St Mary the Virgin, church, Burgh St Peter.
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As we stay local many of us have a renewed appreciation of our surroundings - here are 18 (plus) of Norfolk s fascinating buildings.
Custom House in King s Lynn.
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The 17th century
Custom House beside the river in King’s Lynn was called: “One of the most perfect buildings ever built,” by architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner.
Britannia facing away from the sea on top of the Nelson Monument, Great Yarmouth.
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The 200-year-old
Nelson Monument in Yarmouth, is also known as the Norfolk Naval Pillar and Britannia Monument. Inside is a 217-step staircase to the top, where a statue of Britannia gazes out across Norfolk. Designer William Wilkins also designed the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London, where an even taller monument to Nelson was built 24 years later.
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Timaru District Mayor Nigel Bowen is encouraging people to give feedback on a major planned spend on the CBD.
A $30 million spend up on central Timaru is on the district council s wish list for the next 10 years. Landscaping, improved paving tiles and further enhancement of Caroline Bay are some of the suggestions floated for the $30m that is in the council s draft Long Term Plan that is headed for public consultation in April. The council has dubbed the $30m strategy “CityHub” with a vision to regenerate the town centre. Timaru District Mayor Nigel Bowen told
Stuff the funding could go towards a variety of projects, but the aim was to have “the first major overhaul of the CBD in nearly 25 years”.
THE re-design of a proposed retail development in Keighley has won support of planning officers - and the scheme is likely to be approved this week. Discount supermarket chain Aldi is planning to develop a long empty derelict site off East Parade in Keighley. The £10 million will include a new Aldi store, another large retail unit, a drive thru coffee shop and a number of smaller shops. The plans went before a Bradford Council planning committee in November, but planning officers had raised concerns over the design - comparing it to dumping an out of town retail park in Keighley town centre.
Ian Hacon and Chris Carr who run Zaks.
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At Zaks American diners, with venues in Norwich and Poringland, owners Ian Hacon and Chris Carr decided to keep the restaurants closed throughout January.
However, they are currently selling merchandise and gift vouchers instead. Mr Hacon said: I know it s not the start to the year we all hoped for but let s make the best of it.
Tim Briscoe of Buxton Potatoes, who has expanded his collection point for customers to pick up bags of spuds.
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Tim Briscoe who owns Buxton Potatoes, near Aylsham, has expanded his takeaway facility with a purpose-built isolation station and honesty box where people can pull up and buy bags of spuds.
Brislen said there had definitely been a rise in online shopping. ”I don’t have those [online spending] figures but I’d say there are more people doing online shopping in smaller centres as they can get products that might not be available locally.” South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce chief executive Wendy Smith said spending habits had changed since Covid-19. “We know that people have been purchasing bigger items, Smith said. “The retailers we have spoken to have been confident about pre-Christmas sales and the way things have gone.
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Shoppers make their way along Stafford St on Boxing Day.