Proposals to scrap the two-tier system of local government get a mixed reception in Norfolk.

Dr Nazia Ahmed says the GP surgery cannot accommodate for "hundreds of new patients".

The council hopes charges will stop drivers blocking spaces all day and encourage faster turnover.

Work will start at the beginning of next month on a large, new medical centre for a growing village.

Trevor Holden, managing director for Broadland and South Norfolk Councils, says registering is easy.

The leader of a council trying to build a £274m road claims the wildlife quango is "too powerful".

"We are going to be well out of pocket unless the government can provide more grant," a council says.

Norfolk councils borrow more than a billion to fund schools, libraries and similar projects.