Costessey Town Council member Gary Blundell. Picture: BRITTANY WOODMAN
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Renewed calls are being made for a second exit from a large housing estate after a gas leak caused gridlock.
The leak happened around 1.30pm on Thursday on Alex Moorhouse Way, Costessey, near the Longwater Retail Park, after a workman hit a gas main on the ambulance station.
It is not known if anyone was injured and the ambulance service has been contacted.
At around 4pm Norfolk Police were directing traffic one lane at a time into and out of the estate but the cordon remained in place around the ambulance station, according to Costessey Town Council member Gary Blundell.
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Katrin Oldridge, founder of Norwich Mumbler online parenting group.
- Credit: ANDREW OLDRIDGE As soon as he went back to school he had a spring in his step.
Those are the words of single mother Michelle Sheridan, who immediately noticed her nine-year-old son s mood lift when returning to school part-time in January due to her being a key worker.
Mrs Sheridan, who is manager of the Marks and Spencer Foodhall on Longwater Retail Park and lives off Bowthorpe Road in Norwich, initially juggled homeschooling during the 2020 lockdowns with Cameron s father but admitted her son needed more interaction.
Michelle Sheridan with her son Cameron, nine.
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Year two pupil Millie, said: I have had a good day. I was nervous this morning, but I am ok now and excited for tomorrow, as I have seen my friends and enjoyed playing with them.”
Lexi, who is Year 4, said: “I had a fun day and am really pleased to be back. I enjoyed lunchtime playing with my friends. I felt more stressed at home and it felt more relaxed in school.”
St George s Primary School headteacher Mel Fearns
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Mel Fearns, headteacher of St George s Primary School, in Great Yarmouth, said it was a nice calm return with the number of pupils returning in comparison to last June, very encouraging .