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The organisation that wins the Educational Trailblazer Award will have a programme that raises awareness of sustainability through education, training or communication

New education award celebrates pioneering approaches to sustainability training

Chancellor Rachel Reeves leaves Downing Street with her ministerial red box before delivering the Budget in the Houses of Parliament

Chancellor Rachel Reeves leaves Downing Street with her ministerial red box before delivering the Budget in the Houses of Parliament

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Small businesses set to suffer as Budget creates 'perfect storm'

Shaun Davison, a tax manager at Lovewell Blake

Shaun Davison, a tax manager at Lovewell Blake

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Opinion: The biggest changes to inheritance tax in the budget

James Shipp is a partner at Lovewell Blake

James Shipp is a partner at Lovewell Blake

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Opinion: 'Businesses expected financial pain in Budget'

Screen grab of Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivering her Budget to the House of

Screen grab of Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivering her Budget to the House of

Opinion: Increases to capital taxes not as bad as it could have been

Oil and gas companies operating in the North Sea are warning they will leave the UK because of hiked windfall tax on their profits

Oil and gas companies operating in the North Sea are warning they will leave the UK because of hiked windfall tax on their profits

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Oil and gas operators threaten to leave UK over windfall tax hike

Businesses in Norfolk and Suffolk are bracing themselves for today's Budget

Businesses in Norfolk and Suffolk are bracing themselves for today's Budget

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Business owners in the East braced for a Budget bashing

The final headliners have been announced for Latitude Festival 2025

The final headliners have been announced for Latitude Festival 2025

Final two headliners announced for Latitude Festival 2025

Exo Engineering, based at the UEA, in Norwich, has created artificial concrete reefs to help protect marine life around energy infrastructure in the North Sea

Exo Engineering, based at the UEA, in Norwich, has created artificial concrete reefs to help protect marine life around energy infrastructure in the North Sea

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Norfolk firm creates concrete reefs designed to boost cod stocks

Cotman House on St Martin at Palace Plain, Norwich, sold for £732,000

Cotman House on St Martin at Palace Plain, Norwich, sold for £732,000

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Nearly £13 million raised in live streamed auction

Mary Schofield, tax partner at Lovewell Blake

Mary Schofield, tax partner at Lovewell Blake

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Opinion: Expect increases to capital taxation in the Budget

Businesses in the Hartismere Water Resource Zone have been told they cannot start up or expand due to a water shortage

Businesses in the Hartismere Water Resource Zone have been told they cannot start up or expand due to a water shortage

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How a 'draconian' water shortage zone is crippling business in the region

The puppies were found in the Beccles area

The puppies were found in the Beccles area

Six stray puppies rescued after being found in 'appalling condition'

From left to right: Steve Green, Helen Hinde, Paige Gouldthorpe, Elisa Bristo and Chris Fielding.

From left to right: Steve Green, Helen Hinde, Paige Gouldthorpe, Elisa Bristo and Chris Fielding.

Law firm launches dedicated team for people unable to act for themselves in court

Kevin Bunting, managing partner at Lovewell Blake

Kevin Bunting, managing partner at Lovewell Blake

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Opinion: What could happen to inheritance tax in the Budget?

Chris Bell, owner of Norfolk Fireworks Ltd in Stalham, with a selection of fireworks

Chris Bell, owner of Norfolk Fireworks Ltd in Stalham, with a selection of fireworks

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Are low noise fireworks the future of Bonfire Night?

