Norwich News
The latest Norwich news: planning decisions, council and crime updates, business and community stories, each linked back to its official source.
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Lakenham Charity Needs £20,000 for Fire Exit: £200 Raised
Community Action Norwich must widen a fire exit and replace a wheelchair ramp after a fire service review. Its appeal had £200 of £20,000 on 27 September.
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Theatre
Norwich Playhouse Revamp Approved: Lift, Garden, Work 2028
Norwich Playhouse has planning permission for a lift to every floor, more toilets and new community space. Building could start in 2028; the theatre stays open.
Roads
Britannia Road Norwich: Two of Seven Plans Shut the Road
Two of the seven options would close Britannia Road to motor traffic. Officers are at Plumstead Road Library today, and comments close on Sunday 11 October.
Charity
Geoffrey Watling Charity Tops £11.35m and 2,302 Grants
The Norwich charity has now given £11,351,572 in 2,302 grants, 69 of them since March. Recent Norwich recipients include Sewell Barn Theatre and The Feed.
Parking
Norwich Airport Parking: Park and Ride Eyed for Hellesdon
Hellesdon's county councillor put the park and ride idea in writing on 11 August. Overnight parking there is still banned, and no traffic order is advertised.
Norwich
Carrow Works Plan: 300 Homes First, 1,300 in All
Homes England will show plans for up to 300 homes at the old Colman's works on 2, 3 and 6 October. The wider site has room for about 1,300 in all.
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%.
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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.
Norwich
NHS opens health containers at St Saviour's Yard, NR3
Three containers at St Saviour's Yard now house mental health assessment, alcohol support and debt advice for NR3. The pilot runs until February 2027.
Norwich
Norwich Energy Plan: 2,766 homes a year must drop gas
Norwich's draft Energy Plan needs 2,766 homes off fossil-fuel heating every year to 2045, and up to 11,780 public EV chargers. Consultation closes 22 September.
What's On
Norwich Heritage Open Days: 146 free events, 48 drop-in
Booking opened on 26 August and the organisers say many events are already full. But 48 of Norwich's 146 free openings need no ticket at all. Dates, times and caps.
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Norwich Airport shut all day Friday 28 August
Norwich Airport is shut to all flights on Friday 28 August as air traffic controllers strike for 24 hours. What your airline owes you, and what it does not.
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Chapelfield bandstand reopens after £315,249 repair
Norwich's 1899 bandstand is back in use after a £315,249 Historic England grant. It has gained a ramp, power points and stage lighting, and anyone can book it.
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Norwich house prices fall £3,729 in a month to £230,706
Norwich's average home lost £3,729 in June, the 10th steepest monthly fall of 295 English districts, though prices are still 3.6% up on the year.
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Norwich Local Plan: 18 sites put forward, comment by 28 Sept
Landowners have put 18 Norwich sites into the new Local Plan, from Carrow Works to Duke Street. The scoping consultation closes at 5pm on 28 September.
Norwich
Signpost Financial Planning failed: claim up to £85,000
The FSCS declared the Norwich-registered adviser in default on 12 August, so former clients can claim up to £85,000. Its liquidation paid creditors nothing.
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River Wensum flow lowest for an August since 1991
The Wensum at Costessey Mill has averaged 0.75 cubic metres a second this month, a third of normal for August, and 14 abstractors have been ordered to stop.
Norwich
Norwich house prices up £13,117 in a year to £237,629
Norwich's average home reached £237,629 in May, the fastest annual rise since March 2023 and second only to Broadland in Norfolk. It is still below January 2023.