News
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Latest news
- 29 November 2024
Statement on navigation charges for 2025/26
On Friday 29 November 2024, the Broads Authority resolved, in line with the recommendation of its Navigation Committee, to increase navigation charges...
- 26 November 2024
Opportunity for catering pitch at Acle Bridge for 2025 season
Expressions of interest are sought for an exciting opportunity to deliver a new mobile catering facility selling hot/cold drinks and food at Acle Bridge 24hr...
- 24 October 2024
Broads Briefing - October 2024
John Packman, Chief Executive of the Broads Authority, sends out a regular briefing newsletter to staff members, volunteers, toll payers and various other stakeholders in...
- 18 October 2024
Five iconic Broads' waterside chalets given listed status
Five waterside buildings in the Broads National Park, have been listed at Grade II by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the...
- 17 October 2024
Successful youth nature engagement project receives a funding boost
The Generation Green project (which first ran in 2021- 2023) has secured a second round of funding from the Department for Environment,...
- 8 October 2024
New study finds extra dredging in River Bure won’t resolve flooding issues
A new report has been published by the Environment Agency that examines whether additional dredging in areas of the Lower River Bure... - 26 September 2024
Update on Hoveton Riverside Park renovation project
The Broads Authority is pleased to announce the commencement of a significant renovation project at Hoveton Riverside Park, located on the River Bure in...
- 25 September 2024
A difficult summer for Broads’ butterflies and iconic swallowtail
Anecdotal reports from two nature reserves in the Broads National Park are consistent with the results of the ‘Big Butterfly Count’ - it’s been...
- 20 September 2024
Briefing on navigation charges for 2025/26
The Authority is confronting a significant challenge in determining navigation charges for 2025/26.A decline in boat numbers, coupled with inflation, has created a funding... - 20 August 2024
Dedicated volunteer receives ‘saving species’ biodiversity award
Volunteer Kath Warner, who started volunteering with the Broads Authority back in 1994, recently received the ‘Saving Species’ award at the Norfolk Community Biodiversity...