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Council pleads for truce in new ‘campaign of hate’ by local people

2 weeks ago | eastangliabylines.co.uk | Eleanor Storey

A Norfolk council has pleaded for a truce after finding itself in an extraordinary war with its own townsfolk, accusing locals of acts of intimidation and violence against members. Months of deepening tensions between Attleborough Town Council and voters have recently boiled over at fiery meetings which have been interrupted by heckling and calls for resignations.
As Trump’s ratings slide, polling data reveals the scale of Fox News’s influence on US politics

1 month ago | eastangliabylines.co.uk | Paul Whiteley

Donald Trump’s ratings continue to slide on most issues. Recent Economist/YouGov polling across the US, completed on May 9–12, shows 51% think the country is on the wrong track, while only 45% have a favourable impression of his job as president. On inflation and prices in the shops, only 35% approve of his handling of this policy. Trump seems to be scoring particularly badly with young voters.
New: retired couple loses battle over footpath through their garden

1 month ago | eastangliabylines.co.uk | Eleanor Storey

A decade-long legal battle over a long-lost pathway running through the back garden of John and Ann Scott’s home in the tiny Norfolk hamlet of Thompson in Norfolk has reached a dramatic conclusion. The government’s Planning Inspectorate has issued its final decision: the disputed route must be designated as a public right of way, allowing villagers to walk directly through the Scotts’ garden.
Beach hut dreams turn sour in Heacham’s great summer swindle

1 month ago | eastangliabylines.co.uk | Owen Sennitt

For generations, Heacham’s sunsets and golden sands have lured holiday-makers to the Norfolk coast. Its rows of colourful beach huts – once coveted boltholes by the sea – have long embodied the charm of the English seaside. But today, those same huts are becoming an impossible burden for their owners, caught in what they say is a spiral of extortionate rents, stalled sales, and polluted waters.
Europe is moving to reposition itself in Donald Trump’s new global order

1 month ago | eastangliabylines.co.uk | Stefan Wolff

The term that perhaps best describes the international impact of the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term is “disruption”. His tariff policy, his abolition of USAID, his questioning of the transatlantic alliance, and his attempted rapprochement with Russia have neither destroyed the liberal international order nor established anything new in its place. But the prospects of liberal internationalism under Trump are vanishingly small.
Does the ‘wild west of Norfolk’ live up to its reputation?

2 months ago | eastangliabylines.co.uk | Owen Sennitt

It lies in an unforgiving landscape, home to a tough breed of people and more than a few horses. But those are not the only reasons Walton Highway has been likened to the Wild West. The councillor for the village has sent the tumbleweed flying by claiming the area has become so lawless there are now “no go” areas for the forces of law and order and that it resembles the raucous and unruly American frontier of the 19th century.
The promise of psychedelic medicine

2 months ago | eastangliabylines.co.uk | Liam Morgan

Depression, anxiety, PTSD and other maladies of the mind are plaguing our societies. Our medicines are now decades old, and their effectiveness is questionable. Around half of those taking antidepressants experience no benefits. Side effects are common, and relapse rates when stopping the pills can reach 80%. If someone told you we have a remedy with nearly no relapse, no long term side effects, and life-altering potential, wouldn’t you be curious? Enter Dr Ayla Selamoglu (Newnham 2016).
Stories in glass, stitches in cloth and Easter in the kitchen

2 months ago | eastangliabylines.co.uk | Kate Viscardi |Clare Sansom

It’s a long weekend so we have lots for you today. We look at stained glass, I become an accidental pilgrim, and Clare has another delicious recipe to try. Quite how coloured glass was discovered is a matter of conjecture. Its history, though, goes back nearly 5,000 years, to Egyptian bead makers. By the 4th Century CE, the Romans were producing luxury goods in glass. The Lycurgus Cup is a particularly fine example, changing colour depending on the direction of the light shining on it.
The super rich are “hoovering up” Norfolk land

2 months ago | eastangliabylines.co.uk | Owen Sennitt

Farmland in Norfolk is being bought up by mega-rich counts and foreign billionaires, putting the squeeze on family farms. Researchers at Who Owns Norfolk? (WON), a project which has scoured public records to identify who owns land in the county, have found farmland is being “hoovered up” by investors from abroad. Some of Norfolk’s biggest landowners include an Italian count, Malaysian billionaires, Dubai royalty and the heir to a German cigarette fortune.
A rising tide of wrecks in the Broads’ ‘Bermuda Triangle’

2 months ago | eastangliabylines.co.uk | Owen Sennitt

A mysterious spate of sinkings along a remote stretch of the River Yare has prompted growing concern from the Broads Authority (BA), as costs mount and investigators struggle to find answers. Six vessels have already sunk this year, including two within weeks of each other in the same three-mile section between Reedham and the Berney Arms.