A brand new 12-week programme to help young people into work, education or training is about to start. The Prince’s Trust Team Project will help confidence and skills for young people and begins in Dereham on May 23 and King’s Lynn on May 30. Workplace skills will be...
An extra £300,000 is available for people supplying care through Norfolk County Council to help meet rising fuel bills. Some care providers said staff were worried about maintaining reliable care so County Hall has increased its hourly rate to £21. Bill Borrett, the...
Norfolk County Council reckons it could save up to £20m if it reviews the way it works. It is considering changing a number of things to remove duplication, improve performance and be cost effective in its first review for 10 years. The local authority also says it...
Plans to increase West Norfolk council tax bills have moved a step closer. Senior members of Norfolk County Council have agreed a 2.99 per cent rise in its proportion of our bills, although parish and town councils and the police can also increase their bills too....
Norfolk County Council says it wants to increase the amount of money it pays to the care sector by six per cent to ensure providers can fund the forthcoming rise in the National Living Wage. County Hall says this means an £18m investment in the care economy and won’t...
