Cash-strapped North Norfolk District Council is facing a range of issues that are putting pressure on its budget.

It led to Tom Fitzpatrick, Conservative councillor for Walsingham, attacking the Liberal-Democrat-controlled authority's handling of the situation at a full council meeting this week.

North Norfolk District Council is losing out on rent due to the RNLI museum being closed for repairs (Image: Denise Bradley)

He questioned why NNDC is spending nearly £200,000 on agency staff to fill empty vacancies and highlighted costs of £42,000 on maternity leave.

Other issues are the loss of rent from the RNLI museum at the Rocket House in Cromer, due to it being shut for a revamp, as well as a failed bid to expand the Meadow Car Park in Cromer to raise an additional £79,000.

Councillor Tom Fitzpatrick (Image: Norfolk Conservatives)........

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