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I have only just heard about the story of PC Graham Cogman who has taken Norfolk Police to an employment tribunal on grounds of harassment because of his traditional Christian values. During Gay History Month, gay liaison officers at the Great Yarmouth HQ put pressure on colleagues to wear a pink ribbon. PC Cogman sent an email round to state his Christian views and remind other officers that Christians,...
Another story from the BBC: A decision about a proposed £35m casino complex in Norfolk has been delayed until next month because of worries over a monument to Lord Nelson. The project on a derelict caravan site south of Great Yarmouth’s Pleasure Beach would include a bowling alley and cinema, and could create 1,000 jobs. The developers have [...]
From the BBC: Youths warned over holes on beach Police in Norfolk have traced two youths responsible for digging holes measuring 6ft (1.83m) on a beach and trying to conceal them. The three pits were all found earlier this week on North Beach, Great Yarmouth. Police had earlier warned that a person could die if they fell into one and were unable to get out (the rest of the story...) Work
We’re now into the main camping season for us, and I’m well overdue a campsite review. Last week, we went to stay at Long Beach Tenting and Touring, which is right on the Norfolk Coast (East Anglia). Due to the fortunate happenstance of booking in January, plus asking to be as near to [...]
BEATME x hails from the coastal town of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England and he works in the offshore oil and gas industry as “a north sea tiger”. He describes his playing style as fearless, a style of play that he certainly showcased on Day 1c when he was sitting on the ESPN feature table to [...]
A 19th century engraving of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, by William Miller, after a typically drama-packed painting by Turner. Image from the Wikimedia For the last few days I’ve been listening to the melodeon playing of Tony Hall, a musician I’ve admired since the 70s. Tony plays the melodeon, a kind of push-pull accordion that came to dominate [...]
I was talking to another photographer the other day about Jon Gibbs winning shot in The Landscape Photographer of the year competition . And they were of the opinion that he was just "lucky to be there when the lightning struck". Storm over Scroby Sands wind farm, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England by Jon Gibbs Well to an extent it was true had he just happened to be there at the right time. A landscape...
There are so many great things to do in and around Great Yarmouth and Norfolk too more generally. We often forget them purely because they are in front of us day in and day out. If you are reading this and visit or live in Great Yarmouth and have not visited the Burgh Castle, go. It is steeped in history. I cannot do full justice to it here but it is noted in the work of the know almost celebrity status...
Now is your chance to own a fantastically awful waxwork from one of the world's worst wax museums. Louis Tussaud's House of Wax in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, UK, is auctioning off 75 wax heads from its collection. The auction will take place at Keys on February 12. According to The Telegraph, each disembodied head is expected to go for between £50 to £80. Seen here, from left to right, John Travolta,...
An incredibly brave UK mom has tragically died just weeks after refusing vital treatment to have her miracle baby boy 15 weeks prematurely. Lorraine Allard, 33, of St Olaves, near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, knew she had just months to live. She'd been diagnosed with terminal cancer in her fourth month of pregnancy. Allard was offered a termination at 23 weeks but [...]
FOR a glimpse of Britain's energy future take a boat trip on the Norfolk Broads near Great Yarmouth. Dominating the sky-scape is a forest of huge white blades spinning slowly in the North Sea breeze.
Visitors to Louis Tussauds House of Wax are unlikely to forget the experience - no matter how hard they try. For the museum in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, has garnered a unique reputation for creating the worst waxworks in Britain, if not the world. And now 75 are up for sale
