| POT-HOLE PROBLEMS |
| Item No. 12722 |
Transport chiefs in Norfolk and Suffolk have launched an investigation after it emerged that roads that were resurfaced last year are already in need of repair because of the icy winter. In Norfolk, council tax-payers are facing a bill of between £1.5m and £2.25m to mend roads damaged by the big freeze-up, which has led to pot-hole problems across the county and "greater deterioration" in the state of the highways.
08/03/2010 EDP, Page 1
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| HUGE JUMP IN HOUSE SALES |
| Item No. 12719 |
East Anglia's slumbering housing market is demonstrating fresh signs of revival after new figures revealed a huge jump in residential property sales. Fresh hopes have been raised that the region's economy is recovering at a faster pace than expected following the worst recession in living memory and house price slump. Property experts yesterday welcomed the news that house sales activity in the East had sprung back to life in February with the highest level of transactions in almost two years.
06/03/2010 EDP, Page 1
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| JOBS BOOST |
| Item No. 12720 |
The future of more than 400 jobs in Lowestoft was secured yesterday with the announcement that government fisheries laboratories will be improved and refurbished. The Centre for Environment, Aquaculture and Fisheries Science (Cefas) has revealed plans to invest in its headquarters building in Pakefield Road so that it can upgrade its laboratories and stay in the town for the foreseeable future.
06/03/2010 EDP, Page 29
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| JOB AXE FEARS AT FACTORY |
| Item No. 12721 |
Workers at a cold storage factory are facing possible redundancy after the closure of Birds Eye's pea growing and processing operation in Norfolk and Suffolk. Employees at the Norbert Dentressangle factory in Oulton Broad, near Lowestoft, have entered a 30-day consultation ahead of possible redundancies in the wake of last month's announcement that Birds Eye will no longer be processing frozen peas at the site.
06/03/2010 EDP, Page 55
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| PEERS SLAM COUNCIL SHAKE-UP DECISION |
| Item No. 12716 |
Ministers faced renewed calls to scrap a controversial plan to give home rule to Norwich after a committee of peers issued a damning rebuke stating that the government had failed to provide any evidence to show that it would work. Communities secretary John Denham's decision to create a unitary council for the city has sparked uproar and fears it would break up vital public services in Norfolk and was too risky financially.
05/03/2010 EDP, Page
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| COUNCIL REFUSES TESCO SHERINGHAM STORE PLAN |
| Item No. 12717 |
Tesco Supermarket giant Tesco has suffered yet another slap down in its long-running battle to set up at store at Sheringham. Planning councillors voted to refuse the retail chain's scheme close to the town centre, and backed a rival Greenhouse project on the outskirts, which also seeks to deliver an educational food academy and promote local food sourcing.
05/03/2010 EDP, Page
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| CHALLENGES FACING RURAL ECONOMIES |
| Item No. 12718 |
The future of our rural communities could be in jeopardy as young people leave to find jobs and affordable homes, according to the Government's rural advocate, Dr Stuart Burgess. So what does that mean for the long term future of the countryside - and what can be done to halt rural decline? Amy Gray reports. Young people are being forced to quit the countryside because of house prices, a lack of jobs, poor transport links and social isolation.
04/03/2010 EDP, Page
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| SCHOOL CYCLE PLAN TO SAVE MONEY |
| Item No. 12715 |
Youngsters with behavioural problems could be encouraged to get on their bikes and cycle to school to save on taxi fares. Norfolk County Council pays more than £1m a year to transport hundreds of pupils from their homes to referral units.
04/03/2010 EDP, Page 16
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| NEW CHILD PROTECTION SCHEME |
| Item No. 12709 |
Norfolk is one of 18 police forces across the country that has been chosen to take part in a pioneering new shceme that will help provide better protection for children from sex offenders. The Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme has already had success as part of a pilot project in Cleveland, Hampshire, Warwickshire and Cambridgeshire. More than 60 children were protected from potential abuse during the 12-month trial.
03/03/2010 EDP, Page 4
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| LOTUS BIDS FOR NEW GLORY WITH OLD ALLY |
| Item No. 12710 |
A new strategic partnership sees Lotus re-establishing links with Northampton-based engineering company, Cosworth Group. Cosworth will provide Toyota design based, high performance engines and assemble racing engines for Lotus.
03/03/2010 EDP, Page 2
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| NEW LABORATORY SET TO CUT SUPPLY CHAIN |
| Item No. 12711 |
Medical manufacturer, Aeropak have announced further development of their Yarmouth site with £300,000 investment for a new testing laboratory. It will be 18 months to 2 years before the laboratory is fully running.
03/03/2010 EDP, Page 3
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| CONTEST TO FIND OUT HOW GREEN IS YOUR DRIVING |
| Item No. 12712 |
Economic development partnership, Shaping Norfolk’s Future is working with partners Archant, Biosphere Expeditions, Lotus, May Gurney, Norfolk County Council and the University of East Anglia to challenge businesses to test their eco-driving skills. Test simulators will be at The Forum, Millennium Plain, Norwich from 9th-11th March. The winning team will get a track day at Lotus to include practical driver training, factory tour at their Hethel plant and lunch overlooking the track. To enter, go to http://www.sustainablenorfolk.co.uk or Tel: Fiona Atkins 01603 638307.
