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Big Issue seller Steve James has built a solar powered recording studio in his bike trailer using recycled equipment. Mr James, 34, who is often seen selling the homeless magazine outside Norwich Guildhall, has made a CD of pub gigs using his invention and is now hoping to record buskers from across the city.

Residents are being encouraged to organise big street parties to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in June. Norwich City Council has produced a street party application pack to make it easier for residents to apply for road closures during their celebrations.

Pubs in Norwich have been signing up for the city’s second City of Ale Festival, which organisers hope will be even bigger and better this year. A total of 21 pubs have already pledged to take part in the festival, which runs for ten days at the start of June.

Two young pupils will have their artwork sent out to 16,000 homes after winning a poster competition. Grace Barrell and Ella Greenway, both 11, will have their artwork printed onto a Norwich City Council leaflet, which is sent out to thousands of homes to spread the message of gas safety.

Hairdresser Sue Helps is being trained to help cancer sufferers in her salon, thanks to the support of local business.

Pensioner Graham Newton has taken up karate and roller-skating at the age of 68.

Inventive schoolboy George Wilson saved the day after a missing mechanical monkey caused upset among shoe shop customers.

When 57-year-old David Dunkley decided to get his hair cut, there was an audience of around 100 people watching on.