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Great Yarmouth Borough Council awarded £12.3 million to restore UK's last historic seaside Winter Garden
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded £12.3 million to Great Yarmouth Borough Council to deliver its vision for the Winter Gardens - Reimagining the People's Palace, a bold and inspiring programme, restoring a unique historic building to its former glory.
Great Yarmouth Town Hall to host Swing and Jive dance evening
Great Yarmouth's beautiful Victorian Town Hall is to host a Swing and Jive Dance evening on Saturday, March 16.
Man given suspended jail sentence after breaching anti-social behaviour order in Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth Borough Council has thanked the public for its support in helping to tackle anti-social behaviour in the town after a man was given a suspended jail sentence for causing persistent trouble on a housing estate.
Improved bus and rail links to be delivered in Great Yarmouth
A new project will get underway in Great Yarmouth next month to improve connections between the rail station and local bus services as part of Norfolk County Council's Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP).
New planning guidelines adopted by Great Yarmouth Borough Council
New guidelines have been introduced by Great Yarmouth Borough Council which aim to provide people with clear advice when submitting planning applications.
Great Yarmouth Heritage Guides' family-friendly walk for half term
Great Yarmouth Heritage Guides are starting their season in February half term with 'Yucky Yarns'.
Free Gutter Cleaning Scheme launches in Great Yarmouth's High Street Heritage Action Zone
Residents with businesses and homes in Great Yarmouth's High Street Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) are being offered free gutter cleaning by Great Yarmouth Borough Council.
Great Yarmouth woman handed Anti-Social Behaviour Order by court
A Great Yarmouth woman has been handed an Anti-Social Behaviour Order following multiple complaints from members of the public.
Half term opening event for Great Yarmouth Market
The striking new Great Yarmouth Market is now complete with most traders moved into their new stalls. An opening event is planned for Wednesday 21 February, which falls in half term, aiming to bring local residents to the market to showcase the stalls and what traders have to offer.
Lek Thai Restaurant prosecuted for food hygiene offences
Great Yarmouth Borough Council have successfully prosecuted a Thai Restaurant on Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth.
Great Yarmouth Borough Council regulatory notice lifted
The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has announced that a statutory notice it issued in relation to Great Yarmouth Borough Council's housing stock has been lifted.
Communities support exciting UK City of Culture 2025 bid by Great Yarmouth Borough and East Suffolk Councils
Community and voluntary groups, arts and cultural organisations, businesses and individuals across the Great Yarmouth Borough and East Suffolk Council areas have given an enthusiastic welcome to the coastal region's entry into the race to become the UK City of Culture in 2025.
Enhanced testing to be deployed in Hemsby, Ormesby, Somerton and Winterton in East Norfolk
Young people and adults living and working in designated coastal parishes in the east of Norfolk are being asked to get tested from Thursday, 22 July after a rapid rise in Covid-19 cases in recent weeks.
Council's main contractor for Marina Centre Development offers grants to local groups in the borough
Morgan Sindall, the council's main construction partner on the Marina Centre Development, is offering grants to local businesses, schools, community groups and charities in the Great Yarmouth borough, through their Customer Experience Initiative.
Great Yarmouth Borough and East Suffolk Councils launch exciting bid to become UK City of Culture 2025
With a shared cultural history linked to the sea, beautiful beaches, historic buildings and bordered by the unique Broads National Park, Great Yarmouth Borough and East Suffolk Councils have joined forces for an exciting bid to become UK City of Culture 2025.
UK's last surviving glass and iron Winter Garden saved thanks to £10million National Lottery grant
Today The National Lottery Heritage Fund has announced almost £10million of funding to Great Yarmouth's Winter Gardens. Known as the 'People's Palace', the Grade II* listed Victorian building is the last surviving cast iron and glass structure of its type in the UK, and is currently at an acute and immediate risk of loss.
Don't miss out! Great Yarmouth Borough Council and Out There Arts open box office for Fire on The Water Experience
Great Yarmouth Borough Council and Out There Arts have announced the box office for tickets to the Fire on The Water extravaganza will be open from Monday July 12.
Visitors and residents invited to explore history of Great Yarmouth borough as Guided Heritage Walks resume
Guided Heritage walks got underway from July 1 through to the end of October, with support from the Go Trade project.