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Speed limit cut and new bus lane for major road into Norwich

Speed limit cut and new bus lane for major road into Norwich

The speed limit on one of the main roads in and out of Norwich is to be cut, as part of a scheme which will also see a new bus lane created.

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Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

New homes earn council £1m...but critics question houses being built

New homes earn council £1m...but critics question houses being built

A company set up by Norfolk County Council to get new homes built on its land has handed County Hall a £1m dividend.

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Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Speed limit cut and new bus lane for major road into Norwich

Speed limit cut and new bus lane for major road into Norwich

The speed limit on one of the main roads in and out of Norwich is to be cut, as part of a scheme which will also see a new bus lane created.

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New homes earn council £1m...but critics question houses being built

New homes earn council £1m...but critics question houses being built

A company set up by Norfolk County Council to get new homes built on its land has handed County Hall a £1m dividend.

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Delayed work means defective Norwich bridge will be closed tonight

Delayed work means defective Norwich bridge will be closed tonight

Delayed work to make £20,000 of repairs to Norwich's Carrow Bridge is now under way.

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Norwich Evening News

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'Steakgate' Norfolk council leader on Conservative shortlist to be mayor

'Steakgate' Norfolk council leader on Conservative shortlist to be mayor

The leader of Norfolk County Council - who sparked outrage over her 'steakgate' Facebook post - is on the shortlist to to be the Conservative...

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Norwich Evening News

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Delayed work means defective Norwich bridge will be closed tonight

Delayed work means defective Norwich bridge will be closed tonight

Delayed work to make £20,000 of repairs to Norwich's Carrow Bridge is now under way.

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'Steakgate' Norfolk council leader on Conservative shortlist to be mayor

'Steakgate' Norfolk council leader on Conservative shortlist to be mayor

The leader of Norfolk County Council - who sparked outrage over her 'steakgate' Facebook post - is on the shortlist to to be the Conservative...

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Major funding boost to save Norfolk and Suffolk's historic buildings

Major funding boost to save Norfolk and Suffolk's historic buildings

Five historic buildings have been handed almost £2m to help preserve them for future generations.

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Norwich Evening News

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'Unacceptable' waits of six months for Norfolk driving tests slammed

'Unacceptable' waits of six months for Norfolk driving tests slammed

Learner drivers in Norfolk are facing "unacceptably" long times to take tests, with some waiting for six months.

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Norwich Evening News

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WATCH: See inside Norwich Castle keep's £27.5m transformation as landmark reopens

WATCH: See inside Norwich Castle keep's £27.5m transformation as landmark reopens

The multi-million pound transformation of Norwich Castle's keep has been revealed, with the public enjoying exploring the city landmark again...

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Norwich Evening News

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'Unacceptable' waits of six months for Norfolk driving tests slammed

'Unacceptable' waits of six months for Norfolk driving tests slammed

Learner drivers in Norfolk are facing "unacceptably" long times to take tests, with some waiting for six months.

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WATCH: See inside Norwich Castle keep's £27.5m transformation as landmark reopens

WATCH: See inside Norwich Castle keep's £27.5m transformation as landmark reopens

The multi-million pound transformation of Norwich Castle's keep has been revealed, with the public enjoying exploring the city landmark again...

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New law means Norwich market can leave city - with two new sites in frame

New law means Norwich market can leave city - with two new sites in frame

Norwich's Livestock Market is to leave the city after centuries, with two sites off the A47 in the frame for its new home.

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Norwich Evening News

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New law means Norwich market can leave city - with two new sites in frame

New law means Norwich market can leave city - with two new sites in frame

Norwich's Livestock Market is to leave the city after centuries, with two sites off the A47 in the frame for its new home.

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Locals get traffic-free chance to try out new £47m bypass

Locals get traffic-free chance to try out new £47m bypass

People got their first look at Norfolk's newest road through an unusual opportunity before general traffic starts using the £47m scheme.

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Norwich Evening News

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Survival of Norwich night bus confirmed

Survival of Norwich night bus confirmed

Norwich's revived night bus service is to continue, council bosses have confirmed.

