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In this week’s From The Newsroom comment piece, Jeremy Ransome writes in praise of the borough’s eateries...I read a comment piece in a national newspaper recently that was written by a food critic who clearly hasn’t paid a visit to West Norfolk recently.Columnist Emily Watkins’ piece in the i was headlined ‘Say goodbye to joyless British meals’ and she went on to label our fare ‘unappetising, uninspired and flavourless’.One of

Police are making inquiries after a man has been reported missing in Lynn.Robert McAdam was last spotted on Saturday, October 28 at around 4pm near The Blue Inc clothes shop on Vancouver Quarter, where he was wearing a blue/black bomber jacket, formal shirt, grey jeans and beige boots.A spokesperson for Norfolk Police said: “I can confirm he has been reported missing and inquiries are under way.”Robert was last seen on

Lynn’s popular Fawkes in the Walks fireworks display has been called off due to flooding.The event, which was set to take place this evening, has been postponed by organisers West Norfolk Council due to the park being waterlogged.The council will carry out an assessment on Monday to decide whether it can be rescheduled for next Friday, and will announce a decision following that.Fawkes in the Walks has been postponed due

An office building close to Lynn town centre could be demolished to make way for a supported housing scheme.Developers want to build ten specialist apartments and seven self-contained bungalows on land at Kettlewell House, on Kettlewell Lane.The building, formerly used by the Internal Drainage Board, would be flattened to make way for the properties – which would be designed to accommodate vulnerable disabled adults.Kettlewell House in Lynn, which could be

Schools have the opportunity to apply for funding from a cereal company to help give children the most important meal of the day.Kellogg’s is offering grants of £1,000 which schools can use to invest in breakfast clubs, providing equipment, food and learning materials.The grant is open for any school in Lynn to apply for.Schools are being invited to apply for the grant. Picture: KellogsKellogg’s has said that 20% of parents

Collections began with a roaring success in Lynn as the Royal British Legion launched its annual poppy appeal.It was also a special occasion for three West Norfolk people as they received awards for their dedicated work towards supporting the Royal British Legion.On Saturday, representatives were joined by Sea, Army and Air Cadets as well as St John’s Ambulance on Lynn’s High Street.Launch of this year's Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal

Two sponsorship opportunities are still up for grabs for next year’s Mayor’s Business Awards.The event takes place at the Alive Corn Exchange in Lynn’s Tuesday Market Place on Friday, March 1 and we are still looking for business support for the Independent Retailer and Leisure and Tourism categories.The Independent Retailer award is open to all independent retail businesses and will be presented to the business that can best display ‘first-class’

Here are the letters from the Lynn News of Friday, November 3, 2023...I drove around for an hour but couldn’t find a spaceOn Tuesday I had an appointment at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Lynn for 10.20am.The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s LynnI drove into the car park at 9.15am, with the intention of going for a coffee before my appointment.I arrived with plenty of time to spare. After an