Latest news from the Borough Council and our partners

The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded £12.3 million to Great Yarmouth Borough Council to deliver its vision for the Winter Gardens - Reimagining the People's Palace, a bold and inspiring programme, restoring a unique historic building to its former glory.

Great Yarmouth's beautiful Victorian Town Hall is to host a Swing and Jive Dance evening on Saturday, March 16.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has thanked the public for its support in helping to tackle anti-social behaviour in the town after a man was given a suspended jail sentence for causing persistent trouble on a housing estate.

A new project will get underway in Great Yarmouth next month to improve connections between the rail station and local bus services as part of Norfolk County Council's Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP).

New guidelines have been introduced by Great Yarmouth Borough Council which aim to provide people with clear advice when submitting planning applications.

Great Yarmouth Heritage Guides are starting their season in February half term with 'Yucky Yarns'.

Residents with businesses and homes in Great Yarmouth's High Street Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) are being offered free gutter cleaning by Great Yarmouth Borough Council.

A Great Yarmouth woman has been handed an Anti-Social Behaviour Order following multiple complaints from members of the public.

The striking new Great Yarmouth Market is now complete with most traders moved into their new stalls. An opening event is planned for Wednesday 21 February, which falls in half term, aiming to bring local residents to the market to showcase the stalls and what traders have to offer.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council have successfully prosecuted a Thai Restaurant on Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth.

The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has announced that a statutory notice it issued in relation to Great Yarmouth Borough Council's housing stock has been lifted.

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.

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