Latest news from the Borough Council and our partners

A PROJECT to help reduce flood risk for householders in part of Gorleston has received a £5,000 grant. Now the community is asked to assist with securing the remaining funds needed to make the scheme a reality - by voting for it during their supermarket shopping trips.

View designs for the new Water and Leisure Complex planned for the seafront

A UNIQUE and outstanding business opportunity is on offer to breathe new life into the UK's last surviving Victorian coastal Winter Gardens, as part of a national campaign to save this threatened icon of the British seaside.

GREAT Yarmouth Borough Council is to consult on a detailed planning vision to help unlock the potential of one of the town centre's historic spaces - as a new restaurant and café quarter supporting the evening economy.

GREAT Yarmouth Borough Council's Policy and Resources Committee has recommended for approval the authority's budget report for 2019/20, ahead of full council setting the budget and council tax on Tuesday, February 19.

Residents in the Great Yarmouth borough are invited to take part in a survey on arts and cultural participation - to stand the chance of winning a fabulous prize courtesy of the Hippodrome Circus.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has handed grants totalling £29,000 to four organisations to provide innovative employability training to help residents in the borough.

A HOLOCAUST Memorial Day service will be held in Great Yarmouth next week to remember the 6m Jews who perished under the Nazi regime during the Second World War.

Restoration of our historic Venetian Waterways is well underway.

PLEASE make sure you continue to separate your waste and "recycle right" over the festive period - that is the message from Great Yarmouth Borough Council, which is reminding residents of what can and can't be put in the green recycling bins.

BUSINESSES in the Great Yarmouth borough attended a special celebration of the local economy, which was hosted by the council leader, Cllr Graham Plant, at the Town Hall today (Wednesday, December 19).

A BUSINESS is undertaking a £4m expansion at Great Yarmouth Energy Park while freeing up a prime site for offshore energy investment beside the Outer Harbour - thanks to a commercial agreement with Great Yarmouth Borough Council.

TOURISM businesses and council representatives gathered to launch the 2019 tourism season and brochure at a special celebration held at St George's Theatre today (Tuesday, December 18).

Would you fancy running Great Yarmouth's historic Boating Lake and Island Café when the restored tourist attraction and community park re-opens next spring? That is the unique opportunity being offered to the public by Great Yarmouth Borough Council, as work continues apace on the £2.7m restoration of the Waterways and Boating Lake.

GREAT Yarmouth's famous Golden Mile is set for an exciting "once-in-a-generation" investment in a new destination water and leisure complex, providing a major year-round boost to Great Yarmouth as a flagship coastal resort whilst supporting community health and well-being.

THE PUBLIC is invited to Great Yarmouth's annual civic carol service, which will take place at Great Yarmouth Minster, on Monday, December 10, at 7pm.

This year's Hippodrome Spectacular Full line-up has been revealed today with many brand new acts never been seen in Britain before.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council is inviting applications from providers from the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Sector who are suitably qualified and experienced to deliver some or all of a range of projects/services within the Great Yarmouth Borough during 2019/20.