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Great Yarmouth Borough Council has coordinated with local event organisers and Heritage Open Days to offer free entry to heritage buildings and events across the area next month.

The Visit Great Yarmouth Festival of Bowls, held at Britannia Bowling Greens on Great Yarmouth seafront from Sunday, August 27, until Friday, September 22, will be live streamed for the first time ever.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council's tenancy services team and Norfolk Police have secured a Full Closure Order at a flat in the town after serious anti-social behaviour, which included an assault and threats of violence.

The Norfolk Climate Change Partnership (NCCP) has been successful in securing £300,000 of government funding to run a two-year 'Net Zero Living' pilot project led by Great Yarmouth Borough Council (GYBC).

As part of its ambitious plans for the regeneration of North Quay Riverside Gateway, Great Yarmouth Borough Council (GYBC) is writing to all those with a property interest in the area to engage and begin work assembling the necessary land to deliver the project.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has been awarded £6.5 million as part of a national scheme that will see more than 115,000 homes across England benefit from energy efficiency upgrades that will make their homes more comfortable and help lower their energy bills.

The Out There Festival in Great Yarmouth is a celebration of outdoor arts, circus, culture and the arts, bringing the best talent from across the world to captivate and entertain.

Great Yarmouth is set to have further electric vehicle charging points installed across the borough following the success of the Rapid Charge Point at Fullers Hill.

Building owners and occupiers in Great Yarmouth's historic heart are invited to apply for grants towards shopfront improvements and building repairs, as part of a £1.9m heritage programme to help revitalise the town centre.

Residents are invited to an Annual Service of Thanksgiving and Commemoration in Great Yarmouth to mark the 77th anniversary of D-Day. It will take place in St George's Park on Sunday, June 6, at 4pm.

A six-year-old boy from Great Yarmouth has helped local dignitaries mark a milestone in the Borough's redevelopment of its landmark Marina Centre.

The Go Trade project itself was successful in securing a further extension for another year. Now due to end in March 2022, this has given us more scope to help with the challenges we have all faced this past year. We are aiming to help put in place opportunities for market traders to help to recover and thrive long into the future.

Statement to welcome the community engagement funding the council has successfully applied for from the Government's Community Champions scheme.

The ground has been broken to start construction of Great Yarmouth's exciting new state-of-the-art Marina Centre, with Great Yarmouth Borough Council sharing a video on social media in order to celebrate this exciting milestone with the community.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council is paying out Government grants to support businesses required to close under the current national lockdown, alongside conducting a business impact survey to inform economic response and recovery work.

The independent Planning Inspector appointed to examine Great Yarmouth's Local Plan Part 2 has postponed the examination hearings as a result of coronavirus, with revised dates to be announced in due course.

The independent Planning Inspector appointed to examine Great Yarmouth's Local Plan Part 2 has announced the revised dates for the examination hearings, after the original dates were postponed as a result of coronavirus.

Cllr Carl Smith, the council leader, said: "Great Yarmouth Borough Council is giving the public early notice that the Easter Fair will not take place again this year, as part of the national cause to support public safety, protect the NHS and save lives in response to the continued covid threat.