Great Yarmouth, England News

Both Broads police and the Broads Authority have reminded holidaymakers and residents to be careful while enjoying the water following a handful of incidents over the bank holiday weekend.

Councillors heard how some mental health patients who have been sectioned had to wait up to eight hours for an ambulance.

The beach lifeguard try-outs will be used to identify potential candidates and to give people the chance to find out what the job involves.

Parliamentarians will be able to enjoy three ales from Norfolk and Suffolk in the coming weeks as Norwich's City of Ale festival looks to broaden its horizons.

No one was injured in the blaze, which broke out at the front of the vehicle just before 1pm as the team were collecting garden waste in the village.

Jewellery, cameras, cash and a mobile phone were among the items stolen after burglars targeted two homes in Great Yarmouth.

Insp Gavin Tempest overseeing Operation Enterprise in Prince of Wales Road in Norwich at the weekend.

Mental health staff and service users from Northgate Hospital holding protest outside Kings Centre against proposed cuts to mental health beds People living in Great Yarmouth and Waveney are being urged to have their say on the future of mental health services in the area, before a consultation ends this week.

Coastguard officers based at Humber said nobody was at risk, but two people aboard the vessel wanted to be taken ashore by lifeboat rather than wait for high tide.

Bob Blizzard, Labour's candidate for Waveney in Lowestoft's shopping precinct with letters that people can sign to help keep Mental Health Services.

The legendary Billy Fury, known as 'the British Elvis', was a firm favourite with Norfolk audiences in the 60s and early 70s, frequently appearing at Great Yarmouth during the heyday of the resort's summer entertainment season.

Caister is set to echo to the sounds of Morse code again when a group of radio hams take up their microphones to mark a special celebration.

Two tiny fluffy penguin chicks have hatched out at Great Yarmouth Sea Life Centre and they are just in time to celebrate Easter! Proud mum Mumbles and dad Woody, pictured right, are taking turns to brood the two youngsters in the nest they have made in a little hollow in the sandy floor of their enclosure.

Dodgems, funhouses and candy floss are among more than 100 rides and attractions that families can enjoy at Great Yarmouth's traditional Easter Fair.

Potential lifeguards will be able to show off their life-saving skills at RNLI tryouts in the run up to the holiday season.

On the night the North Sea destroyed several homes just a mile up the beach in Hemsby, the crashing waves pulled down part of the dunes and made the natural walk-through wider.

Take care with barbecues in wooded areas - that's the warning from Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service today after being called out to three fires this morning.

Work could start within a year on a multi-million pound link road that will pave the way for 1,000 new homes on the outskirts of Gorleston.

King of comedy Jim Davidson is returning to Great Yarmouth to lift the lid on his time in the Celebrity Big Brother house when he brings his national touring show to the resort.

First Buses is offering people the chance to exchange unboxed Easter eggs for a network ticket, which will allow them to travel for free for one day.