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BBC News
30-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Changes to Norwich Park & Ride come into force
Changes to a city's park and ride service are coming into at all five sites in Norwich will operate earlier in the morning, later in the evening and on County Council said the "enhanced" provision followed a re-tendering process at the end of last mark the changes, all park and ride services, excluding Costessey, are free to passengers on the first day of the new arrangements. Graham Plant, a Conservative councillor and cabinet member for highways, infrastructure and transport, said: "The Norwich Park & Ride service is an important part of our transport plan for Norfolk and it gives people a great value and greener option for getting into Norwich."During these difficult financial times, we made it our ambition to find a solution so that this service could be run without any subsidy."We've not only achieved that, but we're also giving people what they asked for from the service, which is earlier and later buses and Sunday services."From Sunday, First Bus will run a fully-electric service for Norwich Airport, Thickthorn and Sprowston, while Simonds, a Diss-based bus firm, will provide journeys for Harford and council had previously announced plans to close the Postwick site, which was used as a medical testing centre during the Covid-19 pandemic, due to low passenger numbers, but decided on a U-turn in 2023 following requests by local that year, Mr Plant warned that the park and ride network could close permanently if passenger numbers did not grow. The council said adult fares would remain £3 thanks to funding from the government. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Yahoo
Murdered watchmaker's rare timepieces for sale
Two pocket watch movements linked to a Victorian man bludgeoned to death in a robbery are to be sold at auction. German-born Lorenz Beha, a 28-year-old watchmaker from Norwich, was travelling between two Norfolk villages in 1853 when he was attacked on a country road. Auctioneer Elizabeth Talbot, a director of TW Gaze, said the movements showed he was "such a master of his craft", despite his young age. She admitted the lot's estimate of between £50 and £70 was "modest" but explained: "It's not about the money; it's about the light it sheds in terms of East Anglian history." The lot comes from a collection of clocks and watches begun by Henry Potter Stevens (1875-1965) and continued by his son Humfrey. Mr Beha was a travelling watchmaker and jeweller who had a shop in St Stephen's Plain, Norwich, at the time of his murder. His body was found by several people after they uncovered a trail of blood leading to a hedge, the Diss-based auction house said. National newspapers at the time reported his murder, including the extreme violence used by his attacker. Local labourer William Thompson was accused of the crime and incriminating evidence, such as his blood-splattered trousers, several watches marked L Beha and cash, were discovered during at his home. Mrs Talbot said: "There was nothing in the records we've found that suggest the two men knew each other. "But as an artisan manufacturing in gold and metalworks, Beha would have been identified as much better off. "The workman who clonked him must have believed him to be a target who would yield some treasures." Thompson was executed in public the following April at Norwich Castle, which was then the county jail. Public hangings continued there until 1867. The last private execution was held inside in 1951, according to the auction house. "So the movements also have a link for to what used to happen at the castle, which we now take for granted as a wonderful historical place," she added. The auction will begin at 10:00 GMT. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Repair Shop chips in to fix city's massive clock Museum in bid to buy Oliver Cromwell's watch Time up for horologist headquarters put up for sale TW Gaze
BBC News
04-03-2025
- BBC News
Murdered Norwich watchmaker's rare timepieces for sale
Two pocket watch movements linked to a Victorian man bludgeoned to death in a robbery are to be sold at Lorenz Beha, a 28-year-old watchmaker from Norwich, was travelling between two Norfolk villages in 1853 when he was attacked on a country Elizabeth Talbot, a director of TW Gaze, said the movements showed he was "such a master of his craft", despite his young admitted the lot's estimate of between £50 and £70 was "modest" but explained: "It's not about the money; it's about the light it sheds in terms of East Anglian history." The lot comes from a collection of clocks and watches begun by Henry Potter Stevens (1875-1965) and continued by his son Humfrey. Mr Beha was a travelling watchmaker and jeweller who had a shop in St Stephen's Plain, Norwich, at the time of his murder. His body was found by several people after they uncovered a trail of blood leading to a hedge, the Diss-based auction house said. National newspapers at the time reported his murder, including the extreme violence used by his labourer William Thompson was accused of the crime and incriminating evidence, such as his blood-splattered trousers, several watches marked L Beha and cash, were discovered during at his home. Mrs Talbot said: "There was nothing in the records we've found that suggest the two men knew each other."But as an artisan manufacturing in gold and metalworks, Beha would have been identified as much better off."The workman who clonked him must have believed him to be a target who would yield some treasures."Thompson was executed in public the following April at Norwich Castle, which was then the county hangings continued there until 1867. The last private execution was held inside in 1951, according to the auction house. "So the movements also have a link for to what used to happen at the castle, which we now take for granted as a wonderful historical place," she auction will begin at 10:00 GMT. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
