Jessica Frank-Keyes
Eastern Daily Press
United Kingdom
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Council warns impact of abuse and harassment is putting people off
A Norfolk council has warned the impact of abuse, intimidation and harassment is “putting people off standing” for election. → Read More
‘There’s no shame in it’ - councillor shares experiences of having free school meals
A Norfolk councillor has shared childhood experiences of living on “starvation maintenance” as he called to extend a school meal scheme to tackle holiday hunger. → Read More
Six polling stations to be relocated despite fears over ‘erosion of rural life’
A Norfolk council is set to move several of its polling stations, despite fears over the “continual erosion of village and rural life”. → Read More
Council bid to push for second homes tax dodge loophole review succeeds
Norfolk councillors have called on the government to review a law allowing second-home owners to avoid paying council tax. → Read More
Norfolk councils set to spend more than £1m on housing rough sleepers
Two Norfolk councils are set to spend over a million pounds to buy homes for rough sleepers. → Read More
Community grants given by council plummeting amid coronavirus crisis
Funding spent by a council on supporting community projects and groups has plummeted due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has emerged. → Read More
Community grants given by council plummeting amid coronavirus crisis
Funding spent by a council on supporting community projects and groups has plummeted due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has emerged. → Read More
Plans for new Longwater Aldi met with ‘gridlock’ and ‘standstill’ warnings
Plans for a new branch of Aldi to open in a retail park on the outskirts of Norwich have been met with warnings of traffic “gridlock” from local councillors. → Read More
Plans for new Longwater Aldi met with ‘gridlock’ and ‘standstill’ warnings
Plans for a new branch of Aldi to open in a retail park on the outskirts of Norwich have been met with warnings of traffic “gridlock” from local councillors. → Read More
‘Eyesore’ shoe factory’s transformation into care home to begin in March
Works to transform an “eyesore” ex-shoe factory on the outskirts of Norwich into a care home and assisted living facility could get underway as soon as March 2021. → Read More
Councillor accused of sleeping during meeting continues to refute claim
A councillor who denied being “fast asleep” during a livestreamed council meeting has continued to refute the accusations. → Read More
Lockdown must not be ‘more damaging than the disease’, MP warns
A Norfolk MP has stressed the need to ensure the impact of the Covid-19 lockdown “isn’t more damaging than the disease”, as dozens of rebel Conservative MPs nationally form an anti-lockdown alliance. → Read More
Former Eaton bank to become homes despite concern over road safety
Plans to redevelop a former city bank into homes have been given the green light by councillors. → Read More
School’s dining hall refused again
A Norwich school’s plan to build a new dining hall, which would have seen the loss of a 200-year-old tree, has again been refused due to concern over biodiversity. → Read More
Controversy over Towns Fund giving £25m to Norwich branded as ‘unfortunate’, by city council
Criticism of a £3.6bn fund which awarded Norwich a £25m sum for regeneration as having “political bias” has been blasted by a city councillor as “unfortunate”. → Read More
Councillor criticised as ‘hypocritical’ as tennis court plan finally agreed
The city council has gone ahead with plans to pave over the city’s last grass tennis courts - in spite of a last-ditch attempt to divert the money elsewhere. → Read More
‘It’s inappropriate’ - Councillor accused of falling asleep during meeting
A row has broken out over claims a councillor “cast shame” on his authority after appearing to fall asleep in a livestreamed meeting. → Read More
Four council standards complaints discussed at meeting held in private
A Norfolk council discussed four code of conduct complaints in a meeting held behind closed doors. → Read More
Futuristic new electric forecourt could open near NDR next year
A futuristic new electric vehicle charging station could be built at a business park in Norfolk as soon as next year. → Read More
Longstanding Yarmouth councillor to retire after more than 30 years
A Norfolk county councillor and deputy group leader is set to retire next year after over three decades in local government. → Read More