Great Yarmouth News

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 ...

Friday 27th June 2008
Major roads project for Yarmouth
Around £1m is to be spent improving roads on South Quay and Hall Quay to cope with extra traffic for Yarmouth’s new outer harbour. Tests carried out by Norfolk County Council's highways team show the roads need strengthening. The works would se...

Wednesday 25th June 2008
Axe to fall on post offices
Six post office branches in Great Yarmouth look set to close in spite of a desperate campaign to save them. Lichfield Road Post Office in Southtown and the Northgate Street branch were listed among the closures revealed by Post Office bosses this ...