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A Lynn estate agents has undergone a full makeover following a name change and an office refurbishment.Despite these alterations, it’s still the same team that makes up Newson and Buck – formerly known as Millsopps.The name change comes after directors and long-term employees Dale Newson and James Buckman decided it was the right time for a rebrand.Dale Newson and James Buckman have renamed Millsopps to Newson and Buck Estate AgentsBoth

Environmental groups have joined forces for a walk to show their commitment to nature and tackling climate change.Councillors and members of the public joined the groups to take part in the 2.6-mile stroll around Lynn on Saturday, starting off at the South Quay, taking the ferry and then along the River Great Ouse.Groups that attended included Extinction Rebellion, KLimate Concern, Friends of the Earth, Norfolk Wildlife Trust, Ryston Rachel’s Hedgehog

A Lynn woman and her partner who continued to deal drugs across Cambridgeshire after being arrested last year have been jailed.Mercede Silsbury, 26, of North Star Court, and Michael Ndoro, 29, were jailed at Peterborough Crown Court yesterday for running a criminal enterprise across the county.Cambridgeshire Constabulary said the couple were the latest drug dealers to be sentenced as part of its Operation Hypernova, a crackdown on exploitation and illegal

A West Norfolk creator has turned his hobby of making artistic sculptures from recycled metals into a career.Stephen Barwood is going into his third year of business as Barwood Sculptures and takes people’s unwanted scrap metal and turns it into artwork to be displayed in homes and gardens.He has also made a number of sculptures for businesses such as the Rusty Krab Rum Shop and Bar in Lynn and has

Ahead of junior doctor strikes starting this week, residents are being urged by Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital to only attend emergency departments if “absolutely necessary.”The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced another set of strike action to run continuously for 72 hours from 7am on Wednesday June 14 to 7am on Saturday June 17.The three-day strike will impact both routine and emergency care, which will significantly reduce the provision of

Travel chaos resulted in a three car crash while a number of traffic lights were out of action.Numerous reports have highlighted the issues at Lynn’s Hardwick industrial estate over the past few days, with the traffic signals ceasing to work on a number of occasions since the weekend.And on Sunday at 12.46pm, police were called to a three-vehicle collision during a time when the lights were off.Three cars crashed during

A Lynn film maker is due to release the ninth episode in his series all about a mouse going on an array of adventures.Ian Harding is the brainchild behind the stop motion series Zey the Mouse, which is broadcast on YouTube.In the latest episode, creatures from outerspace crashed into planet earth years ago and Zey goes on a mission to find their missing UFO.A snapshot of episode nine of Zey

Due to moving premises, the Lynn News are now unable to continue to collect donations for the charity Boxes of Hope.Boxes of Hope is a charity which supports people effected by the war in Ukraine who are either living in Ukraine, or here in the UK.Since October, the Lynn News have been taking in the people of West Norfolk’s kind donations of clothing, medical supplies and more.Boxes of hope founder