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Video PUBLISHED: 08:58 21 October 2018 | UPDATED: 08:59 21 October 2018 Simon Parkin The striking design of the improved Long Stratton Leisure Centre. Picture: South Norfolk Council Archant Gym-goers have been given a glimpse of what to expect from a major £2m expansion and improvement to a Norfolk town leisure centre. South Norfolk Council has released a video virtual tour of what refurbished Long Stratton Leisure Centre, in Swan Lane, will look like when work is completed in 2019.Work on the £2 million revamp is seeing the centre expanded and improved into a state of the art facility. The front design of the improved Long Stratton Leisure Centre. Picture: South Norfolk CouncilImprovements will be made to the sports hall and changing rooms, along with a new multi-use studio, spinning studio and new equipment.A new 75 station gym will feature the latest equipment and there will be two fitness studios. New changing and showering facilities … [Read more...] about First glimpse inside new look Norfolk leisure centre

Norwich City Council could have to wait more than 23 years to recoup almost £10m it spent on two commercial properties in Kent and Corby. Picture: ANTONY KELLY Archant Norfolk 2018 Norwich City Council could have to wait more than 23 years to recoup almost £10m it spent on two commercial properties in Kent and Corby. Mike Stonard, cabinet member for sustainable and inclusive growth, said the council was investing in property to make up for money lost through government cuts. Photo : Steve AdamsThe council’s property asset list, which was updated in August this year, shows it has purchased a gym at Holmes Way in Ramsgate for £2.3m.It also snapped up what is described as a “cold store” in Corby, Northamptonshire, for £7.2m.Both costs include fees and taxes.The council said it owns the freehold to the buildings, which are then let out to tenants.Norwich Green Party group leader Denise Carlo. Photo: Bill SmithThe gross rental income for both … [Read more...] about City council spends £9.5m on gym in Kent and ‘cold store’ in Corby

Updated 3:57 pm PDT, Saturday, October 20, 2018 Keynote speaker Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is introduced as she attends the 73rd Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, in New York. Keynote speaker Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is introduced as she attends the 73rd Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, in New York. Photo: Craig Ruttle, AP Photo: Craig Ruttle, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Keynote speaker Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is introduced as she attends the 73rd Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, in New York. Keynote speaker Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is introduced as she attends the 73rd Annual Alfred E. Smith … [Read more...] about Trump hopes to pick UN ambassador from 5 candidates

PUBLISHED: 22:57 20 October 2018 | UPDATED: 22:57 20 October 2018 Adam Lazzari Delia Smith addresses Anti-Brexit campaigners at a rally after the People's Vote March for the Future in London, a march and rally in support of a second EU referendum. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Saturday October 20, 2018. See PA story POLITICS Brexit Protest. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire Television chef and majority Norwich City shareholder Delia Smith spoke out against Brexit during the People’s Vote march in London. Mrs Smith was one of many celebrities to throw their weight behind the Brexit protest, attended by more than 650,000 people, according to organisers.Others included Dragons’ Den businesswoman Deborah Meaden, The Lord of The Ring’s actor Andy Serkis, comedian Jenny Eclair, presenter Richard Bacon and TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, who tweeted: “Theresa May is cooking up a Brexit disaster. I’m with … [Read more...] about ‘We need to avoid this total madness and win back our futures’

Updated 1:47 pm PDT, Saturday, October 20, 2018 President Donald Trump, left, listens as Vladimir Putin, Russia's president, speaks during a news conference in Helsinki, Finland, on July 16, 2018. President Donald Trump, left, listens as Vladimir Putin, Russia's president, speaks during a news conference in Helsinki, Finland, on July 16, 2018. Photo: Bloomberg Photo By Chris Ratcliffe Click through the gallery to see key moments of the Cold War:The End of WWII - May 7 1945 In the later years of WWII, the Americans led the trek to Berlin from the West while the Soviets fought in from the East. The first allied boots in Berlin were the Soviets, soon followed by the Americans. But the two superpowers soon ended their allegiance. The subsequent division of conquered European territory laid important groundwork for the Cold War. less Click through the gallery to see key moments of the Cold War: The End of WWII - … [Read more...] about Trump says US will pull out of intermediate range nuke pact