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Anglia in Bloom 2017 awards presentation at The Ocean Rooms, Gorleston. - Credit: Archant Library Boogie nights, first kisses and many fond memories have been made at a town’s iconic, long-standing sea-side venue, which has brought friends together and ignited romances for more than 80 years.  For many living in and around Gorleston, the Ocean Rooms nightclub is a rite of passage.   Generations of families have attended formal events, boxing matches, discos and gigs at this uni...

"We have been wanting to open it for quite a long time," he said. "Our focus has always been on the Hippodrome but lockdown has given us more time to look at other projects. "We feel there is a gap in the market and a chance to help some smaller operators that have been doing some great things during lockdown. "We are looking forward to it, but very apprehensive. We are putting a lot on the line." Owner Peter Jay said he was thrilled the prominent building was re-opening. The Empire Cinema in G...

Published: 3:35 PM April 7, 2021    Updated: 4:28 PM April 7, 2021 Jack Jay, Johnny Mac, James Franklin and the cast of Pirates Online! from the Great Yarmouth Hippodrome Circus - Credit: Great Yarmouth Hippodrome Circus The show must go on(line)! Last year, the Pirates at Great Yarmouth’s Hippodrome Circus were in lockdown, this year they’re live again, albeit on the small screen rather than on stage. The Hippodrome’s usually sold-out live Easter show has been cancelled for the second...

Published: 9:24 AM December 30, 2020    The Hippodrome Circus is helping people to celebrate the end of 2020 with a free streaming of its Christmas Show and NYE countdown from 7pm which they can watch from their sofas. - Credit: Hippodrome Circus For Great Yarmouths Hippodrome Circus New Years Eve is usually the biggest night of the year. Always sold out, it adds a few extra bells and whistles for its whooping audience as it flips and juggles into January. Moving into Tier 4 on Boxing Day me...

Jack Jay and Ben Langley at the Great Yarmouth Hippodromes Christmas Spectacular 2020 - Credit: www.streetviewmarketing.co.uk After the horrific year we’ve all had, the circus is the perfect antidote: magic, glitter, daredevil acts, laughs, acrobatics, big musical numbers, light shows, fireworks, thrills, spills and a balloon so big it can swallow a human. For an audience with Zoom fatigue, the sheer joy of being back seeing live entertainment (safely, it goes without saying, the audience has...

Jack Jay and Ben Langley at the Great Yarmouth Hippodromes Christmas Spectacular 2020 - Credit: www.streetviewmarketing.co.uk After the horrific year we’ve all had, the circus is the perfect antidote: magic, glitter, daredevil acts, laughs, acrobatics, big musical numbers, light shows, fireworks, thrills, spills and a balloon so big it can swallow a human. For an audience with Zoom fatigue, the sheer joy of being back seeing live entertainment (safely, it goes without saying, the audience has...

By Simon Allin @SimonAllin3 Local Democracy Reporter, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey The pandemic initially had a big impact on council finances (Image: Canva/Pixabay) A £26 million dent in Barnet Council’s finances caused by the coronavirus pandemic has been largely eliminated thanks to support from the Government. The council now expects to achieve a “broadly break-even posi...

winds. currently 23 degrees at reagan national. 20 at both dulles and bwi marshall. our high temperatures today, get ready for a cold one. highs only about 30 degrees. and that might be a little ambitious. up 20s for many of us. could be snow showers during the course of the day. and winds gusting to about 45 miles per hour. more details on the forecast. got a couple of other possibilities for a little snow. ill have those details coming up. allison and tony. well we are following br...

department feels is in line for our goals for this site. its important to note that the gift is in kind. its actually a gift of construction and materials only. its not actually a cash gift. as supervisor chiu just mentioned, if the city decides to use the plaza differently at any point in the future, the donor has very generously agreed to replace the bocce courts and replace them with turf. all land is to remain under city ownership. there is no land changing hands as part of this pr...