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Communities thanked after WWII bomb blast
Communities in Great Yarmouth have been thanked for their patience and understanding following a four-day major incident which ending yesterday (Friday 10 February) with the explosion of a WWII bomb.
Work continues to remove unexploded bomb (update)
The final phase of a delicate operation to disarm an unexploded Word War II bomb in Great Yarmouth is underway.
Further complications delay controlled explosion in Great Yarmouth
Further complications have delayed work to carry out a controlled explosion on the Second World War device in Great Yarmouth.
Yarmouth unexploded device - major incident declared
Emergencies services and agencies in Norfolk have declared a major incident following the discovery of a suspected World War Two device in Great Yarmouth earlier today (Tuesday 7 February 2023).
New video and 3D visualisation promotes Great Yarmouth's new offshore energy Operations and Maintenance Campus
GENERATE has launched an exciting new video and 3D visualisation to help promote Great Yarmouth's new offshore energy Operations and Maintenance Campus
100 Great Yarmouth children offered free swimming lessons for a year
Freedom Leisure, the not-for-profit leisure trust responsible for operating local leisure facilities in Great Yarmouth, are offering 100 children across the borough FREE swimming lessons for a year.
Do you have memories of the East Coast floods?
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Residents are being encouraged to share their memories of the East Coast floods as the 70th anniversary of the devastating event approaches.
Civic society of Great Yarmouth makes awards to shops, businesses, market traders as well as some special awards
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After several weeks of judging shops, businesses, and market stalls in the centre of Great Yarmouth the Civic Society announced the winners at a ceremony in the Assembly Room of the Town Hall on Thursday 27 October.
Fire on the Water returns for October half term event
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Fire on the Water is back for a second year at the end of October 2022.
Great Yarmouth and East Suffolk UK City of Culture bid team awarded £250,000 of funding to boost volunteering for local people
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London 2012 legacy funder, Spirit of 2012 has today announced the award of a quarter of a million pounds to Great Yarmouth Borough Council and East Suffolk Council for Cultural Connections to develop volunteering in the area, delivering plans set out in its UK City of Culture bid.