Great Yarmouth News Archive
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Monday 26th July 2010Lucky lobster finds new home in Yarmouth
A 4kg European lobster has ended up at Great Yarmouth's Sealife Centre rather than on a dinner plate. The lobster, thought to be up to 40-years-old, was handed over after being spotted by fish merchant Richard Denny at Lowestoft fish market. A...
Thursday 22nd July 2010
Doctor’s work on Afghan frontline
A Great Yarmouth-based anaesthetist is heading for Afghanistan to help treat injured troops. Dr Steve Wilson is a member of the Medical Emergency Response Team and will fly by helicopter to recover casualties from the frontline and bring them back...
Wednesday 21st July 2010
Yamouth at heart of energy riches
Around 230 delegates at the East of England’s biggest energy conference were urged to work together and think big so that the region gained maximum benefit from the billions of pounds to be invested over future decades. The call for unity was a re...
Tuesday 13th July 2010
Doubts over new mast site
Concerns have been raised by a new 30ft mast to improve railway communications positioned near the banks of the Broads. Network Rail put up the mast next to the Yarmouth-Norwich line at Breydon Junction to help keep train drivers in close touch w...
Friday 9th July 2010
Winter Gardens officially 'at risk'
Great Yarmouth's Winter Gardens seafront building has been officially classified ‘at risk’ by English Heritage. A £750,000 programme of repairs has been planned by the borough council conservation officer Darren Barker said inclusion on the At Ris...
Thursday 8th July 2010
£1.5m lottery joy for jobless man
An unnamed jobless labourer from Catfield has won more than £1.5m on the National Lottery. The 42-year-old man was made redundant a year ago and has now decided to retire after learning of his massive win. He bought the winning ticket at Newla...
Friday 2nd July 2010
Football club to recapture glory days
Newly-promoted Great Yarmouth Football Club is launching into the season with extra commitment and enthusiasm, a sparkling restored stand and a plea to fans to join the celebrations for a new era. The Bloaters' have launched the A Pound For the To...
Wednesday 30th June 2010
Report boosts holiday season hopes
A new report has confirmed that the traditional British seaside holiday is thriving – boosted by the recent growth of the ‘staycation’. Great Yarmouth's tourism officer Alan Carr shared the report’s optimism and said he was confident of another go...
Tuesday 29th June 2010
An Enchanted Evening with Rodgers & Hammerstein
Fed up of the football?
Disappointed with England’s dismal performance in the World Cup?
DO NOT DESPAIR!!! Why not treat yourself to a concert of fabulous music featuring two amazing singers, a wonderful chorus and a top class orchestra? Employ...Monday 7th June 2010
Potters extend link to World Indoor Bowls
Potters Holidays has extended its sponsorship of the World Indoor Bowls Championships in a new two-year deal - with an option for a further three years. It not only offers a record winner's prize but also a potential commitment of more than £1 mil...
