Wymondham News is an independent news and information site for Wymondham, Diss and the South Norfolk district. We work from public records, we link to them, and we are not connected to the council.
Where we cover
Wymondham is the district’s largest town, though it holds only a small share of the 150,000 people who live here, which tells you how rural the rest is. Diss is the second centre, down on the Suffolk border. Around them are Long Stratton, Harleston, Loddon, Hingham, Poringland and Hethersett, and on the Norwich edge Costessey, which is a suburb of the city in everything but administration. We cover all of them and we name the actual village rather than writing “South Norfolk”.
What we report
South Norfolk Council’s planning register and committee papers, licensing notices, police.uk crime data, HM Land Registry sold prices, Food Standards Agency hygiene ratings, Environment Agency flood warnings for the local rivers, and company filings in The Gazette. Roads, schools and social care come from Norfolk County Council rather than the district, and we say which body a decision belongs to. Every fact carries a link to the original document.
This district’s future is under review
In March 2026 the government decided that South Norfolk District Council would disappear on 1 April 2028, with its parishes split three ways: twenty-five to a new East Norfolk authority, sixteen to Greater Norwich and nine to West Norfolk. On 7 September 2026 that decision was withdrawn while the government reviews the whole reorganisation programme (our report). South Norfolk Council carries on for now, and a new decision could follow the review. We will report it from the published documents, and keep the reference pages on this site pointing at whoever is actually responsible.
Tips and corrections
Email hello@wymondhamnews.co.uk with a tip, an event worth listing, or a correction. Tips are treated in confidence, and corrections are made quickly and noted on the page.
Wymondham News is published by the GOB Media Group.