MP intervenes in bus row
The MP for Norwich South has secured a meeting with First following concerns over the changes to bus routes in the city.
Some UEA students, who had bought annual bus passes, returned on the first day of this term to find their route had been withdrawn.
Simon Wright wants to hear people’s experiences and concerns ahead of the meeting. Read More…
Woman hit at zebra crossing
A woman’s been taken to hospital after being struck by a car on Earlham Road. Read More…
Traffic tailbacks due on Dereham Road
Drivers are being warned to expect rush hour delays at the bottom of Grapes Hill in early January.
Traffic lights at that junction are being upgraded as part of a wider scheme to improve bus journey times along Dereham Road. Read More…
Street lights to be switched off over Christmas
Contractors will start to switch off street lights in south Norwich over the next fortnight.
Click here to see the map in detail showing which streets are affected by the 5 hour night time switch off.
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First ‘plug-in points’ installed
Harford Park and Ride on Ipswich Road is one of the first places to get charging posts for electric cars.
Norwich is among the cities to have won £2.9 m funding to build a network of plug-in points across the region. Read More…
Leave our streets alone
Local people lined up to add their views at a drop-in session at the Belvedere Centre yesterday.
Many are fighting plans to change the layout of a junction on Dereham Road, arguing drivers would use their residential streets as rat runs as a result.
Some even threatened legal action, arguing their streets could be changed forever, if the proposals went ahead. Read More…
New plan for controversial junction
An alternative has been drawn up to change a busy junction on Dereham Road.
A first draft stirred up strong opposition from local people, who warned their roads would be turned into rat runs. Read More…
Earlham Road shut to traffic
A crash involving two vehicles has closed a stretch of Earlham Road since 9 am this morning. Read More…
3 car collision on A11
Motorists are being advised to avoid the A11 following a three car collision close to the Thickthorn roundabout. Read More…
Roadworks begin on Grapes Hill
Work gets underway today on the first stage of building a rapid bus route into the city. But the thorny issue of the Heigham/Dereham Road junction has yet to be resolved… Read More…
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