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Norwich A11 Reopens a Day Early After Thickthorn Bridge Lift The A11 reopened at 6am Sunday between Thickthorn and Wymondham, 24 hours early, after the bridge lift. National Highways' own pages still said Monday. · 8 min read Local Info Norwich Roadworks: Dibden Road Shut Until October 2028 Dibden Road is shut from today until 2028, Mousehold Street is proposed to close on Wednesday, and two A47 slip roads go overnight. Every closure in force. · 26 min read Norwich Norwich House Prices Fall £5,243 in a Year to £224,323 The average Norwich home is worth £5,243 less than a year ago. Only North Norfolk fell faster in the county, and flats took the worst of it, down 5.2%. · 5 min read Norwich Norwich Soca Seniors Win Third Over-70s National Cup Bowthorpe's walking football club are over-70s national champions again, their third WFA title after 2021 and 2022. How to join, and what it costs. · 3 min read Planning Bank Plain Library Plan: Comments Close 23 September A library, archive, gallery and cafe would open the old Barclays banking hall to the public. The council is taking comments on 26/00714/F until 23 September. · 7 min read Council Norwich Culture Grants: £7,500, and 9am on 30 September Norwich City Council is taking first-stage bids of £500 to £7,500 for culture projects. The cut-off is 9am on 30 September, and late forms are not read. · 9 min read Norwich Norwich City Hall Plans Open for Comment Until 30 September A light-filled atrium, a civic living room and a repaired clock tower: the council wants views on its City Hall plans by 30 September. · 7 min read Norwich Norwich Battle of Britain Parade: Roads Shut 14 September RAF Marham personnel parade on St Peter's Street on Monday 14 September. St Peter's Street and part of Bethel Street close 10am to 12.30pm. · 5 min read Parking Norwich Car Park Charges Rise 21 September: Chantry £22.90 Chantry and Pottergate go to £22.90 all day, season tickets rise 3.2 per cent, and one charge falls by 10p. Every council car park tariff, before and after. · 9 min read Norwich Norwich Beer Festival 2026: back at The Halls, 26-31 Oct The 47th festival returns to The Halls after two years away, 26 to 31 October. Every session time, every door price, and what an advance ticket actually buys. · 6 min read Norwich Norwich fireworks: no city display, and what is on Norwich City Council last fired the free Big Boom in November 2019 and says it is not coming back. The nearest big display, and what is confirmed for 2026. · 5 min read Norwich Norwich Christmas lights switch-on: Thursday 19 November The city council has confirmed Thursday 19 November, 5.30pm to 7pm, free. What is settled, what is not, and where the Canopy of Light and the market fit. · 5 min read
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Norwich has a tight boundary. The city council’s area stops well short of where the city actually stops, so streets that are Norwich in every practical sense sit in the districts next door and get their bins collected by somebody else. That is one of the reasons this site exists. It was due to change in April 2028, when a new Greater Norwich authority would have taken in the city along with parishes from Broadland and South Norfolk, but the government withdrew that decision on 7 September 2026 and put the whole reorganisation under review.

Until then, and after it, our job is the same. Read what the council publishes, the planning register, the licensing notices, the committee papers and the budgets, and write down what is in them plainly, with a link to the source on every fact.

Start here

  • Norwich house prices: £230,000 is the middle of the past year’s sales, and the ward tables show why that number moves so much across the city.
  • Trains to London: 1 hour 39 minutes on the fastest train, £10,716 a year on a season ticket, and every weekday departure.
  • Roadworks and travel: what is closed now, the A47 Thickthorn work, and all six park and ride sites.
  • Things to do in Norwich: the castle keep is open again, and ten more days out in the city cost nothing.
  • Planning: housing need is up 34%, land supply is 4.85 years, and Anglia Square is coming down.

The main sections

  • News: the record, from the planning register to the courts.
  • Local Info: the practical pages above, kept current.
  • What’s On: what is happening in Norwich this week.

Nothing is published here that we cannot link to a source.