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Archaeology in Europe (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
A silver-gilded knob dating back to the late 6th or early 7th century has been declared as treasure at a Norwich inquest. The knob has a cast animal head on it and was found by metal detector Vincent Butler on land belonging to the Diocese of Norwich in Fransham, between Swaffham and Dereham, on October 1, 2007, but the inquest was delayed for two years for various reasons. Greater Norfolk Coroner...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Last night's victory for Elizabeth Truss will resonate far wider than the small Norfolk town of Swaffham. David Cameron voiced just these fears when he phoned one of the rebels on Bonfire Night.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
• Vote came after revelation of affair with Tory MP Mark Field • Truss is on David Cameron's A-list of would-be candidates A Conservative general election candidate tonight avoided being deselected because of a row about an extra-marital affair. Members of the South West Norfolk Conservative Association met in Swaffham to decide to keep Elizabeth Truss as their candidate. The meeting was...
Talk about Newsnight (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
I popped into see Sir Jeremy Bagge today, the leader of the so-called Turnip Taliban, who is leading the critics at tonight's meeting of the South West Norfolk Conservative Association against the selection of Liz Truss. Sir Jeremy showed me a couple of wonderful old paintings which portray his great great grandfather being elected a Conservative MP in 1837 and 1847, in the market square in Swaffham,...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Members of South West Norfolk Conservative Association will today decide whether to deselect election candidate who failed to inform them she had an affair four years ago Conservative activists will meet today to decide whether to deselect their general election candidate in a row over her extra-marital affair. The meeting at the Assembly Rooms in Swaffham, Norfolk was called after members of the...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Norfolk activists will decide whether candidate can contest seat in next election on 16 November The Conservative candidate embroiled in controversy following her affair with a Tory MP will find out whether she will still be allowed to stand at the next general election in just under two weeks. South West Norfolk Conservative Association will vote on 16 November on whether to deselect Elizabeth Truss...
Wellbeing Newsline: Norfolk (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
November dates for Lowestoft, Norwich and Swaffham Edited by Jane Hill: The Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust has organised three events for stakeholders, to discuss local mental health priorities for the provider for next year. The meetings are on Monday 23 November 2009, 6pm to 8pm, Victoria Hotel, Lowestoft; Tuesday 24 November, 6pm to 8pm, Music Room, Assembly House, Norwich;...
Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
So say, umm, a Conservative from Norfolk talking about the controversy over Lizz Truss’s selection as a candidate: John Mortimer, 62, a member of the Swaffham Conservative club in the constituency for 20 years, said … “They make out we’re stupid, saying details of her affair were on Google, but no one in Norfolk knows how [...]
Boulton (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Amid the hilarious soap opera of South West Norfolk - a tale of loathing and backstabbing in the shires - comes some good news for David Cameron in his battle to get more women elected as Tory MPs. Conservatives in Devizes, where that old toff and grandee Michael Ancram is retiring, have selected Claire Perry, a 45-year-old mother of three who works as a policy wonk for George Osborne, to defend Ancram's...
thequacksoflife (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
The sun was meant to shine, there was meant to be a trip to Norfolk and crab sandwiches. When Trish and I set out it looked "promising" but as we approached Swaffham the heavens opened so we decided to head to Welney. Not a lot going on but we saw Redshank, Greenshank, Marsh Harrier, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Snipe and Whooper Swans. So we headed back early and I took to Trish to the Fisher's...
The Daily (Maybe) (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
I'm referring to this story in the must read Watton and Swaffham Times which describes how a Tory Parliamentary hopeful is facing a "quick fire" deselection in the South West Norfolk constituency. The candidate in question, Elizabeth Truss, who is also a Greenwich councillor , is a right wing Tory who "advocates free market economics and public sector reform". Gulp. Sadly she is...
MyriadLifeontheMarket (Free subscription) | 25/10/2009
I saw in the EDP yesterday that Swaffham Town Council are thinking of closing the public toilets because having spent £100,000 on revamping them they are concerned at the cost of running them. Oh poo! Obviously I appreciate that vandalism is a big concern but I very annoyed about the general state of public loos. There was a time when I wouldn't have gone near them if someone had paid me but...
Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space (Free subscription) | 18/10/2009
Swaffham, UK. Eastern Daily Press photo. Note what Project for Public Spaces would call layering, of linking a variety of activities in one place, plus how the design of streets and sidewalks favors pedestrians. Seems to have a lot to offer those of us in other parts of the world, judging by this article, " How our market towns are fighting back from the Eastern Daily Press of the Norfolk region...
Sandra Rowney Artist (Free subscription) | 04/10/2009
There are three opportunities to view my work during October and November in DISS, SWAFFHAM and OVERSTRAND, in Norfolk. Hope to see you there! 10th & 11th October weekend Rotary Club Art Exhibition and Sale at the Corn Hall in Diss. 30th, 31st October and 1st November Rotary Club Annual Art Exhibition at The Assembly Rooms, Market Place, Swaffham. 6th to 22nd November the NOVA (North Norfolk artists)...
Wellbeing Newsline: Norfolk (Free subscription) | 01/10/2009
Grow it, Cook it and Eat it tomorrow at The Forum Edited by Andy Porter: The EDP [Eastern Daily Press] Bidwells Food Festival, the Eat Well, Live Longer event will take place at The Forum in Norwich on Friday 2 October. The theme for the event is ‘Grow it, Cook it and Eat it’, with contributors from a range of backgrounds on–hand to answer food–related questions. Event stallholders...
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