GREAT YARMOUTH GENERAL
Great Yarmouth News Archive
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Friday 1st August 2008B&B couple's high hopes for future
A couple who are giving up a Great Yarmouth bed and breakfast business which featured on national television believe the town’s tourist industry still has a great future. Elly Koopman and Rob Farrow have decided to call it a day at No 78 because ...
Friday 1st August 2008
New harbour rises from the sea
The South Denes end of Great Yarmouth has become an increasingly popular visitor attraction as hundreds of people pull up to see progress on the new outer harbour. The structure is rapidly taking shape and the outline and scale of the harbour beco...
Thursday 24th July 2008
Police help for tourists
The long arm of the law is stretching out across Great Yarmouth to give a helping hand to thousands of holidaymakers. For the first time, a mobile police station will be on the Golden Mile to give visitors directions, look for lost property, recei...
Thursday 24th July 2008
Angry workers ready to rock
Sticks of rock from Great Yarmouth are helping a campaign by workers who don’t want their jobs moved out of the town. One thousand sticks of rock bearing the slogan Save Local Jobs were prepared for HM Revenue and Customs staff at Havenbridge Hous...
Wednesday 16th July 2008
Tall ship to rule waves at Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth’s Maritime Festival is to get the ideal replacement for the Grand Turk, an 18th century frigate which made its final appearance last year. In September, the Dutch tall ship Brig Mercedes will sail into port for the first time and al...
Monday 14th July 2008
Super views from Yarmouth Eye
Visitors to Yarmouth Pleasure Beach can savour a panoramic view from the top of a 40-metre big wheel from this weekend. Albert Jones, Pleasure Beach boss, said their aim had been to find a scaled-down version of the London Eye, rather than a carni...
Wednesday 9th July 2008
Young runners urged to go for gold
Young sprinters were urged to see themselves as potential Olympic contenders by former champions Linford Christie and Darren Campbell. The encouragement came after a series of street races on Great Yarmouth seafront. More than 200 boys and girl...
Friday 4th July 2008
Debenhams prepare for opening
Shopfitters for Debenhams will move into the new store in Market Gates, Great Yarmouth, later this month ready for an autumn opening. It’s another big step forward for the £16m extension to the shopping centre which will be completed by Christmas....
Thursday 3rd July 2008
Top concerts for Yarmouth
Three top orchestral concerts are to be staged at Great Yarmouth’s Hippodrome Circus in what is described as a major coup for the town. Hippodrome owner Peter Jay said the venue had become like a mini-Albert Hall and the concerts would appeal to a...
Tuesday 1st July 2008
Seeing stars at the Imperial Hotel
Great Yarmouth’s Imperial Hotel has been awarded four-star hotel status by the AA, making it the only one in the town and one of only six in Norfolk to carry the distinction. Director Nick Mobbs revealed the news to around 60 guests who were told ...
