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1 week ago | 
bbc.com | Aimee Dexter |Kayleigh Poacher
Walk highlights scourge of violence against womenAimee Dexter & Kayleigh PoacherZoe Dennis/BBCAbout 100 people gathered in Norwich city centre for the walkAbout 100 people joined a city-centre walk to stand in solidarity with people who have experienced gender-based violence. The Magdalene Group, which is based in Norwich, held the women's night-time "strut" on Thursday evening.
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1 week ago | 
bbc.com | |Aimee Dexter
Rare postcard from WW1 heroine sold for €1,000Neve Gordon-Farleigh & Aimee DexterInternational Autograph Europe S.LThe postcard sent by Edith Cavell was sold for 1,000 euros at auction in Malaga in SpainAn "extremely rare" postcard written by World War One heroine and nurse Edith Cavell has sold at auction for €1,000 (about £880). The postcard is thought to have been sent around the time of the outbreak of the conflict and is addressed to Mrs Cavell at 24 College Road, Norwich.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Nadira Tudor |Aimee Dexter
Image source, Nadira Tudor/BBCImage caption, People gathered at Audley End House & Gardens on Saturday to celebrate the Pride eventA town named the UK's "Best Place to Live" has hosted its first ever Pride event. Hundreds gathered at Audley End House and Gardens in Saffron Walden to celebrate the inaugural Walden Pride on Saturday.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Nadira Tudor |Aimee Dexter
'Best place to live' hosts first Pride eventNadira Tudor & Aimee DexterNadira Tudor/BBCPeople gathered at Audley End House & Gardens on Saturday to celebrate the Pride eventA town named the UK's "Best Place to Live" has hosted its first ever Pride event. Hundreds gathered at Audley End House and Gardens in Saffron Walden to celebrate the inaugural Walden Pride on Saturday.
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1 month ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Aimee Dexter |Peter Walker
A Labour MP has contacted government secretaries of state and ministers over the limited number of tickets being sold for the National League play-off final next month. Southend United said it expected 30,000 of its fans to want tickets for the game against Oldham Athletic at Wembley on 1 June, but had been told it could only sell 17,500 due to safety concerns. AdvertisementNo trains are due to stop at Wembley Park station on the day of the match because of planned engineering work.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Aimee Dexter |Peter Walker
Image source, PA MediaImage caption, Planned engineering works at Wembley Park will clash with the National League play-off finalA Labour MP has contacted government secretaries of state and ministers over the limited number of tickets being sold for the National League play-off final next month. Southend United said it expected 30,000 of its fans to want tickets for the match against Oldham Athletic on 1 June, but Wembley Stadium has capped the allocation at 20,000 for both clubs.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Aimee Dexter |Amelia Reynolds
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Julia Bradbury, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021, said the recent study by the University of Cambridge "could not come soon enough"Television presenter Julia Bradbury has said a new study which concluded women with very dense breasts should be offered additional scans "could not come soon enough". The 54-year-old, who was best known for presenting BBC One's Countryfile, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021 after a year and a half of tests.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Kate Bradbrook |Aimee Dexter
'No pain like losing a child,' says knife activistKate Bradbrook & Aimee DexterBBC News, NorthamptonshireLaura Coffey/BBCCheri Curran said the campaign showed how carrying a knife "can change everything"A woman whose teenage son was stabbed to death said there was "no pain like losing your child" as she launched an anti-knife crime campaign. His mother, Cheri Curran, said a video made to deter young people from carrying a knife showed the "forever pain" felt by families.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Kate Bradbrook |Aimee Dexter
A woman whose teenage son was stabbed to death said there was "no pain like losing your child" as she launched an anti-knife crime campaign. Louis-Ryan Menezes, 17, was killed in Northampton on 25 May 2018. His mother, Cheri Curran, said a video made to deter young people from carrying a knife showed the "forever pain" felt by families. It premiered at Northampton Museum on Wednesday after being developed during workshops held across the county.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Stuart Woodward |Aimee Dexter
Hospital staff will be 'horrified' at cuts - unionStuart Woodward & Aimee DexterStuart Woodward/BBCCuts to jobs are planned at hospitals in Southend, Basildon and ChelmsfordA union says staff at a hospital trust will be "absolutely horrified" by the announcement of more job cuts. Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Southend and Basildon hospitals, and Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford, plans to cut 743 whole-time equivalent posts before March 2026.
