Reform-led Norfolk County Council has unveiled its initial proposals as it looks to balance the books at County Hall, with £32 million of savings identified.

It includes a proposal to save £60,000 a year by shutting Docking Recycling Centre, previously put forward for closure in 2015, but which was spared the axe on that occasion.

The west Norfolk centre, on Fakenham Road, is one of the authority's 18 recycling centres, but officials said it only handled 499 tonnes of waste in 2025/26 – less than a percentage of the total tonnage across all the centres.

Pat Gould (Image: Norfolk County Council)

Pat Gould, Reform's cabinet member for countryside, coast and culture, said: “We know that Docking Recycling Centre is valued by the local community and recognise that this proposal will be disappointing to some residents.

“However, as we look at how we can deliver........

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