Please see the Traffic Order describing Hethel Road closure to facilitate creation of roundabout near Hethel Engineering on B1135.
South Norfolk Council is introducing a weekly food waste collection service in two phases: from 27 July 2026 and from 28 September 2026. You can use the postcode checker to confirm your collection start date:
www.southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk/food-waste-south-norfolk
Before collections begin, households will receive a leaflet with further information, along with a kitchen caddy, outdoor food waste bin and liners. This new weekly service can be used for all food waste, including peelings, leftovers, tea bags, coffee grounds, meat, fish and bones. Food waste will be collected on the same day as rubbish and recycling collections, using a separate vehicle.
Collected food waste will be recycled into renewable energy and nutrient-rich fertiliser, helping to create a cleaner, greener South Norfolk.
Our Norfolk CC Councillor, Gary Douglas-Beet has provided an update from NCC:
The developer, Alex Gray, has started work in the Farthings area and has fenced the site off. This is for the your protection as well as that of his workforce. He requests that you respect the fences and stay out of the fenced area.
As yet we have not been able to organise a public meeting with NCC, SNC and Jackson regarding this roundabout project. We will continue to press for a meeting to establish the options for tackling the potential for a traffic rat run through Wreningham.
You may be interested in the update provided by project’s site manager, Jamie Haywood.
The Bank of England is asking for your preference for prospective designs for its banknotes.
You help by selecting two animals in each of three categories. See here https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/help-us-design-our-next-series-of-banknotes
You have until 3rd July to make your selection.
Please see the Traffic Order from NCC legal team about road closures from 1st June to 25th September 2026. This is related to the construction of the new roundabout by Hethel Engineering. Please note that Jim Webber, SNC District Councillor, is hoping to arrange a public meeting with the construction team to discuss the roundabout project and its impact on local people.
We have received the following information from Alastair Florance of Lotus about their track days.
On Saturday 16th May, a Motorsport UK sanctioned Sprint event which is run by an organisation called “Lotus OnTrack”. Motorsport UK is the Government approved body for all four-wheel motorsport in the United Kingdom and this event is being run at “Club” level which includes the lowest levels of noise permitted in motorsport. All competing cars have to pass strict scrutineering and noise level tests. The event will run from 0900 to 1700 but normally the Sprint is finishes at around 1615 to 1630. There will also be a lunch break for one hour between 1200 and 1400.
Every Tuesday from 12th May until 11th July the “Lotus Cycle Racing League” (Lotus Cars Cycle Racing League) is a series of cycle races under British Cycling rules around the Lotus Test Track. Last year, upwards of 200 cyclists of varying abilities and ages took part in the races.
On the evening of Friday 12th June athletes of all levels will compete in a 5 km (Total Race Timing Lotus 5K and HarlingAC Lotus 5k) organised by Harling Athletics Club. An event that Lotus have held for a number of years and it has always proved popular across the running community.
Saturday 18th of July the Lotus Staff Family Day from 10:00 until 15:00. Some 2500 staff and their families will be on site and there will be driving demonstrations and other activities during the day.
Also supplied is the calendar for the track days: