Latest news from the Borough Council and our partners

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Great Yarmouth Borough is highlighting the consequences of environmental crimes after successfully prosecuting a man who fly-tipped a sofa in a passageway.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has partnered with social enterprise 'Your Own Place' to help launch innovative solutions to homelessness and rough sleeping in Great Yarmouth borough.

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.