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Virtual police meetings rolled out
From January, residents will be able to quiz the police online, following a pilot live web chat this week.
Investment in Jessopp Road ‘oasis’
A year after a plot of land just off Unthank Road was sold, we look at how the proceeds are set to be ploughed back into the local community.
New take on a classic tale
Norwich Puppet Theatre is staging its first independent production since 2008 this Christmas.
The theatre, which had been threatened with closure, says Red Riding Hood marks a new phase in its history.
Read more across in our Features section.
New take on classic tale
A new production of a classic folk tale comes the Norwich Puppet Theatre next week.
Red Riding Hood is directed by a puppet-maker who started his career here before going on to work with companies such as Spitting Image. Read More…
Major investment into south Norwich
A public exhibition opens tomorrow, detailing plans to redevelop the former Bally Shoe factory on Hall Road.
In an unusual step, the supermarket ASDA are looking to develop the whole site, including business start-up units, a pub and a public square. Read More…
Court ruling boost for pub trade
Hundreds more customers are opting to watch live football at an Eaton pub, after a landmark legal case.
In a special report, Sam Langan lifts the lid on a stranglehold which has been holding pubs to ransom.
Read more in our Features section.
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…
Court ruling boost for pub trade
An Eaton pub is attracting hundreds more football fans after a landmark case was won earlier this year.
A Portsmouth landlady won her legal battle to show live football using a foreign TV decoder in October.
The Cellar House is one of many taking advantage of the ruling, saving thousands in Sky subscriptions. Read More…
New art gallery to open
A former off-license on Earlham Road is to be turned into a new art gallery for the city, run by the charity Nansa. Read More…
