business
Phone lines down across Norwich
A power fault at a Norwich telephone exchange affected thousands of BT phone lines this morning. Specialist engineers fixed the fault just after 0930 which affected up to 43 000 lines. A spokesperson for BT said: “Calls to 999 over the fixed line network were also affected and emergency services were alerted. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused during the outage.”
Push for better broadband
Over eight thousand people have registered their demand for faster broadband services in this region. It’s part of a project to map where the demand is strongest, due to be published later this summer. Read More…
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.
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…
Entrepreneurs needed from early age
Norwich has to create ”an entrepreneurial culture”, if it’s to grow into a city set for the 21st Century. That’s the view of leading business figurehead, Walter Herriot. To succeed in growing the economy, we need to create “an entrepreneurial climate from the cradle to the grave.” We might want to stop short of letting our kids sell their sisters in the playground, but essentially risk-taking should be encouraged from an early age.
City College showcase talent
Dozens of students. Hundreds of hours. One show.
On Tuesday, City College’s School of Creative Arts students have good reason to be nervous. Their job: to produce and perform a live show at Norwich’s Epic studios. It’s taken weeks of careful planning, choreography and design. It’ll be broadcast online, as well as in front of an audience of future employers.
