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A rallying cry has gone out from organisers of pride event

Plans for Great Yarmouth Pride 2025 are officially underway, with an open call for volunteers to join the organising committee.

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Chance of SNOW in Norfolk this weekend

The Met Office has said East Anglia could be hit with snow this weekend as temperatures drop.

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Mystery still shrouds death of missing man found in locked garage

Mystery still surrounds the death of a man whose body was found in a Great Yarmouth garage months after he was reported missing.

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New scheme launched to help young jobseekers gain skills in railway industry

Greater Anglia is offering a new three-week placement for young people currently out of work to gain vital skills for the workplace across Norfolk.

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The latest food hygiene ratings are in for Great Yarmouth

The latest batch of food hygiene ratings for Great Yarmouth restaurants, takeaways, cafes and businesses have been revealed.

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Council fines drivers £4,141 for wrongly parking in disabled bays

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has trousered £4,141 from motorists parked in disabled spaces without displaying a valid disabled persons badge.

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Tory leader in bid to revive Norfolk and Suffolk's postponed elections

Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch has launched a bid to revive May's postponed Norfolk and Suffolk county council elections.

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Scrapping Norfolk's councils could create years of work... for archivists

The major shake-up to abolish Norfolk's councils and replace them with new ones could mean years of work for the county's archivists.

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Chilly weekend ahead as temperatures remain at 3 degrees

The Met Office has provided the weather forecast for the upcoming weekend in Great Yarmouth and it looks like a chilly one.

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Talks held over new Norfolk town with 10,000 homes

Talks have been held over the possibility of a new town, with 10,000 homes, being built in Norfolk.

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Norfolk Trading Standards work defended amid postcode lottery claims

Officials insist Norfolk's Trading Standards department is "punching above its weight" amid concerns officers are too stretched in some counties.

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180-year-old at risk glasshouses handed £120,000 lifeline

A nearly 200-year-old building in Lowestoft, which was at risk, has been handed a £120,000 lifeline from Historic England.

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Norfolk MP installed solar panels... but his party say green energy is a 'con'

Rupert Lowe, MP for Great Yarmouth, has had solar panels installed on his farm, it has emerged, after Reform set out plans to “undo the effects of net zero”.

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New vendor selected to take on Norfolk Broads site

A new vendor has been selected to take on a popular spot on the Norfolk Broads at Acle Bridge.

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Driver killed in tragic crash suffered medical episode at the wheel

Police have confirmed that a driver killed in a fatal crash in Lawn Avenue in Great Yarmouth had suffered a medical episode at the wheel.

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Great Yarmouth firefighter highly commended at national awards ceremony

Norfolk firefighter Harry Weavers, from Great Yarmouth, was highly commended at the National Fire Chiefs Council's (NFCC) Apprenticeship Award.

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Children's charity demands change after 'invisible' toddler's murder

The NSPCC is demanding lessons are learnt after agencies in Norfolk, Suffolk and Bedfordshire failed to act to stop the neglect of murdered toddler Isabella Jonas-Wheildon.

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Lifeguards to stay at Norfolk's busiest beaches this summer despite cut threat

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has confirmed its funding to support RNLI lifeguards at Great Yarmouth, Gorleston and Hemsby beaches this summer despite fears this could be cut.

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5 of the most romantic days out in Norfolk, according to a dating expert

The founder of the Norfolk Cupid dating agency has shared her top five ideas for a romantic day out.

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Mercury death notices: Great great grandfather and 'best' dad

Last week The Great Yarmouth Mercury published 16 death notices.