Local News

Hundreds of students across West Norfolk have today discovered their A-Level results, which will open the gateway for university or their chosen career.Students at Downham Market Academy, Fakenham Academy, Swaffham’s Nicholas Hamond Academy and King Edward VII Academy, Springwood High School and The College of West Anglia in Lynn all get their results today.National reports have suggested students should prepare themselves for lower grades this year and increased competition for

World Cup FINAL Screening Roar on the Lionesses in the World Cup Final on the big screen in Tuesday Market Place King’s Lynn hosts another football watch party on Sunday 20 August. The FIFA Women’s World Cup Final will be shown on the giant screen and Alive West Norfolk have some fun football activities to try. The Tuesday Market Place will be radiating the buzz of Stadium Australia as the

A commemorative service was held in Lynn yesterday to remember the ‘Forgotten Army’ and mark the 78th anniversary of VJ Day.Civic leaders and war veterans gathered on Tuesday morning at the Tower Gardens for a service and wreath-laying in tribute to the Fallen of the Second World War.The event marked the anniversary of Japan’s surrender to the Allies, which finally ended the six-year conflict.VJ Day service was held at King’s

Lynn travellers are set to benefit from cheaper bus prices thanks to a grant from the Government.New flat fares within Lynn’s ‘town zone’ will come into effect next Monday (August 21), meaning any journey that starts and finishes in that area will cost just £1.50.This has been made possible through money that Norfolk County Council secured from the Department for Transport (DfT) to improve bus services.Lynn bus fares will be

A Lynn-based solicitors firm has warned of the negative effects that the school summer holidays have on couples.Sarah Fairbrother, director of Ward Gethin Archer, has said that family experts in West Norfolk are preparing for an increase in demand from separating parents when the school summer holidays come to an end.She says the “picture postcard” image of happy summer family holidays doesn’t ring true for many.Sarah Fairbrother, director of Ward

Students from Springwood High School in Lynn got the adventure of a lifetime when they set sail as crew in a 102-year-old fishing boat.The youngsters took part in two trips as part of a joint initiative between the school and the Excelsior Trust, a charity providing sailing experiences for young and disadvantaged people.The pupils travelled on the Excelsior which was built in 1921 to trawl the Northern South Sea. The

Residents are invited to watch England play in the FIFA Women’s World Cup quarter-final match as it is shown on a big screen in Lynn tomorrow.The screen, in the Tuesday Market Place, will be showing England vs Colombia on Saturday.Kick-off for the quarter-final match is at 11.30am, and people are urged to get their seats early to enjoy the action.A big screen will be up on the Tuesday Market Place

A service held in Lynn next week will remember the ‘Forgotten Army’ and mark the 78th anniversary of VJ Day.The service, which takes place at 10.45am on Tuesday in Tower Gardens, will commemorate those from the area who fought in the Far East during the Second World War.Gary Walker, events organiser for King’s Lynn and District Royal Air Force Association (RAFA), said many of them “suffered terribly as POWs (prisoners