unthank-road
Assault on Unthank Road
Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault on Unthank Road around 2am on Friday 7 May. A 38 year old man was walking along Unthank Road, opposite the Colman hospital, when a vehicle pulled up beside him to ask him for directions. As the victim went to speak to the passenger, a man got out of the back of the vehicle and assaulted him. He was left with facial injuries. Officers would like to hear from anyone who may have witnessed the incident.
Fight for more hospice beds
After losing a good friend to cancer, an Unthank Road resident has set up a petition. Christine Hyde’s calling for more funding to make full use of beds at Priscilla Bacon Lodge.
Developer invests in Unthank Road
A new estate agent plans to move into the former Norwich and Peterborough Building Society on Unthank Road. The owner has also bought the former ironmongers, A. Burrell & Son, to ensure shoppers keep coming to the area. 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…
Car crime halved in Unthank Road area
A covert police operation has reduced criminal damage to cars by half in the space of a year. Code-named Operation Bush, officers focused on the Unthank and Earlham Road area. Residents have praised police for dealing with a problem that was costing them thousands.
Petty car crime crackdown
Every month, the bill for damage to cars on routes south of the city centre amounts to thousands. Police have promised a clampdown on offenders.
