By Charlie Conchie The UK’s top business groups are scrambling onto an election footing and preparing to lay out their manifesto demands as theLabour and Conservative election machines kick into gear. July’s surprise poll will cap off a years-long char…
Sonata Guseviene in King’s Lynn court after pushing police officer who was arresting family member at home address
Giving a loved one a final hug before they were taken away by the police was the priority of a 51-year-old woman – who pushed one of those officers during the process. Sonata Guseviene, of Losinga Road in North Lynn, admitted assaulting an emergency wo…
‘Customers can’t afford to pay’: Fears for London’s hospitality scene mount before general election
By Laura McGuire Fears for London’s hospitality scene are mounting among restaurant and pub owners ahead of the next general election. Many reveal they are still trading below pre-pandemic levels due to red hot supply costs and pressures on consumer sp…
True’s Yard Fisherfolk Museum in King’s Lynn launches fish and chip exhibition
An opportunity to learn more about the history of fish and chip shops in Lynn is coming up at a museum in town. True’s Yard Fisher Folk Museum, located on the corner of St Ann’s Street and North Street, is launching an exhibition at the weekend all abo…
Election 2024: Everything you need to know about the July 4 vote
By Jessica Frank-Keyes Rishi Sunak took the country by surprise this week as he opted to call a general election in just six weeks time. The Prime Minister made the announcement standing in the rain in Downing Street as he addressed voters from a podiu…
All Our Yesterdays: Memories from Watlington, Snettisham and Terrington St Clement featuring May Queen festivities and business celebrations
In our weekly All Our Yesterdays feature, we look back at different events reported over the years in the Lynn News… May 2002: A queen, king, four princesses and two princes were crowned at Northwold Primary School’s annual May Queen festivities. Rosie…
Cazoo, Getir and Peloton: The Covid high-flyers that came crashing down to earth
By Ali Lyon The first quarter of 2021 will go down as the high water mark in pandemic mania. Historically low rates, trillions of dollars in quantitative easing and, practically speaking, billions of people being locked up on and off for the best part …
Wensum: Fakenham writer Jim Harding discusses how his passion for cycling has given him independence since he started aged 11
In this week’s column, Fakenham writer Jim Harding discusses his passion for cycling… Bike riding started for me when I was aged eleven. My first one was second-hand, perhaps a reward for reaching the grammar school in our town of Woking. Every school …
Paws for Thought: Paddy the cat hasn’t had one application of interest
In our weekly Paws for Thought column, we shine a spotlight on black cat Paddy who desperately needs a home… Sweet boy Paddy has been with us for a couple of months now and hasn’t received one application. He is a very loving boy who really enjoys a fu…
Staff carry out first-ever joint replacement day surgery at King’s Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Staff at a hospital are feeling proud after carrying out its first-ever joint replacement procedure as a day surgery. Martin Ford, a 70-year-old from Newton-in-the Isle near Wisbech, could not fully use his right arm or shoulder for more than a year bu…