Home Office considering at least 13 sites for asylum housing in Norfolk

Officials from the Home Office are assessing at least another 13 sites in Norfolk where they want to house asylum seekers.

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MP threatens protests 'that go on and on' if asylum seekers are housed in village

A Norfolk MP has vowed to hold protests that "go on and on" to stop asylum seekers being housed in a village in his constituency.

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Police 'patrolling' village after travellers cut locks to enter car park

Police are patrolling a seaside village after a group of travellers cut locks and entered a lifeboat station car park.

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Home Office considering at least 13 sites for asylum housing in Norfolk

Officials from the Home Office are assessing at least another 13 sites in Norfolk where they want to house asylum seekers.

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The ONE Norfolk area where the population is falling (can you guess where it is?)

One Norfolk district is among only 12 areas in England and Wales which has a declining population, new figures have revealed.

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The ONE Norfolk area where the population is falling (can you guess where it is?)

One Norfolk district is among only 12 areas in England and Wales which has a declining population, new figures have revealed.

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Tensions flare in picturesque village over parking for pub loved by royals

Tensions have flared in a picture-postcard village as the popularity of a pub visited by royals and celebrities has caused a parking predicament.

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Builders leave 'hazardous' mound of rubbish in estate street for weeks

It has become known as the Fairstead Fling - an ever-growing pile of rubble which neighbours say has become an unofficial dump.

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Experts to explore future for town's ferry after seven-month closure

Experts are investigating how to secure the future of a key river crossing after crumbling steps forced it to close for seven months.

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Gambling firms accused of targeting deprived areas in Norfolk

Gambling firms are targeting deprived areas in Norfolk for new venues, with councillors saying they are "powerless" to stop the trend.

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Drivers misusing disabled blue badges fined £38,000

Drivers caught misusing blue badges for disabled parking spaces were fined £38,000 last year, new figures have revealed.

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Drivers misusing disabled blue badges fined £38,000

Drivers caught misusing blue badges for disabled parking spaces were fined £38,000 last year, new figures have revealed.

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'Village within a village' gets go-ahead despite safety fears

A major development in a seaside village has been given the go-ahead despite huge opposition from neighbours.

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Pizza giant wins battle to open in town battling against fast food chains

A seaside resort battling against fast food chains has lost a fight to keep a pizza giant off its high street.

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House prices fall on Norfolk's coast as second home levy takes hold

House prices have fallen in Norfolk's second home villages after the introduction of a tax premium led to a glut of properties being put on the...

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Fishermen launch bid to keep yard amid row with holiday home owners

Fishermen in a seaside village have launched a bid to keep using their yard after holiday home owners complained they were being disturbed by them.

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Aristocrat can build treehouses on one of Norfolk's oldest family estates

An aristocrat's "innovative" bid to build treehouses in a Norfolk woodland can go ahead despite fears they would be too rural.

28.07.2025 5

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Parkies and navvies clash over appointment of new Broads chief

The appointment of a new Broads chief has sparked a fresh row between the so-called 'parkies' and 'navvies', as critics worry about the future of the...

27.07.2025 5

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Blow for boaters as Broads village to lose free moorings after rent row

For generations, it has been a popular destination for boaters on the southern Broads.

27.07.2025 6

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Villagers oppose 122 homes in seaside resort fearing 'children at risk' to traffic

A hugely controversial scheme in a seaside resort is facing backlash from villagers despite government officials intervening to allow it to go ahead.

27.07.2025 4

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Promenade repairs put seaside pool renovation plans on pause

A bid to redevelop an ageing swimming pool in a seaside town has faltered due to repair works needed to the beachfront promenade.

27.07.2025 2

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Village's housing scheme stalled due to river pollution laws given go-ahead

A housing scheme that was stalled for two years after river pollution rules prevented it going ahead has finally been approved.

27.07.2025 5

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Parkies and navvies clash over appointment of new Broads chief

The appointment of a new Broads chief has sparked a fresh row between the so-called 'parkies' and 'navvies', as critics worry about the future of the...

27.07.2025 4

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Blow for boaters as Broads village to lose free moorings after rent row

For generations, it has been a popular destination for boaters on the southern Broads.

27.07.2025 10

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Dog struck in 'hit and run' in Broads village amid row over gym's opening hours

A gym user has been accused of a hit and run involving a dog as tensions flare in a Broads village over a bid to extend the facility's opening hours.

27.07.2025 2

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Norfolk fire service criticised for taking part in Norwich Pride

Norfolk's fire service is coming under growing pressure to stop uniformed staff taking part in Norwich Pride after police pulled out amid concerns...

