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12 hours ago · A council leader has shared key updates on projects shaping the future of Great Yarmouth. Carl Smith, leader of Great Yarmouth Borough Council, spoke about the Herring Bridge, The Place library and university centre, public realm improvements, and regeneration plans for The Conge and North Quay. He ...

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3 hours ago · The council was previously successful in securing Future High Streets and Brownfield Land Release Funding from the Government that enabled the assembly of land and demolition on the south of the site with further funding awarded by the Government to complete demolition on the north-east, adjacent to the Job Centre, of the site later this year.

10 hours ago · One year since it opened, has the new £121m bridge made a difference to Great Yarmouth? The Herring Bridge officially opened on February 1 last year - and then faced immediate problems as engineers spent weeks repairing a faulty sensor. But Norfolk County Council has said that over 12 months of ...

7 hours ago · According to data collected by Independent Cottages, Great Yarmouth placed 34th in a study of hundreds of market towns across the country. The survey combined data from five different categories and included the town's age, Google's rating of the main market and the number of independent businesses, museums and historic buildings.

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Jan 11, 2025 · A former refuge for shipwrecked sailors is to be given a new lease of life after plans to turn it into a café and flats were approved. Developer Kenzoku Holdings has been granted permission to transform Maritime House - one of the most prominent buildings in Great Yarmouth - into the new venue ...

Nov 14, 2024 · Council bosses say the final stages of an "ambitious regeneration" of Great Yarmouth's Market Place are on track to be completed by April…

Dec 31, 2024 · The future of the property will be discussed on Wednesday, January 8 by members of Great Yarmouth Borough Council's development management committee. In a report prepared ahead of the meeting, planners are recommending …