Latest news from the Borough Council and our partners

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has taken delivery of Norfolk's first fully electric refuse collection vehicle as part of its Net Zero strategy.

Guests and stakeholders enjoyed a tour of The Place in Great Yarmouth as part of a topping out event to mark a key milestone in building work at the new £17m library and learning hub.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has been awarded £1.378m by the Government to upgrade the energy efficiency of its housing stock.

New rules have come into place for the elections on May 2 that affect people handing in postal votes in person.

Applications are now open for one of the most anticipated events in the world of bowls - The Visit Great Yarmouth Festival of Bowls.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council (GYBC) has signalled its ambition to deliver significant regeneration after signing a new strategic partnership with two leading housing associations.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council is urging people to register properties for inclusion in this year's Heritage Open Days (HODs) festival.

People are being invited to attend a wreath-laying ceremony in Great Yarmouth to mark VE Day on Wednesday, May 8.

£160,000-worth of improvements have been unveiled at a popular park in Caister.

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.

The historic former Iron Duke pub in Great Yarmouth is a step closer to being brought back into viable use, thanks to partnership working between Great Yarmouth Preservation Trust and Great Yarmouth Borough Council.

Great Yarmouth has submitted a major bid for national investment to deliver an exciting £60m vision supporting economic regeneration, recovery, jobs and growth across the borough's main urban areas.