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Services to be cut on Norfolk Broads as decision made on toll increase

Work to maintain the Broads waterways will be cut by as much as a quarter after plans to make boaters pay more were met with criticism.

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'Dystopian Kafkaesque' road restriction removed by council

A restriction on a Norfolk business aimed at maintaining traffic safety on a busy road has been removed after critics called it "Kafkaesque" and...

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Services to be cut on Norfolk Broads as decision made on toll increase

Work to maintain the Broads waterways will be cut by as much as a quarter after plans to make boaters pay more were met with criticism.

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Norwich Evening News

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Row over 'grand design' on Millionaire's Row deepens as council is accused of fraud

A furious row over a 'grand design' home that was built bigger than planned has escalated after neighbours accused the council of acting...

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Norfolk's 'rebel town' in tumult once more... amid fallout over rocking horse removal

It is known as Norfolk's rebel town, with a proud history as the last bastion of the Peasants' Revolt.

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Fight to restore Norfolk's 'forgotten chalk stream' gets major boost

Campaigners hope a new study investigating Norfolk's 'forgotten chalk stream' will help conserve it for future generations.

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Sewage seeps into Norfolk Broads river for TEN DAYS amid stormy weather

An overflow has been spilling sewage into a Broads river for nine days as storms swept across the county.

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Car park fees could be introduced at Norfolk beach for first time

Drivers may soon have to pay to visit one of Norfolk's busiest beaches as part of a raft of measures to plug a council's gap in finances.

28.11.2024 10

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Plans change AGAIN during 'dystopian fortress' rebuild

It became one of the most controversial planning rows in Norfolk's history after a theatre impresario's dream home was built bigger than promised...

27.11.2024 8

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Backlash over yet ANOTHER toll hike for Broads boaters

Boaters are set to pay more to use Norfolk's waterways for another year, despite boat firms calling for the move to be scrapped.

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Backlash over yet ANOTHER toll hike for Broads boaters

Boaters are set to pay more to use Norfolk's waterways for another year, despite boat firms calling for the move to be scrapped.

27.11.2024 8

Norwich Evening News

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Showdown over controversial development in village postponed

A key meeting that will decide the fate of a controversial development has been postponed 24 hours before it was due to take place.

27.11.2024 8

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MP intervenes to demand Norfolk megafarm is blocked

A Norfolk MP has called for plans to build one of the biggest livestock farming sites in Europe to be blocked, over fears the site would cause...

27.11.2024 10

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Future of new home at centre of furious row to be decided

The future of a 'grand design' in a leafy coastal village is set to be decided, after a breach of planning rules sparked a furious row that saw a...

26.11.2024 10

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Council seeks tougher action on flytippers and litterbugs as fines quadruple

A Norfolk council is seeking to take tough action on people littering, flytipping or graffitiing with fines set to more than quadruple for some...

26.11.2024 10

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Fearful in Feltwell... The Norfolk village scanning the skies for mystery drones

When news emerged over the weekend that mysterious swarms of drones had been spotted over US airbases in East Anglia, it thrust one Norfolk village...

25.11.2024 7

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Stricken vessel carrying 'explosive cargo' set to leave Norfolk port

The saga over a damaged ship which docked in a Norfolk port laden with a potentially explosive cargo has taken a new twist after it emerged the...

25.11.2024 7

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Calls for empty hotel and hospital to be used for homeless to avoid £9m black hole

An empty hotel and vacant hospital should be used to house people facing homelessness, a councillor has said.

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Furious in Fakenham - £700 scheme rejected... but neighbouring town gets £65k project

For those in Fakenham, it feels very much like a tale of two towns.

23.11.2024 10

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New look for retirement home bid after 'brutalist' designs branded 'awful'

A developer has gone back to the drawing board after its designs for a block of 41 retirement homes were met with derision from neighbours who called...

23.11.2024 10

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Chelsea-on-Sea villagers struggling to recruit councillors as population declines

Villagers in a second home hotspot are seeking to downsize its parish council after struggling to find enough members.

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'Dump it all at sea' - anger mounts over 'explosive cargo' in Norfolk port

Nearly 20,000 tonnes of "potentially explosive" cargo should be dumped at sea, a senior councillor has said, as anger mounts over the handling of a...

22.11.2024 8

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Councillor rails against MP's reaction to nuclear after plans emerge for village

An MP has been attacked for not being "more open-minded" over his staunch anti-nuclear stance after plans emerged that could see a reactor built in...

22.11.2024 20

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Anger mounts at 'ridiculous' closure of health centre despite huge demand

Anger continues to mount after NHS bosses confirmed they would continue with the disposal of a healthcare facility despite figures showing a huge...

22.11.2024 10

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Developer wins controversial shops and flats bid in Norfolk village

A developer has won a fight to build flats and shops in a rural village after taking his cause to government officials.

21.11.2024 8

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Plans lodged to turn social club into pharmacy in Norfolk's 'gingerbread town'

A building in Norfolk's gingerbread town' that has served the community for decades could get a new lease of life as a pharmacy.

