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West Norfolk’s Conservative MPs have both said they are working closely with ministers to ensure Lynn’s crumbling Queen Elizabeth Hospital is replaced on time.It comes after a report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) – which is a Government value watchdog – published a scathing report after an inquiry into the New Hospitals Programme (NHP) found that it had “no confidence” that the Government would deliver the new hospitals it

A town’s Samaritans group has been boosted by a Rotary club, which will help to keep the branch running.The Samaritans’ Lynn branch on Queen Street is staffed by 100 volunteers who support people in need across the area primarily with loneliness, mental and physical health issues, relationship problems as well as home, work and school worries.Recently, the charity received a donation of £500 from the Trinity Rotary Club of King’s

In our weekly Memory Lane Schooldays feature we go back to a high school in November 2013...Pupils at Lynn’s King Edward VII High School called in the Lynn News for help when they began work on their new house newspaper in November 2013.A team of students in the school’s Gloucester Windsor house were working on the first edition of the paper which they hoped to publish in December ahead of

A man in his 70s has died after he was found with serious injuries on Lynn’s Hardwick Roundabout this morning.Emergency services were called to the scene at around 9.50am, and road closures were put in place on the Hardwick flyover and roads surrounding the roundabout.Police, paramedics and an air ambulance responded to the incident.A stock image of Lynn’s Hardwick RoundaboutThe man received treatment but was pronounced dead at the scene.

Three women accused of stealing lambs from the King's estate will face a trial in Lynn in November next year.Sarah Foy, 23, of North Street, Alfreton Derbyshire, Rose Patterson, 34, of no fixed address and Rosa Sharkey, 23, of Mayville Estate, London, who are part of the Animal Rising activist group, are set to appear at Lynn Crown Court on November 4, 2024.The trio previously pleaded not guilty to one

All roads surrounding Lynn’s Hardwick Roundabout have been reopened following an incident this morning.Police urged drivers to avoid the area at 10.12am, due to what was described as an “ongoing incident”.They said the roads surrounding the roundabout, which connects motorists to the A47, the A10 and the A149, were closed.A stock image of Lynn’s Hardwick RoundaboutNational Highways said the A47 was closed in both directions between the A1122 at Swaffham

Drivers are being urged to avoid the Hardwick Roundabout area of Lynn this morning due to an “ongoing incident”.Officers said the roads surrounding the roundabout, which connects motorists to the A47, the A10 and the A149, are currently closed.In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, a short time ago, Norfolk Police said it was advising the public to avoid the area if they can.Due to an ongoing incident

There is a “serious risk” that Lynn’s crumbling hospital could be forced to close before the new one is ready, it has been warned.That is according to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), a Government value watchdog, which has recently published a scathing report after an inquiry found that it had “no confidence” that the Government would deliver the new hospitals it promised.Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital – which has previously been

Two men have been arrested after burglars smashed their way into a town centre shop earlier this week.Police are investigating the burglary of the shop on St Dominic’s Square, which happened at around 10pm on Monday.Officers said a window pane in a door was smashed before burglars entered the shop. They damaged property, emptied a charity box and then left via Paradise Parade.Two men have been arrested after burglars smashed