| TRAFFIC FEARS OVER COLLEGE RELOCATION |
| Item No. 12006 |
Traffic concerns are the biggest stumbling block to plans to relocate north Norfolk's sixth-form college say planning officials. College bosses say the move is vital as it expands from 700 to 1,000 students to meet demand and provide modern facilities.
18/11/2008 EDP, Page
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| DUALLING OF FINAL STRETCH OF A11 |
| Item No. 12008 |
There was jubilation across the region last night as it emerged that a fully dualled Norwich/London road is to become a reality and could be open as early as Autumn 2012. Transport secretary Geoff Hoon confirmed plans to dual the last remaining stretch of single carriageway on the A11 were being brough forward, bringing to an end nearly 40 years of campaigning and providing a major boost to East Anglia's economy.
18/11/2008 EDP, Page 1
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| NEW HEALTH CENTRE HOPE FOR SUMMER |
| Item No. 12009 |
A new seven-day-a-week, walk-in health centre in Yarmouth could be open as early as next summer. The new surgery has been welcomed as a way of easing current capacity problems.
18/11/2008 EDP, Page 25
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| NEXT IS SET TO PLAN JOB CUTS |
| Item No. 12007 |
Fashion retailer Next is set to be the latest major firm to plan job cuts next year.
17/11/2008 EDP, Page 17
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| JOBS LOSS |
| Item No. 12005 |
The jobs carnage sweeping British industry continues with a fresh wave of cuts ending a week in which unions believe up to 20,000 posts may have been lost. More job losses are predicted, with increasingly dire predictions about the jobless total.
15/11/2008 EDP, Page 7
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| NORFOLK POST OFFICES |
| Item No. 12003 |
A government move that could help safeguard the future of dozens of post offices in Norfolk and Suffolk was met with jubilation yesterday. But the announcement came too late to save the 50 branches in Norwich and west Suffolk that were among 2,500 outlets nationwide closed this year as part of the Post Office's controversial Network Change programme.
14/11/2008 EDP, Page 1
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| HEALTHCARE MOVE BRINGS JOBS JOY TO SOFTWARE FIRM |
| Item No. 12004 |
A new business acquisition in the laboratory and healthcare market is expected to bring more jobs to the Norwich area. Anglia Healthcare Systems, based in Little Melton, south of Norwich, has been taken by market leader Sunquest Information Systems for an undisclosed sum.
14/11/2008 EDP, Page 11
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| LOCAL FIGURES |
| Item No. 12000 |
Unemployment is rising in East Anglia, but at a slower rate than some other regions, it emerged yesterday. The latest figures revealed that 140,000 people in the east of England were out of work in the three months to September, an unemployment rate of 4.8pc. Megan Dobney, regional secretary for the TUC in the east of England said: "Sadly, the figures are already months out of date and so they do not reflect the grim reality of the consequences of the economic downturn. There is invevitably much worse news for the retion to come."
13/11/2008 EDP, Page 4
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| SUPERMARKET PLANS WILL CREATE JOBS |
| Item No. 12001 |
A supermarket has unveiled plans for a major new store in King's Lynn which could create up to 400 jobs in an expanding industrial estate. Sainbury's has reached an agreement to buy part of the Pinguin Foods site, north of the Hardwick Junction, in order to build its second branch in the town.
13/11/2008 EDP, Page 17
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| SUNQUEST TIE-UP COULD CREATE JOBS |
| Item No. 12002 |
The new owner of a Norfolk healthcare systems company has raised hopes of new jobs after its acquisition. Anglia Healthcare Systems has been taken over by a Sunquest Information Systems, a US-based market leader. Anglia which employs about 50 staff, is based in Little Melton, near Norwich. "If anything, the takeover will mean more jobs," said Sunquest vice-president for international sales and operations David Allcock.
13/11/2008 EDP, Page 25
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| JOBS ARE SAVED AS PRINTING FIRM FINDS NEW OWNERS |
| Item No. 11996 |
West Norfolk printing firm, Biddles, has been sold to Cornwall-based printers MPG Group
within hours of entering administration saving 98 jobs.
12/11/2008 EDP, Page 2
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| NEW DRIVER TESTING CENTRE OPENS |
| Item No. 11997 |
A new 2.5acre testing Driving Standards Agency facility for car and taxi drivers and motorcyclists (replacing the Jupiter Road centre) has opened at Broadlands Business Park.
