There will not be any international break again until this football season ends. The sound of that is good news to fans. FIFA usually maximizes these periods within the campaign majorly for qualifiers and play-offs. However, the break in March sees a l…
‘The return of the night train’: Belgium plans to boost sleeper services during its EU presidency
“Night trains are the future,” says Georges Gilkinet, Belgium’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Mobility. It’s something he hopes to persuade his EU colleagues of as Belgium presides over the Council of the European Union this year. During the n…
Brussels, my love? Montenegro looks to take UK’s place in Europe
This week, we are joined by Montenegrin Ambassador Petar Marković, Professor Kalypso Nicolaïdis from the European University Institute in Florence and Teona Lavrelashvili, a member of Belgian centre-right political party Les Engagés. Panelists reflecte…
Author Sheridan Winn visited the Glebe House School at Hunstanton in 2014
In our weekly Memory Lane Schooldays column we look back to World Book Day in 2014. Imaginations ran wild for young bookworms across West Norfolk in March 2014 when they celebrated World Book Day. Children at schools across the area dressed up as their…
Woman’s cycling challenge gives back to King’s Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital after father-in-law’s life-saving treatment
A business owner has embarked on a mission to cycle three miles a day for a month and a half to give back to the hospital that she said saved her father-in-law’s life. Mother-of-two Kate Clark will cover a total of 162 miles to raise funds for Lynn’s Q…
Youngsters take part in Lithuanian folk dancing sessions organised by Wish Dare Inspire at Shakespeare Barn at King’s Lynn’s St George’s Guildhall
Schoolchildren enjoyed learning Lithuanian folk dances during special sessions held in Lynn this week. The event was organised by theatre group Wish Dare Inspire in conjunction with Norfolk County Council and West Norfolk Council. Sessions were held in…
Sheep on a hillside in latest Lynn News Picture This feature
Picture This with Lynn Museum from Tuesday, April 2: Charles Jones (1836-1892) was a skilled painter known for his landscape paintings with animals such as sheep, cows and deer. This painting titled Sheep on a Hillside, reminds us that spring is here a…
Megan Pemment arrested after shouting in King’s Lynn shop out of concern for unborn baby
A pregnant woman was arrested after shouting and swearing in a busy town centre shop out of concern for her unborn baby. Megan Pemment, 26, was among a group of five people embroiled in an altercation outside WHSmith in Lynn on January 8. By the time p…
All Our Yesterdays: Memories from King’s Lynn, Downham Market, Swaffham and Hunstanton
In our weekly All Our Yesterdays feature, we look back at different events reported over the years in the Lynn News… April 2001: With a ceremonial cutting of the tape, Hunstanton’s South Promenade was officially re-opened after the completion of a £966…
Ryan Aves caught with cannabis in Downham Market after ‘show-off’ friend damaged car
A 23-year-old was caught with cannabis after his “show-off” friend damaged his car and attracted the attention of the police. Ryan Aves appeared at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, pleading guilty to possession of the Class B drug. On July 4 last y…