for the Nation's Toast. Photo

Dame Joan Collins to join in Bruno Peek’s VE Day toast

Sarah Burgess

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Early Medieval silver and niello brooch from Great Dunham, Norfolk c. AD 800- 900. Picture: The Trus

Early medieval silver brooch discovered after tipper truck delivery

Donna-Louise Bishop

To Great Nanny and Great Grandad Surplice. We are missing you so much and cant wait to see you soon.

Here to Help

Heartfelt messages and photos sent to grandparents during lockdown

Daniel Moxon

Aerial view of Metamec production plant at Dereham. Photo : Archant Library

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Meet the man who keeps Metamec clocks ticking in the heart of Norfolk

Donna-Louise Bishop

There are a number of unclaimed estates in Norfolk. Is your surname on this list? Picture: Getty Ima

If your surname is on this list you could be sitting on a fortune

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St Martin's Church in Thompson needs nearly a quarter of a million pounds of repairs. Photo: Browen

Revealed: The 15 Norfolk churches in greatest need of repair

Ruth Lawes

The grant to St Andrews Church, Blickling, will help towards the £60,000 of repairing the roof follo

Grants of £74,000 awarded to repair Norfolk churches

Michael Pollitt

Mundford War Memorial is among 22 First World War memorials in Norfolk and Waveney to have been Grad

Revealed: The 22 war memorials in Norfolk and Waveney assigned Grade II...

Thomas Chapman

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