Latest news from the Borough Council and our partners

GREAT Yarmouth Borough Council is up for two trophies in a national awards scheme recognising excellence in local government - with the winners set to be announced in London next week.

GREAT Yarmouth is "gearing up" for the fourth GY Wheels Festival, which will see scores of special vehicles - plus up to 15,000 visiting motorcyclists - create a spectacle along the Golden Mile.

GREAT Yarmouth Borough Council is inviting the community to drop-in engagement sessions next week to discuss and shape initial ideas for the redevelopment of the Market Place, as part of the exciting vision to boost the town centre for the 21st century.

CREATIVE work will take place tomorrow (Friday) to transform two underpasses in the heart of Great Yarmouth into a contemporary art gallery like no other - supporting wider programmes to boost the cultural offer and improve gateways into the town centre.

GREAT Yarmouth Borough Council is seeking expressions of interest from potential operators to help bring the historic Winter Gardens back into use, as positive discussions continue with the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).

Great Yarmouth Borough Council is starting urgent work to rebuild the section of the coast protection scheme at Scratby, which was damaged by the recent storms, as well as reinstating the hexi-blocks that were dislodged in the Newport Cottages area.

The ground has been broken to start an inspirational community-led restoration of Great Yarmouth's historic Venetian Waterways, ahead of its 90th anniversary this August.

PLANS to improve housing and social conditions for private sector tenants in part of Great Yarmouth, while tackling unethical landlords, will be considered by Great Yarmouth Borough Council's Housing and Neighbourhoods Committee, on June 14.

People living in the Great Yarmouth area are being asked to walk, cycle or use public transport to see the big free air show heading to the resort in three weeks' time.

The spectacular flying skills of the Red Arrows will star in a mid-afternoon "prime time" slot on both days of the new Great Yarmouth Air Show.

VISITORS to Gorleston seafront this summer will be greeted with the 'oom-pa' of East Anglia's finest brass bands as the annual series of free-to-watch concerts gets underway from Sunday, June 10.

Environmental Services Officers, Housing Options Managers and Building Control Surveyors from Great Yarmouth Borough Council have been in Hemsby all weekend, working together with the Parish Council, County Council, Hemsby Inshore Rescue and the emergency services to ensure local residents safety.

DOGS from across the Great Yarmouth borough will have their day at a special charity event, all about man's best friend, to be held at the Market Place on Saturday, March 31, from 10am to 2pm.

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 Borough Council is officially inviting nominations for candidates in the local elections, which take place on Thursday, May 3.

GREAT Yarmouth Borough Council has installed a Changing Places toilet at Gorleston-on-Sea as part of ongoing work to improve public conveniences for all tourists and residents.

A top aerobatic team, whose pilots are all ex Red Arrows, will be starring in the first ever Great Yarmouth Air Show this summer.

THE PUBLIC is invited to the annual service of thanksgiving and commemoration in Great Yarmouth to mark the anniversary of D-Day, on Wednesday, June 6.