A river cruiser sailing on Barton Broad

A river cruiser sailing on Barton Broad

Broads Authority

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Ramblers and cyclists facing calls to pay to visit the Broads to ease toll on boaters

Santa's Woodland Village is part of Winter Wonderland at Center Parcs

Santa's Woodland Village is part of Winter Wonderland at Center Parcs

Winter Wonderland returning to forest with new Snow Zone

The East is set to become home to the UK’s largest solar farms as part of the government’s ambitious net zero plan to make Britain a ‘clean energy superpower’

The East is set to become home to the UK’s largest solar farms as part of the government’s ambitious net zero plan to make Britain a ‘clean energy superpower’

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How solar farms could give business in the East a boost

Scott Hansell of Lovewell Blake Financial Planning

Scott Hansell of Lovewell Blake Financial Planning

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Opinion: Pension reforms Rachel Reeves could consider in Budget

Anglian Water has been ordered by water industry regulator Ofwat to refund customers £38.1m for failing to meet key targets

Anglian Water has been ordered by water industry regulator Ofwat to refund customers £38.1m for failing to meet key targets

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Anglian Water ordered to refund customers £38m for poor performance

Nature lovers in the Broads are being targetted by scammers

Nature lovers in the Broads are being targetted by scammers

Local government

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Scammers switch from targeting Wembley concert-goers to Broads nature lovers

LOCALiQ has been named SEO Agency of the Year at the 2024 UK Agency Awards

LOCALiQ has been named SEO Agency of the Year at the 2024 UK Agency Awards

Digital marketing firm named SEO Agency of the Year at UK Agency Awards

Rob Geary, VAT specialist at Lovewell Blake

Rob Geary, VAT specialist at Lovewell Blake

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Opinion: Start planning early to deal with the school fees VAT burden

Green Jellyfish and Kirby & Haslam, in Norwich, were raided by HMRC last week on the same day that 11 people were arrested on suspicion of R&D tax relief fraud

Green Jellyfish and Kirby & Haslam, in Norwich, were raided by HMRC last week on the same day that 11 people were arrested on suspicion of R&D tax relief fraud

How businesses are being targeted by R&D tax relief fraud - costing UK £1bn a year

One of the five supercars stolen from a Norfolk airfield last weekend has been found by police

One of the five supercars stolen from a Norfolk airfield last weekend has been found by police

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First of five supercars found after £500k Tibenham Airfield heist

Rail services are disrupted across the region

Rail services are disrupted across the region

Live updates as rail services disrupted across the region

Ian Bartlett, chief executive of the Zoological Society of East Anglia (ZSEA), the charity which runs Banham Zoo and Africa Alive

Ian Bartlett, chief executive of the Zoological Society of East Anglia (ZSEA), the charity which runs Banham Zoo and Africa Alive

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Zooprint for the future: Meet the CEO with a plan to save region's zoos

Sting will headline Latitude 2025

Sting will headline Latitude 2025

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80s megastar revealed as first headliner for Latitude 2025

Norfolk and Suffolk’s devolution plans collapsed last week after the new Labour government pulled the plug on both deals

Norfolk and Suffolk’s devolution plans collapsed last week after the new Labour government pulled the plug on both deals

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What will death of devolution deal mean for region?

The spa at Center Parcs in Elveden was given a £6.5m revamp last year, pictured is the pool area

The spa at Center Parcs in Elveden was given a £6.5m revamp last year, pictured is the pool area

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Multi-million-pound spa in forest is given a rebrand

Greater Anglia staff have said the lives of 20 people so far this year

Greater Anglia staff have said the lives of 20 people so far this year

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Rail staff save lives of 20 people after suicide training

Is the four-day working week the future or a

Is the four-day working week the future or a

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The four-day week: future or failure?

