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Slump hits Northumbrian

2009-11-23T08:24:24Z

Businesses slowing down or going bust altogether is holding back revenues at Northumbrian Water Group

Family friction in Glorious 39

2009-11-20T12:38:48Z

British period pieces are regularly mocked as pretty pieces of cinema devoid of real bite. But you couldn't call Stephen Poliakoff's first film for more than a decade, Glorious 39, namby-pamby

A reel life: Jordan Scott

2009-11-19T12:05:10Z

Her father made Gladiator and her uncle made Top Gun, so it was inevitable that Jordan Scott, Ridley's daughter, would end up in the family business.

The Truss affair - and lessons for the Tories

2009-11-18T08:55:49Z

The more we hear about South West Norfolk Conservatives, the more the heart goes out to the poor candidates trying to penetrate the closed world of local Tory associations

�Interfering� Tories are warned of more revolts by the Turnip Taliban

2009-11-17T07:16:21Z

David Cameron was warned to expect fresh 'Turnip Taliban' revolts by local Tory associations after a would-be MP survived a deselection attempt

Cameron �is interfering to save Tory from being sacked�

2009-11-16T14:03:50Z

Bank of America on rumour mill

2009-11-16T07:25:19Z

David Cameron warns 'turnip Taliban' they could damage whole party

2009-11-13T08:41:25Z

David Cameron battles to stop a 'turnip Taliban' revolt against a Tory candidate who had an affair spreading across the country

At last Norwich has a decent hotel

2009-11-11T10:10:31Z

Norwich has plenty of history, olde worlde charm and culture to woo visitors to East Anglia - and at last, it has a decent hotel

Affair Tory gets party support

2009-11-10T15:53:57Z

Right now, the Turnip Taliban has a good point

2009-11-09T09:06:01Z

Do they take us for complete idiots in Norfolk?� ask South West Norfolk�s Tory activists, as they limber up to deselect their candidate over revelations of her 18-month affair with a married Tory MP

Tory's fling hits party policy on women MPs

2009-10-26T14:04:29Z

David Cameron's plans to promote women are in crisis as a high-flying candidate faces possible deselection for having an affair

Council uses joke phrase to promote county

2009-09-07T05:54:43Z

Young master, aged 6 gets first exhibition

2009-07-30T13:04:48Z

Six-year-old's paintings of beauty spots are to go on display after amazing gallery owners

Shadows in the Sun provides shades of Chekhov

2009-06-04T23:00:00Z

Shadows in the Sun unfurls as quietly as a mouse and could be accused of lacking urgency and bite. But it is well played.

Afghan village? No, it�s Norfolk

2009-05-01T14:50:03Z

British soldiers will get the chance to prepare for deployment to Afghanistan by training in the heart of Norfolk�s Thetford Forest

A Miracle is compelling take on life in a flat land

2009-03-05T00:00:00Z

What makes A Miracle so poignant and Bondian is the way the main characters struggle to improve their lives.

I'd gladly be a vegetaran but my dogs may disagree

2008-11-21T09:40:09Z

SKATE in black butter, skate with capers, skate au gratin ... alas, I can eat no more of this favourite fish now that it has been declared endangered

Trusts axe confusing 'primary care' name

2008-09-05T07:46:25Z

Primary care trusts in London could spend nearly half a million pounds on changing their names because confused patients do not know what the term means

Green machine - the 125mph electric car

2008-08-21T09:20:40Z

It looks just like a normal sports car, has a top speed of 125mph and acceleration of 0-60 in 3.9 seconds

Labour's eco-towns are shrinking rapidly

2008-08-19T07:43:24Z

Labour's flagship "eco-towns" plan has been delayed amid fears that there is a lack of applicants for the housebuilding expansion

Here comes Johnny: Mr Depp 'house hunting in Norfolk'

2008-08-04T17:32:08Z

Hollywood heartthrob Johnny Depp is rumoured to be househunting in deepest Norfolk, it emerged today.

Streets of gold by the sea

2008-07-30T09:30:15Z

As the Camerons and Browns choose British resorts for their summer holidays, Connie Allfrey seeks out the seaside towns where demand for second homes is still soaring

Comment: The safe choice, but a thoroughly satisfying read

2008-07-16T07:48:55Z

This year's shortlist for the Samuel Johnson Prize was almost embarrassingly good

Armed police seize rapist who escaped from hospital

2008-04-18T08:36:17Z

A rapist who escaped from a secure London hospital two months ago has been recaptured by armed police more than 100 miles away

The Princess and the lorry: Zara Phillips keeps her cool at the wheel

2008-03-31T16:31:07Z

She has already demonstrated her poise and control in the saddle. And yesterday, Zara Phillips showed she has similar skills in the driver's seat of a lorry

Summer of gigs at Somerset House

2007-04-17T14:55:48Z

Some of the biggest names in pop have been lined up to appear at this summer's concerts in the courtyard of Somerset House.

Fay's restaurant gongs for 2006

2006-12-27T08:48:47Z

Fay Maschler focuses on Asian, Italian, Latin American, gastropubs and places where it's tough to get a table.

A British restaurant with notable wine list

2006-09-28T14:52:06Z

Scruffbag comes good

2006-09-12T23:00:00Z

The pubs are going gastro in Kings Cross and one of the more likeable establishments, says Fay Maschler, is the once-scruffy Norfolk Arms, run by a Frenchman, now serving Spanish food.