Latest news from the Borough Council and our partners

Work to upgrade play areas and create new exercise and social spaces for residents of Great Yarmouth's Middlegate estate has begun.

Bowls enthusiasts can now apply to compete in the popular four-week long Festival of Bowls 2022, as applications are now open.

Plans are in motion for Visit Great Yarmouth Wheels Festival 2022 after Covid-19 and strict social distancing measure put the brakes on the event for two years running.

A long serving councillor and three-term mayor of Great Yarmouth is to be awarded the honorary freedom of the borough at a special ceremony next week.

Residents and visitors are in for a cool treat this summer, as the council has confirmed the opening times and dates for Gorleston's fun wet play facility.

A man who harassed and threatened residents of a block of flats in Great Yarmouth has been handed a two-year jail term.

A reusable cup scheme has been launched today as part of a drive for a Norfolk resort's greenest ever holiday season.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council's main public website will be temporarily unavailable on Wednesday 2 March 2022 due to planned maintenance work.

Students and community groups are invited to join Hatty + Young, a creative team of artists and architects who design and execute public art commissions, to help collect supplies that will be used to build a community installation called 'Bottle Ships'.

The public will be able to see proposals for a major facelift of Great Yarmouth's town centre in person at a series of events over the coming weeks.

The Boundary Commission for England (BCE) has launched a secondary public consultation on its initially proposed map of constituencies, open now until Monday 4 April 2022.

Residents in three Norfolk villages have the chance to influence the future of their neighbourhoods in votes being held this week.

A brand-new arts festival is taking place next month, shining a spotlight on local artists, photographers, and musicians.

A Bradwell man who was subject to an anti-social behaviour order obtained by Great Yarmouth Borough Council has received a custodial sentence after breaching the order and committing a string of offences.

Businesses in and around Great Yarmouth can now claim up to £6000 in the latest round of grants to help businesses impacted by Covid-19.

After being in storage for more than forty years Gorleston's Carnegie clock is set to returning to its rightful place at the heart of the high street.

More than 80 new trees have been planted across Great Yarmouth in the first phase of a national scheme to green coastal towns and cities.