Published:
1:09 PM May 11, 2021
Counting of votes for town council by-elections in west Norfolk took place on Tuesday, May 11.
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The final results of the west Norfolk parish council elections have been announced.
A number of new councillors have filled vacant parish council seats after people took to polling stations on Thursday, May 6 to vote.
Town councils in Downham Market, Brancaster and Clenchwarton were looking to fill a number of vacancies at the local elections last Thursday and counting for these posts took place on Tuesday, May 11.
In Downham Market s South Ward, Stephen Paul Moyses claimed the seat, with 459 votes, and Mark Eastwood, who was the other candidate standing for the vacancy in the ward, received 281 votes.
Published:
7:15 PM May 6, 2021
Sue and Mark Orwell said the experience of voting at the polling station at the Downham Market Methodist Church was great.
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People turning out to vote in the local elections have stressed the importance of doing so, saying the pandemic had not deterred them.
Voters in Downham Market described the experience as no different to normal despite the restrictions, as residents voted to elect new county council members, the next police and crime commissioner, and town councillors in their ward.
There was a steady flow of people entering the polling station at the Downham Market Methodist Church at midday on Thursday, May 6.
Published:
4:10 PM April 30, 2021
Updated:
4:18 PM April 30, 2021
Pictured left to right: Daniel Murphy, John Murphy, Frances Rayner, Shane Gardner and Sarah Appleton.
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A community has come together to take part in a 12-hour virtual cycle to France to help provide food for those in need.
People behind the No Child Hungry Scheme in Downham Market aim to raise around £4,500 to continue buying food and hygiene items for young people and families struggling in their area.
Pictured left to right: Emma Drew, Lisa Jarratt and Andy Bullen.
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Around 40 people have signed up to take turns on spin bikes in the town square from Friday, April 30 to Saturday, May 1 for the cause, which will take place from 8am to 2pm on both days.
Nesting boxes are being put up around west Norfolk in memory of Margaret Bullen.
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Mrs Bullen s son Andy, a West Norfolk councillor, has had 20 nesting boxes made. They will be put up under the eaves of buildings in Downham Market, Heacham, King s Lynn, Barton Bendish, HIlgay and Methwold. Her favourite bird was the swift, said Mr Bullen. I got in touch with the Forward Day Centre in North Lynn and they made me 20 nesting boxes in memory of my mother.
Mr Bullen, who represents the North Downham Ward, wants the council to require developers to install swift boxes on new properties.
Downham Market vaccine hub is coming say health chiefs
| Updated: 23:20, 11 March 2021
Health chiefs have insisted that a new coronavirus vaccine hub will open in Downham within weeks, weeks after one was pledged.
The assurance comes amid growing criticism from residents and some community representatives about the provision of the jabs in the town.
Three GP surgeries in Downham have been providing vaccinations in the meantime, though many residents say they have had to travel elsewhere to be protected.
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Borough councillor Andy Bullen asked: âWhy mislead the public at such a crucial time?
âWe expected the hub in February and were assured that it was to go ahead. It is now March and I donât think it unfair to ask for an update.â