The organisers of Norwich s Junkyard Market are hoping to get planning permission.
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The longer-term future of Norwich s Junkyard Market is in the hands of city councillors, following objections to its plans.
The pop-up food and drinks market is based in the car park of St Mary s Works, and runs under a permanent licence on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
But there are limits on how often it can operate over a year, so Afterdark Promotions has sought permission from City Hall to temporarily change the use from a car park to an outdoor events venue/food market for 12 months.
A government grant means more solar panels for Norwich homes.
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More homes will get solar panels and better insulation, while more environmentally friendly lighting will be installed in car parks and venues after a £1.5m boost for Norwich.
Norwich City Council has been awarded the extra government cash to help cut carbon emissions.
City Hall has won a £715,000 share of the £500m Green Homes Grant scheme, which will see 50 homes get solid wall insulation/cladding, while 30 more will get solar panels.
The council has also been awarded £740,000 through the government decarbonisation funding scheme.
That will be used to provide renewable heating at City Hall and a large solar system at the council’s new environmental services depot at Hurricane Way.
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Residents at council properties in Norwich have spoken out about antisocial behaviour, including drug dealing, human excrement left in stairwells and people having sex outside flats.
“I’ve found the makings of heroin, leftover needles, dog and human excrement outside my flat,” she said.
“One of my neighbours in her 60s, she was terrified to leave her flat because people were blocking the entrance. “I had to go and have a go, putting myself in harm s way and I’m quite old really.
“If someone decided to attack me, I would be a goner. It’s frightening.”
Resident Gillian Dickinson at Ebenezer Place where she and other residents are fed up with drug dealers and drug users hanging around the flats and the stairwells. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY