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Well, a lot can happen in just a few days on Love Island, it’s fair to say!Since we last caught up with Jess, she’s been in the Mallorcan villa for a whole week already.And as we ended the last column, the former West Norfolk woman had not found anyone she was really getting good vibes from.Former West Norfolk resident Jess Harding on Love Island. Picture: ITVBut things started to look

A cyclist has been seriously injured after being involved in a crash with a car and a truck.Emergency services were called at around 1.20pm following reports of the collision on Hardwick Road in Lynn.The road remains closed while police and ambulance crews are dealing with the incident.Emergency services remain at the scene of the crash at Hardwick Road in Lynn. Picture: Google MapsOfficers ask that motorists avoid the area until

Plans to convert a former department store in Lynn into flats have been given the green light.Debenhams on Lynn’s High Street has been given the go-ahead from West Norfolk Council to be turned into four two-bedroom flats and a one four-bedroom property.The store closed in 2020 and has remained empty since then, but now Starlow Investments has been granted permission for the flats to take up the space.Debenhams in Lynn

Recipharm showed their rivals a clean pair of heels when they raced to victory in the Recipharm GEAR 10K Team Challenge.The Team Challenge, which took place on Sunday, April 30, is a popular feature of the one of the region’s best loved charity road runs, the Recipharm GEAR 10K.Run For All delivered both events in partnership with the West Norfolk Council and Alive West Norfolk.All the winners at King's Lynn

Free training will be coming to Lynn specially aimed at people wanting to get into the care industry.A five day programme will be made available later this month with teaching from the College of West Anglia.It’s been organised by Norfolk and Suffolk Care Support and aims to provide basic training along with giving those wanting to work in adult care a better understanding of the sector before applying for jobs.Phil

• North West Norfolk MP James Wild’s June 9 column:Every day people rely on Facebook, eBay, Amazon, Google, Apple or other online services. Technology permeates all aspect of our lives and creates huge benefits for consumers and makes a major economic contribution.It is one of the UK’s strengths – we are the only country outside the US and China to have a tech sector with companies valued at over £1

A long queue of eager customers lined up to be the first into a new town centre shop.Heron Foods opened up its new premises at Saint Dominic Square in Lynn at 8am this morning, within the Vancouver Quarter.The “Top Quality – Low Prices” food store, which specialises in frozen products, was offering its first 200 customers to spend £10 or more a free goodie bag and scratch card.Heron Foods opened

A former royal footman who was found dead in bushes at St John’s Church in Lynn had been allowed to slip through the support net, an inquest has heard.The body of Malcolm Livingstone, 44, was discovered by a passer-by on November 16, 2021, an inquest at Norfolk Coroner’s Court heard on Wednesday.The post mortem found the cause of death to be hypothermia, with a significant background contribution from liver cirrhosis.St

A well-known political debate show will be shot in Lynn this evening.BBC One's Question Time will be hosted from the Alive Corn Exchange tonight - with this being the crew's first visit to the town since July 2018.The current affairs discussion programme aims to give people an opportunity to directly scrutinise senior politicians and others who hold positions of power in the UK.BBC Question Time will broadcast from Lynn's Alive