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Transport delight as costs are cut and services improve
Norfolk people are being better served by the County Council's own transport services - and by local bus services, according to reports that will be considered by Councillors on Wednesday (14 May).

Category: Norfolk County Council - Added: 09/05/2008

Information sharing and celebration day for people with learning difficulties in East Norfolk
An information sharing and celebration day is being held in Kings Centre, Great Yarmouth on Friday, May 9 to promote the services that are available in East Norfolk for people with learning difficulties and their families and carers.

Category: Norfolk County Council - Added: 07/05/2008

Baroness to open new school building
Staff and pupils at an east Norfolk primary school are to celebrate the completion of their school's £1m transformation at a special ceremony next week.

Category: Norfolk County Council - Added: 07/05/2008

Topping out marks major milestone for new Wymondham Library
A major milestone in the creation of Wymondham's new library was reached today at a topping out ceremony to mark the completion of the building's superstructure.

Category: Norfolk County Council - Added: 06/05/2008

Adult Learners Week 17-23 May
From card-making and creative writing, to family history and photography, Norfolk County Council's Cultural Services team is inviting people to try something new during national Adult Learners' Week (17-23 May).

Category: Norfolk County Council - Added: 06/05/2008

Kingdom link-up looks for Northern European tourism boost for the county
An innovative link-up between Norfolk County Council, Norfolk Tourism, and an international television channel, is using locally filmed TV programme, Kingdom, to plug the county as a tourism destination in Scandinavia.

Category: Norfolk County Council - Added: 02/05/2008

Norfolk young people to make history at House of Lords
Four young people from Norfolk are to be amongst the first youngsters in the country to debate and vote in the House of Lords.

Category: Norfolk County Council - Added: 02/05/2008

New facility helps tackle the growing issue of older people with dementia.
Heathfield care home in Norwich has been refurbished to offer specialist dementia care for 37 older people in Norfolk as part of a £603,000 scheme to invest in providing 72 additional dementia care beds in Norfolk.

Category: Norfolk County Council - Added: 01/05/2008

Film Month - Coming Soon To a Library Near You
Competitions, special effects make-up demonstrations and animation workshops are among events planned in Norfolk County Council libraries during Film Month this May.

Category: Norfolk County Council - Added: 01/05/2008

Premiership football star to open all weather sports pitch
England footballer Matthew Upson will be in Loddon next week to celebrate the official opening of Hobart High School's new £454,000 all-weather sports pitch.

Category: Norfolk County Council - Added: 30/04/2008

Health and social care workers help raise the standard of care in Norfolk!
Health and social care workers in Norfolk have been recognised for doing their bit to help raise the standard of care in Norfolk!

Category: Norfolk County Council - Added: 30/04/2008

Bringing a community together
North Norfolk District Council’s community team is helping a Stalham neighbourhood come together to discover many services they can call upon to help them with their housing, health, safety, benefits and environment.

Category: NNDC - Added: 29/04/2008

Commemorating the Great Fire of Holt
Holt Country Park hosts celebrations this weekend marking 300 years since the town of Holt was ravaged by fire.

Category: NNDC - Added: 29/04/2008

feast of services at new Sure Start Children's Centre
Youngsters in Litcham will be cooking up a treat as they celebrate the creation of a new £700,000 SureStart Children's Centre.

Category: Norfolk County Council - Added: 28/04/2008

Parents warned of safety perils of novelty lighters
As new legislation prohibiting retailers supplying novelty lighters to consumers comes into force, Trading Standards Officers are asking parents to be aware of the fire risk posed by any novelty lighters that may remain in circulation.

Category: Norfolk County Council - Added: 28/04/2008

Landfill tax increases set to cost Norfolk businesses an extra £7 million to dispose of their waste
Norfolk businesses will face a heavy tax burden if they don't do more to reduce the amount of waste they send to landfill.

Category: Norfolk County Council - Added: 24/04/2008

Surf ‘n’ fly with Norwich International Airport
New website means the information you need is a couple of clicks away

Category: Norwich International Airport - Added: 23/04/2008

All-green traffic lights bring freedom and safety to Heacham
Completion of a £750,000 junction improvement that has brought freedom and safety to the people of Heacham will be celebrated tomorrow at Lavender Corner on the A149.

Category: Norfolk County Council - Added: 23/04/2008

NUT strike action - planned school closures
Parents and carers are being asked to check Norfolk County Council's website for updates on planned strike action by the National Union of Teachers (NUT).

Category: Norfolk County Council - Added: 21/04/2008

Broads Forum welcomes commitment to protect the coast
The Broads Forum welcomed, at its meeting on Thursday 10th April, the present commitment by the Environment Agency to continue to maintain the defences of the Broads for at least the next 50 years.

Category: Broads Authority - Added: 16/04/2008