Andrew Norfolk

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Chief Investigative Reporter at The Times

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Unite has links to companies investigated for bribery

1 month ago | thetimes.com | Andrew Norfolk |Louisa Clarence-Smith |Matt O’Donoghue
Home Office 'covered up racism of abuse judge'

Jan 9, 2025 | thetimes.com | Andrew Norfolk
Calls to deter roosting starlings from Great Yarmouth street

Mar 21, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Andrew Norfolk |Andrew Turner

Residents are calling on a council to deter nesting starlings after the birds left houses, cars and streets covered in bird mess. People living in Kent Square, Great Yarmouth, say starling murmurations may be beautiful - but the nesting birds create a hygiene risk. Laser lighting and tree trimming have so far failed to deter flocks. The borough council said it regularly cleaned the area but the trees were protected by preservation orders. The starlings have now migrated for the year.
How a Liverpool football prodigy helped flood Britain with cocaine

Mar 14, 2024 | thetimes.co.uk | Andrew Norfolk |Tom Duffy

The boy grins at the camera. Jamie Cassidy is in a park, crouching on a football. He does not yet know it but this young member of the Liverpool FC academy is about to enjoy a meteoric rise through the junior ranks of club and country. With his friend Jamie Carragher he won a place at the FA centre of excellence at Lilleshall, much to the envy of another young Liverpool hopeful who was initially rejected. His name was Steven Gerrard.
Happisburgh beach access ramp closed following storm damage

Jan 3, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Andrew Norfolk |Andrew Turner

Access to a Norfolk beach has been restricted after storm tides and heavy rain damaged a ramp. Sections of cliff at Happisburgh have collapsed as a result of tidal conditions and strong winds over Christmas and New Year. People trying to access the beach are advised to heed warnings and use recommended diversions. North Norfolk District Council said it although it would repair the ramp a longer-term solution was needed.
Fears of financial ruin after collapse of property scheme backed by football star

Dec 29, 2023 | thetimes.co.uk | Tom Duffy |Andrew Norfolk

Investors in a large property development promoted by a famous former footballer fear they have suffered “life-changing” financial losses after the collapse of the company that owned the site. Plans were unveiled almost four years ago to build 325 apartments within walking distance of Liverpool city centre. The project’s ambassador was Robbie Fowler, the former Liverpool FC and England striker.
Former Great Yarmouth school demolished for Lidl supermarket build

Dec 21, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Andrew Norfolk |Andrew Turner

A former school has been demolished to allow a supermarket to be built. Lidl acquired the vacant Trafalgar College in Great Yarmouth - a free school set up by the Inspiration Trust in 2016 which closed two years later. The supermarket chain applied for planning permission to redevelop the site, claiming its existing store on Pasteur Road was not fit for purpose. Once built it will offer 1,411 sq m (4,424 sq ft) of retail space with 136 car parking spaces.
Hemsby erosion: Roadway cut through cliff edge to rescue cars

Dec 21, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Andrew Norfolk |Andrew Turner

An emergency access has been cut through scrubland to recover vehicles stranded when a road collapsed. Residents of The Marrams in Hemsby, Norfolk, had only a few hours notice in November to move their vehicles as storms hit the eroding coastline. Some were unable to move their cars and caravans before sections of the only access road fell into the sea. Hemsby Lifeboat coxswain Daniel Hurd said they were only able to act after landowners granted consent.
Hemsby: More land lost as high tide hits brittle Marrams

Dec 14, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Andrew Norfolk |Andrew Turner

A spring high tide has caused more land along a vulnerable coastline to collapse into the sea and causing a water main to burst. More concrete roadway at The Marrams at Hemsby, Norfolk, also collapsed, while other sections have been further undermined by the erosion. Barrels used to stop the dunes collapsing onto the road have now gone over the edge. A lifeboatman worked to reconnect properties that had lost water supply.
Great Yarmouth beaches could lose lifeguards in council cutbacks

Dec 11, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Andrew Norfolk |Andrew Turner

Lifeguards could disappear from some beaches as a council looks to make savings in its budget. Great Yarmouth Borough Council said it could save £60,000 a year by reducing funding to the RNLI service. Visit Great Yarmouth criticised the proposal, warning it could deter visitors and put safety at risk. The council said it would not comment until a decision had been made, while the RNLI said it was working closely with the authority on the plans.