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Steffan Aquarone retained Melton Constable division, but stepped down as Liberal Democrat group leader. - Credit: Steffan Aquarone The Conservatives made some inroads into north Norfolk in this week's elections for Norfolk County Council. The Tories gained Wells and Holt from the Liberal Democrats, while North Walsham West and Erpingham went from Tory to Lib Dem control.  It means the Conservatives now control six north Norfolk divisions, the Lib Dems have four and an independent has one. And Steffan Aquarone, while retaining Melton Constable division, announced he was standing down as...

Sheringham mayor Madeleine Ashcroft. - Credit: Karen Bethell Residents have called a second annual town meeting for Sheringham after an outcry over the first meeting, at which everyone except the person speaking was kept on mute. A group of six residents have published an agenda for the second meeting. It includes items such as allegations of workplace bullying at Sheringham Town Council, a payment for defamation the council made last year, and the council's handling of a site at Morley Hill, which was taken into public ownership. Madeleine Ashcroft, Sheringham's mayor, said she would chai...

Madeleine Ashcroft, Sheringham's mayor. - Credit: Archant A row has broken out over the handling of a town's annual meeting at which everyone except the person speaking was kept on mute. But Sheringham's mayor, Madeleine Ashcroft, has defended the way she chaired the meeting, which was held over Zoom on April 27. Jon Payne, who resigned as a town councillor last year, wrote to Mrs Ashcroft with "serious concerns" over the conduct of the meeting, calling it "Orwellian". Jon Payne criticised the conduct of Sheringham's annual town meeting.   - Credit: Archant Mr Payne said attendees had no ch...

February 23, 2021 at 10:15 PM Shares4 (Image via Getty) Ed. note: This column originally appeared on Original Jurisdiction, the new Substack publication from David Lat, but various updates have been made, including an updated death toll and additions to the list of the deceased at the end. You can learn more about Original Jurisdiction on its About page, and you can register to receive updates through this signup page. Take it from me: COVID-19 is not a hoax. As many of you may know, last March I came down with a severe case of COVID-19. I spent 17 days in the hospital, including almost a wee...

How augmented intelligence will affect digital transformation Jon Payne, InterSystems. Image: James Pike/Jimpix.com InterSystems’ Jon Payne spoke to Siliconrepublic.com about where digital transformation trends are going and how augmented intelligence will play a key role. Most will be familiar with the concept of digital transformation and how it has accelerated across virtually every sector this year, but healthcare in particular has stood out as one of the most affected areas. Looking ahead, Jon Payne, manager of sales engineering at healthcare data management firm InterSystems, said the...