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1 day ago · Angry county councillors are to call for the government to reinstate millions of pounds Norfolk has missed out on. Conservatives at Norfolk County Council say the county lost £5.4m because the Labour government ditched the Rural Services Grant. That is money councils received to recognise the ...

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3 days ago · The wreckage of Cameron Atkinson's BWW showing heavy damage to the front (Image: Norfolk Constabulary) Norwich Crown Court heard the rear-seat passenger of the VW has been left blinded in the eye and suffered a bleed on the brain after the crash on November 4, 2022.. Norwich Crown Court (Image: Peter Walsh, Newsquest) He suffered multiple skull fractures and was airlifted to Addenbrooke’s ...

3 days ago · Andrew Jamieson, deputy leader of Norfolk County Council (Image: Norfolk County Council) Mr Jamieson made his remarks as the council's Conservative-controlled cabinet agreed to recommend its 2025/26 budget to full council.. That budget includes £45.3m of cuts and savings, along with a 4.99pc in the share of council tax which goes to County Hall - the maximum the council can impose without ...

Jan 8, 2025 · Kay Mason Billig, leader of Conservative-controlled County Hall, has called an extraordinary meeting for today (Thursday, January 9) where all 84 councillors will vote on whether they want to seek the delay to May's elections. But district council leaders at Breckland, Broadland, North Norfolk and West Norfolk fear the vote is being rushed - and Norfolk's residents will suffer in the long run.

Jan 3, 2025 · Councillors in Swaffham have expressed their confusion over the recommendations of the Local Government Boundary Commission (LGBC), which is undertaking a review of political arrangements in the area. The organisation will redraw the boundaries of wards represented on Breckland Council with the ...