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Appeal against planning refusal for 4 houses on land adj. 39 Church Road
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New Parish Council from 9th May
As seven people stood to be parish councillors for Upton with Fishley Parish Council, and there are seven spaces, all seven people are automatically elected as councillors.
The old council stands down on 9th May and the new council begins on the same day.
The parish councillors will be:
Philip Armes
Nigel Brennan
Ian Cook
Laura Davey
Debbie Durrant
William Leonard-Morgan
Lee Smith
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Mental Health support
Homepage – REST – Norwich (restnorwich.co.uk)
REST Norwich offer a daytime community wellbeing hub, open 10:00 – 17.30 and café run by The Feed Norwich open 09:30 – 15:30, 7 days per week
How do I find out more about this service?
Call us on 0300 330 5488 option 1 or email [email protected] where you will be met by a Recovery Triage Operator who will provide you with further information about this service.Steam Cafe
Locations:
140 High Street, Gorleston, Norfolk, NR31 6RB (directions displayed on map)
Organisation:
Steam House Cafe – Mental Health Support
Service Type:
Health and wellbeing
Website:
http://www.facebook.com/steamhousegy
Time and date information
Session times:
The Cafe is open 10.00am to 3pm daily.
Together in Norfolk
Telephone:
0300 5000 927
Local Rethink group that offers groups and activities for people with mental health issues in Norfolk. Groups take place in Great Yarmouth and Norwich.
Due to the changes in government lockdown restrictions some of our groups have resumed some of their activities. Please note, these are still restricted and differ from group to group.
Please contact individual groups for further information before attending. Details can be found here or email [email protected]
Service Details
Locations:
- Great Yarmouth
- Norwich
Organisation:
Rethink Mental Illness
Service Type:
Health and wellbeing
Website:
https://www.rethink.org/help-in-your-area/support-groups/together-in-norfolk/
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Catalytic converter thefts
Warning after thieves target cars in driveways
Published:7 Mar 2023 – 10:45
Police have issued a warning after catalytic converter thieves targeted more than a dozen cars parked mainly in driveways across Norfolk.
Over the weekend 13 such crimes were reported prompting the force to re-issue advice around how to minimise your chances of being targeted.
The most recent incidents were across north Norfolk including in Northrepps, Cromer, Worstead, Mundesley, Hoveton, Tunstead, and Overstrand.
Vehicles targeted were Toyota, Lexus, Honda, and BMW models.
Generally, police suggest parking near a wall or fence to make access to the emission control devices more difficult and within CCTV or doorbell camera range, if possible.
People can also look at getting a catloc device fitted which makes it far harder for thieves in a hurry to detach the unit. Vehicle owners can also get their catalytic converter protectively marked from some car garages.
Officers say the thieves sometimes pose as people who are working on a vehicle.
In the most recent series, they have noted:
- A team of three is often used – one lookout, one driver, and one cutting person
- Thefts occur in residential streets
- A distraction can be used, eg loud music
- A person carrying it away would need two hands
As well as taking measures to protect your vehicle, prompt reporting is also key to catching the criminals.
Anyone spotting any suspicious activity is advised not to make an approach and to call 999 immediately.
Suspicious activity could include:
- People ‘scouting’ the area
- A car being jacked up
- The loud sound of metal being cut
Catalytic converter thefts increased across the county in late 2022.
Initially they were reported in large, public car parks but more recently they have been happening in residential streets and in driveways.
Toyota and Honda car models are most at risk, but all car owners should be mindful.
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Environment Agency – vegetation management
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parish.uk – watch out for emails
Watch out for emails from parish.uk pretending to be the parish council… it is an unofficial parish website which is contacting local businesses, implying they are connected with the parish council..
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Norfolk residents set to benefit from £2 bus fare cap
Nine bus operators in Norfolk are taking part in the Bus Fare Cap Grant scheme.
This means that a single journey on all services run by these operators between 1 January – 31 March 2023 will cost no more than £2 thanks to funding from HM Government.
The scheme is part of the Government’s Help for Households campaign designed to support families through cost-of-living pressures.
Operators taking part are:
- BorderBus
- First
- Konectbus
- Our Bus
- Sanders
- Simonds
- Coach Services
- Stagecoach
- Semmence
Martin Wilby, NCC Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Infrastructure said:
“At a time when many are struggling with the rising cost of living, this is a welcome investment to help bring down travel costs for many. All our local operators already offer really good value fares, particularly for multiple trips or group tickets – but this offer will benefit those residents who may only use the bus occasionally or for those who want to try using the bus for the first time. Schemes like this complement our own work in improving bus services across Norfolk well and support us in our ambitions to get more people using public transport more often.”
The Department for Transport announced in September plans to invest up to £60 million to introduce the £2 bus fare cap on a single bus ticket on most services in England outside London.
Since then operators have received details of the funding that would be available to them and have decided whether or not to take part.Lynx and WNCT Ltd who operate in West Norfolk and Vectare who run the flexibus+ in Swaffham have decided not to participate in the scheme. This is because the majority of their fares, particularly when buying a multiple trip ticket, are already cheaper than the £2 single fare and so already offer excellent value for money for residents.
Piers Marlow, Managing Director at First East of England said:
“A flat fare scheme such as this has never been introduced on such a large scale and so whilst we welcome the initiative, we, along with all operators, are unsure of just how much demand this may create. As such we ask that passengers bear with us for the first few days of the scheme as there may be some services which will require us to deploy additional vehicles to cope with demand.”
Buses Minister Richard Holden said:“Bus travel remains the most popular form of public transport in England, making up around half of all journeys. That’s why we’re investing £60 million to cap single bus fares at £2 to support every passenger and help get people back on the bus.
“With the scheme set to take two million car journeys off the road, it’s fantastic to see so many bus operators signing up to the fare cap, helping people to ‘Get Around for £2’ between the 1st January and 31st March.”
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Social prescribers at Acle Medical Centre
