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Developer hopes to turn more of historic town building into flats

A developer hopes to turn another section of a historic town centre building into flats.Gain Spvkl Ltd has submitted a planning application to West Norfolk Council in a bid to turn convert the front of the Bishops Lynn House, in the Tuesday Market Place, from offices to flats.If approved, the first and second floor areas would be converted into four separate living areas.Bishops Lynn House on The Tuesday Market PlacePermission for the conversion of office space into 22 apartments withinRead More

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Local News

Residents suffering with loneliness urged to go along to town centre session

Councillors are urging residents affected by loneliness to make use of one of their services this week.From next Monday, West Norfolk Council will be inviting people along to a special session to try and benefit from its Lily programme.This is a service which aims to help people who feel lonely or isolated by connecting them with organisations that can help them.The Place on New Conduit Street will host the event a week on SaturdayAnd to mark Loneliness Awareness Week, theRead More

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Sport

Snettisham ace smashes lap record twice on his way to race win

Snettisham race ace Callum Manley endured a weekend nearly as up and down as the track at Donington Park itself.The championship leader helped himself to one race win and two other podium places - but returned home knowing that it could have been even better had he not crashed out of the opening race on the Sunday.As qualifying got underway Manley only took two flying laps before returning to the pits with a time that set him on pole positionRead More

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National News

London is the fourth most expensive city for expats in a global study

London has held its position as the fourth most expensive city for expatriates in a global cost-of-living study. New York in the United States was ranked first in the long-running research, overtaking Hong Kong, which previously held top spot for four years but was pushed into second place in 2023. The annual report was carried out by ECA International, which compared costs faced by expatriates around the world in 207 cities. Geneva in Switzerland remains the most expensive location inRead More

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National News

Government set to miss cycling and walking targets

Government targets to increase levels of cycling and walking in England are set to be missed, according to a new report. Delivery of active travel schemes has been “patchy” and the Department for Transport (DfT) “does not yet know” if local authority projects “have been of good enough quality”, public spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) said. The Government’s objectives for active travel include doubling the number of journeys made by cycling from 0.8 billion in 2013 to 1.6 billion in 2025. ItRead More

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Local News

Man attempted to steal £300 worth of protein bars from town shop

A man attempted to steal almost £300 worth of protein bars from a town supermarket – and later stole more than £100 of confectionary from another store nearby.Robert Read, 42, appeared at Lynn Magistrates’ Court last Thursday, where he admitted to one count of theft and another of attempted theft.The case was outlined by prosecutor Stephen Munton, who said that Read first attempted to steal £276.30 worth of Grenade protein bars from Tesco Hardwick on February 6.Tesco LynnRead was seenRead More

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Local News

Disqualified driver ‘did not realise’ he was banned from the roads

A disqualified driver did not realise that he was banned until he was pulled over by police in Lynn, a court has heard.Amritpal Singh, 21 appeared at Lynn’s Magistrates’ Court on Thursday and admitted driving while disqualified and subsequently driving without insurance.Prosecutor Stephen Munton said that it came after Singh was stopped by officers on Hardwick Road on Tuesday, April 18 after they saw some debris hanging off of the side of the Mercedes van that he was driving.Singh wasRead More

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Local News

Goodie bags and chance to win £100 when new store opens this week

Goodie bags and shopping vouchers will be on offer when a new town store opens this week.Heron Foods is opening up on Saint Dominic Square on Thursday, within Lynn’s Vancouver Quarter.The “Top Quality – Low Prices” food store specialises in frozen products, but stocks chilled and non-frozen food too.Heron Foods will open in Lynn on ThursdayAnd after staff open the doors at 8am in two days time, the first 200 customers to spend £10 or more will be handed aRead More

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Local News

Witnesses sought after driver failed to stop for police near town roundabout

Police are asking members of the public to check dashcam footage after a driver failed to stop near a Lynn roundabout at the weekend.It relates to an incident on Saturday when officers attempted to pull over a blue Ford Galaxy, with the registration FE52 WSX, due to its manner of driving.The driver failed to stop on the A47 from the Pullover roundabout at 5.05pm.The incident happened on the A47 pullover roundabout in Lynn on Saturday. Picture: Google MapsAny information orRead More

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