A Freedom of Information request made by this newspaper to Great Yarmouth Borough Council (GYBC) revealed reasons why certain buildings were secured between January 2021 and January 2025.

Eight of the reasons the council provided referred to preventing further antisocial behaviour (ASB) from occurring in them.

Though preventing antisocial behaviour in the buildings for those eight were not always the only reason provided. The Victory Hotel in Great Yarmouth (Image: James Weeds) The Star Hotel in Great Yarmouth (Image: Abandnded UK) For the the Star Hotel in Hall Quay and The Victory Hotel in Nelson Road South the council said the reason to board the properties up was "after a fire to secure against further ASB".

The council added that The Star, which closed in March 2020, was boarded up initially in May 2022 and The Victory Hotel was boarded up in April 2023.

Just eight weeks before The Victory Hotel went up in flames, police officers uncovered cannabis plants at the property which were said to have had a street value of........

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