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Victory Housing removed uneven paving slabs around a tree off Hall Lane in North Walsham after its roots caused the surface to rise and create trip hazards. The slabs were replaced with shingle, improving pedestrian safety while giving the tree’s roots more room to grow.

Aylsham Manor Residential Care Home in Aylsham has been taken over by Lionel and Pioshy Marcelline following the retirement of former owners Carl Denis and Lesley King. The new owners say they will preserve the home's family atmosphere and high standards of care, while retaining all existing staff and the management team. Residents, employees, families and local community representatives attended a celebration welcoming the new ownership.

Teenagers across North Norfolk celebrated their GCSE results, with Aylsham High School, Sheringham High School and Cromer Academy reporting strong performances and praising students, staff and families. At Cromer Academy, 67% of students achieved grades 9–4 in English and maths, while 50% achieved grades 9–5. Student Anya Gilles plans to study maths, biology and chemistry at Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form with the aim of becoming a surgeon.

The 230-year-old Grade II-listed Sutton Windmill near Stalham, Norfolk, is on the market for £1.5 million after Kyle Smart and Lisa Smith spent several years restoring the derelict site. The former grain mill, believed to be the tallest surviving windmill structure in the UK and the second tallest in Europe, now includes a family home, a three-bedroom holiday let and landscaped grounds. The owners retained historic features and installed a new cap but could not obtain permission to convert the mill itself. They are selling to downsize and seek a property with enough land for their horses.

Contemporary Catering Company, a Walsingham-based catering business, says it could lose more than £1,500 after all 55 card payments for pizzas sold at the Langham Street Fayre failed. The company switched its card reader to offline mode because of connectivity problems, but later found that the transactions had been declined despite appearing to be approved. Square’s guidance states that businesses are responsible for offline payments that later fail or are disputed. Customers are being asked to check their bank accounts and contact the business if the payment did not leave their account.

A family in Mundesley has been without fixed broadband for more than two months after an Openreach contractor deemed a nearby pole unsafe to access because of an adjacent tree. Kevin Bright said Vodafone had not provided a firm completion date despite more than 16 contacts, and that a replacement mobile broadband dongle was unusable because of poor signal. Vodafone apologized and said the delay was caused by Openreach obtaining the necessary permissions for the installation.

Residents in the Hickling area are invited to a public meeting at Hickling Barn on September 25, organised by Norfolk County Councillor Matthew Taylor. Flooding stakeholders will outline work undertaken since Storm Babet two years earlier and hear residents’ concerns about ongoing or emerging problems. The event will also be livestreamed, following a previous meeting attended by about 250 people in person and more than 20,000 online.

Greater Anglia has awarded more than £350,000 through its Customer and Community Improvement Fund to 33 community-led projects across its network. Projects in Norfolk and Suffolk include heritage signage in Cromer, an accessibility feasibility study at Thetford station, walking and cycling improvements at Diss, expanded toilet provision and travel signage at Lowestoft, and tourism and museum initiatives along the East Suffolk Line.

Hilton Grand Vacations (Europe) Limited has submitted plans to replace the roof on the brick section of Cromer Country Club’s 1980s leisure building on Overstrand Road. Existing clay tiles would be reused where possible, with replacements matched to the current roof. Because nesting herring gulls and potentially other birds use the building, the work would require measures to avoid disturbing active nests during the breeding season. North Norfolk District Council will consider the application.

A fire destroyed the roof of one of the main buildings at Thomas Bullock Church of England Primary Academy in Shipdham, Norfolk, damaging three classrooms. The blaze broke out during the school holidays and was initially thought to have been accidental, with heat suspected as a cause. No one was injured. Local residents and officials praised Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service, while the Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust said it was planning for pupils to return in September. The incident occurred three years after the school had replaced a hall ceiling affected by concerns over reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.

A pigeon found near the Two Lifeboats pub in Sheringham had fishing wire tightly embedded in both feet, causing restricted circulation and severe injury to at least one toe. Peck Savers rescued the bird, removed the wire, and provided food, medication and pain relief before transferring it to PACT Animal Sanctuary, where amputation may be necessary. The incident has renewed calls for public information, safer disposal of fishing and crabbing line, and regular coastal patrols to remove dangerous litter.

Independent North Walsham pizzeria Rudono Pizza has urged local customers to continue supporting it ahead of Domino’s opening a new store in the town on September 1. Owner Rudy Jordan said the business would compete through pizza quality, consistency and customer experience rather than advertising spend. The opening will be Domino’s third new Norfolk store over the summer, following locations in Wroxham and Hoveton and Sheringham.

Residents in East Runton have raised road-safety concerns about vehicles parked on Felbrigg Road, where cars reportedly block driveways, cause congestion and force overtaking on a blind bend, resulting in near-misses. Runton Parish Council has installed no-parking signs, wooden stakes and other deterrents, although it lacks formal highways powers. Norfolk County Council says it cannot enforce parking because no official restrictions apply at the location, while Norfolk Police has been asked to comment. The council supports tourism but says the village’s roads cannot cope with the volume of vehicles during busy summer periods.

A National Trust trail camera recorded two brown hares boxing near a ringed plover nest on Blakeney Point in Norfolk. Rangers explained that the behavior usually occurs when a female hare fends off an overly persistent male, particularly between March and July. Visitors are urged to remain on paths, avoid fenced areas, and keep dogs away from nesting zones to protect the hares and shorebirds.