Diss

A parish council in south Norfolk says it is saddened but sympathetic to the loss of its village post office following planning approval to convert the building into a home.

It is 20 years ago this year that the British Heart Foundation charity shop in Diss opened.

Number 2 Stud Cottages in Riddlesworth is a Victorian-era former estate cottage with features that are charming throughout.

A south Norfolk tradesman has battled back from ill health to be named as a dream builder for the Eastern Counties.

The store manager at the Oxfam store in Diss has called on more people to volunteer as she prepares to retire following almost 20 years of involvement with the charity.

The future of a closed public house in Bressingham remains uncertain after the owners appealed to remove the property’s Community Asset status that played a part in last year’s change-of-use application refusal.

A well-known and respected teacher in the Eye area for many years, Miss Anne Valerie Fewkes has died at the aged of 86.

Another wind farm proposal in south Norfolk has been knocked back just days after the same developer appealed against the dismissal of separate wind turbine plans in the area.

A former editor of the Diss Express has gone from papers to pet food in a radical career change.

Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP Dr Dan Poulter has been praised for his letter to the Planning Inspectorate urging the rejection of a planning application for a power station in Eye, with claims it reflected people’s views.

The UK Independence Party (UKIP) have announced their prospective parliamentary candidate for the Central Suffolk and North Ipswich seat for this year’s general election.

A £150,000 refurbishment programme coming to the leisure centre in Diss this spring is set to pave the way for a new state-of-the-art facility planned for the town in the next few years.

A fire crew from Stradbroke fought a chimney fire in the village last night.

Breckland Council have rejected a developer’s plan to build one of the largest solar farms in the county in the village of Bridgham.

The 51 reception children at Harleston CEVA Primary School are the featured Class of the Week.

A Year 3 pupil at Palgrave Primary School has won an iPad Mini for his school after winning a contest that will see his design appear on store shelves across the country.

TODAY: Samuel Jack Cane, 10, of Exchange Road, Newton Flotman; Joshua Taylor, 6, of Fisher Road, Diss.

Residents of a south Norfolk village are rejoicing after their community charity’s bid to obtain a portion of lottery grant funding advanced to the final stage of the application process.

A play area project intended for Harling is set to become a reality following Breckland Council’s approval of a £20,000 grant.

An appeal against the dismissal of a wind farm proposal in Hempnall is now set to be heard in the High Court on March 17, 2015.