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A statement from Great Yarmouth Borough Council to welcome the announcement that Great Yarmouth's bid to the Government's Future High Streets Fund has been successful in progressing to the next stage of assessment, with the borough council awarded £150,000 to develop a business case to seek significant, transformational investment in the town centre.

GREAT Yarmouth seafront is all geared up for the Wheels Festival this weekend, with thousands of visiting motorcyclists, thrilling monster truck rides, daredevil motorcycle stunt riders, spectacular vehicle displays and much more besides.

VISITORS to Great Yarmouth seafront will be treated to spectacular pulse-raising performances by motorcycle stunt riders, as part of the Great Yarmouth Wheels Festival, on Saturday, July 6 and Sunday, July 7.

THE VISION for an exciting new destination water and leisure complex on Great Yarmouth seafront is due to move a step closer to becoming a reality next week, as borough councillors will be asked to agree funding and submit the planning application.

RIDES in a car-crushing monster truck will be a top attraction for visitors to the Great Yarmouth Wheels Festival, taking place along the seafront on Saturday, July 6 and Sunday, July 7.

Planning application to be deferred at tonight's Development Control Committee: 50 Claydon Grove (Land r/o), Gorleston

A THEATRE school and an outdoor education provider are among the latest organisations awarded grants to deliver innovative employability training, helping residents in the Great Yarmouth borough as part of a project by the borough council.

THE SPECTACLE of gravity-defying motorcyclists speeding around a Wall of Death will put visitors into a spin at the Great Yarmouth Wheels Festival, on Saturday, July 6 and Sunday, July 7.

THE COMMUNITY came together recently for a special spring clean to help enhance the environment and boost community pride across the borough of Great Yarmouth.

PEOPLE are invited to the annual service of thanksgiving and commemoration in Great Yarmouth to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day, which will take place in St George's Park, on Thursday, June 6, at 6.30pm.

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.

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.