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A set of traffic lights which experienced outages at a busy carriageway have been fixed.A three-car crash at occurred at Lynn’s Hardwick industrial estate last Sunday while a number of signals were out of action.This prompted Rick Morrish, the leader of North Runcton Parish Council - which has the Hardwick area in its boundaries - to voice concerns about the potential for more collisions.The traffic lights at the Hardwick industrial

• Memory Lane Schools, Friday, June 16:Pupils from the King Edward VII School (KES) cluster of primary schools in Lynn are pictured at Eastgate Primary School in June 2013 for the launch of the first ‘Scotty’s Day’ which was to be held on July 10.The aim was for businesses and schools to help Scotty’s Little Soldiers mark the fourth anniversary of Corporal Lee Scott’s death in Afghanistan by celebrating the

A “light-hearted” study based off of bakery locations has classed Lynn as a northern town.But the scholars behind it admit their model is flawed, with the most southerly points of Cornwall also put in the same bracket.Academics at the Sheffield Hallam University have attempted to define the north-south divide in England based on how many Greggs and Pret a Manger stores certain areas have.The Greggs bakery on High Street in

A woman sustained facial injuries after a car crash yesterday evening.Police were called to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital roundabout at 4.06pm yesterday after a collision between a Toyota and Ford Fiesta.Drivers reported delays following the incident, with paramedics also called to the scene.The QEH roundabout in Lynn. Picture: Google MapsA woman driver of one of the vehicles sustained a facial injury, although it is not believed to be serious.The road

Thunder, lightning and heavy rain is set to batter Norfolk this weekend as a yellow weather warning has been put in place.The Met Office says strong winds and hail will cover the county on Sunday – along with the majority of England and Wales.The warning comes into place on Sunday. Picture: Met OfficeThe UK's national weather service says: “While many areas will see at least some rain, most will see

Is your little one the cutest of them all?Our Cute Kids Competition is back for another year, so it’s time to prepare your child’s most adorable ensemble.To enter, simply pop down with your little one to be photographed at Wilko in New Conduit Street, King’s Lynn, on Saturday to Wednesday, July 15 to 19.We are running our Cute Kids competition again this summerSittings are 10am-1pm and 2pm-4pm, with the last

• QEH monthly column – June 2023 – written by Alice Webster, chief executive officer of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn:I’m delighted to finally be able to start my column the news we’ve all be waiting for - a new hospital will be coming to King’s Lynn and West Norfolk!At the end of May, the Government announced that the Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn (QEH) has been added to