Archived 2020

Today (10 January 2019) marks the start of work on an innovative £40 million project to upgrade vital flood defences in Great Yarmouth.

Over a thousand people from across the Great Yarmouth borough flocked to Great Yarmouth Town Hall for a Jobs Fayre on Wednesday 15th January.

One down, how many more to go? Great Yarmouth North Beach parkrun is the first in Norfolk to include one of our wonderful Beaches.

Norfolk County Council are encouraging residents to give up their cars for the day this September in support of a global initiative to reduce carbon emissions.

Market towns involved in a cross-Channel project helping to revitalise historic markets are urging residents to continue to back their local markets this Christmas, with a range of initiatives underway to support a safe local festive shopping experience.

Councils and organisations across the county are backing the drive to ensure stocks of PPE are available in the coming weeks and months.

The government has today (Wednesday 25 November) approved the vital funding for Norfolk County Council's application to build and operate a crucial new lifting bridge across the River Yare in Great Yarmouth.

From Bedford to Great Yarmouth, 7 historic high streets across the East of England have been offered government funding to give them a new lease of life and help them recover from declining footfall and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The government has today (Thursday 24 September) approved Norfolk County Council's Development Consent Order application to build and operate a crucial new lifting bridge across the River Yare in Great Yarmouth.

Great Yarmouth Racecourse, the Reuben Foundation and Great Yarmouth Borough Council can today announce a new scheme to support the local community with the purchase and distribution of over a thousand emergency supply boxes, each containing a range of store cupboard and bathroom essentials.

Typically, a household produces thirty percent more waste during the festive period than at any other time, and with more people spending Christmas at home this year, this figure is set to increase. Therefore, people across Norfolk are being asked to do their bit to help reduce waste and increase recycling over the festive period.

The appeal, which was launched by councils and organisations across Norfolk last week (Wednesday 8th), encourages businesses to provide details of PPE which they have available in stock or their capacity or capability to produce equipment.