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The application will go back before a borough council committee next week.

Conflict of interest warning as West Norfolk Council budget approved  | Updated: 15:42, 26 February 2021 Plans for a multi-million pound support package to the body which runs many of West Norfolk’s main leisure venues risk creating a conflict of interest, councillors claimed last night. Revised budget proposals, which were approved at a borough council meeting yesterday, included the provision of £2.9 million of support to Alive West Norfolk. Reports said the amount, which has increa...

Downham Market GP calls for return of the Lynn to Norwich train Published: 20:31, 22 February 2021 More than 600 people have already signed a petition by a Downham GP calling for the train line between Lynn and Norwich to be reinstated. Created by West Norfolk Green Party’s Pallavi Devulapalli, the petition proposes a regular train service on the line which could help reduce traffic and road traffic accidents on the A47 while improving connectivity between the city and rural towns. Palla...

Plan for bungalows near West Winch petrol station almost criminal, says councillor Published: 17:00, 09 February 2021 A councillor has branded plans to build bungalows behind a petrol station on one of West Norfolk’s busiest roads as “almost criminal.” A decision on the proposal for land near the Esso garage next to the A10 in West Winch was deferred by borough councillors yesterday, amid concerns over legal advice. But West Norfolk Council planning committee member Tom Ryves s...

We are not in crisis, West Norfolk councillor insists during budget debate Published: 07:00, 03 February 2021 West Norfolk Council is not in crisis, despite warnings of a potential £4 million budget gap in the coming years, a meeting heard yesterday. Members of the authority’s ruling cabinet backed the authority’s financial plan and capital programme during a virtual session on Tuesday afternoon. Kings Court, Borough Council of West Norfolk.. (43755272) But officials have warned ...

Rethink urged after Kings Lynn bid for Government High Street cash rejected Published: 07:00, 31 December 2020 Plans for the regeneration of Lynn have suffered a major blow after the town missed out on a multi-million pound funding package this week. Council chiefs have admitted they are “extremely disappointed” not to have secured a share of the Government’s Future High Streets Fund, though they stress that other opportunities remain open. But one opposition figure has branded...