21.11.2024 10

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Villagers face anxious wait as decision looms for homes met with 400 objections

Dozens of homes are set to be built in a Norfolk village despite a huge amount of backlash that led to 400 letters of objections being submitted.

21.11.2024 10

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More than 600 bombs on the seabed could be exploded off Norfolk coast

More than 600 unexploded Second World War bombs lying on the seabed off the Norfolk coast could be exploded in preparation for the creation of...

20.11.2024 7

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Cadet funding cuts 'stripping away opportunities' for young people

Plans to cut funding for cadet schemes in schools risk "stripping away opportunities" for young people, critics have said.

20.11.2024 10

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Last chance to have say on controversial farm bid which has sparked 15,000 objections

A bid to create one of the biggest livestock farming sites in Europe that has drawn 15,000 objections is facing its final hurdle before a decision is...

20.11.2024 10

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Norfolk's 'devastating' flooding to be debated in parliament

Flooding is causing businesses to lose hundreds of thousands of pounds and be forced to make job cuts, an MP has said.

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Tourist centre branded 'unfortunate luxury' as bid to close it gathers momentum

A tourist centre in a holiday hotspot has been branded an "unfortunate luxury" as a bid to shut it down gained support from senior councillors.

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Aristocrat's estate stymied in plan to erect barbed-wire barrier

A Norfolk aristocrat's estate has been thwarted in its attempt to erect a barbed-wire fence along the boundary of a common. 

17.11.2024 10

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Eagle-eyed deer spotter could earn £40k searching for animals in Norfolk Broads

The Broads Authority is on the hunt for an eagle-eyed drone operator to monitor the effect of deer roaming the Norfolk Broads amid concerns their...

16.11.2024 7

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Eagle-eyed deer spotter could earn £40k searching for animals in Norfolk Broads

The Broads Authority is on the hunt for an eagle-eyed drone operator to monitor the effect of deer roaming the Norfolk Broads amid concerns their...

16.11.2024 10

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Ice House revamp triggers 'frosty' dispute between scaffolders and arts group

It was formerly one of the 'coolest' places to be and was used to house tonnes upon tonnes of ice.

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Man's new battle in bid to turn Second World War pillbox into 'grand design' home

It once posed as England's last line of defence against the threat of invasion by German forces.

13.11.2024 10

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Calls for 'diesel levy' in bid to move towards the electrification of the Broads

Motor cruisers running on diesel could soon face higher fees to use the Norfolk Broads as part of a push to encourage hire boat firms become more...

13.11.2024 7

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Calls for 'diesel levy' in bid to move towards the electrification of the Broads

Motor cruisers running on diesel could soon face higher fees to use the Norfolk Broads as part of a push to encourage hire boat firms become more...

13.11.2024 9

Norwich Evening News

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Boaters warn of 'onslaught of abuse' if huge toll hike goes ahead again in Broads

Making Norfolk boaters pay another huge hike in toll fees will leave the Broads Authority at risk of  "an onslaught of abuse," hire firm bosses have...

12.11.2024 9

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Villagers win fight over path to Broads 'hidden gem' after farmer blocked it off

Villagers have won a battle to use a 600m stretch of path to one of the 'hidden treasures' of the Norfolk Broads after it was blocked off by a...

12.11.2024 10

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Boaters warn of 'onslaught of abuse' if huge toll hike goes ahead again in Broads

Making Norfolk boaters pay another huge hike in toll fees will leave the Broads Authority at risk of  "an onslaught of abuse," hire firm bosses have...

12.11.2024 10

Norwich Evening News

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Neighbours fear village football club's new fencing will 'feel like a prison'

A football club's plans to erect a four-metre fence to stop balls being kicked out of the ground has been met with objections after neighbours...

12.11.2024 10

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Ooops... another grave error at cemetery where man was dug up after his funeral

For a cemetery to bury one person in the wrong grave may be regarded as misfortune.

11.11.2024 8

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Broads Authority gets tougher on abandoned boats as wrecks rise by 600pc

Neglectful boat owners could face tougher action on the Norfolk Broads amid a growing problem of wrecked vessels that has seen numbers rise by 600pc...

11.11.2024 8

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Broads Authority gets tougher on abandoned boats as wrecks rise by 600pc

Neglectful boat owners could face tougher action on the Norfolk Broads amid a growing problem of wrecked vessels that has seen numbers rise by 600pc...

11.11.2024 4

Norwich Evening News

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Couple given permission to knock down Broads holiday home to build modern replacement

A couple have been given permission to demolish a dilapidated holiday home on the Broads and replace it with a new structure, despite fears it could...

11.11.2024 9

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Fierce dispute in Fens over ditch trail blocked with barbed wire

A route along a ditch in a remote corner of the Fens might seem an unlikely focus for a furious feud.

09.11.2024 10

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Body cameras for Broads staff scrapped after gear 'inflamed tensions' with boaters

Plans to introduce new technology to help quell abuse and violence on the region's waterways have been scrapped after it was found the equipment...

09.11.2024 7

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Broads Authority snubbed by port firm as Norfolk bridge dispute heats up

Members of the Broads Authority have criticised a Norfolk port firm after it was snubbed over a key meeting to discuss a bridge at the centre of a...

08.11.2024 5

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