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Staff at a housing association took to the streets today in protest at what they feel is an inadequate pay offer.Lynn-based Freebridge Community Housing's services are being affected as members of its team take strike action, with some picketing outside its Austin Street premises on Monday.Freebridge is the largest housing provider in West Norfolk – but staff have been left frustrated by their futile efforts in attaining a 7% wage

Love was all around as thousands of people celebrated Pride in Lynn at the weekend. The event started with music from the local radio station KL1 Radio on The Tuesday Market Place. Saturday, which marked the fourth King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Pride event since its launch in 2018, saw a parade through the town of people dressed in rainbow colours – representing the Pride flag – and some carried

A road was closed after an incident last night that saw a man taken to hospital.Police were called to Wootton Road in Gaywood at 10.26pm yesterday following reports of an assault.The road was shut off while officers attended the scene – with one man, aged in his 30s, taken to Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital.Police attended Wootton Road in Gaywood after reports of an assault last night. Picture: iStockWitnesses reported an

A new bus route is coming to Lynn, making accessing health services easier.Go To Town, an independent bus company, is introducing a new service in a matter of days which will link three health centres via Vancouver Avenue and Tennyson Avenue.It includes the new St James Surgery at South Wootton along with the planned Nar Ouse Health Hub at South Lynn and the Southgate’s Medical Centre.The bus will go to

Residents were invited to watch as England take on Spain in the FIFA Women’s World Cup final match as it was shown on a big screen in Lynn on Sunday. The screen, in the Tuesday Market Place, showed the game – while Alive West Norfolk provided some fun football activities to try. The market place radiated  the buzz of Stadium Australia as the final is shown on the big borough

Work has officially begun on a new state-of-the-art diagnostics centre at Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital.Selected members of staff from the hospital visited the site where they were some of the first to lift soil from the ground.Building work is expected to finish by next July ready for the centre to open – which is said to reduce waiting times for patients needing MRI and CT scans as well as X-rays.

Thousands are set to descend on Lynn tomorrow in a sea of rainbows as Pride returns to the town.As in previous years, King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Pride will feature a colourful parade through the town centre and celebrations in The Walks.Dace Lockwood, of the Pride committee, said: “King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Pride is a reflection of our community – it’s a family-friendly event that welcomes everyone and allows

A Lynn care home has showcased the talents of two of its residents as it put on an art exhibition this week.Goodwins Hall Care Home residents Anthony Leakey, 70, and Sylvia Parr, 88, created several pieces of work which were displayed on its walls to share with family and friends when they visited on Wednesday.Anthony uses art foil and pre-painted sheets with an outline of the picture before using a