Category Archives: Norfolk

Norfolk Care Awards celebrate the heroes in the region

February 28, 2015   Carers, Featured Article, Norfolk

The best of Norfolk care was celebrated at an awards ceremony attended by over 300 people.

Norfolk Care Awards 2015, all the winners repressed at the end of the event. Picture by SIMON FINLAY.

Saturday, February 28, 2015
9:00 AM

The second Norfolk Care Awards saw some of the most deserving receive recognition for the hard work and dedication they demonstrate every day while delivering care and support to the people in the region.

Find out more

Read More

Library hosts course to teach new tablet technology

February 21, 2015   Carers, Featured Article, internet, Norfolk

Wendy Maxwell (front right) from Chill4Us carers, past and present, take a free course for carers at Hellesdon Library on how to use computer tablets. Picture by SIMON FINLAY.

Carers have been getting to grips with the latest technology thanks to a free course at Hellesdon Library.

The session on how to use computer tablets was organised by Chill4Us carers group, which runs a website for carers, with the help of
 social welfare law and tech charity Lasa.

Read More

Norfolk County Council approves cuts as new budget set

February 17, 2015   Carers, disability, Featured Article, Norfolk, ukcuts

The council’s government grant will be reduced by £42m in 2015-16 and costs will rise by £27m, the council said.

Councillors agreed a budget of £318m on Monday after a meeting lasting nearly six hours.

The council is run by an alliance of Labour, Lib Dems and UKIP supported by the Greens.

‘Tough decisions’

Total cuts amounting to almost £11m will affect community services, arts funding, libraries and road maintenance.

Read More