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  • Broads Briefing - December 2024
  • Broads Authority declares a Biodiversity Emergency
  • Statement on navigation charges for 2025/26
  • Opportunity for catering pitch at Acle Bridge for 2025 season
  • Broads Briefing - October 2024
  • Five iconic Broads' waterside chalets given listed status
  • Successful youth nature engagement project receives a funding boost
  • New study finds extra dredging in River Bure won’t resolve flooding issues
  • Update on Hoveton Riverside Park renovation project
  • A difficult summer for Broads’ butterflies and iconic swallowtail
  • Briefing on navigation charges for 2025/26
  • Dedicated volunteer receives ‘saving species’ biodiversity award
  • Broads Briefing - August 2024
  • Broads and UK National Parks join world ‘Race to Zero’
  • Broads Briefing - May 2024
  • Sealed bid auction of various plant and equipment
  • Vacancies for Broads Local Access Forum Members
  • Broads Briefing - March 2024
  • Rare Norfolk Hawker dragonfly spreads its wings
  • Turf Fen Mill to receive restoration grant from Historic England
  • Broads Briefing - December 2023
  • Navigation charges for 2024/25
  • Mutton’s Mill restoration project scoops two design and craftsmanship awards
  • Broads Briefing - October 2023
  • Mink trapping helps rare water-vole populations recover in the Broads
  • Education Officer Nick scoops national award
  • Broads Briefing - August 2023
  • Footpath improvements at Horsey Windpump and Mere
  • Farming in Protected Landscapes programme offers lots to celebrate
  • New grant to explore how wetland crops could generate income for Broads’ growers
  • Broads Village ready to welcome visitors at the Royal Norfolk Show 2023
  • Broads Briefing - June 2023
  • Volunteers and staff get stuck in planting at Horsey
  • What to look out for this Invasive Species Week
  • Celebrating accessible days out in the Broads
  • New telephone box TIC opened in Thurne
  • Broads Briefing - March 2023
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - Navigation charges 2023/24
  • Independent review of complaints
  • Researchers map Broads’ carbon footprint
  • Office closures over the festive period
  • Broads Authority supports Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week
  • Broads Briefing - November 2022
  • New five-year plan for the Broads launched this week
  • Young people climb aboard with ‘Rails, Sails & Trails’ project
  • Have your say on future development in the Broads
  • Broads Briefing - September 2022
  • Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
  • Students invited to discover future peatland farming
  • In tribute to Her Majesty the Queen
  • Sealed-bid auction of Charcoal burner
  • Broads Briefing - July 2022
  • Heatwave puts Broads wildfire risk on high-alert
  • Farmers move forward on Broads peat restoration partnership
  • The Broads come to life at the Royal Norfolk Show
  • Hard-working Broads volunteers celebrated
  • 13 boaters prosecuted for navigation offences on the Broads
  • Public urged to share stories about their relationship with the UK landscape in 2022
  • Public asked to look out for invasive species in the Broads
  • Diamond Emblem 1 report published by Marine Accident Investigation Branch
  • Broads Briefing - May 2022
  • Festival to celebrate Broads Life comes to Beccles
  • Swing bridge upgrades planned for autumn 2022
  • Take a walk with the fairies this Springtime
  • ‘Pillars of the Broads’ Exhibition opens
  • Broads selected as 'Green Space Dark Skies' location
  • Broads Briefing - March 2022
  • Hire boat code updated for 2022
  • New Broads youth project inspires next generation to care for nature
  • Broads Briefing - December 2021
  • New art trail launched at Cary's Meadow
  • Major grant to help capture carbon in the Broads
  • Navigation charges set for 2022/23
  • Broads Briefing - November 2021
  • Statement in relation to recent news stories regarding complaint
  • University students encouraged to stay safe and clear of the water
  • Green boating partnership secures new funding to ‘Electrify the Broads’
  • Discover dark sky magic on guided Broads night walks
  • Public urged to report Japanese Knotweed sightings
  • Fancy being a conservation volunteer in the Broads for a day?
  • Project through to National Construction Awards Final
  • Broads Briefing - August 2021
  • Don't go overboard with alcohol on the Broads this summer
  • Bikes found dumped in the Broads to be renovated for people in need
  • Greener boating survey launched
  • Popular footpath reopens in Reedham
  • Defra group launches new personal biosecurity guidance for field work
  • Reflecting on Mental Health Awareness week
  • Water safety warning as warmer weather arrives
  • Broads Briefing - May 2021
  • Broads Authority opens Ranworth TIC
  • Three more boaters prosecuted for navigation offences
  • New boating videos released for Broads-wide safety campaign
  • Three boaters prosecuted for Broads navigation offences
  • Increase in tolls funds safety and navigation improvements
  • Broads celebrated in new National Park stamp collection
  • Broads Authority urges boaters to be vigilant against CO poisoning
  • Broads Briefing - December 2020
  • Survey on the future of Hoveton Riverside Park
  • New pontoons improve River Wensum access for paddle sports
  • Public asked to look out for invasive plant spreading through the Broads
  • Broads Briefing - October 2020
  • End of season facility closures
  • Broads Authority issues autumn and winter safety reminder
  • Broads Briefing - September 2020
  • Statement regarding fatal incident on the River Bure
  • Lowestoft railway station unveils new mural
  • Mighty Kett’s Oak given a health boost thanks to tree experts and nature’s medicine
  • Statement regarding incident at Great Yarmouth Yacht Station
  • Regeneration of Stalham Staithe complete and new mooring open
  • Broads Briefing - August 2020
  • Broads Authority Rangers celebrated this World Ranger Day
  • Broads Authority bids farewell to Officer Sandra Beckett after 40 years of service
  • Broads Briefing - July 2020
  • Every reptile counts in the Broads
  • Broads Briefing - June 2020
  • Broads Briefing - May 2020
  • Authority welcomes safe return to the water
  • Public encouraged to observe wildlife during lockdown
  • Broads Briefing - April 2020
  • Broads Briefing - March 2020
  • Concert features young musicians’ Broads inspired compositions
  • Broads Briefing - February 2020
  • Sealed-bid auction of outboard engine
  • Defra visit helps to inform post-Brexit farming payment design
  • Successful prosecution of speeding boater
  • Broads Briefing - January 2020
  • Amphibious machine creates new wetland habitat for rare bitterns