Slimmers do not need to sign up for a restrictive diet plan in order to lose weight, an expert has explained. Incorporating protein and fibre into your meals can help weight loss. This is because both types of food help you to feel fuller quicker so yo…
‘Get a shallow learning at school!’ Dick Strawbridge defends kids attending D-Day amid school fine reports
Dick Strawbridge has spoken out on the decision to take children Arthur, 11, and Dorothy, 10, out of school to attend the D-Day 80 celebrations in France this year. Strawbridge, 64, and his wife Angel Adoree, 46, paid their respects to the fallen heroe…
Authority appoints new chief fire officer for Cambridgeshire
A new chief fire officer for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service has been announced this week. Matthew Warren, the service’s deputy chief executive since 2015, will officially take over the reigns from July 1 after the Peterborough and Cambridgeshir…
Another day out in London
In his weekly The Bar Man column, Jeff Hoyle tells us about a trip to the capital… ‘When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life’ was the opinion of Samuel Johnson. Here was a chance to test his theory as we headed to the capital for a few days. …
Bring-your-dad to school day at Terrington St Clement Community School in June 2010
In our weekly Memory Lane Schooldays feature we look back at when pupils enjoyed World Cup-themed football activities with their dads 14 years ago… Dozens of fathers went back to school for one day in June 2010 – for a special event organised by Terrin…
Caravan in Hunstanton provides cancer patients and their families with the space needed
A cancer patient who enjoyed a week-long stay in a charity-funded holiday home has described what it meant to her and her family. Stephanie Czarbobaj, stayed at Eve’s Place, a static caravan located at Parkdean Resorts’ Manor Park in Hunstanton last mo…
Road closure will last 15 minutes for annual Burnham Market event
On Saturday, July 13, there will be road closures in Burnham Market for the annual Burnhams Flower Show, Fete, and Carnival. The closure will be shortlived – approximately 15 minutes from 1.40pm to 1.55pm. It starts in Market Place and heads along Nort…
‘Good luck’ postcard from around 1910 at King’s Lynn Museum
In our fortnightly Picture This column, museum staff focus on a ‘Good luck’ postcard… This beautiful colour postcard from circa 1910 is brimming with good luck motifs. The four-leaf clover is an enduring symbol of luck. While the origins of this belief…
Turnstone Column: John Maiden discusses how Hunstanton got the name ‘Little America’
In his weekly Turnstone column, Hunstanton writer John Maiden discusses the days when his mother looked after the children of servicemen… Anyone who lived in or around Hunstanton in the 1950s will realise why my hometown rejoiced in the name of “Litt…
On This Week: New sports shop opens, outbreak of virus at QEH and free school uniforms
In our weekly Memory Lane feature, we take a look back at what was hitting the headlines this time 14 years ago as well as a picture of a children’s fun day from 1994… Discount sports retailer Sports Direct will be opening a new store in Lynn High Stre…