George King

Jan 10, 2025 | yahoo.com | George King

The impending closure of a long-standing brewery has been dubbed "a shame" by locals who say they will "miss its sweet smell". Bury St Edmunds has been home to Greene King's Westgate Street brewery – considered one of the most famous in the UK - for more than 200 years. By 2027, however, the brewer is expected to have relocated its operations to a modern, state-of-the-art facility three miles away at Suffolk Park, next to its distribution centre.

Jan 7, 2025 | yahoo.com | George King

The decades-old diaries of a Victorian farmer who "took risks" and survived "really horrible" winters could take as long as 20 years to analyse. John White, born in 1813, took over Parsonage Farm, in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, in 1839, before moving on to the site about three years later. Over the next 55 years, he detailed every day of his working life on the farm - and his personal life outside of it - in a series of diaries, some which are now on display at Three Rivers Museum.

Dec 10, 2024 | yahoo.com | George King

A man has been arrested after a dead body was discovered at the side of the A47. Norfolk Police launched an investigation on 2 December after a man in his 20s was found next to the road in King's Lynn at about 09:20 GMT. The road was closed between the Pullover roundabout and the Tilney All Saints roundabout until about 17:00 GMT. A man in his 60s has been arrested in Reading on suspicion of causing death by careless driving, failing to stop and failing to report a collision.

Dec 9, 2024 | yahoo.com | George King |Chris Goreham

A fish and chip shop in Norwich was left badly damaged after a "significant" fire. Fire crews from Carrow, Sprowston, Earlham, Wroxham, Aylsham and Wymondham were called to Catton Grove Road at 11:47 GMT. The fire, which was also attended by an aerial ladder platform unit, was inside Happy Fish and Chips. The firefighters managed to put the blaze out within 45 minutes and an investigation into the cause was launched.

Dec 9, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | George King

A state-of-the-art running track could be built as part of a council’s efforts to improve a town's health and fitness facilities. Mid Suffolk District Council wants to build a six-lane track with a 100-metre-sprint section and a separate 200-metre oval mini athletics track at Chilton Fields in Stowmarket. The overall cost of the project - including floodlighting for a second rugby pitch - would be more than £861,000, but £497,000 of that could be contributed by developers.