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Fawkes in the Walks looks set to go ahead this weekend after being postponed due to flooding in the park.The popular fireworks event in Lynn was called off last week after heavy rain made The Walks unsafe.Organisers West Norfolk Council carried out an inspection at the grounds yesterday, and it has now been decided that the display can go ahead this Friday.Fawkes in the Walks is currently a go for

A group of rotary clubs who have prided themselves on providing dictionaries to school children across West Norfolk have handed out another batch of the books to youngsters.Lynn Priory Rotary has teamed up with Lynn Trinity and Downham Rotaries to give the dictionaries to Year 4 pupils.They will be distributing 200 dictionaries to children in 12 primary schools.Priory President Paul Batterham and Elizabeth Eagling with Head Teacher Jennie Wildsmith-Garton presenting

Parish council members are receiving specialist training to help them carry out their roles more effectively.Officers from West Norfolk Council met with 50 parish councillors to update them on planning matters including the development of neighbourhood plans, the role of planning enforcement, street naming and numbering teams.The training was designed to help parish councillors carry out their role, which is a vital part of the planning process.West Norfolk Council deputy

A woman has been taken to hospital after a medical emergency in town this afternoon.An ambulance was called to Lynn’s High Street and parked outside of Boots while crews dealt with the incident.Police confirmed they attended the scene at around 1.15pm to assist paramedics with the medical episode.Police and ambulance were called to High Street in Lynn to assist with a medical emergencyPolice and ambulance were called to High Street

A famous feline will be visiting Lynn Museum as part of an exhibition to celebrate the work of one of Britain's best-known children’s author-illustrators.‘The Tiger Who Came To Tea’ written and illustrated by Judith Kerr, was first published in 1968 and has since been translated into 11 languages and has sold more than five million copies.The book tells the story of a girl called Sophie and her mother who meet

Business owners have been invited to take part in the next step to revitalise a town centre department store.Kelly Ranger, who has a pop-up market at The Place on New Conduit Street, revealed her plan to revitalise the former Debenhams building on Lynn’s High Street last month.She hopes to fill it with shopping and leisure attractions, offering businesses a series of self-contained units to operate from.Interested parties can attend Debenhams

A man who joined his partner in flipping a pensioner out of a mobility scooter after the victim refused to give them money has been sentenced.Gary Hammond, 46, of Hillington Square in Lynn, appeared at the town’s magistrates’ court on Thursday, where he was handed a community order.During a previous hearing, he had pleaded guilty to assault by beating, as well as common assault on an emergency worker and using

A town centre perfume shop has been treated to a “scent-sational” revamp.A “new and improved” look has been unveiled at The Perfume Shop on New Conduit Street in Lynn, with some “experimental” services now available.The shop now features a brand-new layout – with a digital screen and a personalised ribbon machine among the other new additions.The Perfume Shop in Lynn has been treated to a revampThe Lynn revamp is part