Latest news from the Borough Council and our partners

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has prosecuted two people following complaints about drug use at their homes.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has launched a wide-ranging programme of community engagement, including a new online survey and workshops, to help it shape its vision for improving the town.

Members of the public are invited to attend a service to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day on Thursday, June 6.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has taken delivery of two new mechanical road sweepers to bolster its street cleansing fleet.

Eleven new CCTV cameras are set to be installed across Great Yarmouth to help improve public safety and security.

Councillor Paula Waters-Bunn has been elected as the Mayor of Great Yarmouth for the 2024/2025 municipal year following a vote by her fellow councillors.

A Great Yarmouth man has been handed an Anti-Social Behaviour Injunction after disrupting life on an estate with persistent loud music, drug taking and verbal altercations at his home and in communal areas.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has successfully prosecuted two people for dog fouling and littering offences.

Work to transform the tennis courts along Gorleston's cliff top has now been completed and the courts will be open to the public for free as part of a short-term testing period from Saturday, July 1.

People are being reminded to gear up for fun as the Visit Great Yarmouth Wheels Festival returns for an exciting weekend of thrills and entertainment from 10am to 6pm on Saturday, July 1, and 10am to 4pm on Sunday, July 2.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council is encouraging business to opt for low-noise fireworks when looking to light up the sky with displays to ensure everyone can enjoy them.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council and East Suffolk Council have joined forces to launch an important new volunteering project, called Cultural Connections Volunteering, across the two Council areas.

The Department for Transport has written to Transport East, the region's sub-national transport body, to confirm government will now give 'regard' to the region's Transport Strategy.

Norfolk residents and visitors can now top up their reusable water bottles for free at more than 500 locations across the county. Many locations also refill reusable coffee cups, lunch containers and groceries too.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council (GYBC) is set to take back responsibility for the maintenance of its social housing stock of more than 5,000 homes.

A range of new of exhibitors have been announced for Visitor Great Yarmouth Wheels Festival in aid of EAAA as the two-day, free-to-attend festival prepares to take over the town's seafront.

Great Yarmouth's Wellesley Recreation Ground, which contains what is thought to be the oldest wooden football grandstand in Britain - and possibly the world - is set to reopen to the public following major improvements.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has revealed the name of the new £17m library, university and learning centre being developed in the town centre.