A warning has been issued over a conwoman claiming to be from Amazon.
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People have been warned to watch out for a conwoman who has been knocking on doors claiming to be from Amazon.
Officers at Norfolk County Council s Trading Standards department have had reports of the woman, who was wearing a hi-visibility vest, in Sprowston, Aylsham and South Norfolk.
The woman claims to be from Amazon and states she was doing research , but Trading Standards officers believe her claims are false and she is not connected with Amazon.
Officers from Norfolk County Council s Trading Standards department have issued the warning.
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The automated National Insurance number calls are a con, watchdogs warn.
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A warning has been issued over scam automated phone calls about National Insurance numbers.
Officers at Norfolk County Council s Trading Standards department said recent reports include that people s National Insurance numbers have been breached in security risks, used in criminal activities, used fraudulently, been compromised or is about to be cancelled.
Norfolk County Council s Trading Standards officers have issued a warning about National Insurance number scam calls.
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Watchdogs said some calls claim to be from the ‘National Crime Agency’, while others are saying they are ‘law enforcement officers’.
The original plans for the car park were agreed in September last year.
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Plans for a controversial £1.9m council park will come back before councillors this week - with opponents calling for it to be turned down.
Norfolk County Council officers say the extra parking spaces are needed for when more staff move to work from County Hall.
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Those plans for an extension to the Martineau Lane car park and to add a second deck to part of the current set-up were backed, despite objections from people living nearby.
But, with the council wanting to make changes to the agreed scheme, plans will come back before members of the planning committee.
Council tax bills for Norfolk County Council will go up by nearly 4pc.
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People in Norfolk will pay just under 4pc more in council tax to the county council, after the Conservative-controlled authority rubber-stamped its budget for the year ahead.
Conservative controlled Norfolk County Council has approved its budget.
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But, at a full council meeting on Monday, amendments put forward by Labour, the Liberal Democrats, the independent group and independent councillor Alexandra Kemp were lost.
Conservative councillors said millions would be spent to boost the economy, including on supported housing for young adults, on children’s residential homes, for businesses, to combat flooding, for the Long Stratton bypass and on libraries.