Latest news from the Borough Council and our partners

Great Yarmouth Borough Council is urging residents to continue supporting local businesses which are continuing to deliver essential services to their communities during the coronavirus pandemic.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council is inviting applications for grants from small businesses impacted by Covid-19, which were not eligible for the Government's previous grants scheme or other support.

A lot of exciting work is already underway in Great Yarmouth...Now the Government has invited Great Yarmouth as one of just 101 places to apply for a Town Deal of up to £25m to drive economic regeneration, recovery and growth through:

As more sectors of the economy prepare to reopen, Great Yarmouth Borough Council has expanded its local business grants scheme and is reminding companies that guidance about safe operations and other support is still available.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council is already starting to plan the Wheels Festival for 2021 after this year's event was unavoidably cancelled due to coronavirus and strict social distancing measures.

Non-essential shops in Great Yarmouth Town Centre and at Gorleston High Street reopened on Monday, after being closed for almost three months, following the Governments most recent guidance.

As further shops are set to reopen on Monday (June 15), Great Yarmouth's council and business leaders are working together to help ensure everyone visiting the borough's busiest shopping and tourism hotspots has a safe and enjoyable experience.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council is today (Friday, June 5) submitting to Government a bid for £19.9m to help transform and revive Great Yarmouth town centre as a vibrant economic, cultural and community hub.

Temporary measures helping pedestrians to maintain safe social distancing are being introduced in Great Yarmouth town centre, Gorleston High Street and the borough's busiest tourism hotspots.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council is re-running its final call for comments on the Local Plan Part Two, a key planning document which will guide and enable sustainable growth, development, jobs and investment until 2030 and beyond.

The organisers of Great Yarmouth's largest summer festivals are announcing the unavoidable cancellation of their events this year, to help protect public health and safety in response to the continued coronavirus threat.

Great Yarmouth's seafront car parks and public toilets are remaining closed, as would-be tourists are urged to continue to stay away to help control the spread of coronavirus and save lives.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council is holding its first virtual committee meetings next week, after face-to-face meetings of councillors were suspended in mid-March.

Cllr Michael Jeal is staying on as Great Yarmouth's mayor for another year, leading the civic life of the borough as everyone pulls together to respond to the challenge of coronavirus.

Great Yarmouth's mayor, Cllr Michael Jeal, is rallying the people of the borough to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day at home on Friday, May 8, including by joining in with a special toast honouring the heroes of the Second World War.

A local Community Interest Company is coordinating efforts with Great Yarmouth Borough Council to help ensure residents in need have access to food and other essential items during the coronavirus lockdown.

A colourful new social media competition, promoting creativity in kids while lifting the spirits of those self-isolating, has proved popular in its first three weeks, with more than 500 families joining the Facebook group.

Great Yarmouth's official heritage guides are harnessing 21st century technology to continue to celebrate the borough's rich history during lockdown - by sharing their own "virtual" heritage walks and talks for the public on their Facebook page.