http://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/anglia/default.aspxen-gbThu, 16 Jul 2009 17:57:04 GMThttp://www.teletext.co.uk/images/Logo64x64.gifhttp://www.teletext.co.ukRackheath, Norfolk, has been given the go-ahead by the Government to become one of four eco-towns.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/regional/east-anglia/~4/Yx2Ta1vttz4" height="1" width="1"/>
It had been intended the project would see as many as 10 built by 2020 but it has been dogged by controversy and opposition from communities.

The successful bids will still have to go through the planning process before coming to fruition.

]]>2d176e6a93fa919a0dcf4b5f1035650fhttp://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/east-anglia/~3/Yx2Ta1vttz4/Go-ahead+for+eco-town.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/anglia/2d176e6a93fa919a0dcf4b5f1035650f/Go-ahead+for+eco-town.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/anglia/2d176e6a93fa919a0dcf4b5f1035650f/Go-ahead+for+eco-town.aspxThe Green Party has branded plans for a new environmentally friendly town in Norfolk "not eco enough".<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/regional/east-anglia/~4/UzV37JugzFU" height="1" width="1"/>
Norwich councillors said the proposed development at Rackheath needed to be sustainable so the people who lived there would not have to travel.

Councillor Rupert Read said: "The development is part of an oversized growth plan and is not yet eco enough."

]]>294ef65d8d60ffbc4d25c0e8fd30e2b3http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/east-anglia/~3/UzV37JugzFU/Eco-town+'not+eco+enough'.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/anglia/294ef65d8d60ffbc4d25c0e8fd30e2b3/Eco-town+'not+eco+enough'.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/anglia/294ef65d8d60ffbc4d25c0e8fd30e2b3/Eco-town+'not+eco+enough'.aspxSeven staff at an Essex care home have been suspended pending the outcome of an inquiry into allegations of "poor care and verbal abuse", a council said.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/regional/east-anglia/~4/XeWXiIwY0-4" height="1" width="1"/>
Essex County Council said 13 allegations had been made against staff at the Humphrey Lodge home in Thaxted.

The inquiry began after a staff member was accused of assault. The home caters for elderly people with dementia.

]]>e5b8a8e27a884ed1a5e79a2d4b0b138ehttp://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/east-anglia/~3/XeWXiIwY0-4/Care+home+staff+suspended.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/anglia/e5b8a8e27a884ed1a5e79a2d4b0b138e/Care+home+staff+suspended.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/anglia/e5b8a8e27a884ed1a5e79a2d4b0b138e/Care+home+staff+suspended.aspxA Harlow mother who was accused of trying to kill her disabled husband has been cleared of attempted murder.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/regional/east-anglia/~4/CMAEksA6-pQ" height="1" width="1"/>
Tracey Roffey was accused of trying to kill Gary Roffey, 47, at their home in Sheldon Close, by smothering him with a pillow and then a plastic bag.

The 37-year-old broke down in tears as the not guilty verdict was read out at Chelmsford Crown Court.

]]>c4f5895097b86bf9cedca329ed10d371http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/east-anglia/~3/CMAEksA6-pQ/Woman+cleared+of+murder+bid.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/anglia/c4f5895097b86bf9cedca329ed10d371/Woman+cleared+of+murder+bid.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/anglia/c4f5895097b86bf9cedca329ed10d371/Woman+cleared+of+murder+bid.aspxPolice are investigating after racist hate mail was delivered to addresses on a housing estate in Cambridge.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/regional/east-anglia/~4/DP93pwgbuCE" height="1" width="1"/>
Officers said leaflets delivered to the homes in appeared designed to "stir racial hatred".

A police spokeswoman said that an inquiry had been launched after leaflets were delivered to houses in the Ditton Fields area.

]]>cce3f66384e08d7ebbb967c142855f42http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/east-anglia/~3/DP93pwgbuCE/'Racist+hate+mail'+probe.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/anglia/cce3f66384e08d7ebbb967c142855f42/'Racist+hate+mail'+probe.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/anglia/cce3f66384e08d7ebbb967c142855f42/'Racist+hate+mail'+probe.aspxBanking giant Lloyds has been accused of "betraying" the taxpayer after plans were revealed to cut another 1,200 jobs, including in Southend.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/regional/east-anglia/~4/zZ9Q4WYytUU" height="1" width="1"/>
Unite said it was "Groundhog Day" because of the number of jobs lost this year is estimated to be 8,200.

National officer Rob MacGregor said the decision to cut jobs at the taxpayer supported institution is "disgraceful".

]]>f28aee92f7f228e9f190612eba0295f2http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/east-anglia/~3/zZ9Q4WYytUU/1,200+more+jobs+go+at+Lloyds.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/anglia/f28aee92f7f228e9f190612eba0295f2/1,200+more+jobs+go+at+Lloyds.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/anglia/f28aee92f7f228e9f190612eba0295f2/1,200+more+jobs+go+at+Lloyds.aspxA police chief in Norfolk has said that he fears crime will rise as a result of the recession.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/regional/east-anglia/~4/mFDQgMXJWJk" height="1" width="1"/>
Simon Bailey, an assistant chief constable of Norfolk Police, said he was "concerned" about the effect the economic climate would have.

He said while Norfolk had a relatively low crime rate, there had been a rise in crime in previous recessions.

]]>4594d9aac85f3ea747703ae83f7081e8http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/east-anglia/~3/mFDQgMXJWJk/Crime+fears+over+recession.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/anglia/4594d9aac85f3ea747703ae83f7081e8/Crime+fears+over+recession.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/anglia/4594d9aac85f3ea747703ae83f7081e8/Crime+fears+over+recession.aspxA man has been arrested after police received reports of a sniper with a BB gun firing a shot through a window of a council building in Norfolk.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/regional/east-anglia/~4/QUMX0yekaEo" height="1" width="1"/>
Staff in Yarmouth Borough Council's Greyfriars House and the Town Hall were told to close windows and stay inside while the incident was investigated.

A 20-year-old Yarmouth man was arrested and received a police caution.

]]>5a576081aa766eb3fd673b3fc9428871http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/east-anglia/~3/QUMX0yekaEo/Man+arrested+over+gun+attack.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/anglia/5a576081aa766eb3fd673b3fc9428871/Man+arrested+over+gun+attack.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/anglia/5a576081aa766eb3fd673b3fc9428871/Man+arrested+over+gun+attack.aspxA &#163;2.1m scheme which aims to help East Anglian companies achieve energy efficiency savings has been launched.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/regional/east-anglia/~4/fvPsmNajgsA" height="1" width="1"/>
The East of England Development Agency's Resource Efficiency East project will provide firms with free advice on making savings.

The EEDA says businesses could save up to £1,000-a-year for every employee by introducing efficiency measures.

]]>873319ee43415f23c53e81fb48256094http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/east-anglia/~3/fvPsmNajgsA/Energy+savings+scheme+begins.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/anglia/873319ee43415f23c53e81fb48256094/Energy+savings+scheme+begins.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/anglia/873319ee43415f23c53e81fb48256094/Energy+savings+scheme+begins.aspxThe University of East Anglia has unveiled plans to open a London base for more than 1,000 students to save them having to relocate to Norfolk.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/regional/east-anglia/~4/90kJV1Yx_E0" height="1" width="1"/>
The London Study Centre will open in January in Middlesex Street.

Vice-chancellor Prof Edward Acton said: "We are very excited. The study centre will be used as a forum for the rapid dissemination of key projects."

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