NEWS: Reepham Chamber of Commerce implement signage project to attract visitors

Reepham Chamber of Commerce have recently erected new signage around the beautiful town of Reepham to help bring visitors in to the town centre. Reepham is surrounded by many fantastic cycle and footpaths, most notably the Marriot’s Way, but because the Marriot’s Way skims
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NEWS: Reepham Open Evening

Following recommendations in our draft Economic Strategy for Reepham, we are very pleased to announce that Reepham Chamber of Commerce is holding a retailers open evening during October 2013. Research and consultation conducted as part of our strategy highlighted that, as is common ac
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NEWS: Acle Village Economic Masterplan approved by BDC

We are delighted to report that Acle Village Economic Masterplan was endorsed by Broadland District Council earlier this week. The projects contained within the masterplan are designed to support and enhance the local economy. The projects are designed to be relatively simple and deli
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NEWS: How to profit from online retailing

Have a look at this great article by the Guardian small business network on how small business owners can profit from online retail. An excerpt from the article is set out below or to read it in full click here. Selling products through online marketplaces and auction sites has become
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NEWS: Discover Aylsham website takes first step forward

We are delighted to be helping the Aylsham Town Team continue to deliver recommendations set out in the Aylsham Regeneration and Delivery Strategy.  As part of a wider program of marketing and publicity, including a Discover Aylsham marquee at the Royal Norfolk Show, a new website for
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EVENT: Come and Discover Aylsham at the Royal Norfolk Show 2013 and WIN an Aylsham hamper!

Aylsham will take itself to the heart of Norfolk’s visitor and tourism industry this summer. Many of the town’s businesses have joined forces so they can demonstrate to thousands of people what the community has to offer during the two days of the Royal Norfolk Show – one of the regio
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NEWS: BBC research shows that most Portas pilot towns continue to decline

BBC Radio 4’s You and Yours programme commissioned research in to the Portas Pilot towns one year on from being awarded £100,000 to help their high streets. The research showed that most of the towns who received DCLG funding to help boost their high street have actually seen a
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NEWS: Online presence vital for small businesses Local Business Week highlights

Last week was Local Business Week run by the FSB, one of the most important points raised was that internet presence for small businesses is vital in order for them to survive. Surveys showed that only one in four small businesses have a website and of those only a third use them for
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EVENT: RTPI East of England Conference, Reviving Historic Town Centres

We were very pleased to give a presentation last Friday at the RTPI East of England conference in Bury St Edmunds on reviving historic town centres.  This topic is often at the core of the projects we are involved with and so we were delighted to have the opportunity to outline our ap
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NEWS: RTPI, Reviving Historic Town Centres CPD day

Building on previous CPD sessions we have given alongside the RTPI East of England, we have been invited to take part in the Reviving Historic Town Centres conference on Friday 17th May 2013, Bury St Edmunds. We are delighted to be contributing to this day, where a variety of issues r
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