Local News

A choir is inviting people to join them on a ‘Voyage à Paris’ next weekend with improvisations from a well-known organist.King’s Lynn Festival Chorus, under the direction of Ben Horden, will be performing an array of French choral songs at Lynn Minster on Saturday, November 4, including Franck’s Panis Angelicus, Fauré’s Cantique de Jean Racine, and Vierne’s Messe Solennelle.The evening, which begins at 7.30 pm, will feature organ improvisations from

A free dragon-themed event featuring a film screening, popcorn, face painting and archery will be held at a theatre next weekend.St George’s Guildhall in Lynn is getting fired up for a day of activities as part of its first-ever dragon festival on Saturday, November 4.The event also offers a themed-trail, a meet-and-greet with a bearded dragon and a free screening of feature film ‘How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden

A former water management site in Lynn could be turned into seven bungalows and 10 self-contained supported living apartments.A planning application has been submitted to West Norfolk Council by national developer TODD to convert the Pevensey & Cuckmere Water Level Management Board main office on Kettlewell Lane.The proposed work would involve the complete demolition of the existing building, which has been described in planning documents as a “low-quality office building”.An

An abandoned barge will be removed from the riverbank next to Lynn’s Boal Quay car park as work begins next week.The ‘Tosca’ barge, which is understood to be a Belgian Spitz Barge, will start to be dismantled on Monday in a process expected to take around eight weeks.While the work is being carried out, part of the footpath around the back of the car park will be shut for health

A free firework display is returning to Lynn’s The Walks on Friday, November 3.The annual event and display, organised by West Norfolk Council, brings thousands of residents and visitors to Lynn’s park to see a dazzling firework display, live entertainment and funfair.The fun will start at 6pm, when the park will be packed with stalls and rides and Simon Rowe from Radio West Norfolk will entertain the crowd.Last year’s Fawkes

A 61-year-old could face jail after strangling and punching a woman in broad daylight.Raymond Tuck, of Browning Place in North Lynn, appeared at the town’s magistrates’ court on Thursday charged with two offences.He pleaded guilty to intentional strangulation and assault by beating, offences he committed against the same woman on September 7.Raymond Tuck appeared at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on ThursdayCrown prosecutor Sally Harris told the court that on that date,

A cyclist has been taken to hospital with a leg injury after a crash involving a car on a Lynn roundabout this afternoon.A spokesperson for the East of England Ambulance Service said they were called to reports of a collision with a car and bicycle on Vancouver Avenue at 1.24pm.It comes after police confirmed that officers responded to the incident – which they said involved a cyclist and a parked

Emergency services have been called to a crash between a cyclist and a car in Lynn this afternoon.Police responded to reports of the collision – which they said involved a cyclist and a parked car – at the Southgates roundabout at around 1.35pm.A Norfolk Police spokesperson said the road is currently blocked and the ambulance service had also been called to the scene.The Southgates roundabout in LynnThe East of England

Students celebrated their achievements during a special day in Lynn with their family and friends last weekend.The University Centre at West Anglia (UcWA) recognised the accomplishments of 100 graduates across 16 higher education programmes with a ceremony that took place in Lynn Minster on Saturday.The College of West Anglia provides higher education opportunities to around 400 students, including degrees, higher apprenticeships, and HNC Higher National Certificates.Students graduated at a ceremony