A family holiday in Norfolk ended in tragedy when a lollipop lady attempted an “impetuous” leap on to her boat from the quay in Great Yarmouth, an inquest heard.

Over four decades it has trained successive generations of boat-builders and its graduates have found work in every corner of the country and even abroad.

The RNLI has announced that its trustees have accepted the recommendations of its Operations Committee to close its South Broads lifeboat station based at Oulton Broad, Lowestoft.

The north Suffolk owner of a boat which burst into flames and then sank at Beccles Quay on Sunday has said today he is lucky to have escaped with his life.

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Building material that was earmarked for a multi-million pound council complex in Suffolk will now be used to repair a crumbling harbour wall.

The annual Oulton Week Regatta, which is hosted by the Waveney & Oulton Broad Yacht Club (W&OBYC), provides the best opportunity for sailors and landlubbers alike to experience the excitement of a major Broadland regatta.

Nearly 100 marine companies in the East of England are joining forces as a group to increase new business and job opportunities in their sector. The drive is throughout six East Anglian counties and is led by two Great Yarmouth companies and their heads.

Oil companies have been given the go-ahead to continue the practice of ship-to-ship oil transfers off the Suffolk coast.

At first glance it may be hard to imagine that she was the talk of the Victorian and Edwardian yacht racing world.

Most 90 year-olds would settle for a few cards, a slice of cake and seeing loved ones to celebrate their birthday.