Another step in the renewable revolution
Today, I welcomed another step towards the renewable revolution that will help bring jobs and further prosperity to Great Yarmouth. Opening the new extended visitor centre for the Scroby Sands wind...
View ArticleFleggburgh wind turbines
Many residents in the Fleggburgh area have contacted me about the planning application submitted by Amber Real Estates to erect two wind turbines at the Poultry Farm in Mill Lane. Last year, a planning...
View ArticleEnterprise zone success
The Government’s decision to grant an enterprise zone to Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft is a major victory in our attempts to help kick start the local economy. The newly announced Enterprise Zone will...
View ArticleSims Systems move to Great Yarmouth
I was delighted to open the new offices for Sims Systems following their move from smaller premises in Lowestoft. The company make navigational aids, standby power systems and explosion proof...
View ArticleFleggburgh wind turbines refused
At a council planning meeting yesterday, councillors refused an application for two wind turbines in Fleggburgh. The controversial plan submitted by Amber Real Estates for land at the Poultry Farm in...
View ArticleGreat Yarmouth shows Eric Pickles MP its very best
I was delighted to welcome the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Eric Pickles MP to Great Yarmouth on Thursday the 27th October. The main theme of Mr Pickles’ visit was that of...
View ArticleGlobal interest in local enterprise zone
It’s great to read in today’s EDP that the new enterprise zone in Great Yarmouth is receiving worldwide interest, from countries as far away as China and Korea. After just a few months, we are already...
View ArticleHighlighting Seajacks’ success story to the Secretary of State.
Today I showed Eric Pickles, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, that Great Yarmouth is ahead of the curve when it comes to getting Enterprise Zones up and running, when I took...
View ArticleCommon sense verdict backs wind farm protesters
The on-going saga of the proposed wind turbines on the edge of Hemsby and just hundreds of metres from the precious Norfolk Broads National Park has ended in spectacular fashion. Sea & Land Power...
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