Quiet Diss, in Norfolk, already has seven nursing homes and another 23 residential care homes, with a quarter of the town aged 65 or over - the UK average is 19 per cent.

Locals in Diss, Norfolk, say the increasing number of homes is changing the atmosphere in the area for the worse, while the town council has warned it is 'stifling economic…

If approved in a planning meeting today, the 66-bed facility would be the eighth nursing home in the tiny Norfolk town of Diss, in addition to 23 residential care homes.

Quiet Diss, in Norfolk, already has seven nursing homes and another 23 residential care homes, with a quarter of the town aged 65 or over - the UK average is 19 per cent.