Latest news from the Borough Council and our partners

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's beautiful Victorian Town Hall is to host a Swing and Jive Dance evening on Saturday, March 16.

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.

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 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 are starting their season in February half term with 'Yucky Yarns'.

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.

A Great Yarmouth woman has been handed an Anti-Social Behaviour Order following multiple complaints from members of the public.

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.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council have successfully prosecuted a Thai Restaurant on Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth.

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.

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.