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Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Norfolk paying eye-watering £7m a year just to service interest on county's SEND debt

Norfolk paying eye-watering £7m a year just to service interest on county's SEND debt

Norfolk's biggest council is spending an eyewatering £7m a year on interest payments to service debt racked up supporting children with special...

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Norwich Evening News

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New 20mph speed limit introduced on string of streets in Norfolk town from TODAY

New 20mph speed limit introduced on string of streets in Norfolk town from TODAY

Speed limits on a number of roads in a Norfolk town have been reduced to 20mph.

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Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Locals get traffic-free chance to try out new £47m bypass

Locals get traffic-free chance to try out new £47m bypass

People got their first look at Norfolk's newest road through an unusual opportunity before general traffic starts using the £47m scheme.

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Dan Grimmer

Survival of Norwich night bus confirmed

Survival of Norwich night bus confirmed

Norwich's revived night bus service is to continue, council bosses have confirmed.

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Dan Grimmer

Norfolk paying eye-watering £7m a year just to service interest on county's SEND debt

Norfolk paying eye-watering £7m a year just to service interest on county's SEND debt

Norfolk's biggest council is spending an eyewatering £7m a year on interest payments to service debt racked up supporting children with special...

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New 20mph speed limit introduced on string of streets in Norfolk town from TODAY

New 20mph speed limit introduced on string of streets in Norfolk town from TODAY

Speed limits on a number of roads in a Norfolk town have been reduced to 20mph.

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Plans for new £3m tip on brink of being lodged after lengthy delays

Plans for new £3m tip on brink of being lodged after lengthy delays

Plans for a new £3m tip in a Norfolk town are on the brink of being lodged, after lengthy delays.

04.08.2025 7

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Norfolk records 40pc increase in number of electric vehicle charge points

Norfolk records 40pc increase in number of electric vehicle charge points

The rising number of electric vehicle charge points in Norfolk is growing at a faster rate than the national average.

04.08.2025 9

Norwich Evening News

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Hopes for £6m Norfolk railway station scheme bolstered

Hopes for £6m Norfolk railway station scheme bolstered

Hopes for a £6m scheme to make desperately-needed changes at a Norfolk railway station have been bolstered.

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Norwich Evening News

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Pollution warnings over dogs swimming in Norfolk rivers

Pollution warnings over dogs swimming in Norfolk rivers

Dog owners have been urged not to let their pets swim in Norfolk's waterways if they have been recently treated for fleas.

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Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Plans for new £3m tip on brink of being lodged after lengthy delays

Plans for new £3m tip on brink of being lodged after lengthy delays

Plans for a new £3m tip in a Norfolk town are on the brink of being lodged, after lengthy delays.

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Norfolk records 40pc increase in number of electric vehicle charge points

Norfolk records 40pc increase in number of electric vehicle charge points

The rising number of electric vehicle charge points in Norfolk is growing at a faster rate than the national average.

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Dan Grimmer

Hopes for £6m Norfolk railway station scheme bolstered

Hopes for £6m Norfolk railway station scheme bolstered

Hopes for a £6m scheme to make desperately-needed changes at a Norfolk railway station have been bolstered.

04.08.2025 6

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'Inconsiderate parking' brings extra double yellow lines to Norfolk town

'Inconsiderate parking' brings extra double yellow lines to Norfolk town

Double yellow lines are being extended in a Norfolk town because of complaints about poor parking.

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Pollution warnings over dogs swimming in Norfolk rivers

Pollution warnings over dogs swimming in Norfolk rivers

Dog owners have been urged not to let their pets swim in Norfolk's waterways if they have been recently treated for fleas.

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Norfolk leaders accused of not being 'ambitious enough' over County Hall cuts

Norfolk leaders accused of not being 'ambitious enough' over County Hall cuts

Leaders at Norfolk County Council have been accused of not being "ambitious enough" when wielding the axe to make millions of pounds of cuts.

