Like many coastal towns, Great Yarmouth, in Norfolk, has spent decades fighting deprivation. Issues such as high unemployment, below-average salaries and poor education attainment have passed ...

the Norfolk resort of Great Yarmouth was once a mecca for fishermen and holidaymakers. Its fortunes have since waned, with areas of real deprivation. But could the seaside town be bouncing back?

Herring and the medieval wool trade made the town rich. Victorian holidaymakers flocked to its sandy beaches. Many still come ...

Proposals have been drawn up to spend millions in deprived neighbourhoods which are most at risk of failing to meet the ...

especially in more deprived areas. Analysis of Food Standards Agency data by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities shows there were 198 fast food units in Great Yarmouth in February 2024.

But for Great Yarmouth chief executive Sheila Oxtoby it is part of a strategy of taking “measured” risks in the interest of creating jobs and growth in one of the most deprived parts of the east of ...

Great Yarmouth faces familiar challenges for English seaside towns - it is one of the most deprived areas in the country. Great Yarmouth had a Conservative majority of over 17,000 in 2019 - but ...

Celebrity authors and TV personalities have backed a local BBC radio campaign to boost childhood literacy. According to the ...