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Election candidates urged to commit to fairer rural policies

18 Nov, 2019by Steve NunnArts and culture, Breckland, Broadland, Children and young people, Consultation, Economy and enterprise, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Equality and diversity, Funding, Great Yarmouth, Health and social care, Heritage, Housing, Information, advice and guidance, Knowledge Base, Mental health, News Article, North Norfolk, Norwich, Older people, Planning, doing and learning, Press Release, Reports & Evidence, Rurality, South Norfolk, Support for organisations and communities, Transport and service access, VCSE Sector Leadership Group, West Norfolk

 The Rural Coalition is calling on prospective Parliamentary Candidates and their political parties to commit to delivering fairer funding for rural areas following the election on 12 December.

 

Save money on your heating oil with ThinkingFuel!

09 Nov, 2019by Steve NunnBreckland, Broadland, Economy and enterprise, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Equality and diversity, Great Yarmouth, Health and social care, Housing, Information, advice and guidance, Knowledge Base, Mental health, News Article, North Norfolk, Norwich, Older people, Press Release, Rurality, South Norfolk, Support for organisations and communities, Transport and service access, VCSE Sector Leadership Group, West Norfolk

Winter's heading this way - and ThinkingFuel’s tankers are already busy delivering oil to our members all across Norfolk. 

Smart meters - helping consumers save on energy bills

31 Oct, 2019by Steve NunnBreckland, Broadland, Case Study, Consultation, Economy and enterprise, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Equality and diversity, Great Yarmouth, Housing, Information, advice and guidance, Knowledge Base, News Article, North Norfolk, Norwich, Older people, Planning, doing and learning, Press Release, Reports & Evidence, Rurality, South Norfolk, Support for organisations and communities, VCSE Sector Leadership Group, West Norfolk

A smart meter enables you to see how much energy you're using, as you use it, and how much it's costing you. 

5 problems with broadband and mobile coverage in rural areas - MPs speak out

07 Oct, 2019by Steve NunnArts and culture, Breckland, Broadland, Case Study, Children and young people, Consultation, Economy and enterprise, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Equality and diversity, Great Yarmouth, Housing, Information, advice and guidance, Knowledge Base, Mental health, News Article, North Norfolk, Norwich, Older people, Press Release, Reports & Evidence, Rurality, South Norfolk, Support for organisations and communities, Training, VCSE Sector Leadership Group, West Norfolk

MPs on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee have highlighted the impact poor broadband and mobile continues to have on rural communities and businesses.

Free ATMs essential for rural and small town communities

07 Oct, 2019by Steve NunnArts and culture, Breckland, Broadland, Consultation, Economy and enterprise, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Equality and diversity, Great Yarmouth, Health and social care, Housing, Information, advice and guidance, Knowledge Base, Mental health, News Article, North Norfolk, Norwich, Older people, Press Release, Reports & Evidence, Rurality, South Norfolk, Support for organisations and communities, Transport and service access, VCSE Sector Leadership Group, West Norfolk

Free-to-use ATMs (Automated Teller Machines) have been disappearing from rural communities and small towns for some time, along with bank branches moving out.

Save on your electricity and gas bills in West Norfolk with Big Switch and Save!

20 Sep, 2019by Steve NunnEconomy and enterprise, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Equality and diversity, Housing, Information, advice and guidance, Knowledge Base, News Article, Older people, Press Release, Rurality, West Norfolk

Big Switch and Save is a collective energy switching scheme which offers residents the chance to save money on their energy bills. In West Norfolk it’s led by CAN and King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council.  

ThinkingFuel beats the oil price rises!

20 Sep, 2019by Steve NunnBreckland, Broadland, Economy and enterprise, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Great Yarmouth, Housing, Knowledge Base, News Article, North Norfolk, Norwich, Older people, Press Release, Rurality, South Norfolk, Support for organisations and communities, VCSE Sector Leadership Group, West Norfolk

Heating oil prices have risen dramatically – but CAN’s collective heating oil buying scheme secured an impressively low price for our members in mid-September.

Social Prescribing - helping people take control of their health and well-being

29 Aug, 2019by Steve NunnArts and culture, Breckland, Case Study, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Health and social care, Housing, Knowledge Base, Mental health, News Article, Older people, Press Release, VCSE Sector Leadership Group, West Norfolk

Social Prescribing is a way of GPs, nurses and other primary care professionals referring people to a range of non-clinical services. People’s health is determined by a range of social, economic and environmental factors and social prescribing supports individuals in taking greater control of their own health.

Draft Norfolk and Suffolk Local Industrial Strategy - Consultation now open

15 Aug, 2019by Steve NunnBreckland, Broadland, Consultation, Economy and enterprise, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Great Yarmouth, Knowledge Base, News Article, North Norfolk, Norwich, Reports & Evidence, Rurality, South Norfolk, VCSE Sector Leadership Group, West Norfolk

The draft of the Norfolk and Suffolk Local Industrial Strategy is now available on the New Anglia website and feedback is invited by 27th August.

Please send your feedback to [email protected] by that date.

Rural support groups disappointed by government’s response to House of Lords’ recommendations on rural strategies

14 Aug, 2019by Steve NunnArts and culture, Breckland, Broadland, Children and young people, Consultation, Economy and enterprise, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Equality and diversity, Great Yarmouth, Health and social care, Housing, Information, advice and guidance, Knowledge Base, Mental health, News Article, North Norfolk, Older people, Planning, doing and learning, Press Release, Reports & Evidence, Rurality, South Norfolk, Support for organisations and communities, Transport and service access, VCSE Sector Leadership Group, Volunteering, West Norfolk

The government has responded less than positively to many of the well-reasoned recommendations made in the House of Lords’ recent report on rural strategies, according to national charity Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE). 

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