News

• Long Stratton Bypass moves a significant step closer

  24 July 2021
  Norfolk County Council’s proposal for the Long Stratton Bypass moves a significant step closer today after the Government confirmed vital funding for the project.

• Cabinet to consider carbon cutting county transport plan

  23 July 2021
  Norfolk’s Cabinet members are set to give their backing to a plan set to drive the county’s transport policy for the next 15 years.

• £2m boost to create 62 independent living apartments in North Norfolk

  23 July 2021
  A £2 million investment to create 62 apartments for people over 55 to live independently in North Norfolk will be considered by the county council.

• Five-year plan to boost economic recovery

  23 July 2021
  A five-year recovery plan is set to be launched, after it emerged COVID-19 caused a £4.5 billion drop in Norfolk’s economy last year.

• Pandemic response work of Norfolk Fire & Rescue Service highlighted in report

  23 July 2021
  Report highlighting the work of Norfolk Fire & Rescue Service over the last year will go to Norfolk County Council’s cabinet for approval next month.

• Additional testing to be deployed in Gorleston and Bradwell due to rising COVID-19 cases

  23 July 2021
  Young people and adults living and working in selected coastal areas in the east of Norfolk are being asked to get tested after a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks.

• Dedicated support for vulnerable teenagers is praised by committee

  22 July 2021
  Vulnerable teenagers in Norfolk are benefiting from a range of new services that provide wrap-around support for them and their families and respond to trauma.

• Enhanced testing to be deployed in Hemsby, Ormesby, Somerton and Winterton in east Norfolk

  21 July 2021
  Young people and adults living and working in designated coastal parishes in the east of Norfolk are being asked to get tested from Thursday, 22 July after a rapid rise in Covid-19 cases in recent weeks.

• Council wins national award for its work with the armed forces

  19 July 2021
  Norfolk County Council has been recognised for its outstanding support of the armed forces community in Norfolk, following an announcement from the Ministry of Defence

• Bus operators back Norfolk’s IChoose campaign

  19 July 2021
  As many national retailers are urging customers to continue to wear face coverings in their shops, Norfolk’s bus operators are today calling on people to do the same when on public transport.