Latest news from the Borough Council and our partners

People have the opportunity to discover more about the borough's fascinating history with three new talks offered by Great Yarmouth Heritage Guides.

Norfolk County Council is delighted to announce the official opening of the new Herring Bridge in Great Yarmouth is scheduled for Thursday 1 February.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council (GYBC) has launched a new service to enable victims of domestic abuse to remain in their homes and avoid becoming homeless.

Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Crematorium has donated £14,000 to charity by participating in the ICCM Recycling of Metals Scheme.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council is celebrating the completion of a successful small electrical waste collection trial, which saw items recycled in both rural and urban areas.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council is to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2024 with its annual service in the borough.

Following further erosion of the dunes in Hemsby, Great Yarmouth Borough Council (GYBC) is providing support for affected residents and advising the public of the safety risks in the area.

Great Yarmouth Minster is set to be filled with Christmas Angels from Friday, December 8, as part of a festive Angel festival, thanks to generous funding from the Cultural Connections Volunteering project's Activation Grant Fund and The Diocesan Board of Education.

Bowls enthusiasts who competed in the popular four-week Visit Great Yarmouth Festival of Bowls 2023 have helped raise hundreds of pounds for charities in the borough.

Great Yarmouth Town Hall is set to host a fabulous Wedding Fayre on Sunday, February 4, 2024, from 10.30am until 2pm.

More than 200 homes across the borough of Great Yarmouth are in the process of having free home improvements carried out as part of a national energy efficiency scheme.

An operations manager at a funfair company has been jailed for six months after a three-year-old girl died on a Norfolk beach. The funfair company he was working for has been fined £20,000.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council is inviting rural businesses to express an interest in a small number of capital grants, funded through the UK Rural England Prosperity Fund.

Great Yarmouth's three-day Christmas spectacular will start at 10am on Friday, November 24, in Great Yarmouth town centre.

Get ready to unwrap the magic of the holiday season as the Gorleston Christmas Light Switch On returns to light up the town, promising a festive experience that will enchant visitors of all ages.

Unfortunately due to predicted high winds, we have taken the difficult decision to cancel this weekend's Christmas in The Parks events in Priory Gardens, Gorleston - but don't worry, Christmas isn't cancelled!

Dog owners are being warned that dark nights and chilly weather are not an excuse to not clear up after their pets - and failing to do so could risk a very un-festive fine.

Designed by the prestigious Great Yarmouth Borough Architect J. W. Cockerill back in 1888, refurbishment works on the dilapidated building which was once the ticket office at Wellesley Recreation Ground are now complete.