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A car park in Lynn will be transformed into an AstroTurf centre court when the Wimbledon tennis finals are shown on a big screen next weekend.West Norfolk Council is behind the plans for the Tuesday Market Place, which will mean visitors can watch the women’s and men’s finals on the screen on Saturday, 15 and Sunday, July 16.They can do so while eating strawberries and cream, or even tennis ball

Close friends of a popular Lynn man have presented a cheque in his memory to Lynn and West Norfolk Parkinson’s support group.Just over £1,407 was raised in memory of John Goat, who died in March aged 74 after being diagnosed with the condition.John was a well known popular local footballer and businessman. He ran the former Yanks jeans shop in New Conduit Street and was a big fan of the

From a mobility scooter to a Lamborghini – these were just some of the ways students at a high school in Lynn arrived to their end of year prom.Year 11 pupils from King Edward VII (KES) Academy celebrated their prom last Friday which gave them the opportunity to let their hair down after a year of coursework and exams.Despite the rain, a total of 137 Year 11s turned up to

A main road through Lynn will be closed off again tonight as resurfacing work is carried out.The A148 London Road will be closed and parking will be suspended between 7pm tonight and 6am tomorrow morning, just as it was last night.The road will be shut just south of Blackfriars Street to the Southgate Street junction, while a “road rejuvenator” is sprayed onto the surface, which “requires time to soak into

A chart-topping musician enjoyed a meal at an independent restaurant in Lynn before headlining Festival Too at the weekend.Example, whose real name is Elliot Gleave, stopped by at Purfleet Brasserie, on Purfleet Street, ahead of his slot at the free musical festival on the Tuesday Market Place, which saw record numbers attend on Saturday.The star later shared pictures of his food with his 500,000 Instagram followers, saying: “Thank you to

In the latest ‘From The Newsroom’ column, Jeremy Ransome relives a great night at Festival Too...A music legend was in town on Friday night and I can still feel a tingle in my spine when I think about seeing him on the Festival Too stage.Yes, ‘The Original Rude Boy’ Neville Staple lit up a wet and dreary night in Lynn as he and his brilliant band treated the Tuesday Market

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