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“It’s one thing going in with a chainsaw to cut down diseased trees, compared to ripping and clawing out undergrowth and clearing an entire area.
“This is also an area special to many in Thetford. It is a lane where they played as children and continued to use for recreation to this day.”
Residents and councillors in Thetford say they are “devastated” after the removal of woodland on land belonging to the Kilverstone Estate by Joe Blunt s Lane.
- Credit: Hazel McCambridge
Kilverstone Estate’s forestry contractor said the area would have been inspected by the Forestry Commission to consider the impact of the proposal on the woodland wildlife and that a European Protected Species survey was carried out – as required by the Forestry Commission Felling Licence.
Published:
6:00 AM April 30, 2021
Susan Dowling is a Labour candidate running for a seat on Norfolk County Council for Thetford East.
- Credit: Breckland Council
A candidate in the county council elections has spoken of a stream of “threatening” and “intimidating” pieces of abuse she has received in the run-up to polling day.
Susan Dowling, Labour candidate running for a seat on Norfolk County Council for Thetford East, said she was “shocked at the level of vindictiveness” in the run-up to the elections.
This is the first time Ms Dowling has run for a seat at county level and with it she has received a torrent of abuse.
Published:
10:09 AM March 3, 2021
Breckland Council have objected to plans for a proposed mineral extraction site on Elveden Road, between Elveden and Barnham.
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More HGVs are “unwelcome” say objectors, as plans for a mineral extraction site could see more traffic coming through a town.
This comes as documents, prepared on behalf of Mick George Ltd, revealed the proposed route for HGVs coming to and from the site, on Elveden Road, with an estimated 30 to 40 loads a day.
Breckland Council have objected to plans for a proposed mineral extraction site on Elveden Road, between Elveden and Barnham.