NORWICH: NO LONGER CUTTING THE MUSTARD?

Posted on October 8, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Community and tagged big business, brand, Britvic, city roots, closure, Colman, colmans mustard, culture, east anglia, employees, employer, halls of residence, history, identity, Jeremiah Colman, manufacture, mill, mustard, mustard museum, norfolk, norwich, production link, production site, sick benefits, social housing, UEA, Unilever, University of East Anglia.

by James Anthony

It has been suggested that the world famous Colman’s brand may soon break with a tradition more than 200 years old, of producing mustard and other products here in Norwich. Make no mistake – this is not nearly as trivial as it sounds, and would be nothing short of a local tragedy.

This may seem exceptionally daft, but Colman’s has so much history here in Norwich, it is tough not to be upset by this news. Colman’s Mustard has been based in Norfolk since 1814 when Jeremiah Colman formally set up his mustard and flour business in Stoke Holy Cross, just outside of the current Norwich city boundary. Later, Jeremiah Colman’s great-nephew Jeremiah James Colman established the production factory in Norwich in 1858, which still exists today. With business booming, royal approval was gained in 1866 with the granting of a Special Warrant as manufacturers to ‘Her Majesty the Queen Victoria’, helping our local mustard gain a global reputation and put Norwich on the culinary world stage.Continue Reading

BIG ENERGY PROFITS FROM NORFOLK’S OFFSHORE EFFORTS

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Community and tagged big business, Blakeney Point, Campaign to Protect Rural England, Centrica, climate change, Community, CPRE, Dalcour Maclaren, Danish government, DONG Energy, East Green Energy, gas, Goldman Sachs, Green Britain Centre, Green Home Energy Solutions, hydropower, norfolk, Norfolk Energy Futures, oil, Race Bank, renewable energy, solar power, wind farm, wind turbines.

by Joe Burns

27 km north of Blakeney Point in Norfolk there’s a wind farm called Race Bank. The project has been in development for over a decade and has just started producing electricity. After the first of 91 turbines were installed, the farm began to successfully generate electricity and will be able to support the electricity needs for almost half a million homes once all 91 turbines are finished and operating.

This is great news. Why exactly? Well the project will result in over 830,000 tonnes of annual CO2 savings and will operate for 25 years. Plus it’s good to see another addition to the UK’s already successful and world leading wind farms, and there are plans for more. It’s also encouraging to see major international energy companies fight for the biggest wind turbines possible, as when they are far out at sea, campaign groups can’t really complain about their views being ruined.Continue Reading

THE MORALITY OF TAX

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national and tagged big business, Britain, british politics, budget, business, corporations, economics, george osborne, Institute for Fiscal Studies, inter|national, local government, politics, rent, small business, tax.

by Olivia Hanks

I’m writing this because I’m unhappy about small businesses not paying tax.

Yes, you read that right.

We all know about the coffee chains and technology giants that are siphoning off society’s wealth and making no contribution; I’m talking about the small, local businesses that are the real lifeblood of every town’s economy.Continue Reading

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BIG ENERGY PROFITS FROM NORFOLK’S OFFSHORE EFFORTS

THE MORALITY OF TAX

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