Latest news from the Borough Council and our partners

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.

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.