Norwich to Trowse, south of the city. From there the River Wensum is navigable into Norwich up to New Mills, and is crossed by the Novi Sad Friendship Bridge. Scheduled trips through the city and out to the nearby The Broads are run by City Boats from outside Norwich station and also Elm Hill. In June 2012, Norwich City Council gave permission for punting on the River Wensum. In 2017 the first part of a new road, the Norwich Northern Distributor Road, linking from the A1067 to the north west of the city to the A47 road to the east of
Norwich on pilot shows with Les Dennis, Gaby Roslin and Christopher Biggins. Archant publishes two daily newspapers in Norwich, the "Norwich Evening News", and the regional "Eastern Daily Press" (EDP), and had its own television operation, Mustard TV, which has now closed. The character of Alan Partridge in the sitcom "I'm Alan Partridge" (1997–2002) and the comedy film "" (2013) is a Norwich broadcaster played by Steve Coogan. Because Norwich was England's second city during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, it has, though little acknowledged, a number of significant associations with esoteric spirituality. It was the home of William Cuningham, a