Latest news from the Borough Council and our partners

The Tenancy Services Team at Great Yarmouth Borough Council, working in partnership with the Operational Partnership Team at Norfolk Police, have joined a national campaign to raise awareness of the support we provide residents who experience anti-social behaviour, helping keep people within the borough safe.

The lives of 11 men who died in a helicopter crash off Great Yarmouth twenty years ago will be remembered in an anniversary service of remembrance on Saturday.

Mayor of Great Yarmouth, Cllr Graham Plant, has buried a time capsule full of memories relating to the last few years at Great Yarmouth's new £26m swimming, sports, and leisure centre.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council and Norfolk Constabulary have installed eight new CCTV cameras across Great Yarmouth after funding for the project was awarded to the council from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk, through its successful bid to the Home Office's Safer Streets Fund.

Seven new CCTV cameras have been installed in various spots around Gorleston thanks to the funding awarded to the council from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk, through its successful bid to the Home Office's Safer Streets Fund.

Plans to regenerate a riverside gateway site in Great Yarmouth are expected to take an important step forward next week with a move to compulsorily purchase parts of the site.

This Saturday sees the Birmingham 2022 Queen's Baton Relay arrive in Great Yarmouth, with a team of batonbearers carrying the baton along the resort's seafront.

The next steps in the creation of a safer, cleaner, greener town centre for Great Yarmouth will be taken next week with exploratory works around the Market Place.

The next chapter in the life of a landmark Great Yarmouth building is getting underway - and the public are being asked to help write it.

History buffs can explore real-life archaeological finds and discuss Great Yarmouth's history with local experts at a free fair this month.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has secured an offer of £13.7m investment from the Government's Future High Streets Fund towards its vision to transform and revive Great Yarmouth town centre as a vibrant economic, cultural and community hub.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has been forced to take formal enforcement action against four licensed premises for breaking Covid rules after Environmental Health Officers and police made inspections on Friday 18th and Saturday 19th December.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council is handing out further Covid relief grants to eligible businesses, including financial support linked to the Tier 2 restrictions, and extra help for those in the hospitality, hotel or B&B, or leisure sectors.

Residents are invited to participate in a virtual Christmas Memorial Service, filmed at the Crematorium Chapel in Gorleston, to remember loved ones who have sadly passed away over the years.

Whilst this Christmas will be a little different to previous years, there'll still be a lot of gift and food packaging produced, which Great Yarmouth Borough Council is reminding residents to recycle wherever possible.

Residents and visitors are asked to complete a short survey to help bolster a major funding bid to The National Lottery Heritage Fund to save and revive Great Yarmouth's Winter Gardens.

Market towns involved in a cross-Channel project helping to revitalise historic markets are urging residents to continue to back their local markets this Christmas, with a range of initiatives underway to support a safe local festive shopping experience.

The historic former Iron Duke pub in Great Yarmouth is a step closer to being brought back into viable use, thanks to partnership working between Great Yarmouth Preservation Trust and Great Yarmouth Borough Council.