Norfolk's police commissioner is asking whether he should increase the police's part of the council tax, if the national government allows him to do so without holding an expensive full referendum. We've been encouraged by the use use of Operation Close Pass and the start of accepting bike camera footage on their website this year. ...
Norfolk and Suffolk police have launched their Operation Close Pass, using unmarked police cyclists to identify drivers who don't give 1.5m (a bit over half a car's width) of space when overtaking. Any motorists identified are then stopped by uniformed traffic police and offered a choice between a ticket and an education session nearby if ...
There is a DfT consultation on the next East Midlands Trains franchise that people may wish to respond to. Deadline for responses is 14th October. The following bits relevant to cycling in our area have been highlighted to me: The proposal to split the Liverpool - Ely - Norwich service into two is still in ...
Dear Friends, If you have signed the petition after my last communication to supporters, firstly let me thank you. The reason this petition was started was that a previous one garnered on a community walk across Harding's Pits by County Councillor Alexandra Kemp was declined by the council ruling Conservative Group on the basis that ...
Here's a copy of our objection to application 17/1008/F by the Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk to itself to move the bus gate north, remove the restrictions south of there and add three turnings off Harding's Way. It's a bit long but that's because the plan seems to contradict so many policies, ...
Please share widely! Explanation from County Councillor Alex Kemp - "nearly all Borough Councillors at last Wednesday's Regeneration Panel spoke in favour of opening up Hardings Way to traffic, for the benefit of 436 flats they want on the Boal Quay. They ignored the objections of Whitefriars School I forwarded to them.This will ruin the ...
The borough council's Regeneration and Development Panel will receive a "final options report" at this evening's meeting (28 June 2017) which claims that "55% preferred Option 3" - this is clearly misleading, because the Public Consultation Report claimed support for the three options added up to 100% and we know there were people who opposed ...
The 2008/9 project that widened Harding's Way and allowed buses onto it included five cycling measures, which I (MJ) feel was an attempt to persuade cyclists to support the project. Only one has been completed so far and the other four remain needed. So can you understand why some of us are angry about the ...
Tue 23 May 7pm Lynnsport - Woottons & Wootton Marsh ride Tue 30 May 7pm Lynnsport - Wheeling to West Lynn Tue 6 Jun 7pm Lynnsport - Bird Watching Ride to Hardings Pits and Tail Sluice Tue 13 Jun 7pm Lynnsport - Castle Rising Meander Tue 20 Jun 7pm Lynnsport - Evening Ride to Middleton ...
Tuesday 25 April - Bat Ride to North Wootton Church 7pm · Lynnsport and Leisure Park Tuesday 2 May - Leisurely Loop of Lynn cycle paths 7 pm · Lynnsport and Leisure Park Tuesday 9 May - North Runcton Loop 7 pm · Lynnsport and Leisure Park Tuesday 16 May - Fenland Ride to St ...