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A popular Lynn Mediterranean restaurant has opened a second premises in town offering a “more relaxed” setting for special occasions.Husband and wife team Mehmet Kumcu and Tsetsi Sarpanova welcomed customers to the new Mem’s Kitchen restaurant, at 11 Saturday Market Place, for the first time yesterday afternoon.The new premises, which is opposite Lynn Minster and next to Stories of Lynn, will offer the same menu as the original Mem’s Kitchen,

A woman has been jailed for tipping a man out of his mobility scooter after he refused to give her money.The victim, an elderly and “vulnerable” man in his 70s, was approached by Amy Kirkbride, 29, on Norfolk Street in Lynn, on July 8 at around 5.15pm.She asked him for money, and when he refused she lifted the front of his scooter and, helped by Gary Hammond, 46, he was

Employees from Lynn-based educational toys company Learning Resources laced up their hiking boots to take on the Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge as one of the company’s annual fund-raising events.In a test of endurance, the team completed the 24-mile round trip – which includes more than 1,500m of ascent – and made it to the finish line in under 12 hours.Their efforts raised more than £2,700 which will be donated to

Campaigners will be joining forces in Lynn tomorrow as they call on rail operators to reverse plans to close ticket offices.It comes after the Rail Delivery Group confirmed proposals last week to close almost all but the busiest facilities.A public consultation has been launched on the plans, which would see both Lynn and Downham rail stations lose their ticket offices and instead have employees move onto concourses in a bid