Latest news from the Borough Council and our partners

As part of the Keep Britain Tidy Great British Spring Clean initiative, The Civic Society of Great Yarmouth is linking with other local groups and arranging a litter pick on Saturday, April 13th, beginning at 10am and lasting for about 2 hours.

The Civic Society of Great Yarmouth is about to launch a campaign to reward shops, businesses and market traders in the town centre who go that extra mile. During March and early April members of their awards committee will be assessing these premises under four categories: Retail, businesses - banks, betting shops, estate agents etc. - food and drink establishments and stalls on the six day market.

The results of a statutory consultation on Norfolk County Council's plans for a Third River Crossing in Great Yarmouth have been published and show that there continues to be significant support for the new bridge to be built.

Everyone is invited to attend the raising of the Commonwealth Flag outside of Great Yarmouth Town Hall on Monday, March 11, as part of a national initiative to show commitment to this global family of nations.

The Port of Great Yarmouth has taken delivery of a new state of the art crane giving it greater capabilities to handle larger cargoes on the east coast.

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.

Pedestrians and cyclists in the Fullers Hill area of Great Yarmouth will soon be benefitting from a series of changes to improve pavement and crossing facilities.

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.

Norfolk County Council has awarded the contract for Great Yarmouth's Third River Crossing to BAM Farrans - a joint venture between two construction industry leaders.

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.