All press releases issued in September 2006 can be viewed below:
Organisers Hopeful that World's Largest Sand Sculpture Festival will Return Next Year
Following positive conversations with The Sculpture Factory, organisers are hopeful that the world’s largest sand sculpture festival will return to Great Yarmouth next year...
Great Yarmouth Flood Victims Warned about Pollution in Children's Toys
John Hemsworth Head of Environment and Health for Great Yarmouth Borough Council has issued a reminder to parents whose homes were flooded on Monday – don’t give your children toys which have become polluted!
Free Sandbags for Premises in Northgate Area
From Wednesday September 27, GYB Services, on behalf of Great Yarmouth Borough Council will deliver free sandbags to properties in the Northgate area...
Great Yarmouth Borough Council Helping with the Mop Up
The day after the torrential flooding of Monday (25th) Great Borough Council is helping people to clear up, and seeking assurance from Anglian Water that improvements will be made...
Couple Seek Refuge in Town Hall from Flooded Car
A Great Yarmouth couple and their two-year-old daughter sought refuge in the Town Hall when their car became a victim of the flooding...
Civic Awards to Salute the People of Great Yarmouth
The Mayor’s Special Award is one of nine categories in the 1st Civic Awards for the People of Great Yarmouth which is being announced this week...
Yorkshire Top Brass to Visit Gorleston Autumn Festival of Music and Arts
The Yorkshire Imperial Urquhart Travel Band will soon be performing as part of the Gorleston St Andrews Autumn Festival of Music and the Arts...
DERT to Get to Work on Magdalen Estate
Great Yarmouth’s DERT team is set to spruce up Queens Crescent, on Gorleston’s Magdalen estate on Friday (22)...
Retail and Leisure Study
Research undertaken for Great Yarmouth Borough Council has produced a 15-year blueprint for retail and leisure expansion...
Creative Change in Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth’s SeaChange Trust is looking for volunteers to help stage a series of events in 2007 aimed at bringing together different communities and age groups to enjoy and learn about each other’s forms of entertainment...
Time is Running Out for Owners of HMO's to Register or Face a £20,000 Fine
Owners of houses in multiple occupancy (HMOs) have until October 2 to register with Great Yarmouth Borough Council or face the prospect of a fine of up to £20,000 and a criminal record...
Wellington Pier Steel Frame Refurbishment
Great Yarmouth’s Wellington Pier is about to undergo the next phase of its refurbishment with the dismantling of the existing steel frame...
A Better Life in Great Yarmouth
Cultural achievements in Great Yarmouth are being used to herald a new cultural strategy for the East of England - A Better Life...
Great Yarmouth and Waveney Legal Partnership Leads the Way
Great Yarmouth and Waveney Councils have recently agreed an innovative approach to the provision of legal services through working in partnership. A move they expect other small local authorities to emulate...
Twinning Visit to France to Celebrate 50 Years
The Great Yarmouth and Rambouillet Twinning Committee is to visit the French town for four days from September 28 to continue the 50th anniversary celebrations of the towns’ association...
Netball on Saturdays at Ormesby
If you like sport then why not get involved with the Saturday Morning Netball Session at Ormesby Middle School...
Don't Lose Your Vote!
Great Yarmouth Borough Council is in the process of sending out electoral registration forms - and would like to remind residents to return them so that they don’t lose their right to vote...
Maritime Festival is Biggest and Best Ever!
This year’s Great Yarmouth Maritime Festival has been credited by its organisers as the biggest and best ever, with glorious weather and crowds of up to 40,000 visitors...
Last Sailing Shrimper comes home to Great Yarmouth
The Horace and Hannah a shrimper built in Great Yarmouth in 1906 sailed into the harbour on Monday, after having been purchased for the town by the Borough Council’s regeneration team...
Cleaning by DERT
Two roads in the Borough are due for the deep-clean treatment on September 15...
Private Landlords will Benefit from New Accreditation Scheme
Great Yarmouth Borough Council is to launch a free accreditation scheme which will help private landlords meet Government guidelines and give them access to cash savings such as discounted insurance...
Helpful Tips to Cope with High Tides
The Press and media have been reporting recently on the flooding experienced in Great Yarmouth caused by heavy downpours, and the likelihood of tidal flooding in September...
Sixty Years Holidaying by the Seaside in Great Yarmouth
George Bennett from Stamford first came to Great Yarmouth in 1946 with his parents and stayed at the Windsor Hotel. Next week he returns with his wife celebrating their Ruby Wedding Anniversary and his 60th anniversary of holidaying in Great Yarmouth...