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Three people have been issued with substantial fixed penalty notices after waste was illegally dumped in Great Yarmouth and Gorleston.

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A new range of guided heritage walks around Great Yarmouth, Gorleston and Caister has been unveiled for summer 2026.

Members of the public are invited to attend a service on Saturday, June 6, to mark the anniversary of D-Day.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has laid out an ambitious new vision for one of the country's most significant coastal employment areas.

Three Great Yarmouth men have been fined and ordered to pay costs after breaching the town's ban on street drinking.

Councillor Jade Martin has been elected Mayor of Great Yarmouth for the 2026/2027 municipal year following a vote at the Town Hall by her fellow councillors.

A court has imposed a three‑month closure order at a flat in Great Yarmouth after a police raid uncovered drugs and weapons at the property.

Almost 1,000 applications have been received for a new licensing scheme that is designed to raise standards of housing for people who rent privately in Great Yarmouth.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has announced plans to work with its social housing tenants in a new drive to improve services.

Almost 20 vans and other vehicles blighting roads across Great Yarmouth have been cleared in recent weeks by council teams.

A Great Yarmouth convenience store has been shut down after a rat infestation was discovered by council inspectors.

There were nine divisions in the Great Yarmouth Borough contested for the Norfolk County Council elections of May 7, 2026.

A court has granted a three-month full-closure order at a flat in Great Yarmouth following serious anti-social behaviour at the property.

People are being invited to attend a service in Great Yarmouth to mark the anniversary of VE Day on Friday, May 8.

A man who dumped rubbish in one of Great Yarmouth's historic rows has been left with a bill of almost £4,000 after he was convicted of fly-tipping.

Reducing crime, improving health facilities, tackling dilapidated buildings and having better parks and green spaces are some of the things people in Great Yarmouth have said they'd like to see £20m of new Government funding spent on.

One of the Royal Navy's most-advanced warships, HMS Dauntless, has been awarded the Freedom of the Borough of Great Yarmouth to honour the town's naval heritage.