Below is a snippet of some of the latest news stories hitting the headlines locally in Norfolk.
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It can be frustrating to deal with construction equipment that needs repairing, but actually, that’s not the most damaging aspect of equipment damage. The downtime it causes can be much more impactful, with the cost of idling workers and delays often having a much bigger bill than the cost of the repair work.
Tourism, leisure and hospitality businesses across Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex remain operational, innovative and determined, but are now operating under structural pressure rather than short term disruption, according to the Tourism Business Survey 2026 from Larking Gowen, the region’s leading advisers to the visitor economy.
AI search visibility is highly important nowadays for many businesses, as your brand’s content needs to appear in as many responses generated by AI-driven platforms like ChatGPT or Google Gemini.
Whether you are a business that manufactures products to either supply to other companies, or to sell directly to your customers, there may come a time when your current production setup isn’t going to meet the demands of the market any longer.
In the early days of running a business and hiring staff, manual timesheets, or a more informal way of tracking who is working and when, was all you needed to get the job done and make sure everyone was paid properly and at work on time.
Freeport East, one of the UK’s Industrial Strategy Zones, is offering free, dedicated support designed to help ambitious businesses and investors establish and grow their footprint in one of the UK’s most dynamic economic regions.
To truly leverage an exhibition as a viable means to build new relationships and generate revenue opportunities, you need to treat it as a specific component of your overall sales strategy (and not merely as a one-time marketing experience).
Dipples, one of Norwich’s most established family jewellers, is preparing to open a new immersive showroom within Jarrolds department store on Tuesday 12 May. The launch brings together two of the city’s oldest and most recognisable retail names.
If you’re interested in launching a career in industrial manufacturing and operations, this guide is for you. The field is rapidly evolving due to data analytics, robotics, and continuous improvement practises, so things are changing fast.
Broads Tours by Norfolk Broads Direct has partnered with Big C, the local cancer charity, as headline sponsor for a charity football match taking place on Saturday 9 May at Wroxham Football Club.
Extraordinary results start with how you lead.
If you strip leadership back to its essence – beyond the job titles, the organisational charts, the KPIs, and the noise, you are left with one simple, profound purpose:
To enable ordinary human beings to achieve extraordinary things.
Neil Fright, CEO of Tendring-based Carbon Numbers, has been appointed as Chair of the East of England region for the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM). The appointment will see Neil take on a leadership role supporting professionals across the region.
