Latest news from the Borough Council and our partners

Proposals for a once-in-a-generation facelift for Great Yarmouth's historic town centre have been unveiled.

The Boundary Commission for England has now published more information on our upcoming secondary consultation on the proposed new map of constituencies across England.

Traders on Great Yarmouth's market are to get an extra two month's rent free while work continues on landmark new market buildings.

Work to protect and repair Great Yarmouth's historic town walls will get underway this week as part of a £2.4m scheme.

One of Banksy's 'Spraycation' paintings is to have a temporary new home, Great Yarmouth Borough Council has announced.

Residents in three villages will have the chance to vote on the future of their neighbourhoods in referenda being held next month.

Businesses in and around Great Yarmouth can now claim grants of up to £6000 in the latest round of Government help designed to tackle the impact of Covid-19.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council is inviting residents to attend its annual Holocaust Memorial Day service.

Residents in and around Great Yarmouth's Middlegate Estate are being asked for their views on a £858,000 upgrade to play and leisure spaces.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council is appealing for information after hazardous waste was left at the same location for the second month in a row.

The hundredth anniversary of the dedication of Great Yarmouth's Cenotaph will be marked with a special service in April.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has secured an offer of £13.7m investment from the Government's Future High Streets Fund towards its vision to transform and revive Great Yarmouth town centre as a vibrant economic, cultural and community hub.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has been forced to take formal enforcement action against four licensed premises for breaking Covid rules after Environmental Health Officers and police made inspections on Friday 18th and Saturday 19th December.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council is handing out further Covid relief grants to eligible businesses, including financial support linked to the Tier 2 restrictions, and extra help for those in the hospitality, hotel or B&B, or leisure sectors.

Residents are invited to participate in a virtual Christmas Memorial Service, filmed at the Crematorium Chapel in Gorleston, to remember loved ones who have sadly passed away over the years.

Whilst this Christmas will be a little different to previous years, there'll still be a lot of gift and food packaging produced, which Great Yarmouth Borough Council is reminding residents to recycle wherever possible.

Residents and visitors are asked to complete a short survey to help bolster a major funding bid to The National Lottery Heritage Fund to save and revive Great Yarmouth's Winter Gardens.

Market towns involved in a cross-Channel project helping to revitalise historic markets are urging residents to continue to back their local markets this Christmas, with a range of initiatives underway to support a safe local festive shopping experience.