Divided opinions were shared at a meeting where councillors were asked to approve an extension of a consultation asking for residents’ opinions of traveller sites around the borough. Councillors at the West Norfolk Council special meeting on Thursday m…
Bestselling author Heidi Swain returns to No8 The Old Bookshop in Downham Market to help charity
A best-selling author is making a return visit to a popular Downham bookshop for a special event later this month. Heidi Swain will be in No8 The Old Bookshop on Saturday, May 25, for a meet-the-author event which is free to attend. Sarah Cox, the stor…
Impacts of the wettest winter on record on the Wildlife Trust’s reserves
Some reserves, especially some ancient woodlands, will need to remain closed much longer than anticipated due the wet conditions, says Caroline Fitton of the Wildlife Trust in Cambridgeshire. Across the county the Wildlife Trust in Cambridgeshire’s res…
Students at Springwood High School in King’s Lynn has been helping causes near and far as part of their efforts to ‘reduce, reuse and recycle’
Eco warriors at a Lynn secondary have been donating second-hand clothing to help two good causes. Spearheaded by the school’s environmental committee, students and staff at Springwood High School took part in two separate clothing collections as part o…
Downham Market Preparatory School principal Elizabeth Laffeaty-Sharpe says she ‘never thought it would end this way’
A principal who first set up her school four decades ago says she “never thought it would end like this” ahead of its closure. Downham Preparatory School, which caters for children aged up to 13, will shut its doors for good on July 11. The school was …
Time for science at Hunstanton’s Smithdon High School as they help young students with practical experiments
Budding scientists from a secondary school worked with younger pupils on a series of time-based experiments. Year Eight and Nine students from Hunstanton’s Smithdon High School visited local junior schools to work with youngsters on some practical scie…
Your views on SW Norfolk MP Liz Truss, the demise of the swift and the D-Day anniversary
Here are the Lynn News letters from Tuesday, April 30, 2024… People in SW Norfolk feel let down and frustrated I am grateful to Cllr Tom Ryves for his mention of my campaign in last Tuesday’s Lynn News (April 23). His comments reflect what I am finding…
Man Utd linked winger with 13 goals and 14 assists will cost more than £30m, says club CEO
If Antony is one of many Manchester United players fighting for his future ahead of the first summer under Ineos control, then no one could accuse the much-maligned Brazilian of shirking the challenge. That rather unseemly Coventry City flashpoint asid…
Man Utd linked winger with 13 goals and 14 assists will cost more than £30m, says club CEO
If Antony is one of many Manchester United players fighting for his future ahead of the first summer under Ineos control, then no one could accuse the much-maligned Brazilian of shirking the challenge. That rather unseemly Coventry City flashpoint asid…
WSJ: Kharkiv manufacturer diversifies business, produces long-range drones
In a hangar tucked away in western Ukraine, several dozen workers are manufacturing long-range drones designed to meet surging demand as Ukraine ramps up a campaign of strikes deep inside Russian territory, according to the Wall Street Journal report. …