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Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Norfolk leaders accused of not being 'ambitious enough' over County Hall cuts

Norfolk leaders accused of not being 'ambitious enough' over County Hall cuts

Leaders at Norfolk County Council have been accused of not being "ambitious enough" when wielding the axe to make millions of pounds of cuts.

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MP in battle to remain Green Party leader as voting gets under way

MP in battle to remain Green Party leader as voting gets under way

Voting has started to decide whether one of the region's MPs will remain one of the leaders of the Green Party.

02.08.2025 6

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People get chance to walk, run or cycle on Norfolk's new £47m road before it opens

People get chance to walk, run or cycle on Norfolk's new £47m road before it opens

People will get the chance to run, walk or cycle on a section of Norfolk's newest road, before part of it opens to traffic for the first time.

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Tonight's bridge closure postponed because of weather forecast

Tonight's bridge closure postponed because of weather forecast

Work to spend £20,000 on repairs to Norwich's Carrow Bridge - which would have seen a road closure - has been postponed because rainy weather is...

01.08.2025 7

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Reform declares 'renewable eyesore' war in Norfolk

Reform declares 'renewable eyesore' war in Norfolk

A "renewables war" against the rise in applications for solar farms and overhead pylons across the Norfolk and Suffolk countryside has been declared.

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Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Tonight's bridge closure postponed because of weather forecast

Tonight's bridge closure postponed because of weather forecast

Work to spend £20,000 on repairs to Norwich's Carrow Bridge - which would have seen a road closure - has been postponed because rainy weather is...

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Dan Grimmer

Reform declares 'renewable eyesore' war in Norfolk

Reform declares 'renewable eyesore' war in Norfolk

A "renewables war" against the rise in applications for solar farms and overhead pylons across the Norfolk and Suffolk countryside has been declared.

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Norfolk pillboxes built to defend nation from invasion given listed status

Norfolk pillboxes built to defend nation from invasion given listed status

They were built as defences against an invasion of England which never came.

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Fascinating Norwich Castle doc headed to TV and cinema screens

Fascinating Norwich Castle doc headed to TV and cinema screens

A documentary charting the transformation of Norwich Castle's 900-year-old Norman keep will be screened on national television next month.

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Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Critics demand probe into millions spent on 'albatross' road

Critics demand probe into millions spent on 'albatross' road

Norfolk County Council's handling of the Norwich Western Link and intention to 'write off' £36m of the money spent should be investigated, say some...

30.07.2025 8

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Fascinating Norwich Castle doc headed to TV and cinema screens

Fascinating Norwich Castle doc headed to TV and cinema screens

A documentary charting the transformation of Norwich Castle's 900-year-old Norman keep will be screened on national television next month.

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Dan Grimmer

Critics demand probe into millions spent on 'albatross' road

Critics demand probe into millions spent on 'albatross' road

Norfolk County Council's handling of the Norwich Western Link and intention to 'write off' £36m of the money spent should be investigated, say some...

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Dates announced for next Norfolk tip household waste amnesties

Dates announced for next Norfolk tip household waste amnesties

Dates when people can take waste they cannot normally get rid of at seven of Norfolk's tips have been announced.

29.07.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

Dan Grimmer

Halted roadworks that triggered traffic gridlock to resume tonight

Halted roadworks that triggered traffic gridlock to resume tonight

Work on a long-awaited pedestrian crossing which had to be halted because it triggered traffic gridlock on the edge of Norwich is to resume.

29.07.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

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Eight months of work to build new Norwich link road begins

Eight months of work to build new Norwich link road begins

Eight months of work to build a new road in Norwich, at a cost of almost £1m, has finally begun.

29.07.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

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Dates announced for next Norfolk tip household waste amnesties

Dates announced for next Norfolk tip household waste amnesties

Dates when people can take waste they cannot normally get rid of at seven of Norfolk's tips have been announced.

29.07.2025 10

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Halted roadworks that triggered traffic gridlock to resume tonight

Halted roadworks that triggered traffic gridlock to resume tonight

Work on a long-awaited pedestrian crossing which had to be halted because it triggered traffic gridlock on the edge of Norwich is to resume.

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