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New look for Sainsbury Centre
In February, two new galleries will be opened on the west end of Norman Foster’s landmark building.
It’s the first phase of a four year project which will see major changes at The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts. Read More…
Opening doors to the digital world
Young people from across Norwich have been given an insight into digital sector over the past two days.
The 16-24 year olds were given the chance to meet successful digital entrepreneurs and try out workshops in film, animation and radio. Read More…
Landmark building gets go ahead
Site shown in yellow
The signature building at the entrance to Earlham Park should open by 2014, with the aim of stimulating the region’s economy and creating over 250 jobs.
Photo: University of East Anglia Read More…
Wanted: Entrepreneurs
To flourish, Norwich is going to need more entrepreneurs to start up new businesses.
This fact was acknowledged by Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on a recent visit to Norwich Research Park and £25M in government funding is being ploughed into encouraging start-ups there.
To complement this, bursaries are now on offer for bright ideas… and a series of events are planned to help innovation flourish in key sectors locally.
Simon Coward, the county council’s Director of Innovation Hubs, takes us through what’s on offer over in our Opinion Section.
Wanted: Entrepreneurs
Norfolk has a long tradition of creating innovative and successful businesses in a range of industries from engineering to digital.
But it’s often difficult to know where to start for would-be entrepreneurs – you may have a great idea but the whole process of creating and growing a startup can be extremely daunting.
Now a new programme is helping innovation flourish, which launches with a free event next week.
New Tesco store to open
Tesco are opening another store in south Norwich next week.
The store has been inundated with job applications ahead of the opening. Read More…
5 things you didn’t know about…Websters
A brand new estate agents has opened up on Unthank Road.
Websters are the first in a new series on South Norwich News, giving a snapshot of local businesses. Read More…
Local TV pilot: the director’s view
A 3 week project to find out what Norwich wants from Local TV has thrown up some interesting questions.
The man behind the pilot, the MD of Eye Film and TV, argues a new channel could be run using students and media professionals.
As local TV will be coming to Norwich, Charlie Gauvain reflects on what they’ve learnt from thisislocal.tv in our Opinion section.
Local TV pilot: the director’s view
Three weeks ago we began a research project to answer the question, ‘If Norwich had Local TV’ what should be on it?’
Norwich has been identified as one of 65 cities in the UK which will be getting some form of Local TV.
It was a chance to see what could be achieved with a young talented team in a live situation. Here’s what we found… Read More…
YO! Sushi breaks record in first week
Norwich’s newest restaurant: “We were expecting a busy week but nothing like this.” Read More…
