Family selling village post office after 60 years 'with a heavy heart'
A family is selling the village post office it has run for 60 years at Heacham because they can no longer make it pay.
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Chris has led our coverage of the Norfolk coast along with west Norfolk and parts of the Fens and the Brecks since 1997. In nearly three decades of reporting on the area, he has reported on just about every aspect of life affecting both the area and the people who live in it.
Chris has led our coverage of the Norfolk coast along with west Norfolk and parts of the Fens and the Brecks since 1997. In nearly three decades of reporting on the area, he has reported on just about every aspect of life affecting both the area and the people who live in it.
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