12+ hour ago (316+ words) As December draws closer, people want to know - will it snow this year? Norfolk has experienced a range of weather this November, featuring rain, highs of 17C, as well as a yellow cold health alert. The Met Office have predicted that the changeable, unsettled weather will continue next month. Forecasters have said that for the next month low pressure systems are likely to dominate, along with rainy spells towards the start of the month. READ MORE Chilly forecasts ahead as Norfolk gets dusting of snow | Eastern Daily Press Although there is a chance snow will fall, it will likely be confined to high ground in the north of the country. The wet and windy spells of weather will continue throughout the rest of the month. A spokesman for the Met Office said: "It's too early to speculate if we'll see snow…...

12+ hour, 29+ min ago (516+ words) Find, save and share Public Notices that affect you in the area. The Public Notice Portal carries statutory public notices published in local newspapers and is the fastest and most effective way of finding out what is happening in YOUR neighbourhood. Here are five public notices to be aware of across Norfolk this week. The Morrisons filling station in Fakenham (Image: Google) North Norfolk District Council has told Motor Fuel Group, which operates the forecourt at Morrisons in Fakenham, that it can open 24 hours. The group asked the council whether it would be lawful to do so , and a planning officer's report has confirmed there are no guidelines stopping it. Facilities on the site are being expanded, with a larger kiosk which will include food chains Greggs and Burger King. Some 30 new jobs will be created at the services. The…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago (390+ words) Taxpayers could be left with a bill of almost "1m to print and post booklets detailing the candidates in the first ever Norfolk and Suffolk mayoral election. The documents will be sent to 1.3m households across the two counties ahead of the vote next May. The initial distribution costs will be met by Norfolk and Suffolk county councils. Norfolk County Council's Conservative-controlled cabinet is next week due to start the process of tendering for a company to print and distribute the leaflets. Norfolk County Council's County Hall headquarters (Image: Mike Page) Elections for the mayor - who would oversee major projects across the two counties, as well as transport and housing - are due to take place in May next year. The booklet would contain details of the election process and what are known as election addresses by the candidates - where they explain why…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago (289+ words) Norfolk charities have praised the decision to scrap the two-child benefit cap " a move they say will be pivotal in tackling child poverty across the county. The chancellor's policy change is expected to help lift 450,000 children out of poverty nationally by 2030, including 19,440 children currently affected in Norfolk. Sixty per cent of those children live in households where at least one adult works, while 36pc live in homes where all adults are in employment. Ruth Stokes, co-ordinator of the Norfolk Anti-Poverty Alliance, said: "All children deserve to grow up free from poverty. Scrapping this cruel policy will have immediate and long-term impacts for families across Norfolk." Michelle Sorrell, a Norwich-based anti-poverty campaigner, added: "Families with disabled children, single or widowed parents, and families both in and out of work " this move will improve their situations." John Lee, chief executive of YMCA Norfolk,…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago (812+ words) Serving Norfolk police officers have warned that their force's diversity and equality policies are making them "less efficient", a MP has said. Rupert Lowe, who represents Great Yarmouth, said officers working in the town had complained to him that policies aimed at boosting diversity and inclusion were undermining their work. The MP raised the concerns at a Westminster meeting of the public accounts committee, of which he is a member. The committee has been exploring the spread of DEI, or EDI (diversity, equality and inclusion) policies in the public sector. Rupert Lowe, speaking at a parliamentary committee (Image: Parliament TV) "A lot of policemen are coming to me in my constituency in Great Yarmouth," he said. "These are operational policemen who are very frustrated by this DEI nonsense." He added: "They come to see me because they are being made…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago (776+ words) A Norfolk farming couple have fought off payment demands and a court threat after being targeted by scammers in a "distressing" identity fraud. Stephen and Catherine Temple have spent decades building the reputation of their cheese-making dairy at Wighton, near Wells. But now the business has been impersonated by criminal gangs seeking to steal goods ordered in their name. The National Food Crime Unit has warned of an increase in this type of fraud, as scammers take advantage of credit terms to give them time to make off with goods including cheese, vegetables, poultry, fish and meat. The fraudsters pose as legitimate buyers, so they pretend to be small farms or businesses. The Temples have fended off dozens of calls from suppliers relating to faked orders of products including fish, cheese and vegetables, and the fraudsters have also applied for…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago (164+ words) A new 5G network has been switched on in Norfolk. O2 has launched its 5G Standalone network, which has been dubbed its most advanced mobile network yet. Customers across Norfolk will be able to enjoy at least 90pc outdoor coverage, with major hubs located in'Norwich, Great Yarmouth, King's'Lynn'and Thetford." The network is available to O2 customers with compatible devices at no extra cost. Dr Robert Joyce, director of mobile access engineering at O2, said:We are investing "2m every single day to improve our mobile network and provide a more reliable experience for our customers. "By expanding our 5G Standalone network to Norfolk, we are upgrading services for local people and are excited about the opportunities the new network will bring. "This customer-centric rollout is about futureproofing our network and will pave the way for exciting customer-led innovations that lie ahead." The upgrades are part of Virgin Media…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago (318+ words) Locals in a north Norfolk town are being asked to share their views on proposals to build a new Aldi. The discount retail giant is looking to open its first store in Holt on land off Old Station Way, accessed from A148 Cromer Road. Around 40 new full and part time jobs will be created if the development is given the go-ahead. Aldi would also join other big name supermarket chains in the town, including Budgens and Morrisons Daily. Previous plans were in place to open in Holt, but these were scrapped in 2017 despite receiving planning permission. The new store would create around 40 new jobs in the local area A 1,140 square metre sales area and 98 car parking spaces are planned for the site, including five accessible ones as well as six parent and child spaces. The scheme is said to represent a…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago (168+ words) Marks & Spencer is looking to open five near food stores at locations across Norfolk. The supermarket giant has announced mass expansion plans for 500 new food stores across the country. The retailer is currently scouting out locations for the new shops, with five potential Norfolk locations earmarked. M&S is searching for sites in 500 potential locations to bring its tried and tested format for stores to modernise in existing markets and bring Food stores to new areas. The locations that M&S are looking at in Norfolk are Great Yarmouth, Diss, Holt/Cromer, north Norwich and Wymondham/Cringleford. Alex Freudmann managing director at M&S Food, said: "The strong performance of our new M&S food stores gives us the confidence to explore even more locations across the UK. "Our team want new sites where we could open a large M…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago (842+ words) A senior figure in a major crime gang which flooded Norfolk with almost "1.5m worth of cocaine using quiet country lanes to stash drugs in Tupperware-style pots is due back in court next month. Marc Kane helped run the group which concealed their wares in hedgerows in secluded rural spots in Norfolk from where they could retrieve them when required. Drugs were stashed in hedgerows, like in Blocka Road, St Olaves (Image: Sonya Duncan) The group was caught after police placed members under surveillance and monitored members. Six members of the gang were put behind bars for a total of 27 years for their roles in supplying more than 17kg of cocaine worth more than "1.3m between March and August last year. Among them was Ashley Youngman, 34, who together with Kane was a director of the Hideout caf" in Gorleston and one of the…...