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Closed school in Norfolk town could reopen to support SEND children

Closed school in Norfolk town could reopen to support SEND children

A former Norfolk school which closed more than five years ago could get a new lease of life.

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Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Speed cameras now in place on A47 Acle Straight

Speed cameras now in place on A47 Acle Straight

Speed cameras are now in place on the A47 Acle Straight after their installation was delayed because of problems making them stay in position.

yesterday 3

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Budget boost for Norfolk costs for SEND children - but £180m deficit questions remain

Budget boost for Norfolk costs for SEND children - but £180m deficit questions remain

Leaders at Norfolk County Council have welcomed a Budget day move which will shift the soaring costs of providing support for children with special...

yesterday 2

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Taxpayers to foot £1m bill to post booklets about new Norfolk and Suffolk mayor

Taxpayers to foot £1m bill to post booklets about new Norfolk and Suffolk mayor

Taxpayers could be left with a bill of almost £1m to print and post booklets detailing the candidates in the first ever Norfolk and Suffolk mayoral...

yesterday 2

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Speed cameras now in place on A47 Acle Straight

Speed cameras now in place on A47 Acle Straight

Speed cameras are now in place on the A47 Acle Straight after their installation was delayed because of problems making them stay in position.

yesterday 3

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Budget boost for Norfolk costs for SEND children - but £180m deficit questions remain

Budget boost for Norfolk costs for SEND children - but £180m deficit questions remain

Leaders at Norfolk County Council have welcomed a Budget day move which will shift the soaring costs of providing support for children with special...

yesterday 3

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Taxpayers to foot £1m bill to post booklets about new Norfolk and Suffolk mayor

Taxpayers to foot £1m bill to post booklets about new Norfolk and Suffolk mayor

Taxpayers could be left with a bill of almost £1m to print and post booklets detailing the candidates in the first ever Norfolk and Suffolk mayoral...

yesterday 4

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Bird's-eye view photographs and new video show A47 dualling progress

Bird's-eye view photographs and new video show A47 dualling progress

These bird's-eye view images - and a new fly-through video - show the rate of progress to dual a section of the A47 in Norfolk.

thursday 2

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Breakthrough hopes over Norfolk dental school limbo

Breakthrough hopes over Norfolk dental school limbo

Hopes have been raised that a key hurdle preventing the launch of Norfolk's much-anticipated dental school is about to be overcome.

thursday 3

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Norfolk solar farm critics hail 'overwhelming' response to calls for alternatives

Norfolk solar farm critics hail 'overwhelming' response to calls for alternatives

Campaigners against plans for solar farms in the Norfolk countryside said they were "overwhelmed" by how many people went to a special exhibition...

thursday 3

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Bird's-eye view photographs and new video show A47 dualling progress

Bird's-eye view photographs and new video show A47 dualling progress

These bird's-eye view images - and a new fly-through video - show the rate of progress to dual a section of the A47 in Norfolk.

thursday 3

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Breakthrough hopes over Norfolk dental school limbo

Breakthrough hopes over Norfolk dental school limbo

Hopes have been raised that a key hurdle preventing the launch of Norfolk's much-anticipated dental school is about to be overcome.

thursday 3

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Norfolk solar farm critics hail 'overwhelming' response to calls for alternatives

Norfolk solar farm critics hail 'overwhelming' response to calls for alternatives

Campaigners against plans for solar farms in the Norfolk countryside said they were "overwhelmed" by how many people went to a special exhibition...

thursday 4

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Shotgun licence change bid branded 'another attack on Norfolk's rural way of life'

Shotgun licence change bid branded 'another attack on Norfolk's rural way of life'

Proposed government changes to shotgun licensing have been branded "yet another attack" on Norfolk's rural way of life.

26.11.2025 5

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Twelve days of Christmas closures for bridge branded 'absolutely nonsensical'

Twelve days of Christmas closures for bridge branded 'absolutely nonsensical'

The timing of 12 days of pre-Christmas closures for work on a town's bridge has been criticised, with claims it will deal businesses a devastating...

26.11.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

New homes could be built in Norfolk town at cost of £1.8m

New homes could be built in Norfolk town at cost of £1.8m

Almost £2m could be spent to build nine new homes in a Norfolk town.

26.11.2025 7

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

New £122m Norfolk road agreed last week ALREADY delayed by up to a year

New £122m Norfolk road agreed last week ALREADY delayed by up to a year

Construction of a new Norfolk road, which is seen as crucial to plans for more than 4,000 new homes, might not begin until 2027.

