Showing posts with label Norfolk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Norfolk. Show all posts
Monday, August 31, 2026

Wells to Walsingham: The world's smallest public railway

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I travelled on the Wells & Walsingham some 20 years ago and remember it as taking itself commendably seriously. Walsingham had its heyda...
Sunday, August 09, 2026

The Joy of Six 1559

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"Violence has prevailed against the freedom of the press. I was denied the right to report on the disgraceful acts which later unfolded...
Wednesday, August 05, 2026

Huge wasp nest takes over wildlife trust's office

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BBC News wins our Headline of the Day Award for this story from Norfolk. A wasp comments: It said "wildlife" on the door, and we...
Friday, July 17, 2026

Big cat found in plant pot after two-month search

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BBC News wins our Headline of the Day Award for this story from Norfolk. A Savannah cat, like the one in the picture here, is a cross betwe...
Sunday, May 31, 2026

"I invited guests to play with bomb in my garden"

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Embed from Getty Images BBC News wins our Headline of the Day Award: Valerie, however, feels sorry to see it gone. She says she stood the b...
Sunday, March 29, 2026

From our Trivia Desk: Aleister Crowley, Harold Davidson and chess

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Our Trivial Facts of the Day both come from a post by Richard James , who was my captain when I played chess for Richmond & Twickenham l...
Friday, January 23, 2026

Mole in Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's garden at Wolferton

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The Eastern Daily Press , which knows a news story when it sees one, wins our Headline of the Day Award.
Thursday, January 22, 2026

Happisburgh or: Whatever happened to our fear of quicksand?

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I've seen more than one person ask this question online. Quicksand was an ever-present threat in the films of our youth, but now you nev...
Friday, January 16, 2026

Norfolk Tory accused of damaging walls at 15th century castle

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Embed from Getty Images The judges have been hard at work, so I can announce that today's Headline of the Day Award goes to the Eastern ...
Monday, January 12, 2026

Hurdy-gurdy player unveils plans to restore Norfolk's former whaling HQ

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The Eastern Daily Press wins our prestigious Headline of the Day Award. I have been asked by the judges to emphasise that they are sure the...
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Monday, January 05, 2026

The Joy of Six 1457

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"What the US needs to understand is that hybrid warfare isn’t simply a weapon used between and against states. It’s a strategy being de...
Monday, December 15, 2025

The Joy of Six 1449

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"They can mess about with flags and play the national anthem and rail against DEI all they like. But if they shut down your mum’s nursi...
Sunday, November 23, 2025

GUEST POST In the cause of duty: Walter Stolworthy is remembered at Wymondham station

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Intrigued by a sign on a Norfolk railway station, Neil Hickman discovers a story of selfless service. We take the people who work on the ra...
Monday, November 17, 2025

Former nun Emma Smith's 101 days buried alive in Skegness

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There's a sad and fascinating story in today's Guardian about  Mick Meaney , and Irish labourer who in 1968 was buried alive in a co...
Thursday, November 06, 2025

The last days of the King's Lynn to East Dereham line

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This Terence Carroll documentary on the last days of the line from King's Lynn to East Dereham was first broadcast on BBC2 on 2 June 196...
Wednesday, November 05, 2025

Prince Andrew's Road residents ask for name change

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Embed from Getty Images The judges' decision is in, and BBC News wins our Headline of the Day Award. They also noted this comment from ...
Wednesday, October 01, 2025

The Joy of Six 1416

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"Gill and Farage remained close. When the latter quit UKIP in December 2018, Gill followed him two days later. In the following Februar...
Friday, July 25, 2025

The Joy of Six 1389

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John McEvoy reveals that the government was advised Palestine Action is "highly unlikely" to advocate violence and that officials...
Thursday, May 15, 2025

The Joy of Six 1359

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"Adults are going hungrier to keep children better fed. The most vulnerable – infants, pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers and others...
Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Threat to the future of the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal

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There's worrying news of a threat to the future of a beautiful Welsh waterway: Welsh Liberal Democrat MP for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Taw...
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