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The following has been received from Norfolk County Council

Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984, Section 16A, As Amended by The Road Traffic Regulation (Special Events) Act 1994

East Coast Truckers Annual Children’s Convoy

Temporary Restriction of Traffic Movement Order 2023

Norfolk County Council and Suffolk County Council have made a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order to facilitate the staging of the East Coast Truckers Annual Children’s Convoy on 27^th August 2023. The effect of which will be to i) temporarily restrict vehicular traffic passage along the route of the Convoy and access to that route from side roads and only whilst the Convoy is in the vicinity of those roads; ii) temporarily suspend the one-way restriction from entry to C628 Marine Parade (east side); and iii) temporarily impose a one-way restriction on the C628 Marine Parade (east side) from its junction with C621 Euston Road to a point 62 metres south of the centreline of its junction with U60478 Princes Road in a south-north direction.

The Order will come into effect on 27^th August 2023 and will remain in force for one day. It is anticipated that the Convoy will commence at approximately 10:00 from the premises of County Hall, Norwich following a route out of the city via Thorpe Road and Yarmouth Road to the A47 at Postwick where it continues to Great Yarmouth and joins the A47 to Harfreys roundabout where it detours along Beccles Road, Church Road and Middleton Road to re-join the A47 to Pleasurewood Hills Theme Park at Lowestoft to arrive at approximately 12:00. The Convoy will return from Pleasurewood Hills at approximately 17:15 via the A47 northbound through Gorleston via Middleton Road, Church Road and Beccles Road to Gapton Hall roundabout, Great Yarmouth Marine Parade, A47 Norwich Southern bypass exiting at A146 Trowse Bypass, Martineau Lane to County Hall.

Restrictions on traffic will be enforced until normal traffic flow can be maintained following the Event. Where appropriate during the period of the closure, the temporary suspension of existing permanent Traffic Orders may be imposed. The provisions of the Order will not prevent access being maintained for pedestrians to any premises situated on or adjacent to any road to which this Order relates, or to any other premises accessible from and only from, such a road.

The promoter of the event is East Coast Truckers Charity, PO Box 56, Attleborough, Norfolk, NR17 2WT.

The route and further information may be found at www.eastcoasttruckers.org. A map and further details are also available at https://one.network. The team dealing with enquiries at Norfolk County Council is North Area Streetworks (Community and Environmental Services Department) contactable by telephone at 0344 800 8020 or email at streetworks@norfolk.gov.uk.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council

Election of Councillors

Voter ID

The UK Government has introduced a requirement for voters to show photo ID when voting at a polling station at some elections. This new requirement will apply for the first time in England at the local elections on Thursday 4 May 2023.

Which forms of ID can I use to vote?

You may already have a form of photo ID that is acceptable.  You can use any of the following:

•           Passport

•           Driving licence (including provisional license)

•           Blue badge

•           Certain concessionary travel cards

•           Identity card with PASS mark (Proof of Age Standards Scheme)

•           Biometric Immigration document

•           Defence identity card

•           Certain national identity cards

For more information on which forms of photo ID will be accepted, visit electoralcommission.org.uk/voterID or call their helpline on 0800 328 0280.

If you don’t have an accepted form photo ID

If you don’t already have an accepted form of photo ID, or you’re not sure whether your photo ID still looks like you, you can apply for a free voter ID document, known as a Voter Authority Certificate. You can apply for this at voter-authority-certificate.service.gov.uk.

Alternatively, you can complete a paper application form and send this to the electoral services team at your local council.

If you need any help with applying for a Voter Authority Certificate or want to request an application form, contact your local council. To find their contact details visit electoralcommission.org.uk/voter.

Find out more

If you have any questions or would like to find out more, go to electoralcommission.org.uk/voterID, or call their helpline on 0800 328 0280.

6^th Jan to 17^th Feb 2023

Great Yarmouth Borough Council is preparing a new Local Plan which will set out a strategy for the development of the Borough over the period to 2041. It will set out the amount of new development needed and will determine where that development will go and how it should be delivered.

The new Local Plan will also contain planning policies that will be used in determining planning applications. The Local Plan will take into account the policies of existing and emerging Neighbourhood Plans and set a framework for future Neighbourhood Plans.

Everybody is invited to participate in a consultation to help inform the new Local Plan. This consultation aims to get your views on some of the key matters the new Local Plan will need to contain. The consultation comprises a series of questions to help the Council prepare the Local Plan.

The consultation seeks views on how much development we should be planning for and where that development should go. The consultation also asks questions on what infrastructure is needed and what planning policies they should have to manage new development.

The consultation can be viewed here: https://www.great-yarmouth.gov.uk/planning-consultations

Comments can be made by using the interactive document available at the above link.

Alternatively, you can email a response to localplan@great-yarmouth.gov.uk quoting the question(s) or site(s) you are responding to.

They can also accept responses by post to Strategic Planning, Great Yarmouth Borough Council, Town Hall, Hall Plain, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2QF.

There is a drop-in event in the Assembly Room at the Town Hall on 26th January from 4pm to 8pm where members of the public can talk to planning officers about the consultation and give their views.

Please ensure all comments are received by 5pm on 17th February 2023.

If you have any questions about the consultation, please contact the Borough Council’s Strategic Planning team using the contact details which can be found here: https://www.great-yarmouth.gov.uk/contactus/strategic-planning