Politics

Green Party candidates and activists from across the East gathered in a town yesterday to launch the party’s General Election campaign for the area.

A reservoir could be constructed as part of a wide-ranging application to increase operations at a poultry processing factory in Eye.

The main construction work for a bypass, which is set to cost nearly £50 million, is set to start next week after being given government approval.

Norfolk’s new police and crime commissioner has spoken about the weight of responsibility resting on her shoulders having taken on the role.

A developer, wanting to create electric vehicle charging points in Diss, is to appeal to the Secretary of State after having its plans turned down.

A campaigner said she feels Eye has been abandoned by the county council after it lifted a restriction on HGVs going through the town.

Plans for two new fast food restaurants in Diss have been thrown out due to concerns over their impact on the environment.

Diss’ main community venue could be demolished as officials wrestle with various options in order to safeguard its long-term future.

Proposals for two new fast food restaurants in a Norfolk town are facing opposition amid concerns for wildlife.

A town post office will be relocated after 70 years despite calls for the move to be scrapped.

The latest statutory consultation on a contentious pylon proposal has begun – but opposition campaigners say alternatives are being ignored.

A Norfolk school is set for a major expansion after lodging plans for more than 70 new overnight rooms.

A Norfolk council has named the new leader of its biggest political group.

The organiser of a series of silent protests against Israel’s incursion into Gaza has said she is hopeful that their message is getting across.

Another Norfolk town is set to follow Diss and get its first Domino’s takeaway under new proposals.

Planners have been urged to stop a former gas works and fire station from being demolished due to its “architectural and historical interest”.

A developer for a 750-acre solar farm, which could affect three Suffolk villages, has been asked to address a lack of detail in its plans.

Tributes have been paid to a ‘larger than life’ councillor who has died following an illness.

A campaign leader, fighting a proposed pylon line through East Anglia, has slammed a report into the scheme.