Great Yarmouth Borough Council, with Historic England and Great Yarmouth Preservation Trust, is today (Wednesday, April 14) launching a £1.9m four-year scheme putting heritage and the local community at the heart of revitalising the town centre. The new High Street Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ), covering the Market Place, the Rows and the northern end of King Street, involves local people in repairing, conserving and building a better understanding of the area’s historic buildings and sites, working with a range of partners. Supporting regeneration and recovery, conserving buildings at risk, creating new facilities and giving people new skills, the High Street Heritage Action Zone is a four-year programme, led by the borough council in partnership with Historic England, which has awarded grant funding of £980,743. It will complement the wider investment…

Redevelopment of Great Yarmouth’s Market Place is getting underway, as the borough council’s exciting vision of town centre regeneration and revitalisation starts to become a reality for residents and visitors. This £4.6m investment will see the market facilities significantly improved in the heart of the Market Place area, with new units under an architecturally-striking wooden canopy – a unique design which will mean the market is brighter, more inviting and compliments the historic setting. Following a formal procurement process, the council has appointed Norfolk-based construction company Pentaco as main contractor, bringing their expertise working within conservation areas and with timber structures. Pentaco is currently making preparations on-site and is scheduled to start phase one of construction in mid-April, completing the works in spring 2022. This major investment comes from the…

The £5m Ella May Barnes building, providing state-of-the-art laboratories and workspace at Norwich Research Park, is complete and has been handed to South Norfolk Council. It is designed to attract and provide space for organisations interested in joining the region’s growing food, life and health knowledge economy. The building, delivered by Big Sky Development, is expected to unlock further opportunities at the Enterprise Zone site that could lead to the creation of up to 150 jobs, adding to the community of 12,000 people that are already working at Norwich Research Park. 

As Sure as the Sun Rises in the East is the new folk rock album by Norfolk songwriter and musician Tim Lane. Inspired by the landscape, heroes and folk tales of Lane’s home county and surroundings, it was composed and recorded in his home studio during the lockdown. Combining an indie rock feel with melodic folk stylings and lyrics that delight in storytelling, this ten song collection unselfconsciously celebrates Norfolk and the East of England. At fifty-six years old, Lane is veteran of the music and theatre scene in Norwich, working as the musical director and composer for The Stuff of Dreams Theatre Company, and the Crude Apache Community theatre. He is also the leader of up-and-coming Norwich folk group The Punch House Band and his focus over recent years…