Edwardian doctor in Thetford was UK’s first black mayor
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Edwardian doctor in Thetford was UK’s first black mayor

Thetford Town Council Allan Minns spent nearly 40 years of his life in Thetford, marrying…

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Cambridge museum visitors to have AI chats with dodo
October 14, 2024
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Cambridge museum visitors to have AI chats with dodo

J. Garget The technology brings together all the available information on each animal involved, said…

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What did the first women’s prison reformer do?
October 12, 2024
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What did the first women’s prison reformer do?

Getty Images Elizabeth Fry was accompanied by friends on her first Newgate visit in 1813…

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Tributes paid to “loving” Luton mother and two children
September 16, 2024
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Tributes paid to “loving” Luton mother and two children

Bedfordshire Police Giselle Prosper, 13, “liked to laugh lots and loved her family and big…

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Norfolk and Suffolk bluetongue virus restriction zone in place
August 31, 2024
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Norfolk and Suffolk bluetongue virus restriction zone in place

BBC Restrictions on the movement of sheep and cattle have been introduced across two counties…

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Cut speed limit at scene of tragedy says coroner
August 6, 2024
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Cut speed limit at scene of tragedy says coroner

Cambridgeshire Constabulary Marion Bunyan (left) and her daughter Jennifer, who had one son and was…

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Brancaster landowner’s anger as council loses Roman artefacts
July 25, 2024
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Brancaster landowner’s anger as council loses Roman artefacts

Mike Walsh The Roman items were found by a detectorist in a field owned by…

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17th Century cannon from Southend wreck discovered on seabed
July 24, 2024
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17th Century cannon from Southend wreck discovered on seabed

Steven Ellis Diver Steve Ellis and his team discovered the cannon lying on the seabed…

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Is Norwich vertical farming unit the future of food production?
July 23, 2024
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Is Norwich vertical farming unit the future of food production?

Shaun Whitmore The crops are grown in layers under artificial light in conditions designed to…

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Theft of cat outside house in Wivenhoe caught on camera
July 11, 2024
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Theft of cat outside house in Wivenhoe caught on camera

3 hours ago By Katy Prickett, Shivani Chaudhari, BBC News, Essex A person is seen creeping up to…

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