News

• Can you go car free? Norfolk County Council and Beryl announce Car Free Week

  18 September 2020
  As World Car Free Day approaches next week, Norfolk County Council’s Pushing Ahead programme and Norwich bike share provider Beryl have furthered their commitment to change people’s transport habits and attitudes to greener journeys by announcing a ‘Car Free Week’ initiative.

• Have Your Say on new proposals for new division boundaries in Norfolk

  16 September 2020
  New boundaries are being proposed by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) for electoral divisions in Norfolk County Council.

• Norfolk Adoption Service joins new national campaign to encourage more people to consider adoption

  16 September 2020
  A new nationwide campaign #YOUCANADOPT, has launched to dispel myths around who is eligible to adopt and highlight that, especially during the COVID pandemic, there are still children out there who are looking for their new family.

• Online fire service open day

  16 September 2020
  Residents of Norfolk can enjoy attending an open day to learn more about the work of Norfolk Fire & Rescue Service- from the comfort of their armchair.

• Bright future for shared low-carbon transport in Norfolk

  14 September 2020
  A project has been launched that will pave the way for more shared transport in Norfolk in a bid to reduce carbon emissions.

• Locally supported contact tracing for Covid-19

  11 September 2020
  Norfolk County Council has announced that it is to provide a new locally supported contact tracing service to ensure more local input and knowledge into this important activity. Public Health England has approved this new way of working to enhance the current service carried out by NHS Test and Trace.

• Film made by young people on fire service course

  10 September 2020
  A short video encouraging young people to stay safe on the roads has been produced by young people on a Norfolk Fire & Rescue Service course.

• Mental health work continues as World Suicide Prevention Day is marked

  10 September 2020
  Throughout September Norfolk County Council is working with partners to ensure mental health issues are tackled as early on as possible.

• Largest of its kind sensor network to launch in Norfolk

  10 September 2020
  The largest free to use long range wide-area network (LoRaWAN) deployment in the UK is set to be launched here in Norfolk.

• Banham Poultry outbreak update - 8 September

  08 September 2020
  Norfolk County Council’s Director of Public Health, Dr Louise Smith, said: “The latest figures around infection rates of workers at Banham Poultry and the overall average number of cases in Norfolk paint an encouraging picture.