26.11.2025 7

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Lord Dannatt suspended from Lords... but claims he was acting 'in national interest'

Lord Dannatt suspended from Lords... but claims he was acting 'in national interest'

Norfolk peer General Lord Dannatt has said he was trying "act in the national interest" when he breached House of Lords lobbying rules - landing him a...

25.11.2025 3

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Lord Dannatt suspended from Lords... but claims he was acting 'in national interest'

Lord Dannatt suspended from Lords... but claims he was acting 'in national interest'

Norfolk peer General Lord Dannatt has said he was trying "act in the national interest" when he breached House of Lords lobbying rules - landing him a...

25.11.2025 5

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Two former Norfolk schools set to be put up for sale

Two former Norfolk schools set to be put up for sale

Two former schools are likely to be put up for sale by leaders at Norfolk County Council.

25.11.2025 3

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

New 20mph limits planned for more roads in Norfolk town

New 20mph limits planned for more roads in Norfolk town

New 20mph speed limits are to be introduced on a number of roads in a Norfolk town.

24.11.2025 4

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

New 20mph limits planned for more roads in Norfolk town

New 20mph limits planned for more roads in Norfolk town

New 20mph speed limits are to be introduced on a number of roads in a Norfolk town.

24.11.2025 20

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Time running out for people to ensure they get their say on contentious pylons plan

Time running out for people to ensure they get their say on contentious pylons plan

The clock is ticking for people to register to have their say on hugely controversial plans for pylons over swathes of the Norfolk countryside.

23.11.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

First proposals to close or merge schools with falling pupil numbers due in new year

First proposals to close or merge schools with falling pupil numbers due in new year

The first set of proposals for mergers or closures of Norfolk schools because of dwindling pupil numbers will be announced in the new year.

23.11.2025 7

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

School's £14.4m extension to take in 150 more pupils gets go-ahead

School's £14.4m extension to take in 150 more pupils gets go-ahead

The £14.4m expansion of a Norfolk's school so it can take in an extra 150 pupils has been given the go-ahead.

23.11.2025 6

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Public urged to have say over plans to axe all eight of Norfolk's councils

Public urged to have say over plans to axe all eight of Norfolk's councils

People across Norfolk have been invited to have their say over a huge shake-up which will see all the county's councils scrapped and replaced.

23.11.2025 6

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Time running out for people to ensure they get their say on contentious pylons plan

Time running out for people to ensure they get their say on contentious pylons plan

The clock is ticking for people to register to have their say on hugely controversial plans for pylons over swathes of the Norfolk countryside.

23.11.2025 7

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

First proposals to close or merge schools with falling pupil numbers due in new year

First proposals to close or merge schools with falling pupil numbers due in new year

The first set of proposals for mergers or closures of Norfolk schools because of dwindling pupil numbers will be announced in the new year.

23.11.2025 5

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

School's £14.4m extension to take in 150 more pupils gets go-ahead

School's £14.4m extension to take in 150 more pupils gets go-ahead

The £14.4m expansion of a Norfolk's school so it can take in an extra 150 pupils has been given the go-ahead.

23.11.2025 5

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Public urged to have say over plans to axe all eight of Norfolk's councils

Public urged to have say over plans to axe all eight of Norfolk's councils

People across Norfolk have been invited to have their say over a huge shake-up which will see all the county's councils scrapped and replaced.

23.11.2025 5

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Drivers could be using part of newly-dualled A47 by MARCH

Drivers could be using part of newly-dualled A47 by MARCH

Drivers could be using the newly-laid dual carriageway on part of the A47 in Norfolk in March next year.

22.11.2025 5

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Revealed: How many people have visited Norwich Castle keep since its £27.5m revamp

Revealed: How many people have visited Norwich Castle keep since its £27.5m revamp

More than 110,000 people have visited Norwich Castle's keep in the three months since the medieval city landmark reopened after a multi-million-pound...

22.11.2025 3

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Pipeline adds millions to price of new Norfolk road as councillors vote to build it

Pipeline adds millions to price of new Norfolk road as councillors vote to build it

A major new Norfolk road has been given planning permission, but a shock increase in costs to move two gas mains have sent the bill for the project...

22.11.2025 3

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Drivers could be using part of newly-dualled A47 by MARCH

Drivers could be using part of newly-dualled A47 by MARCH

Drivers could be using the newly-laid dual carriageway on part of the A47 in Norfolk in March next year.

