Norfolk’s Police and Crime Commissioner has joined many across the country pledging to ‘Make the Promise’ to say no to violence against women and girls. People are being asked to make a stand and ‘promise to never commit, excuse or remain silent about male violence against women’. This is part of White Ribbon Day which…
Climate Change, Science
Jeff Price’s talk at the Norwich Science Festival: the impact of climate change on Norfolk’s biodiversity
From the 2015 Paris Climate Accords to this year’s “code-red for humanity” warning issued by the IPCC, it seems 1.5 ºC has been in non-stop circulation. As government leaders, organisations, and businesses at COP26 deliberated how they planned to keep the Earth’s temperatures increasing beyond the golden number, Norfolk-based scientists have continued their public talks…
Sport
UEA netball announce exciting partnership with Norfolk United netball club
The formal partnership between UEA Netball and the local Norfolk United Netball Club was announced last week and signals an opportunity for both clubs to further their development in this joint venture. The partnership will commence instantly ahead of the new season. The excitement surrounding the relationship was obvious in various statements from the involved…
TV, Venue
Interview: Paul Hayes on his new radio documentary about the original UEA Television station, Nexus: Norfolk’s Forgotten TV Station
As a student at UEA in the early 2000s, Paul Hayes was a presenter at the university’s resident T.V station, Nexus. While the station wasn’t at its height during this time, it was still active in producing daily news and their own shows to be shown in Union House, now named University House. Hayes’ fascination…
Arts
Banksy in Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth: home of golden sands, the famous Pleasure Beach, the Time and Tide Museum. Oh, and now multiple works of art by the world-famous artist Banksy. That’s right, Banksy has been hard at work just down the road, and it’s not just Great Yarmouth – Cromer, Lowestoft, Gorleston and Oulton Broad were also places…
Arts
“I am every book, podcast, movie, graphic novel I have ever loved”: Interview with Norfolk artist, Hat Leith
Hat Leith, a Norfolk based artist, specialises in creating fantasy-based pieces, inspired by their interests in mythology, folklore, and fandom. Their art is introspective and vibrant, often hitting the right degree of poignancy in its depiction of its subjects. When asked what sparked their interest in these subjects, they said, “I think I’ve always felt…
News
Domestic Homicide Review: “More Needs To Be Done”
A Domestic Homicide Review (DHR), commissioned by the Norfolk County Community Safety Partnership (NCCSP), was published on the 25th January 2021. As a result of the findings from this review, the panel found that “more needs to be done” to encourage employers to support employees who may be at risk of domestic abuse. It looks…
News
Coronavirus Update
The UK is now under its third national lockdown in one year. The latest figures show cases are highest in the south and east of England, with weekly cases in these areas averaging more than 800 per 100,000 people. North Norfolk has fared better, on 384 cases per 100,000, than the rest of East Anglia,…
Main Stories, News
Norfolk to move into tier 4
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, announced today (23 December 2020) that Norfolk will move into Tier 4 of the COVID restrictions in England at 00:01 on Boxing Day (26 December 2020). The Government website states: “If you live in Tier 4 you must not leave or be outside of…
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