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A rock band who performed at Lynn’s Festival Too at the weekend gave two local businesses a shout-out during their headline set.It came after Feeder, who are most well-known for their hits including Buck Rogers and Just A Day, visited both the Bank House hotel, bar and restaurant and WhataHoot distillery, bar and gin school on Saturday afternoon.Abbie Panks, who is a member of the Festival Too committee, took the

While the last few episodes of Love Island have seen Jess and Sammy reconcile for hopefully one final time, is it the end of their journey on the hit ITV show?The couple have been revealed as one of three vulnerable pairings who could be leaving the Mallorcan villa.But as always, there’s a lot to get through before we get to that point! So let’s rewind back to Monday’s episode, when

Visitors, shoppers and traders are set to benefit from a new scheme aiming to reduce waste from Lynn going to landfill, thanks to a new partnership.Anglian Recycling has beat off stiff competition to become the new waste and recycling partner for Business Improvement District (BID) Discover King’s Lynn over the next five years.BID manager Vicky Etheridge said: “We are so excited to be working with Anglian to help reduce the

Campaigners have called for ticket offices to be saved as they protested outside of Lynn rail station this morning.Representatives from the RMT (National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers) union and the area’s Trade Unions Council (TUC), as well as concerned passengers were among those who gathered at the station, in a bid to get the Rail Delivery Group proposals to close almost all the facilities reversed.A public consultation

A West Norfolk student is embarking on a new chapter in her studies as she leaves to take up a university place in Sweden.Katrina Sambaryte, who graduated from Springwood High School in Lynn last year, decided to use her dual British-Lithuanian nationality and apply for a university course outside of the UK.“At first I was looking at university here, same as everyone else,” she said. “I realised it would be

More than 100 workers at a major town business have balloted on potential strike action after being left frustrated by a “real terms pay cut”.Staff at Cooper Roller Bearings in South Lynn were asked yesterday if they wanted to take industrial action, according to the Unite trade union, after they rejected a 5.5% pay rise offer.They believe this effectively represents a pay cut due to it not matching the current

A popular Lynn Mediterranean restaurant has opened a second premises in town offering a “more relaxed” setting for special occasions.Husband and wife team Mehmet Kumcu and Tsetsi Sarpanova welcomed customers to the new Mem’s Kitchen restaurant, at 11 Saturday Market Place, for the first time yesterday afternoon.The new premises, which is opposite Lynn Minster and next to Stories of Lynn, will offer the same menu as the original Mem’s Kitchen,

A woman has been jailed for tipping a man out of his mobility scooter after he refused to give her money.The victim, an elderly and “vulnerable” man in his 70s, was approached by Amy Kirkbride, 29, on Norfolk Street in Lynn, on July 8 at around 5.15pm.She asked him for money, and when he refused she lifted the front of his scooter and, helped by Gary Hammond, 46, he was

Employees from Lynn-based educational toys company Learning Resources laced up their hiking boots to take on the Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge as one of the company’s annual fund-raising events.In a test of endurance, the team completed the 24-mile round trip – which includes more than 1,500m of ascent – and made it to the finish line in under 12 hours.Their efforts raised more than £2,700 which will be donated to