Traffic marshals are operating in Norwich today on what is expected to be one of the busiest days of the Christmas period.

With Norwich City at home to Brentford and just three more weekends until Christmas Day the city is expected to be packed today with football fans and festive shoppers.

Roads in the centre have already been gridlocked this week, with queues building down Ber Street and past

Finkelgate.

But, today, traffic marshals are on hand to guide traffic at both the Forum and John Lewis shopping centres.

A Christmas journey planning website for the city – www.norfolk.gov.uk/tfn – is also now up and running.