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The Lynn News is throwing its support behind Complete Commercial Finance’s 2023 Business Survey.The survey, now in its third year, was launched last month and reviews the attitudes of business owners in East Anglia towards trading conditions and their use of commercial finance.As media partner, the Lynn News is urging companies in the area to complete the survey and answer nine short questions to share their views on how they

Paramedics and an air ambulance were called to a medical emergency in Lynn this afternoon.The East of England Ambulance Service said its teams responded to the incident at around 1.29pm, with one ambulance and an air ambulance sent to the scene.Reports on social media suggested the air ambulance had landed at The Walks.The Walks in LynnOne patient was airlifted to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge.

Roadworks have been causing major delays on a main Lynn road – and they will remain in place for more than a week.Drivers have reported lengthy wait-times while travelling in and out of the town throughout the past few days, with one saying it took them 45 minutes to reach the Southgates roundabout from Tuesday Market Place yesterday afternoon.And the problems appear to be stemming from a partial closure on

A dispensing consultant and her colleagues have been celebrating after she’s racked up a quarter of a century working at a town’s opticians.Heather Wright has worked at Lynn’s Wigram and Ware Opticians for 25 years and says she cannot imagine working anywhere else.To mark the special occasion, she was treated by her colleagues to flowers, chocolates and a meal out at Lynn’s Pearl River.Wigram and Ware anniversaryHeather said: “Wigram and

A woman has told the Lynn News of her upset after her mother was moved from her care home into a smaller room and further away.Last week, 87-year-old Kathleen Smith was moved from Goodwins Hall care home in Lynn over to Heacham and her daughter Christine Neve says it was without the consent of her family.Mrs Neve said that her mother has Alzheimer’s and dementia and is upset by her

An eight-year-old girl who is part of a dance school in Lynn will be starring in a TV advert as well as having a string of acting jobs lined up.You may have already spotted Lily Baker in an episode of BBC One’s Casualty which aired on Saturday, which she starred in along with her dad Malcolm.Lily goes to Lynn’s Noise & Chance School of Dance and is a pupil as

Tributes have been paid to a former mayor and borough council leader who was a “passionate advocate for all things West Norfolk” who has died.Nick Daubney, who was first elected to West Norfolk Council in 1999, died yesterday aged 72 – with colleagues saying he will be remembered for his campaign against an incinerator in the area.Lorraine Gore, chief executive of the council, said: "It was with great sadness that

Hundreds took to Lynn’s Quay this weekend to watch boats soar across the waters in the Hanseatic Festival of Watersports.Water ski races, jet skii-ing and powerboat racing with speeds up to 100mph took to the waters on Saturday and Sunday.It will be the eigth time the free-to-attend event has come to Lynn and has been described as one of the best watersport events in the world.Many took to Lynn's Quay

The former chiefs of Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital have praised the local community for their “outstanding support” in backing the campaign for a rebuild.Former QEH chief executive Caroline Shaw and deputy chief executive Laura Skaife-Knight both hailed the “tremendous” Save Our QEH group, who campaigned for years for funding to replace the current crumbling building.Last Thursday, Health Secretary Steve Barclay announced the QEH would be added to the Government’s New