22.11.2025 20

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Revealed: How many people have visited Norwich Castle keep since its £27.5m revamp

Revealed: How many people have visited Norwich Castle keep since its £27.5m revamp

More than 110,000 people have visited Norwich Castle's keep in the three months since the medieval city landmark reopened after a multi-million-pound...

22.11.2025 3

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Tax to pay for Norfolk police could go up by maximum to fund pay and pension rises

Tax to pay for Norfolk police could go up by maximum to fund pay and pension rises

People across the county are facing a potential increase of more than 4pc on the share of their council tax bills which goes to pay for Norfolk...

22.11.2025 3

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Clive Lewis accused of 'taking voters for granted' over 'peculiar' Andy Burnham offer

Clive Lewis accused of 'taking voters for granted' over 'peculiar' Andy Burnham offer

Clive Lewis has been accused of "taking voters for granted" with his suggestion that he would be willing to give up his Norwich South seat to allow...

21.11.2025 3

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Clive Lewis accused of 'taking voters for granted' over 'peculiar' Andy Burnham offer

Clive Lewis accused of 'taking voters for granted' over 'peculiar' Andy Burnham offer

Clive Lewis has been accused of "taking voters for granted" with his suggestion that he would be willing to give up his Norwich South seat to allow...

21.11.2025 2

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Decision due over £14.4m extension so school can take 150 extra pupils

Decision due over £14.4m extension so school can take 150 extra pupils

The £14.4m expansion of one of Norfolk's schools could be given the go-ahead this week - allowing 150 further pupils to attend the academy.

20.11.2025 3

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Norwich city centre roadworks to be put on hold after queue chaos

Norwich city centre roadworks to be put on hold after queue chaos

Roadworks around Norwich city centre will be restricted from next week to try to keep traffic moving in the run-up to Christmas.

20.11.2025 5

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Decision due over £14.4m extension so school can take 150 extra pupils

Decision due over £14.4m extension so school can take 150 extra pupils

The £14.4m expansion of one of Norfolk's schools could be given the go-ahead this week - allowing 150 further pupils to attend the academy.

20.11.2025 7

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Norwich city centre roadworks to be put on hold after queue chaos

Norwich city centre roadworks to be put on hold after queue chaos

Roadworks around Norwich city centre will be restricted from next week to try to keep traffic moving in the run-up to Christmas.

20.11.2025 6

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Dan Grimmer

Solar farm fight hots up as opponents call for alternatives to huge Norfolk schemes

Solar farm fight hots up as opponents call for alternatives to huge Norfolk schemes

Campaigners fighting to stop solar farms on agricultural land in Norfolk say the panels should be put on rooftops, car parks and brownfield sites...

19.11.2025 4

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Petition launched over 'unsafe' roads around Norfolk school

Petition launched over 'unsafe' roads around Norfolk school

Concerns about speeding drivers, dangerous parking and roads going ungritted near one of Norfolk's newest schools has prompted the launch of a...

19.11.2025 3

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Energy bill rise fears as power companies urged to fund coastal erosion battle

Energy bill rise fears as power companies urged to fund coastal erosion battle

The prospect of energy bills rising further has been raised after suggestions companies using the Norfolk and Suffolk coasts should contribute more...

19.11.2025 3

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Anger as new post office for Norfolk town scrapped just days before opening date

Anger as new post office for Norfolk town scrapped just days before opening date

Plans to move a Norfolk town centre's post office into an empty shop have been abandoned - just days before it was due to open.

19.11.2025 4

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Solar farm fight hots up as opponents call for alternatives to huge Norfolk schemes

Solar farm fight hots up as opponents call for alternatives to huge Norfolk schemes

Campaigners fighting to stop solar farms on agricultural land in Norfolk say the panels should be put on rooftops, car parks and brownfield sites...

19.11.2025 3

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Decision due over green light for new £109m road for Norfolk

Decision due over green light for new £109m road for Norfolk

A £109m flagship road scheme - key to the construction of 4,000 new homes - is on the brink of getting the go-ahead.

19.11.2025 4

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Petition launched over 'unsafe' roads around Norfolk school

Petition launched over 'unsafe' roads around Norfolk school

Concerns about speeding drivers, dangerous parking and roads going ungritted near one of Norfolk's newest schools has prompted the launch of a...

19.11.2025 5

Eastern Daily Press

Dan Grimmer

Bishop of Norwich's law change bid over rare rivers blocked by Labour MPs

Bishop of Norwich's law change bid over rare rivers blocked by Labour MPs

A bid by the Bishop of Norwich to change planning rules to give extra protection to rare chalk streams has been blocked by Labour MPs.

18.11.2025 3

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer