We love sheds (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
My favourite gardener Bob Flowerdew talks about his shed in the shed friendly telegraph. The garden shed is man’s last refuge. I live in Diss, Norfolk, and it’s my tranquil haven, the furthest away from the neighbours and my three-year-old twins,…
Norfolk Blogger (Free subscription) | 30/06/2008
I shouldn't really have been surprised to see South Norfolk Lib Dems produce another poor election result in the Diss by election held, rather oddly, last Thursday. Con 1041 56% LibDem 768 41% Lab 63 3% Turnout 33.44% Diss was, until 5 years ago, a bastion of Lib Dem support. The Lib Dems held seats on the District Council with good majorities and the County Council seat was "safe as houses", but like...
EADT24 - News (Free subscription) | 19/03/2008
A SCHOOL has closed today after vandals smashed 48 panes of glass. Diss Church Junior School was damaged between 8pm and 8.30pm last night. Norfolk police said considerable damage was caused to the school and the site is now being cleared up.
Norfolk Blogger (Free subscription) | 29/12/2007
I was amazed yesterday when in Diss (South Norfolk) to see just how many children were riding around on modified BMX bikes, which have no brakes. During one short walk I saw one boy fall from his bike as he swerved to avoid a car reversing out of a driveway. He had to fall off because he had no brakes. He and his mates thought it a great laugh, but this is another case of parents just ignoring their...
Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 01/12/2007
Saturday, December 1, 2007 : An outbreak of avian flu, reported November 12, amongst turkeys on a farm at Diss on the Norfolk and Suffolk border of Eastern England was confirmed as being the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain. The turkeys, geese and ducks on the farm, totalling over 6,000, were slaughtered. Within days a second farm owned by the same company, Redgrave Poultry, was found to be infected...
It's a Dog's Life! (Free subscription) | 24/11/2007
We've been here today. Diss, on the Norfolk Suffolk border, was one of the first UK towns to embrace the Cittaslow concept which aims to promote "slow food" and halt the encroaching tide of Americanization and retail homogenity. Where the massive new Morrisons and Tescos recently completed fit into this laudible concept, I'm not sure, but it is still a nice dog-friendly place with a park and Mere...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 21/11/2007
The recent detection of a case of bird flu near Diss on the Suffolk / Norfolk border has no safety implications for the human food chain, the Food Standards Agency announced.Properly cooked poultry and poultry products, including eggs, are safe to eat. The science shows that the virus isn't contracted by eating food - but usually by close contact with infected birds. [click link for full article]
Animal Aid (Free subscription) | 13/11/2007
Statement on the latest Avian Influenza outbreak from Animal Aid Statements of shock and dismay will greet the announcement of another outbreak of avian influenza – this time in Diss, Norfolk. Now is the time for the public to wake up...
The City of Crochet (Free subscription) | 13/11/2007
Here I am in the UK....and this is what I see in my e-mail this morning: Worldcue® Alert Severity: Informational Alert Health: U.K. officials Nov. 12 confirm H5 avian influenza on turkey farm in Diss on the Norfolk/Suffolk border. Risk to humans extremely low. This alert affects United Kingdom. This alert began 12 Nov 2007 19:54 GMT and is scheduled to expire 11 Dec 2007 23:59 GMT. Current Situation...
icWales (Free subscription) | 13/11/2007
THE H5 strain of bird flu has been confirmed in turkeys on a farm near Diss, Norfolk, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said yesterday.
DARnet (Free subscription) | 13/11/2007
Bird flu is back in the UK with 6,000 turkeys geese and ducks slaughtered at a factory farm near Diss in Norfolk, not that far away from the Bernard Matthews turkey farm in Suffolk which contracted bird flu earlier this year. Tests will reveal later today whether or not this is the same [...]
Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 12/11/2007
The H5 strain of bird flu has been confirmed in turkeys on a farm near Diss, Norfolk, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said today. Some 5,000 birds are to be slaughtered at the farm and a 3km protection zone has been set up around the premises
Channel 4 (Free subscription) | 12/11/2007
The H5 strain of bird flu has been confirmed in turkeys on a farm near Diss, Norfolk.
