Easton Parish Council has agreed the hefty increase to its precept due to "significant financial difficulties" arising from its village hall project.

The unfinished £3m development remains hundreds of thousands of pounds short of its required budget and a lack of funds means the heating cannot be turned on, resulting in floorboards lifting and damp creeping in.

The council has turned to the taxpayer for a lifeline which will result in households paying more than twice as much as they currently do.

The unfinished community centre in Marlingford Road (Image: Denise Bradley) Easton, on the outskirts of Norwich, is one of the fastest-growing........

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