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.

The new Garden Tea Rooms at Great Yarmouth Gorleston Crematorium will open on Thursday, 1 September.

You're invited to try out a new sport, see one of the UK's top drag acts, or just soak up the sun and party atmosphere on the beach at a free celebration to mark the first month of Great Yarmouth's new £26m sports centre next month.

Guests and hosts taking part in the Homes for Ukraine programme in Great Yarmouth have joined with civic leaders this afternoon to mark Ukraine Independence Day.

Residents in and around Great Yarmouth are being urged to check their electoral registration details or risk losing their chance to vote on decisions that affect them.

People with a love for Gorleston are being given the chance to have their say on the future of the town's seafront.

One of Norfolk's top tourist destinations has launched itself as a sustainable resort after embracing a project aimed at promoting sustainability.