New trees were planted in The Walks in King’s Lynn by volunteers from the Gaywood Valley Conservation Group with borough council workers on Monday 31 March. Cllr Michael de Whalley, Cabinet member for Climate Change and Biodiversity, said: “It’s great…
A limited number of new beach huts on the seafront at Great Yarmouth have been released for annual rent. Following the popularity of beach huts at Gorleston, 43 huts new were installed along the Northern Beach in Great Yarmouth. Generously…
Winter Gardens Illuminate! is a collaboration between Out There Arts and Great Yarmouth Borough Council to get local young people excited about the Winter Gardens and an opportunity to work with professional artists to follow a creative brief. The Winter…
A major new programme, aiming to achieve better health across West Norfolk’s communities, has been formally launched with a visit by world-renowned academic, researcher and campaigner, Professor Sir Michael Marmot. As Norfolk’s first “Marmot Place”, West Norfolk is adopting eight…
Two local councils have invested over £1million into their communities to support local projects that improve their residents’ health and wellbeing and foster a sense of pride. Over the past two years, South Norfolk and Broadland District Councils have awarded…
World Book Day was marked at Watlington Community Primary School by the official opening of a refurbished school library by the borough Mayor. Mayor of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk, Cllr Paul Bland, who opened the revamped library said: “Watlington…
Exciting plans are underway to create a brand-new community and leisure facility in Diss. For many years South Norfolk Council has been asked by residents when it will we be investing in its leisure provision in Diss to bring it…
Following last year’s closure of the Ocean Room in Gorleston, Great Yarmouth Borough Council’s Cabinet is set to debate the sale of the venue. The council-owned building closed last spring when the company leasing it went into administration, following non-payment…
An Ancient Woodland and County Wildlife Site (CWS) in Strumpshaw has been purchased by Buckenham Ancient Woodland Trust (BAWT) thanks to funding from the Greater Norwich Growth Board (GNGB) and Broadland District Council. Councillor Sue Holland, Leader of Broadland District…
