Clare Worden

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Dispute over therapy donkeys divides villageClare WordenReporting fromLittle MassinghamBBCThe donkeys make visits to care homes, schools and a local hospiceThe owner of a herd of "therapy donkeys" has said complaints about the animals are motivated by "sour grapes". Karen Rust, 71, has 11 miniature donkeys, a Shetland pony and a sheep on land at Little Massingham, near King's Lynn, Norfolk.

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Town ferry to return 'by summer if not before'Clare WordenBBCWest Lynn residents Alison Fletcher and Karen Champion said the ferry was a vital connection for their community A plan has been devised to get a suspended ferry service back up and running by the summer. West Norfolk Borough Council, Norfolk County Council and the operators of the West Lynn ferry have agreed on steps to repair the boat's landing site.

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Family carers encouraged to consider it as a careerClare WordenBBCSajee Gunarathna at the College of West Anglia's nursing school, where training aid 'Dorris' is specially designed to mimic an elderly patientPeople with experience of caring for a loved one are being encouraged to consider a career in adult social care. It is part of an NHS pilot project called Apollo which aims to tackle the shortage of trained workers as demand for adult social care increases.

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Safety equipment installed following kayak deathClare Worden & Andrew TurnerAndrew Turner/BBCClaire Wadham hopes the signs make young people think twice about entering the waterWarning signs and buoyancy aids have been installed near a waterway by a trust set up by the mother of a teenager who drowned in the area. Cory Chilvers, from Terrington St Clement, Norfolk, died after his kayak capsized in the Middle Level Main Drain at Wiggenhall St Germans in July last year.

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Image caption, Nathan Holland hopes the donation will mean more young people can go through the Blue Skies programmeA Norfolk man has secured a £6,000 donation to a youth scheme he said changed the course of his life. It helps young people who face barriers to learning and offers them support to boost confidence, academic engagement and work-readiness. Mr Holland successfully nominated the trust for a charity donation from his current employer.