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New Artificial Intelligence technology is being used to help stroke patients in hospital.The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, in Lynn, has been using AI to deliver care to stroke patients faster than before.‘Brainomix’, an AI medical software, allows for CT scans to be sent directly to an app which shows the areas of the patient's brain that need immediate medical attention.In the first two months of using Brainomix, 40 patients have benefitted

A road closure in Lynn has caused anger among people trying to access a vet practice, with one resident comparing it to blocking the entrance to a hospital.Over the weekend, Anglian Water carried out essential works on Tennyson Avenue, before Norfolk County Council started road surfacing works to repair the surface on Monday.But this meant that people trying to take their pets to Mill House Veterinary Surgery and Hospital were

A brand has launched its £250,000 investment plan for global expansion which will create jobs in town.Amino, based in North Lynn’s Bergen Way industrial estate, is a family-owned brand which produces nutritional drinks that “enhance performance and improve health and well-being”.The investment plans aim to scale up productions with a new 1,000-square-foot warehouse facility, creating up to five new jobs in Lynn.Funds will support a new 1000-square-foot warehouse (Picture: Amino)Sibling

A group of friends have raised nearly £20,000 for a hospital’s breast cancer units by hosting a ball.Deborah Wright, Claire Ling, Gail Ruffell, Joanne and Jimmy Hazell, Paul and Jeanette Kidd, who have called themselves ‘The Breast of Friends’, have managed to raise £19,000 for the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Lynn.The group, who first joined forces in 2019, formed a bond for life through the impact that cancer has had

A heritage society is holding a lecture on a town’s significant historical figure next week.On Thursday, November 2, King’s Lynn Civic Society will be hosting a lecture on Herbert de Losinga, who founded Lynn by building St Margaret’s Church in the 12th Century.The lecture, led by Kim Leonard, will start at 7.30pm at Thoresby College and will discuss the life and times of the bishop including details of torture, beheadings

In his weekly That’s Entertainment column, Andy Tyler looks at the local arts scene...It’s always a pleasure to report on successful community events and I was delighted the Family Hub activities held recently during half-term at The Place in Lynn, for the younger age groups, were very well and enthusiastically attended by mums, dads and their young children.There was plenty to keep everyone happily engaged and busy, and I had

The head of an organisation that champions Lynn has spoken of her delight at sponsoring a category in next year’s Mayor’s Business Awards.Discover King’s Lynn is the Business Improvement District (BID) for Lynn town centre and is backing the King’s Lynn Champion award at the event, which takes place at the Alive Corn Exchange in Lynn’s Tuesday Market Place on Friday, March 1.BID manager Vicky Etheridge said: “As the Business

An award-winning theatre group are in their final rehearsals for their autumn musical The Wizard of Oz, which promises to be a real treat for the whole family.King’s Lynn Players are set to perform at St George’s Guildhall in Lynn this autumn from Wednesday, November 8 to Saturday, 11.Director Sharon Fox, who starred as Dorothy 40 years ago when the show was last staged, has now passed the ruby slippers

A restaurant in Lynn has lost its licence after a Home Office raid found four people working illegally.Immigration officers made the discovery at Spice Inn, a Bengali/Bangladeshi restaurant in Lynn, in July this year following a tip-off.They found four people wearing chef whites and waiter uniforms working at the restaurant who were later identified as having no legal basis to live or work in the UK.The Spice Inn restaurant on