Tuesday 20th July 2010 Sidney the snail wins world title
A village fete in Norfolk was the unlikely setting for a world title bid on Sunday when 200 competitors turned out for the annual World Snail Racing Championship. Sidney, now considered a pedigree racing snail, trounced the rest of the field in the go-slow championship at Congham in Norfolk on Sunday. A top ‘speed’ of just 0.003mph over the 13-inch course laid out at the village fete, was enough for Sidney the snail to clinch the world title. He completed the course in a leisurely three minutes 41 seconds to claim the coveted World Snail Racing Championship title. Norfolk

Thursday 6th May 2010 Norwich cathedral extension opened by the Queen
A multi-million pound extension to Norwich Cathedral has been
officially opened by the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh. The new
extension, the Hostry Visitor Centre, features an education display
and lecture area, refectory and library. More than £12m was spent on
the works, with £2.3m coming from a National Lottery grant.

The work was was the largest construction project since Norwich
Cathedral was built more than 900 years ago according to church
officials. The Queen, who is patron of the Norfolk and Norwich
Association for the Blind, also opened a new centre for blind people
in the city. The Queen and Prince Phillip were visiting Norwich for
the first time in eight years. Norfolk

Friday 27th November 2009 Tank driver makes an L of a mess
A soldier was forced to apologise to homeowners after destroying their
garden fence while driving a Spartan Armoured Personnel Carrier. The
eight-tonne armoured vehicle, complete with L plates, left the road in
the Norfolk village of Letheringsett.

The owners of the house, Phil and Jayne Jones, described the incident
to the press:

Mr Jones said: "We heard what sounded like a collision on the main
road involving a heavy goods vehicle. We ran around to investigate and
found a military vehicle sitting astride our fence."

The fence has already been repaired and Mr and Mrs Jones are in
discussion with the MOD’s insurers over compensation for the damage. Norfolk