Decision day for Dereham Road junction
After over a year of campaigning, 3 petitions and over 600 letters, a decision is due next week on controversial changes to a Dereham Road junction.
Drivers warned of delays
Details have been issued of 8 days of roadworks along the outer ring road near Colman Road, which get underway next week.
Part of Unthank Road will be closed for one day as part of the works.
Campaign:”We believe we’ve done enough”
Campaigners who want to save their streets from becoming commuter rat runs are keeping up the pressure on the council.
Consultation closes today on changes to a Dereham Road junction, which has sparked a vocal neighbourhood campaign. Read More…
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UEA students, who had bought annual bus passes, returned on the first day of this term to find their route had been withdrawn.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…
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