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Five crews were sent to tackle a blaze in Lynn in the early hours of this morning.The domestic building fire took hold at a property on Friars Street, with firefighters called to the scene at 2.59am.Appliances from Lynn South, Lynn North, Sandringham, Terrington St Clement and Downham were sent, with crews wearing breathing apparatus while using main jets and hose reel jets to extinguish the flames.Crews were sent to Friars

A man who used to drink eight litres of cider a day stole cheese and washing pods from a town store.Lynn man Edward Ellis, 39, appeared at the town’s magistrates’ court last Thursday charged with theft from a shop.He pleaded guilty to the offence, which he committed on March 22 this year.The Lidl store on Austin Street in Lynn. Picture: Google MapsCrown prosecutor Qamar Iqbal told magistrates that on that

A Victorian photo album has been reunited with long lost family members in Canada thanks to some clever detective work by Simon Howard, from West Lynn.Simon, a family historian, spotted the album at the Old Granary Antique Centre at Lynn and thought it was interesting enough to buy and to delve into its origins.“The photos dated from the 1860's to 1900's and were of one family,” he said.Pictured with the

A heritage volunteer fair was held last weekend to coincide with National Civic Day and encourage more people to take up important voluntary roles.The fair, which was the first organised by King's Lynn Civic Society, was held at Lynn Town Hall on Saturday, June 17 and was opened by Dr Paul Richards, honorary alderman, who welcomed participants and visitors to the event.He told the audience that many wonderful buildings and