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The Early 1990s Local Music Scene
You Are Now Entering A Time Machine… Throughout the 1990s my high school friends and I would frequent the local Norwich music scene, checking out big bands as they came…
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Miliband Redefining His Role In Politics
Miliband Looks For New Economic And Social Models As He Redefines His Role In Politics When the Labour Party he led lost the 2015 general election, Ed Miliband had to…
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A novel 15 years in the making
Leone Ross’s new novel, This One Sky Day, which was described by The Guardian as a book that will “reward those who are able to surrender to its capaciousness and…
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Elizabeth Day Explores The Human Condition In Her Novels And Podcasts
The novelist Elizabeth Day says she often works what themes she has been exploring in her work only after she has finished the writing. But she has found that there…
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#Merky Books Champions Under-Represented Voices
When Lemara Lindsay-Prince went to the launch event in London of #Merky Books, a Penguin Random House imprint set up in association with the rapper Stormzy, she noticed something different…
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Bimini
When Bimini Bon Boulash was approached by Penguin Books with the idea of writing a book, the question didn’t have to be asked twice. Bimini, a drag queen who rose…
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Groff grapples with modern-day malaise in novel set in 12th century
Lauren Groff, the American novelist and short story writer, set her latest book, Matrix, in an abbey during the 12th century. But, speaking at the first event in the Autumn…
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The Lakenham Way
If you live in Norwich there’s a chance you’ve walked down Lakenham Way without knowing the name or the history of the route. I know I have. For the uninitiated,…
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New Norfolk Walking Tours Developed During Lockdown
Paul Dickson explains to NorfolkPlaces the background of his latest walking tours. During the first lockdown, when all my guided tours ground to a halt, I took the opportunity to…
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Sparrowhawk visits NorfolkPlaces
There are some fantastic places in Norfolk to go and see a wide variety of birds, both common and rare. Pensthorpe and Fairhaven Woodland Water Gardens, for example, are a…
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UEA Broad, River Yare and Marston Marsh Circular Walk
The UEA Lake (aka UEA Broad) and Marston Marsh are both popular areas for walkers in the Norwich area, and there are other lovely small walks in this area to…
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Cringleford Bridge to UEA Broad
Living in Norwich its great some good walks on our doorstep, such as the popular walk around UEA Broad. We’ve covered walking around the University Broad (aka UEA Lake) in…
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