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.

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.

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.

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.

Residents are invited to participate in a virtual Christmas Memorial Service, filmed at the Crematorium Chapel in Gorleston, to remember loved ones who have sadly passed away over the years.

Whilst this Christmas will be a little different to previous years, there'll still be a lot of gift and food packaging produced, which Great Yarmouth Borough Council is reminding residents to recycle wherever possible.

Residents and visitors are asked to complete a short survey to help bolster a major funding bid to The National Lottery Heritage Fund to save and revive Great Yarmouth's Winter Gardens.

Market towns involved in a cross-Channel project helping to revitalise historic markets are urging residents to continue to back their local markets this Christmas, with a range of initiatives underway to support a safe local festive shopping experience.