Hundreds back petition for faster trains
A petition lobbying for a faster train connection between Norwich and London is being handed in this Friday. The Norwich in Ninety campaign is urging people to sign up, arguing taking action now will influence the service for the next decade.
City market garden put on hold
Hewett School governors have turned down plans for a 3 acre market garden on their playing fields, for now. The project, which would produce vegetables to be sold locally, has a applied for lottery funding to get off the ground. But governors weren’t convinced by the proposal put forward by the East Anglia Food Link (EAFL). Read More…
Traders split over new store
Shop owners on Colman Road are worried about their future. A new 4000 sqm store next to the former Romany Pub gained planning permission last week. Some traders fear the knock-on effect on their businesses. Read More…
End of era for family-run firm
W.M. Norketts, who’ve run a lighting and electrical service on Unthank Road for 28 years, will shut up shop by the end of the month. The prime site within the Golden Triangle, is likely to be sold for housing.
Questions over quality of car park
Resurfacing work has finally begun on large potholes outside Earlham House shops, following a three year campaign. Over seven hundred people signed a petition to improve the car park. But questions have been raised over the quality of the work.
Film company scouts locations in south Norwich
A local film company is looking for locations for their latest production. Their last film, shot in Norwich last summer, could be shown in cinemas later this year.
“Graveyard Shift… A Zomedy of Terrors” is a no-budget film made by Goblin Films Ltd. It’s shot using local actors and extras in locations around Norwich, including a late night corner shop in Earlham. Read More…
Unthank Road loses building society
The Norwich and Peterborough Building Society has shut its Unthank Road branch, after 27 years. The vacant shop is just a few doors down from the empty Burrell and Sons hardware store, which shut last year. The building society blames unfair competition from state-funded banks. Read More…
Steps to cement Norwich as science city
The second stage of a plan to create 5,000 jobs at Norwich Research Park has been granted planning permission, helping promote Norwich as a world-class city for scientific research. Already home to over 30 science and IT based companies, Norwich Research Park’s growth is seen as key to the city’s economic future. Read More…
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