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BBC News
19-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Views wanted on changes to NHS services in Norfolk and Waveney
Patients are being encouraged to share their views on controversial plans for NHS services, including closing or cutting the hours of a walk-in centre in Norwich – which sees about 72,000 patients a year – faced closure in 2023 before a new contract was agreed to keep it Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (ICB) began its current consultation in March as it faced a £280m shortfall in its can give their opinions on the plans, including moving the Norwich-based vulnerable adults service to an outreach model for people in Norfolk and Waveney, at a series of drop-in sessions. The plans also look at additional investment in GP practices and changes to the bases for out-of-hours chief executive of the ICB, Tracey Bleakley - who made the proposals - stepped down from the post earlier this month. She is now executive managing director of the Norfolk and Norwich University sessions are being held at King's Lynn Town Hall on Monday afternoon, The Forum in Norwich on Tuesday evening, Blyburgate Hall in Beccles on Wednesday afternoon and Lowestoft Community Hub on Thursday the consultation has closed on 25 May, feedback will be compiled into a report by Healthwatch Norfolk and published on the ICB website. A decision will be made by the ICB Board in July. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
28-02-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Suffolk Primadonna Festival cancelled for 2025 due to costs
A literary festival will not take place in the summer due to financial pressures, organisers have Festival has previously been held in different locations across Suffolk and brought writers and readers said despite a "record-breaking" 2024 event at Stowmarket's Food Museum, this year's event would not take place due to "rising costs and lack of funding".However, they added they would work on a plan to return in 2026. Tracey Bleakley, chair of the Primadonna Festival and Prize CIO, said the decision to take a fallow year marked "an important step in our evolution"."We have a brilliant team committed to building on Primadonna's special roots and seeing it thrive in 2026 and beyond, and we'd like to take this opportunity to thank our wonderful volunteers, suppliers and partners who have made our festival what it is."With 13 festivals in our region already announcing pauses and cancellations this year, our thoughts also go out to our fellow festival organisers who are struggling to operate in an unprecedentedly difficult climate for festivals and the wider arts sector."Primadonna said last year's event saw the highest-ever audience, artist and volunteer ratings. Earlier this month, Global Rhythm Festival - a world and Caribbean music event based in Ipswich - similarly announced it had been cancelled due to "increased financial pressures".Further afield in Norfolk, Sundown Festival at the county showground said it would not return, and Cambridge Folk Festival cancelled its 60th anniversary celebration. Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
