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Team which helps disabled residents stay at home safely is up for big award

Team which helps disabled residents stay at home safely is up for big award

Team which helps disabled residents stay at home safely is up for big award

A West Norfolk Council scheme helping people to stay at home safely is in the running for two prestigious awards.


‘I felt the council was going in a wrong direction’: Lord Howard quits parish council after 35 years

‘I felt the council was going in a wrong direction’: Lord Howard quits parish council after 35 years

‘I felt the council was going in a wrong direction’: Lord Howard quits parish council after 35 years

His ancestors have been lords of the manor for almost 1,000 years, but a rebellion by villagers has now ousted him from his parish council role.

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Community groups and charities now able to apply for funding to boost infrastructure

Community groups and charities now able to apply for funding to boost infrastructure

Community groups and charities now able to apply for funding to boost infrastructure

Community organisations aiming to boost their buildings or equipment are now able to apply for significant funding.


Homeless man with PTSD pleads for council to offer him temporary accommodation

Homeless man with PTSD pleads for council to offer him temporary accommodation

Homeless man with PTSD pleads for council to offer him temporary accommodation

A homeless Lynn man with PTSD has pleaded with the borough council to provide him with temporary accommodation.


‘Recognising and valuing the benefits of work is a fundamental Conservative value’

‘Recognising and valuing the benefits of work is a fundamental Conservative value’

‘Recognising and valuing the benefits of work is a fundamental Conservative value’

In his weekly Lynn News column, MP James Wild focuses on the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement.

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Calls for better disabled changing areas to prevent ‘another year of getting changed on dirty floors'

Calls for better disabled changing areas to prevent ‘another year of getting changed on dirty floors'

Calls for better disabled changing areas to prevent ‘another year of getting changed on dirty floors'

Councillors have called for a major project to be better tailored for disabled residents amid worries over a lack of adequate changing facilities.


Council supports plans to renovate historic hotel

Council supports plans to renovate historic hotel

Council supports plans to renovate historic hotel

A town council has unanimously agreed to back plans which will see a historic hotel renovated.


Village resident’s appeal after council tells him to pull down metal wall at his home

Village resident’s appeal after council tells him to pull down metal wall at his home

Village resident’s appeal after council tells him to pull down metal wall at his home

A homeowner is battling against his local authority after he was told to tear down a metal wall put up at the front of his village home.


‘Why did it happen on your watch?’: Frustration as Soap Box Derby is pushed back to September

‘Why did it happen on your watch?’: Frustration as Soap Box Derby is pushed back to September

‘Why did it happen on your watch?’: Frustration as Soap Box Derby is pushed back to September

Hunstanton’s Soap Box Derby looks set to take place in September rather than April because its organisers “didn’t mind” it being pushed back.


‘Never the answer’: Council leaders pledge to support victims of domestic abuse

‘Never the answer’: Council leaders pledge to support victims of domestic abuse

‘Never the answer’: Council leaders pledge to support victims of domestic abuse

A pledge to support staff who may be victims of domestic abuse has received cross-party support at West Norfolk Council.


Liz Truss appears to back White House return for Donald Trump

Liz Truss appears to back White House return for Donald Trump

Liz Truss appears to back White House return for Donald Trump

Former prime minister and South West Norfolk MP Liz Truss has signalled that she would support a return of Donald Trump to the White House.

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Cabinet to consider ‘four clear options’ for pursuing devolution deal next week

Cabinet to consider ‘four clear options’ for pursuing devolution deal next week

Cabinet to consider ‘four clear options’ for pursuing devolution deal next week

Norfolk County Council’s cabinet is set to consider which of four potential paths to take as a devolution deal edges ever closer.


Controversial plans for new 3G sports pitch are withdrawn

Controversial plans for new 3G sports pitch are withdrawn

Controversial plans for new 3G sports pitch are withdrawn

A new location for a 3G sports pitch will have to be found after a controversial application was withdrawn following residents’ complaints.

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‘Please, sir, can I have some more?’: Councillors agree to push for a better devolution deal

‘Please, sir, can I have some more?’: Councillors agree to push for a better devolution deal

‘Please, sir, can I have some more?’: Councillors agree to push for a better devolution deal

West Norfolk Council’s leader made no apologies for trying to push for a better devolution deal when faced with criticism from his Tory counterpart.


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