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2023

January 2023

  1. 27/01/2023: Free weekly kerbside battery recycling service launches
  2. 24/012023: New community supermarket opens in Dereham
  3. 23/01/2023: Car park approach to be made permanent after successful trial
  4. 18/01/2023: Breckland Design Guide Survey and Workshop Dates Announced
  5. 10/01/2023: Breckland Council completes £40,000 play park refurbishment
  6. 10/01/2023: Breckland hosts a magical Ukrainian Christmas
  7. 09/01/2023: Breckland Council plans giant screens, banners and over £40,000 grants to celebrate King's coronation
  8. 09/01/2023: Photo ID will be needed to vote in May elections
  9. 06/01/2023: Council grant will help community group reach more people
  10. 04/01/23: District council sets out plans for 2023/24 budget

February 2023

  1. 24/02/2023: Breckland Mobile Food Store back on the road
  2. 23/02/2023: Norfolk Loch receives investment boost to attract new visitors
  3. 17/02/2023: Phased small electrical items collections rolling out from 27 February
  4. 16/02/2023: Breckland receives over £1.6m investment for local priorities
  5. 16/02/2023: Major funding announced for new Norfolk skate park.
  6. 13/02/2023: Positive reaction to new battery recycling service
  7. 10/02/2023: Council reveals plans for new artificial football pitch
  8. 09/02/2023: Anyone for PUDDIN?
  9. 09/02/2023: New funding for Swaffham cultural project
  10. 09/02/2023: Norfolk's first Mindful Town announced

March 2023

  1. 30/03/23: Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal makes official visit to Thetford temporary accommodation site
  2. 23/03/2023: Breckland Council and National Trust join forces to plant 3000 trees at Oxburgh Hall
  3. 23/03/2023 Breckland and Citizens Advice charities expand partnership with Debt Advice
  4. 23/03/2023: New investment for Dereham's Neatherd Moor
  5. 23/03/2023: Iconic Norfolk building to be restored to Georgian glory
  6. 23/03/2023: £4,000 environmental grants award by district council
  7. 22/03/23 Banham Zoo to get accessible Changing Places Toilet
  8. 22/03/2023: Greener transport investment secured for Swaffham
  9. 21/03/2023: Swaffham high street set to bloom this summer
  10. 21/03/23: Which district is the most mindful in Norfolk?
  11. 21/03/23: CGI film gives sneak peek of new-look leisure centre
  12. 21/03/2023: Thetford marketplace secures new investment
  13. 21/03/2023: New Electricity Substation Will Switch On Snetterton
  14. 21/03/2023: New environmental venture to solve planning gridlock in Norfolk
  15. 20/03/2023 Council grants will bring communities together to celebrate the coronation
  16. 18/03/2023: New public artwork unveiled in royal garden
  17. 17/03/2023: Countdown begins for local elections
  18. 16/03/2023: Could Watton become a UK centre for digital and creative innovation?
  19. 15/03/2023: Five new homes built to support former rough sleepers
  20. 15/03/2023: Residents report high levels of trust in Breckland Council
  21. 14/03/23: Joint Statement on the One Year Anniversary of the Homes For Ukraine Programme
  22. 14/03/23: Breckland Council releases over £40k from its 'Inspiring Communities' Grant Fund
  23. 13/03/2023: New plans revealed for Dereham Spring Clean!
  24. 07/03/2023: Market town spring clean announced in Breckland

April 2023

  1. 28/04/2023: Council calls on communities to celebrate the coronation together

May 2023

  1. 30/05/2023: Liz Truss MP visits Swaffham to see regeneration of the historic town centre
  2. 18/05/2023: Breckland Council selects 2023/2024 Chairman

June 2023

  1. 29/06/2023: New Changing Places Toilet opens at Banham Zoo
  2. 26/06/2023: Council to take a fresh look at how car parks can best support local towns
  3. 20/06/2023: Council fines landlord £40k for putting tenants at risk
  4. 19/06/2023: Families needing mental health support offered innovative programme
  5. 13/05/23: District council's business waste service hits new milestone
  6. 12/06/2023: Stage and screen festival returns to Thetford
  7. 09/06/2023: Council wins national award for providing excellent support to residents
  8. 08/06/23: "Alexa, when is my next bin day?"
  9. 02/06/2023: Wildlife boost thanks to latest district council grant
  10. 01/06/2023: New opportunities heralded in a modern manufacturing town

July 2023

  1. 25/07/2023: Breckland Council shortlisted for national innovation award
  2. 24/07/2023: Countdown begins for Thetford's Stage and Screen festival
  3. 21/07/23: Council gifts woodland to help boost local wildlife
  4. 20/07/2023: Council to invest more than £500k to improve leisure centres' energy efficiency and cut carbon emissions
  5. 13/07/2023: New Mindful Village status awarded in Norfolk
  6. 07/07/2023: Breckland votes to become registered housing provider
  7. 06/07/2023: Breckland food inspections keeping residents safe

August 2023

  1. 25/08/2023: Community allotment receives almost £3,000 in grants
  2. 24/08/2023: Thetford's Stage and Screen 2023 Festival ends in Shakespearean triumph
  3. 18/08/2023: Last chance to grab tickets to see Shakespeare and Austen at Thetford Priory
  4. 09/08/23: Medieval Priory set to be transformed for magical outside theatre experience
  5. 07/08/2023: Breckland Council shortlisted for two national public service awards
  6. 07/08/2023: Swaffham bus stops go green thanks to bus service improvement plan
  7. 01/08/2023: Pilot fund for new ideas to inspire people to use their local town launches
  8. 01/08/2023: Multi-million-pound upgrade to Attleborough leisure centre given the green light

September 2023

  1. 29/09/23: Scouts buy site from local council
  2. 08/09/2023:Application deadline approaching for 'Love Your Market Town' Grants
  3. 07/09/2023: RSPCA Platinum PawPrints Award presented to council dog warden service
  4. 06/09/2023: Chairman charity walk raises over £450 for hospice

October 2023

  1. 27/10/2023: Breckland Council leases Thetford building to local school
  2. 13/10/2023: Breckland Council Chairman raises £1,115 for local charities
  3. 12/10/2023: Breckland towns to benefit from new electric car charging points
  4. 05/10/2023: Breckland Council and partners triumph at National Landscaping Awards
  5. 04/10/2023: Breckland supports growth at Thetford Healthy Living Centre
  6. 02/10/2023: Swaffham's historic Assembly Rooms restored

November 2023

  1. 30/11/23: New waste contract agreed between Norfolk Councils
  2. 24/11/2023: Tree planting at Oxburgh Hall begins
  3. 22/11/2023: Prestigious Design & Craftsmanship Award won by Council partnership
  4. 20/11/2023: Grant support aims to help Breckland's recovery from Storm Babet
  5. 17/11/2023: Breckland Council Clamps Down on Fly-Tipping
  6. 16/11/2023: New project announced to improve natural habitat at Scarning Fen
  7. 14/11/2023: Breckland launches significant Business Support Scheme
  8. 09/11/2023: Council's innovative recruitment recognised at national awards
  9. 02/11/2023: Breckland Council approve Solar panel installation at Dereham Leisure Centre

December 2023

  1. 12/12/2023: A new generation of gardeners inspired by Serco
  2. 11/12/2023: No Excuse for Abuse
  3. 11/12/2023: Council urges responsible waste disposal during festive season
  4. 07/12/2023: New Funding Opportunity for Community Orchards across Breckland
  5. 01/12/2023: Breckland Council welcomes Safer Streets funding for Street Wardens

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