12/11/2008 EDP, Page 4
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| TURN UP OR SHUT UP, BUSINESSES ARE TOLD |
| Item No. 11998 |
Lord Young the new skills minister will be addressing a breakfast conference hosted by Norfolk Chamber of Commerce next week. Barbara Follett, Minister for the East of England, will also be at the Skills Pledge event. Caroline Williams, the Chamber’s chief executive has stressed the importance of a good turn out, otherwise there could be no complaints from the business community. To attend the free breakfast event at Dunston Hall, near Norwich visit http://www.norfolkchamber.co.uk e.mail: events@norfolkchamber.co.uk Tel: 01603 729708. Businesses unable to attend may send questions for the ministers via info@norfolkchamber.co.uk
12/11/2008 EDP, Page 5
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| FIRM WARNS IT WILL MOVE AWAY |
| Item No. 11999 |
Halesworth plastics firm Spectra has warned that if they do not get planning permission for their proposed new factory on the outskirts of Halesworth, they will have to leave the town. Staff numbers will rise from 35 to 60 within a year whether or not their application is approved due to “considerable” demand for their products. The two existing sites on Broadway Drive and Blyth Road Industrial Estate would close.
12/11/2008 EDP, Page 9
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| RAF SITE PRISON |
| Item No. 11994 |
Plans to build a 500 strong Category C prison on part of the the former airbase at RAF Coltishall have been put back on track by government officials. Council officers in north Norfolk have received a second planning applicationfor the Scottow prison in the last few days. The heavyweight application has not been fully checked through, so is not yet available for public viewing.
10/11/2008 EDP, Page 11
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| TOWN ON SHORTLIST TO ATTRACT NEW JOBS |
| Item No. 11995 |
A bid to spark a jobs and investment bonanza in Lowestoft has taken a major step forward after the town was shortlisted to host a new government department. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) will take up to 400 jobs to its chosen location, providing a shot in the arm to the local economy. If successful it is proposed to base the MMO at the Waveney Campus development by the banks of Lake Lothing.
10/11/2008 EDP, Page 21
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| JOB LOSSES AT SUPERSTORE |
| Item No. 11990 |
Norfolk home furnishing retailer Aldiss has announced the loss of eight jobs at its Fakenham superstore. The store is currently undergoing a £250,000 refit but managing director Paul Clifford told the EDP that this has led to some streamlining of the business and some jobs were deemed surplus to requirements.
07/11/2008 EDP, Page 9
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| NORFOLK SCRAPYARD CLOSES |
| Item No. 11991 |
A Norfolk scrapyard has closed with the loss of seven jobs following a plunge in scrap metail prices. European Metal Recycling has shut its yard at Costessey near Norwich.
07/11/2008 EDP, Page 9
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| COMPANY GIVEN A POWER-SAVING BOOST |
| Item No. 11992 |
A company which has developed technology to ensure machines start smoothly is set to double the size of its operations, thanks to growing export orders from the oil and gas industries in Iran and Russia. Softstart Uk who are based in Yarmouth should be relocating to a new factory on the Ellough Industrial Estate, in Beccles next August. The move will increase the firm's workforce from 11 to 15.
07/11/2008 EDP - The Business, Page 3
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| DIY PLANS |
| Item No. 11993 |
A national DIY retailer is planning a £7m redevelopment of a former Turkish Delight factory sitein Norfolk. The redundant sultans land at Thetford has been vacant for the last four years after a devastating blaze led to more than 85 job losses. But the brownfield site, off London road, could be turned into a wickes DIY store and garden centre under proposals submitted to Breckland Council. If given the go-ahead the store would employ between 35 - 40 people in Thetford.
07/11/2008 EDP - The Business, Page 5
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| SCHOOL ON COURSE TO BE ACADEMY |
| Item No. 11987 |
A high school that was among the worst performers in England last year is on course to become Norfolk's second academy, with the help of City College Norwich and an independent school. Earlham High School in Norwich is set to join forces with Norwich School in a groundbreaking state-private partnership that would see the buildings demolished and replaced with a £20m plus complex sponsored by City College.
06/11/2008 EDP, Page 15
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| JOBS TO GO AT CAN FIRM |
| Item No. 11988 |
A firm which makes cans for the pain and coatings industry is to shed about 38 jobs in Norwich because of the housing slump and the rising cost of raw materials. The management at Impress Norwich has started the formal consultation with staff about voluntary redundancies.
06/11/2008 EDP, Page 25
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| FEARS FOR FUTURE OF COLLEGE |
| Item No. 11989 |
The future of north Norfolk's Paston sixth-form college could be threatened if local opposition scuppers a planned £34m move to a new site. Concerned college bosses fear they could lose the government funds which would switch the campus from its split site in the town centre to a new complex on the outskirts, enabling it to boost student numbers from 680 to £1,000.
06/11/2008 EDP, Page 30
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| NEW OFFICES WILL MAKE ODE'S PRESENCE FELT |
| Item No. 11983 |
An engineering contractor has unveiled new offices in Yarmouth, creating a new engineering centre and boosting it’s presence in the town. The new offices are in Nelson House, Beevor Road.
05/11/2008 EDP, Page 2
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| SLOWDOWN MEANS JOBS MUST BE CUT |
| Item No. 11984 |
The slowdown in the housing and private sector construction market will prompt May Gurney to cut jobs and scale back some of its operations. There is a statutory 30-day consultation over redundancies currently in place. The group employs 700 people in Norfolk.
05/11/2008 EDP, Page 5
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