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The State Pension is increasing by 8.5 percent as part of the Government’s commitment to support pensioners in retirement.

James Wild MP comments on direction to pause decisions on permits for incineration sites

Commenting on the Direction issued by Defra to the Environment Agency to pause temporarily decisions on permits for new incineration facilities, James Wild MP for North West Norfolk said:

Weekly Column

April marks the start of the new financial year which means there is a lot happening this month to cut taxes on working people, increase pensions, boost the national living wage, help families with childcare costs, and help with the cost of living. 

£18.39m of Brownfield Infrastructure Land funding for West Winch Housing Access Road

First phase of the biggest ever expansion of childcare starts giving working parents of two-year-olds access to 15 hours a week.

Small businesses receive boost as VAT threshold raised and business rates frozen

Weekly Column

There was great enthusiasm at the JobCentre Plus in Lynn last Friday as over 80 local businesses, QEH and public sector employers, voluntary and community groups, and council representatives attended the launch of “Norfolk for Jobs”. 

“Norfolk for Jobs” launched to help match people to job vacancies

Over 80 local businesses, public sector employers, voluntary groups, council representatives, and charities attended the launch of “Norfolk for Jobs” at the Jobcentre Plus in King’s Lynn on Friday.

A new section of the King Charles III England Coast Path has been opened, giving the public access to some of Norfolk’s coastline for the first time.

New measures reaffirming how our environmental land management schemes work alongside food production by limiting the amount of land farmers can take out of productive actions under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) have been announced this week.