South Norfolk, England News

Villagers are calling on a site for 15 new homes in their village to be changed for another village location because they are concerned about the impact the scheme will have on the conservation area.

One of the organisers of an event dubbed as Norfolk's biggest village-based contemporary arts festival said the community's hard work and enthusiasm ensures its continued success.

The Park Alive concert, renamed for this year, will kick off Diss' Carnival celebrations tonight at 5.45pm in Diss Park.

Music for this year's Phelps Brothers Music Festival was provided by the Dallas Band, the All-Star Band, the Virginia Rounders and the Back Porch Boogie Band.

Officers from Norfolk Constabulary are urging local retailers, particularly jewellery shops, local shops and post offices, to be vigilant following reports of a cash scam taking place across the county.

Christopher Mayhew was educated at Haileybury, where he became the distributor for Giles Romilly's leftist public-school magazine Out of Bounds .

Bainbridge Blvd. at S. Military Highway in the South Norfolk neighborhood was closed to traffic around 7:00 p.m. We do not have an estimate as to when it will re-open.

A significant landmark was celebrated at Caistor St Edmund with the construction of a new footbridge to open up a new part of the Roman town to the public.

Motorists have been warned not to leave items on display in their cars following a spate of break-ins from vehicles parked in rural areas.

Onshore windfarms have divided communities and pitted local authorities against planning inspectors for years.

A 19-year-old man shot Wednesday night in the South Norfolk section of the city is expected to survive, police said.

Following a lean service review of its housing allocation policies and processes, South Norfolk Council selected Abritas' integrated web-based housing needs software to increase efficiency and improve its service to customers.

Former head of the Army Lord Dannatt has said the way gay marriage legislation has been brought into parliament goes against what he spent 40 years fighting for.

The battle to save the surgery at Dickleburgh has taken an unusual twist. It has come in a statement from the powerful NHS England body which has stressed that it has to approve any plans to close the surgery.

A train struck a woman about 3:15 this afternoon near Seaboard Avenue and Liberty Street in South Norfolk, fire and police officials said.

Ineffective regulators have failed to get to grips with "predatory" lenders who leave vulnerable customers - including increasing numbers in this region - struggling with spiralling debts, according to a Norfolk MP.

Work has started on the next phase of major renovations at a Diss youth centre with the installation of a new suspended ceiling.

Families who visited Caistor St Edmund yesterday unearthed some fascinating facts about the former capital of Norfolk dating back 2000 years at a Roman fun day.

South Norfolk planners have received notification of a planned application to build a farm of 21,600 solar panels on agricultural land at Pulham Market, just off the A140.

Long Stratton residents are being asked to respond to an Area Action Plan consultation which includes the development of a long-awaited bypass, at least 1,800 homes and employment opportunities.