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A Third River Crossing in Great Yarmouth is another step closer to becoming a reality after the Planning Inspectorate confirmed its formal acceptance of Norfolk County Council's application for a Development Consent Order (DCO).

VISITORS to Great Yarmouth seafront will enjoy the spectacle of scores of prestige, classic and bespoke cars, as well as big commercial vehicles, as part of the Great Yarmouth Wheels Festival, on Saturday, July 6 and Sunday, July 7.

THE first batch of brand new wooden beach huts has arrived on Gorleston seafront, with the keys set to be handed over soon to the new owners.

GREAT Yarmouth Borough Council is consulting the public over a proposed continuation of a legal order which aims to tackle anti-social behaviour related to the drinking of alcohol in public spaces.

Over recent weeks a group of Civic Society members has been judging shops, businesses, places selling food and drink and the stalls on the Six Day Market and have come up with a short list of finalists in four categories. These establishments are being informed of their success and will have a vinyl sticker to display showing that they are one of the finalists.

GREAT Yarmouth seafront is gearing up to welcome 15,000 motorcyclists as part of the two-day Great Yarmouth Wheels Festival in July, creating a spectacle along the Golden Mile while raising funds for the East Anglian Air Ambulance.

HAVING travelled around the world twice when still a teenager, Cllr Michael Jeal is set for another rare double as he becomes the mayor of the Great Yarmouth borough for the second time.

PLANS for a new destination water and leisure complex for Great Yarmouth seafront are progressing as borough councillors are set to meet next week to consider the public engagement feedback on the exciting concept designs.

ARE you feeding the gull problem? That's the question to householders as part of a new awareness campaign by Great Yarmouth Borough Council to reduce nuisance from gulls in residential areas.

GREAT Yarmouth Borough Council has been awarded an additional £47,500 from the Government's Rough Sleeping Initiative to support rough sleepers and the street homeless to access support and accommodation.

GREAT Yarmouth's traditional Easter Fair will return to the town centre next week - with about 100 rides and attractions over four action-packed days.

GREAT Yarmouth's historic Venetian Waterways is to re-open on Easter Sunday following major and ongoing restoration work, with people invited to celebrate at two fun family events.

Two services will take place at the weekend to commemorate the former RAF base at Baker Street, Gorleston, and remember those who served there over a period of 50 years.

Great Yarmouth is set for a Spring Clean on Saturday 13 April and anyone is welcome to join in. Organised by the Civic Society of Great Yarmouth and the Great Yarmouth Preservation Trust it is part of the Keep Britain Tidy Great British Spring Clean Initiative.

AS GREAT Yarmouth prepares to welcome thousands of visitors this Easter, the quality of the borough's coastal bathing water has been rated by the Environment Agency as excellent for the 2019 season.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has secured a total of £100,000 from a national Government fund aimed at boosting heritage sites that are important to coastal communities.