Virtual Town Hall with the EDP's Ian Clarke and Breckland Leader, Sam Chapman-Allen

In this special episode we hear a live 'Virtual Town Hall' hosted by the EDP's Ian Clarke (live on Microsoft Teams, 04 March 2025) with Breckland's Leader, Councillor Sam Chapman-Allen.

To help shape the interview questions, members of the public were invited to submit suggested questions in advance of the meeting directly to Ian, plus people were able to submit additional questions during the live meeting. All of the questions were selected by the journalists supporting the event and these were not shared with the council in advance.

The interview covered a broad range of topics, including:

• Local Government Reorganisation
• Car parking
• the council's finances
• plans for the Abbey Estate in Thetford
• the impact building more houses is having on local infrastructure
• the council's commercial portfolio
• support for people who have lost the winter fuel allowance
• the impact of heavy industry in Griston
• and more!

 Find out more here.