31/12/2016

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:00:10. > :00:11.Good evening. I'm Andrew Sinclair.

:00:12. > :00:15.Olympic champions, a harbourmaster and a Ukip local councillor

:00:16. > :00:17.are among those in our region recognised in the Queen's

:00:18. > :00:22.Almost three quarters have earned recognition for their work

:00:23. > :00:29.It's been a golden year for swimmer Ellie Robinson.

:00:30. > :00:32.All the training paid off for the Northampton 15-year-old.

:00:33. > :00:35.Gold at the Paralympics, and BBC Young Sports

:00:36. > :00:44.A chance today to reflect with her dad on a whirlwind achievement.

:00:45. > :00:46.Not many 15-year-olds can say they've got an MBE,

:00:47. > :00:50.and to know that these important people have recognised me,

:00:51. > :00:54.and they kind of have faith in me, really, it's just national pride

:00:55. > :01:00.There are also MBEs for Essex gymnast and double Olympic gold

:01:01. > :01:02.medallist Max Whitlock, and for sailors Saskia Clark

:01:03. > :01:11.Off the water, an OBE for Newmarket racehorse trainer John Gosden,

:01:12. > :01:15.and in the political stakes, Huntingdonshire councillor

:01:16. > :01:21.Peter Reeve becomes the first Ukip politician to receive and OBEs.

:01:22. > :01:24.Peter Reeve becomes the first Ukip politician to receive an OBE.

:01:25. > :01:27.And for Luton campaigner Tony Fenwick, an MBE for his work

:01:28. > :01:29.championing equality for teachers and pupils who are lesbian, gay,

:01:30. > :01:36.Well, the powers that be have granted me an MBE,

:01:37. > :01:38.which I'm very honoured about, I think it's a great thing,

:01:39. > :01:42.but of course I have to bear in mind that we are a charity,

:01:43. > :01:45.we have a committee of 14, so it's not just for me, really.

:01:46. > :01:48.I think it's for all the people that are campaigning out

:01:49. > :01:56.Finally, Harbour Master Robert Smith, awarded an MBE

:01:57. > :02:02.for services to the community in Wells-Next-The-Sea in Norfolk.

:02:03. > :02:05.When I first heard the news, I opened the letter,

:02:06. > :02:07.and to be honest with you, I read it about three times.

:02:08. > :02:11.So surprised, and thought it probably was a mistake,

:02:12. > :02:13.so after reading it and reading it, I actually realised,

:02:14. > :02:19.So, yes, I felt very proud, but also quite humble.

:02:20. > :02:22.For all those recognised today, whether a household name

:02:23. > :02:26.or a little lower-profile, this is a new year to remember.

:02:27. > :02:34.A website which is raising money to fund the search for the missing

:02:35. > :02:38.Suffolk serviceman Corrie McKeague has hit its ?50,000 target.

:02:39. > :02:40.He disappeared three months ago after a night

:02:41. > :02:47.Some of the money will be used to hire a private investigator.

:02:48. > :02:50.There's been an outbreak of the norovirus at the Norfolk

:02:51. > :02:53.One of its wards has stopped taking new patients.

:02:54. > :02:56.People are being asked to only visit if absolutely necessary,

:02:57. > :03:01.and not to bring in children under the age of 12.

:03:02. > :03:04.The country's largest New Year's Day firework display has

:03:05. > :03:09.The organisers in Cromer are worried that offshore winds could blow

:03:10. > :03:15.The event is being rescheduled for next Sunday.

:03:16. > :03:18.On now to football, and the pressure is growing on Norwich manager

:03:19. > :03:21.Alex O'Neil after yet another defeat this evening.

:03:22. > :03:30.Norwich have now lost nine out of their last 11 games.

:03:31. > :03:34.The match has just finished. Radio Norfolk will have

:03:35. > :03:36.reaction and comment until 8:00pm this evening.

:03:37. > :03:39.In League One, Northampton Town lost 1-0 away to Sheffield United,

:03:40. > :03:40.while both Southend and Peterborough drew 1-1.

:03:41. > :03:43.In League Two, Cambridge United drew at Leyton Orient.

:03:44. > :03:45.Luton beat Barnet 3-1, and are now fifth in the table,

:03:46. > :04:03.One score from rugby union - Bedford lost away in

:04:04. > :04:10.The day today has been generally dry, fairly cloudy,

:04:11. > :04:12.and on the mild side through this afternoon.

:04:13. > :04:15.I think that's how we're looking for the next few hours, as well.

:04:16. > :04:18.We've had a bit of patchy drizzle, but mostly it's been

:04:19. > :04:20.dry through the day, and that's how we are looking

:04:21. > :04:24.Cloudy, though, and because of that, with the south-westerly wind

:04:25. > :04:27.not too cold, either, at the moment, we are around 7

:04:28. > :04:29.degrees, and likely to keep temperatures largely up at around

:04:30. > :04:32.six or seven as we head towards the early hours

:04:33. > :04:35.Just a little bit of drizzle potential here and there

:04:36. > :04:40.Through the rest of the night-time period, we are generally dry

:04:41. > :04:43.for a time, but then we've got a cold front sinking

:04:44. > :04:45.towards us from the north as we start New Year's Day.

:04:46. > :04:47.Mid-morning period towards the end of the lunchtime period,

:04:48. > :04:50.that's tracking its way southwards, and with us right the way

:04:51. > :04:54.Feeling colder behind all of that for the start of the working week.

:04:55. > :04:59.We're back tomorrow evening at 6:50pm.

:05:00. > :05:02.But from me and the rest of the weekend team,

:05:03. > :05:14.wonderful New Year. You can keep up with all the best. Happy New Year.

:05:15. > :05:21.Good evening. As we head through the final few hours of 2016 the weather

:05:22. > :05:29.is on the change. We've got called her swooping in and there is a

:05:30. > :05:32.weather front bringing a soggy New Year's Eve. It is raining across

:05:33. > :05:35.southern Scotland and Northern Ireland and that will push south as

:05:36. > :05:40.we head towards parts of northern England. Showers moving in from the

:05:41. > :05:42.North Southwark could be icy stretches across there. Adding

:05:43. > :05:43.further