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It’s been a whirlwind couple of weeks for our Jess on Love Island, and things don’t look like they’re going to be slowing down any time soon!When we last caught up earlier in the week, I said it could be a make-or-break moment for Jess and Sammy Root, and that was half right and half wrong really.Let’s start with Monday’s episode, where we watched as the couple continued to talk

An investigation is under way after a video appeared to show a senior firefighter throwing a disabled resident’s phone over some hedges at the scene of a fire.Jimmy Evans, 44, of South Lynn, who publishes local events on YouTube under the name Wheelz Media, told the Lynn News that he was with his girlfriend in the vicinity of Harding’s Pits last Wednesday evening when he saw a fire engine.Mr Evans

Emergency services are currently on the scene of a two-vehicle crash on a busy route in Lynn.Police and paramedics responded to the collision, involving a Skoda and a Land Rover, which was reported on the A47 at the Pullover Roundabout at 2.53pm.A police spokeswoman said part of the roundabout is currently blocked.She said it was not thought that the crash was serious, as there was no suggestion that anyone had

It was a remarkable funeral service and celebration of life for a remarkable man when hundreds of mourners packed into the Lynn Minster to bid a fond farewell to Honorary Alderman and former West Norfolk Borough Mayor Nick Daubney.And in poignant messages, written by Mr Daubney himself and his widow Cheryl, they both told of their love for each other and the support they had been given by family and

The first phase of work at a multi-million pound brownfield development site is “nearly finished”, according to councillors.Businesses have been invited to rent out the first units at Lynn’s Nar Ouse Business Park, off Nar Ouse Way, which are due to be up and running by October.This is part of a West Norfolk Council and Norfolk County Council project to open up the east side of the site, with £8million

Plans for 65 new affordable flats have made progress and could also see the demolition of a community centre used by thousands over the years.Six blocks of flats have been proposed for Hillington Square in Lynn to replace 67 of the existing flats.It is part of the final phase of the Lynn development after 190 apartments have previously been built in four refurbished blocks.An aerial view of Hillington Square in

A fundraising tea party will be held in Lynn next week in aid of a charity supporting bereaved parents.The Forget Me Not Tea Party, which will take place at Reffley Community Hall on Monday between 10am and 2pm, will raise funds for Aching Arms.The event, hosted by Lynn bereaved parent group Whispers from Wings, will feature hot drinks, cakes and bakes.Reffley Community Hall in King's Lynn. Picture: Google MapsThe charity gives

Police have received complaints regarding two ‘preachers’ in Lynn town centre, who were today seen promoting anti-LGBTQ+ messages.Most Wednesdays, members of a religious group who reportedly travel from Peterborough hand out leaflets and use a loud hailer to spread their religious beliefs.Today, they were seen wearing sandwich boards, one of which read “God opposes the proud James 4:6” with a picture of the rainbow flag, used to represent members of

A main route through Lynn will be shut for two consecutive evenings next month while roadworks are carried out to preserve the surface for longer.The A148 London Road will be closed and parking will be suspended on Monday and Tuesday, July 3 and 4, between 7pm and midnight.The road will be shut just south of Blackfriars Street to the Southgate Street junction, while a “road rejuvenator” is sprayed onto the