Norfolk councils face soaring energy bills

Norfolk’s councils grapple with escalating energy costs, doubling for most and tripling for one, exacerbating existing budget deficits, according to a new report

Soaring standing charges hit UK’s largest pumping station

The Middle Level Commissioners express concern over a 509% increase in standing charges, impacting 29 Internal Drainage Boards and the largest pumping station in the UK

Government pushes back Equinor wind farm expansion decision

The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero has postponed the decision on Equinor’s proposal to expand its Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon offshore wind farms off Norfolk’s coast

Vattenfall to sell Norfolk offshore wind zone to RWE for £963m

The Norfolk zone, among the largest offshore wind projects globally, consists of three fully approved wind farms with a combined capacity of 4.2GW

‘Residents disturbed by noisy school heat pumps’

Neighbours near Reepham High School in Norfolk raise concerns about disruptive noise from heat pumps

Fire breaks out at UK offshore wind farm

Flames erupted on a turbine within the Scroby Sands wind farm, positioned 1.5 miles off the shores of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

Priti Patel opposes 110-mile pylon plan in East Anglia

Former Home Secretary has opposed plans for a 110-mile stretch of 164ft pylons in East Anglia, warning that they will blight landscapes and harm the environment

More green buses to hit UK streets

The government has committed £25 million to purchase an extra 117 buses to be rolled out in Yorkshire, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Hampshire

UK supercharges public EV charging points with £56m

The new funding is predicted to support the installation of 2,400 more public EV charging devices in areas such as Cumbria, Norfolk and Oxfordshire

Massive Norfolk offshore wind project takes step forward

Vattenfall has awarded the contract for the onshore cable installation scope of wind farms off the coast of Norfolk