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Building work at GP surgery could begin next month as new bus service confirmed

Building work at a new GP surgery in Lynn is set to begin next month – with an additional bus service announced to service it.A business case for the new Wave 4b Hub at Nar Ouse Way in South Lynn was approved by the Primary Care Commissioning Committee last month, leaving just the NHS itself to give the project the green light.Planning permission for the development, which would house GP

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‘A last resort’: Staff at borough’s largest housing association strike over pay offer

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

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Thousands gather to celebrate West Norfolk’s LGBTQ+ community for town’s ‘biggest Pride yet’

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

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Road was closed and man hospitalised after reports of assault

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

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Girl power as World Cup fever grips West Norfolk

England’s Lionesses have inspired thousands of girls and women to get involved in football.And as World Cup fever continued to grip the nation over the weekend, Alive Lynnsport played host to a girls' festival on Saturday.Organised by the Norwich City Community Sports Foundation, more than 80 girls showed off their silky skills across two sessions.Action from the girls' football festival, organised by the Norwich City Community Sports Foundation on behalf

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Stoppage-time equaliser spares Linnets’ blushes

Substitute Ben Stephens spared King's Lynn Town's blushes with a stoppage-time equaliser against Gloucester City on Saturday.Lynn looked to be heading for a first defeat home before a smash-and-grab finale saw the injured Stephens fire home a dramatic leveller to cancel out Elliott Durrell's opener for the Tigers.The Linnets still remain without a win in the new National League North season – and manager Mark Hughes admitted his side were

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Bus route launch with links to health centres

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

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Women’s World Cup final was shown on big screen in town centre

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

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Breaking the ground at diagnostics centre as work begins

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.

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Pride set to bring sea of rainbows as event returns to town with parade and live entertainment

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

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