26.07.2025 10

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Eight properties in north Norfolk assessed by Home Office for asylum seeker housing

Eight properties in north Norfolk are being assessed by Home Office contractors to see if they can be used for asylum seeker accommodation, it has...

26.07.2025 10

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Norfolk fire service criticised for taking part in Norwich Pride

Norfolk's fire service is coming under growing pressure to stop uniformed staff taking part in Norwich Pride after police pulled out amid concerns...

26.07.2025 10

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Village anger at 'Worstead whopper' potato store to be visible from three miles away

A potato giant's plans to build a "colossal" cold store visible from three miles away have been approved despite a huge outpouring of opposition from...

25.07.2025 10

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Norfolk's 'most noxious beach' suffers fresh blow as shellfish ban imposed

A ban on collecting shellfish off the coast of Norfolk's 'most noxious beach' has been imposed due to fears they would be harmful if consumed.

25.07.2025 9

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Town's MP says locals should welcome hotel's new asylum seeker arrivals

The MP for the Norfolk town where the decision to house asylum-seeking men in a hotel has triggered febrile protests has told locals they should...

25.07.2025 10

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Councillor who smashed shop window in late-night drunken attack sentenced

A serving councillor has been ordered to pay compensation after throwing stones and smashing a window in a late-night drunken attack.

24.07.2025 10

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Praise be! Broads landmark 'on the huh' set straight by farmers

Farmers have come to the rescue of a Broads landmark after passers by spotted it was 'on the huh'.

24.07.2025 6

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MP blames outside groups for stoking 'fear and division' at asylum hotel protests

An MP has attacked 'out-of-towners' for creating "fear and division" in a Norfolk town following protests outside a hotel used to house asylum...

24.07.2025 5

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Locals fear 'summer of strife' in Norfolk town as tensions rise over asylum hotel

Community leaders have warned of a summer of strife in a Norfolk town following the sudden decision by the Home Office to fill a local hotel with...

24.07.2025 10

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Fallen trees blocking rivers after hot weather causes harm to branches and roots

Trees are falling across the Broads following months of dry weather and successive heatwaves, sparking safety fears.

23.07.2025 8

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Fallen trees blocking rivers after hot weather causes harm to branches and roots

Trees are falling across the Broads following months of dry weather and successive heatwaves, sparking safety fears.

23.07.2025 10

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'Tanks for nothing' scheme could unblock plans for nearly 40 new village homes

More than 20 septic tanks could be replaced by a developer as part of a bid to get permission to build 38 homes.

23.07.2025 9

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Bid to open late-night bar in seaside town sparks flurry of objections

Plans to turn a vacant Boots store into a bar and restaurant have upset neighbours in a seaside town, who fear it will exacerbate problems with...

23.07.2025 10

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Officials object to aristocrat's eco-tourism scheme on his estate

Officials have called for an aristocrat's bid to build more tree houses on his country estate to be refused because they consider the site too remote.

23.07.2025 10

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Landlords challenge crackdown on poor housing conditions

Landlords are pushing back against plans to introduce more powers to tackle bad housing conditions in a Norfolk town.

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Hundreds of remains (including mass grave) could be dug up so they don't fall in sea

It was meant to be their final resting place.

20.07.2025 10

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Council approves scheme to help erosion-hit villagers find new homes

Villagers at risk of losing homes to the sea are to benefit from a £1.6m scheme to help develop ways of finding them new homes.

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Play park set to reopen after £65,000 revamp

A popular play park along the coast is set to reopen after a £65,000 revamp.

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REVEALED: The planning breaches at Omaze's dream house in Norfolk

Omaze is battling to avoid having to demolish parts of a dream Norfolk home it offered as a prize in a charity draw after numerous planning breaches...

17.07.2025 10

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Key £30m decision looms over fate of Shakespeare-linked theatre

The fate of the UK's oldest working theatre is to be decided, with a Norfolk council set to choose whether or not to borrow millions of pounds to...

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Villagers challenge Broads bosses over controversial mooring charges

Villagers have called for controversial mooring charges for boaters to be suspended because they believe they are unlawful.

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Chalk streams 'at crisis point' as river levels fall to dangerously low levels

Norfolk's rare chalk streams are at a "crisis point" with river levels at dangerously low levels following the driest spring since records began.

16.07.2025 9

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Agency warns of incoming drought as Norfolk urged to 'ditch the hosepipe'

People have been urged to stop using their hoses and drastically reduce their water use as the region dries up after weeks of baking temperatures.

16.07.2025 9

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Chalk streams 'at crisis point' as river levels fall to dangerously low levels

Norfolk's rare chalk streams are at a "crisis point" with river levels at dangerously low levels following the driest spring since records began.

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