Latest news from the Borough Council and our partners

After several weeks of judging shops, businesses, and market stalls in the centre of Great Yarmouth the Civic Society announced the winners at a ceremony in the Assembly Room of the Town Hall on Thursday 27 October.

His Worship the Mayor has cut the ribbon on the new wheelchair accessible play ship installed as part of work to improve a number of play areas and create a new shared secure communal garden in the Middlegate Estate following the award of £858,000 to improve these areas.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council (GYBC) recently became aware of a potential failure to meet health and safety requirements on some of its properties and, as a result, reported these issues to the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH).

Great Yarmouth Borough Council is teaming up with Gorleston Traders Association and Visit Great Yarmouth to bring residents and visitors their very own winter wonderland this year at Priory Gardens.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council is asking residents to share their thoughts on whether to continue a legal order for another three years, which helps to promote responsible dog control at publicly accessible land across the borough.

As the start of Remembrance approaches, Great Yarmouth Borough Council invites residents to commemorate the fallen and support the armed forces community in person at several public events in the upcoming weeks.

An important piece of work to enable the completion of Great Yarmouth's new six day covered market will begin next month.

The High Court has confirmed an interim injunction to stop a second Great Yarmouth hotel from being used as a hostel for asylum seekers or others.

Fire on the Water is back for a second year at the end of October 2022.

London 2012 legacy funder, Spirit of 2012 has today announced the award of a quarter of a million pounds to Great Yarmouth Borough Council and East Suffolk Council for Cultural Connections to develop volunteering in the area, delivering plans set out in its UK City of Culture bid.

People are being invited to have their say on the final draft of a neighbourhood plan for Hemsby.

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.