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Tributes paid to Norfolk D-Day hero who built bridges under enemy fire

Normandy veteran George Gallagher receives his medal at Rots in 2014, presented to all the veterans

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Stacia Briggs

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Tributes paid to quiet D-Day hero who built bridges under enemy fire
Cordelia Gidney sitting in a blue dress and glasses smiling at the camera

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Wood engraving artist and children's writer dies following long illness

Donna-Louise Bishop

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The Duke leaves hospital in London today. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

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Obituary: Prince Philip - a life of service

Chris Bishop

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John Fisher on the deck of a trawler off East Anglia during the 1970s wearing a red jacket and yellow trousers

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'World’s highest qualified merchant seamen' dies aged 62

Donna-Louise Bishop

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George Pope was well known in Fakenham, working as a firefighter and establishing Wensum Engineering in the market town.

Tributes paid to devoted father who founded Wensum Engineering

Aaron McMillan

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A man with a grey hair and beard smiles at the camera

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Tributes to Norfolk-born toymaker and one of school's first pupils

Donna-Louise Bishop

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The Eastern Daily Press and Norwich Evening News invited families and friends to remember their loved ones who have died...

Coronavirus

Your tributes to those who have died with coronavirus

Donna-Louise Bishop

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Doris Jean Hornsby, who was known to everyone as Jean, has died aged 80

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'Everyone stopped for a chin-wag' - Family's tribute to popular Jean

Donna-Louise Bishop

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Beryl Manthorp in 1996

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Tributes paid to Norwich ballet teacher who taught for more than 80 years

Donna-Louise Bishop

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Reverend smiling inside a church

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'Well-respected' minister dies aged 64

Donna-Louise Bishop

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Eddie Hunn, 99, grew up in East Dereham and was a prisoner of war during WW2. Picture: Ruth Lawes

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'Creative and ingenious' veteran and prisoner of war dies aged 100

Donna-Louise Bishop

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A man smiling in his firefighter's uniform

Tribute paid to beloved firefighter and family man

Aaron McMillan

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Tributes have been paid to Mike Ling, a third-generation optician from North Walsham. 

Tributes to third-generation optician and town stalwart

Stuart Anderson

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Les and wife Elsie on their wedding day.

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Tributes to 'a proper Norfolk countryman' who died aged 95

Casey Cooper-Fiske

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Sue Ling, in front of the beach huts at Mundesley, where spent many happy times.

Tributes paid to popular teacher who loved her Norfolk beach hut

Stuart Anderson

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Felicity Gowing

Nurse who helped set up Norfolk network of WI markets dies age 87

Sabrina Johnson

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John Ketteringham is retiring after being a Lowestoft skipper for 50 years.

Tributes to Skipper John, who faced pirates and broke fishing records

Mark Boggis

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Headshot of Roy Webster

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Football and fishing journalist and author Roy Webster dies aged 87

Ed Foss

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John Coxford and his wife Liz pictured at an Aylsham Show lunch at Fakenham races in 2011

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Family butcher and livestock market operator dies aged 74

Michael Pollitt

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A young woman sitting in a wheelchair

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'She was a fighter'- Tributes to music-loving Kelsey, 27

Donna-Louise Bishop

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Ray Bayles sitting in a chair smiling at the camera

Tributes paid to football's Ray Bayles who has died aged 73

Donna-Louise Bishop

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Becky Hilton sitting on a window ledge

Theatre

Tributes paid to gifted amateur dramatics group president

Max Hilton and Donna-Louise Bishop

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Heather Neave, president of Dereham Theatre Company (second right),, presents a cheque to Betty Cart

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Tributes paid to charity founder who helped hundreds with cancer journeys

Donna-Louise Bishop

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Ted Hare pictured in a white hat and sunglasses

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Social care innovator Ted Hare dies aged 79

Michael Pollitt

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Ron Wright, who is celebrating 75 years behind the counter at Blyth and Wright Ironmongers, Sheringh

Tributes paid to 'absolute gentleman' and family business stalwart

Karen Bethell

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David Blyth

'He was my hero' - Tributes to popular Norfolk newspaper man

Stuart Anderson

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Thomas 'Tommy' Warnes , from Stalham Gren, has died at the age of 96. 

'A legend to us all' - Tributes to Second World War veteran, and builder

Stuart Anderson

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John Chandler holding up a CD

Music

'A true personality' - How north Norfolk musician entertained thousands

Donna-Louise Bishop

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North Norfolk farmer, John Neill, of Thurgarton, who has died at the age of 92, pictured in a field

Norfolk

North Norfolk farmer who grew potatoes for Walkers crisps dies aged 92

Donna-Louise Bishop

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Artist John Midgley, who has died aged 84.

‘A big, lovely man’: art world mourns painter John Midgley

Karen Bethell

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