Flagship Group, the region’s largest housing association, has delivered 688 affordable homes in the last year

Flagship Group, the region’s largest housing association, has delivered 688 affordable homes in the last year

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Record number of affordable homes delivered by association in bid to tackle crisis

Trainee zookeepers at Banham Zoo and Africa Alive are set to lose their jobs

Trainee zookeepers at Banham Zoo and Africa Alive are set to lose their jobs

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Zookeepers to lose jobs after more redundancies at region's zoos

A Norside Supporter vessel calling at the Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility (LEEF)

A Norside Supporter vessel calling at the Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility (LEEF)

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'Special day' as town welcomes first vessel to new £35m port

Associated British Ports (ABP) and Clarksons Port Services (CPS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand their partnership at ABP’s Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility (LEEF)

Associated British Ports (ABP) and Clarksons Port Services (CPS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand their partnership at ABP’s Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility (LEEF)

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New £35m port and offshore energy deal to boost jobs in East

Fish and chip shop owners are taking a battering from rising costs, tariffs on fish and poor potato harvests - putting the price of a portion up to nearly £10

Fish and chip shop owners are taking a battering from rising costs, tariffs on fish and poor potato harvests - putting the price of a portion up to nearly £10

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Fish and chip shops battered by cost of living crisis

The disability support service has been rated 'inadequate'

The disability support service has been rated 'inadequate'

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Care workers blasted for buying themselves refreshments with clients' money

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Full house! Why bingo is booming among the young

SMS-Alderley went into administration last month causing hundreds of redundancies

SMS-Alderley went into administration last month causing hundreds of redundancies

Why SMS-Alderley’s crash could give skills in the region a surprising boost

Mike Liggins with Emmaus walkers

Mike Liggins with Emmaus walkers

'It sounded ambitious, a bit whacky, but I knew I wanted to be involved in some way'

The rare blue supermoon could be seen tonight

The rare blue supermoon could be seen tonight

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How to see a very rare blue supermoon this week

Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility (LEEF) will be fully operational by October this year

Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility (LEEF) will be fully operational by October this year

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New aerial photographs reveal 'remarkable progress' of £35m port

Three abandoned kittens were rescued by council workers

Three abandoned kittens were rescued by council workers

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Three kittens dumped on side of road rescued by bin men

Federation of Small Businesses 'Future of the High Street' report lays bare the state the decline of the east's high streets

Federation of Small Businesses 'Future of the High Street' report lays bare the state the decline of the east's high streets

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What does the future hold for the East's troubled high streets?

Fire crews have tackled a forest blaze at a country park

Fire crews have tackled a forest blaze at a country park

Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service

Fire crews fight forest blaze after smoke plume at country park

A motorcyclist has died after a crash near Beccles

A motorcyclist has died after a crash near Beccles

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Biker dies after crash at busy junction

Several roadworks are causing disruptions for drivers and public transport this summer

Several roadworks are causing disruptions for drivers and public transport this summer

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7 roadworks causing disruption in Norfolk and Waveney

Suffolk freight firm Bartrums, based in Eye, and electrical cable distributor Goldwing Cable, in Beccles, are celebrating 20 years of working together which has seen deliveries double in the last decade

Suffolk freight firm Bartrums, based in Eye, and electrical cable distributor Goldwing Cable, in Beccles, are celebrating 20 years of working together which has seen deliveries double in the last decade

Family-owned freight firm and cable company see deliveries double in last decade

Drivers are facing disruption due to a machinery breakdown on a town road

Drivers are facing disruption due to a machinery breakdown on a town road

Suffolk County Council

Machinery breakdown leads to weekend of town road closures

From left to right: GRS chief executive Jon Fisher, Jody Morris from the League Managers Association, GRS executive director Gary Coles and Karim Massaad of Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, with members of the new GRS East of England team

From left to right: GRS chief executive Jon Fisher, Jody Morris from the League Managers Association, GRS executive director Gary Coles and Karim Massaad of Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, with members of the new GRS East of England team

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Former Premier League footballer opens construction firm's new regional base

Thousands of new homes are set to be built across East Anglia as the government plans to deliver 1.5 million homes to end the country's housing crisis

Thousands of new homes are set to be built across East Anglia as the government plans to deliver 1.5 million homes to end the country's housing crisis

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Region set for house building boom

Four Norfolk campsites have been named among the most

Four Norfolk campsites have been named among the most

Four Norfolk campsites named most 'outstanding' in the UK