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May 2006

All press releases issued in May 2006 can be viewed below:

Regeneration Ideas Get Strong Public Support
Making Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth a better place to live, work and visit and improvements to transport are the top priorities for the public say the results of a recent consultation by urban regeneration company 1st East...

How can we address Affordable Housing Issues
Finding a local definition for key workers is just one of the areas up to 100 housing experts will be looking at during a consultation day in June organised by Great Yarmouth Borough Council...

Going Green Saves Time and Trouble
More than 500 compost bins have been delivered to households across the Borough since January – thanks to a great offer from Great Yarmouth Borough Council, Norfolk County Council and the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP)...

Lighting up the Summer Sky the Environmentally-Friendly Way
When the decorative lights are switched on at Gorleston’s Lower Esplanade on Friday (26) they will twinkle brighter than usual – while consuming far less energy thanks to a Great Yarmouth Borough Council environmentally-friendly strategy...

Peggotty Road Multi-Sports Area
Following ongoing problems of anti-social behaviour caused by the use of Peggotty Road Multi- Sports Area late into the night, the Borough Council has decided to lock the facility from 10 pm every evening for the foreseeable future...

New Playground to be Opened
Children in North Yarmouth are looking forward to the summer holidays again as their local playground in Beatty Close is to be reopened this Thursday 25 May at 5pm by Great Yarmouth’s Carnival Queen, Georgina Brooks, 17, and Councillor Bob Peck, Play Champion for Yarmouth...

Gorleston Seafront Getting Ready for the Sun
Gorleston seafront has seen a flurry of activity as beach huts and the yacht pond have undergone minor repairs and a lick of paint to put them back into full service...

What a Waste of Time
Removing flytipping from Kent Square has become almost a daily occurrence for Great Yarmouth Borough Council...

The Borough Looks Blooming Good
Months of hard work has seen the borough of Great Yarmouth burst into bloom...

Volunteers on the Beach to Help Rare Birds
Volunteers and staff from the RSPB and English Nature will be busy on the beach this week as they prepare for the return of one of Britain’s rarest sea birds to its breeding colonies at Great Yarmouth and Winterton Dunes...

A Call to Youngsters to Get on their Feet and Get Active
Youngsters in the Borough have the opportunity to hone their skills to emulate their world cup heroes through a new initiative – Active Feet - which might just discover the next Beckham, Rooney or Theo Walcott...

Great Yarmouth's Streets are Spick and Span
A report published by the GMB trade union on May 9 heralds Great Yarmouth as having some of the cleanest streets in East Anglia...

Sharp Investment in Great Yarmouth
Owners of run-down buildings near Great Yarmouth seafront are being invited to an open day to see how they can claim grants of up to 60 per cent to renovate their properties...

New Mayor to Take on Duties on May 15th
Great Yarmouth’s Mayor elect Sue Robinson will take on her new duties after the official ceremony at the Town Hall on May 15...

Bradwell Playground to be Revamped
The local residents of Hunter Drive in Bradwell are being invited by the Borough Council to come and choose the design for the new children’s playground which is to be installed this summer. Plans for this new provision will be on display on Friday 12 May in the Mill Lane Community Centre from 5pm-6.30pm...

Yarmouth Playgrounds Coming on in Leaps and Bounds
Thousands of children across the Borough of Great Yarmouth are looking forward to their playgrounds being revamped before the summer holidays, and Great Yarmouth Borough council is on track to achieve this...

Taking a Healthy Interest in the Next 10 Years
If you have a healthy interest in getting and staying fit now is the time to have input into Great Yarmouth’s strategy for the next 10 years...

Your Chance to View Plans
The local residents of Magdalen Square are being invited by the Council to come and view the plans for the new community playground which is to be installed this summer. Plans for this new provision will be on display on Saturday May 6 in the Magdalen CLIP and Methodist Church from 1pm-3pm...

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