03/03/2010 EDP - The Business, Page 3
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| SEAJACKS PREPARES TO DOUBLE ITS FLEET |
| Item No. 12713 |
One of EDPs Future50 entrepreneurial companies, fast-growing Gorleston-based Seajacks is to double its fleet. Their “lift-boats” are used to erect off shore wind turbines. The company has recently been sold to for £130m to Riverstone Holdings, an American private equity group.
03/03/2010 EDP - The Business, Page 5
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| SURVEYORS GROW INTO NEW HOME |
| Item No. 12714 |
After 40 years in their offices at 34 to 36, Prince of Wales Road, Norwich, Arnolds Chartered Surveyors are to relocate to larger premises further along the road to No. 2. Sales of the 34-36 offices have been agreed.
03/03/2010 EDP, Page 9
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| MORE PARENTS GETTING FIRST CHOICE SCHOOL |
| Item No. 12708 |
The great race for a high school place has ended happily for a higher proportion of Norfolk parents and children this year, the EDP can reveal. Yesterday was the day of destiny for more than 8,000 10 and 11 year-olds in the county, with letters, emails and text messages being sent to break the good or bad news. In percentage terms, those given their first choice of school increased signigicantly in Norfolk.
02/03/2010 EDP, Page 13
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| YOUNG PEOPLE DOING WELL |
| Item No. 12707 |
Norfolk is below the national average for the number of young people not in education, work or training. Bosses at Norfolk County Council said that was testament to the efforts of the authority's Connexions Service, which has targeted the young people most likely to find themselves not in education, employment or training. Shelagh Hutson, Norfolk County Council's cabinet member for children's services said: "Our Connexions Service is working extremely hard to match young people with jobs and training that suits their interests and their skills. Working in partnership with schools, colleges and employers, it is having a positive impact on young people's career and training prospects.
27/02/2010 EDP, Page 21
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| A FINE CITY OF CULTURE |
| Item No. 12704 |
Norfolk could be set for an economic windfall after Norwich reached the final shortlist to become the first UK City of Culture. The city is among four in the running for the prestigious title, which would provide a major boost for tourism and attract new investment to the county. Some estimates suggest it could generate up to £200m for the economy of the winning city.
25/02/2010 EDP, Page 1
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| BUILDING TO START ON POLICE CENTRES |
| Item No. 12705 |
Building work on a £60m network of new police investigation centres across East Anglia will start within days. The centres will replace out-dated and often overcrowded cells in police stations with dedicated modern facilities which bring investigations staff together under one roof.
25/02/2010 EDP, Page 33
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| COUNCIL STAFF WORKING TRIAL TO BE EXTENDED |
| Item No. 12706 |
A project trialled in north Norfolk which allowed council staff to work more flexible hours could soon be rolled out across the county. The project involved 28 staff and tested out remote access technology which allowed Norfolk County Council employees to work without having to return to their office. In a large county such as Norfolk, social services staff often have to make long and repeated journeys to visit people in their own homes. Not having to return to a single office after each visit has meant dramatically reduced travelling times and lowered mileage costs.
25/02/2010 EDP, Page 35
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| FARMERS: ADAPT AND THRIVE |
| Item No. 12695 |
East Anglia’s farmers are in a good position to help manage the water supply to feed the nation as climate change brings the threat of shortages. This is the message which the chairman of the Environment Agency, Lord Smith, will deliver to delegates at the National Farmers’ Union’s annual conference today. There are already concerns about water in the region and global demand for food seems likely to double by 2030. Eastern England is a major producer of vegetable and food crops from irrigated land.
24/02/2010 EDP, Page 1
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| EAST ANGLIA'S FUTURE |
| Item No. 12696 |
East Anglia is facing a new opportunity in the industry linked to offshore energy. A similar thing happened in the 1970s and the opportunities bypassed East Anglia and went to Aberdeen. The East of England Energy Group has a Southern North Sea conference in Norwich tomorrow. The challenge is for what the private sector knows to inform the public sector in the region.
24/02/2010 EDP, Page 1
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| NEW RETAIL PARK |
| Item No. 12697 |
Developers of a retail and leisure park in Wisbech hope work can start this summer for opening in autumn 2011. The Cromwell Retail Park will open two years later than planned because of the economic recession, but the cinema complex is pre-let and other leading names in retail are lined up.
24/02/2010 EDP, Page 2
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| A FRESH HEALTHY FUTURE LIES AHEAD |
| Item No. 12698 |
The family-run fruit and vegetable supplier D & F McCarthy has moved into new larger premises. The new distribution centre is at the Broadland Business Park. There are better transport links and the capacity to operate new product lines.
24/02/2010 EDP, Page 3
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| TESSA HASKEY LEGAL BRIEF |
| Item No. 12699 |
Owners of vacant high street properties in Norwich and Great Yarmouth could benefit from “Meanwhile Use Leases” a scheme to regenerate town centres launched by Communities and Local Government at the end of last year. The leases can be downloaded from the Meanwhile Project website: www.meanwhile.org.uk and the Communities and Local Government website: www.communities.gov.uk
24/02/2010 EDP, Page 9
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| EXPANSION OF SCIENCE PARK |
| Item No. 12700 |
The first phase of a major addition to Norfolk's world-class community of scientific researchers received the go-ahead last night, despite concerns about its "piecemeal" development. South Norfolk councillors applauded the expansion of the Norwich Research Park at Colney, which forms part of a larger plan to create 5,000 new white-collar and labcoat jobs over the next 11 years.
24/02/2010 EDP, Page 2
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