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Casa Amor is upon us, so will Jess choose to stick by Sammy or couple up with a new boy? And will Sammy stay loyal or will he find a connection with one of the new girls in the villa?It’s certainly spiced things up on Love Island for the foreseeable, but before we get to that, let’s catch up where we left off.On Thursday’s episode of the show, we watched

A new discount store looks set to open its doors to the public this week.Lynn residents have been waiting for news on a replacement for the Poundland store on Broad Street, which closed its doors at the start of June.And now, with new signs in place, it looks as though OneBeyond – described as the country’s newest discount store – will be its replacement come Friday morning.A new OneBeyond store

The principal of a school hit by a bomb hoax earlier this week has praised its “efficient” response to the incident.It comes after hundreds of students lost a day at Lynn’s King Edward VII (KES) Academy as they were evacuated following the threat earlier this week.Youngsters were sent home early on Tuesday morning, after receiving a threatening email, but luckily no GCSE or A-level exams were being held on the

A Lynn man has been sent to prison after breaching a suspended sentence with a series of driving offences.Darren Curson, 30, of Highgate, appeared at the town’s magistrates’ court on Thursday. On June 1, he had pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified, driving without third party insurance, and driving a motorbike after taking it from its owner without consent.His case had been adjourned for an impact of custody report to

The clock is ticking to save King’s Lynn Night Shelter, with a deadline fast approaching to secure the critical government funding necessary for it to re-open in the autumn.The night shelter has already missed out on £300,000 from Westminster after an earlier grant application was turned down.The grant was required to pay running costs for the next three years and the bid’s failure leaves the shelter in potentially dire financial

A Lynn charity has been boosted by a £1,000 donation from Hunstanton Lions Club.Lynn Samaritans described the support, which was delivered to its branch director David Conner and leadership team member Michael earlier this week, as “amazing”.A spokesperson said: “We're truly grateful for such a generous gift.”Pictured are three of the Hunstanton Lions team presenting the donation to Lynn Samaritans branch director David Conner (second left) and leadership team member

After previously being named the sexiest footballer, Jess has added to her list of accolades as this week, she was rated as Love Island’s ‘top snogger’.But, before we get to that, let’s start off with Monday’s episode, which saw Jess and her partner Mitch Taylor show their support to Whitney Adebayo, after a disagreement she had with Mehdi Edno regarding his behaviour in the heart rate challenge.Elsewhere in the ep,

An Eastern European family have combined their love of people and food by opening a new restaurant in Gaywood.Their exciting new venture was given civic backing on Saturday when borough mayor Margaret Wilkinson cut a red ribbon to officially declare the new enterprise open on Lynn Road.The mayor said she was delighted to give her support to the Sand Clock Cafe, Restaurant and Bar.Elina Mertei, Modrite Mertei and Anastasiya Amena

The search is on for NHS workers from 1948 to join in with celebrations for the service’s 75th anniversary.Staff at Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital are on the look-out for West Norfolk residents who worked with the national health service when it was established in 1948.They are marking the occasion with a celebratory afternoon tea next Wednesday (July 5), and hope to have former doctors, nurses and other practitioners go along.QEH