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A Rotary club has shown its support to a charity which helps vulnerable mothers.It came after a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of Lynn, where Baby Basics’ Maggie Anderson spoke about its work.The charity was originally founded in Sheffield in 2009 but is now active in more than 50 parts of the country, including West Norfolk.Rotary President, Mel Robson, Chairman of the community committee, Ian Mason, (holding a Moses

Drone footage has shown the moment fire crews began tackling a blaze after it took hold at a Lynn supermarket this evening.The video was taken by Graham Cooke of the drone people after firefighters were called to Sainsbury's on the Hardwick estate at around 5.50pm.The footage shows fire crews battling the flames at the side of the building closest to the A149. In a post on Facebook, Graham said: “Fire

A fire has broken out at Sainsbury’s this evening which has left part of the building up in flames.The blaze is at the store on Lynn’s Hardwick Industrial Estate and flames have been seen at the side of the building close to the A149.It is currently unknown how the fire started.Sainsbury's at Lynn's Hardwick Industrial Estate is up in flames. Picture: Daniel GreenEmergency services are at the scene and police

MP’s in West Norfolk have not confirmed or denied whether they knew anything about recent claims that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak blocked RAAC hospital builds, including Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital.Health Secretary and North East Cambridgeshire MP Steve Barclay branded this claim as “inaccurate” but did appear to concede that the remaining five hospitals were only added to a rebuilding programme at a later stage.It comes after The Guardian reported that

A man stole from a town shop and then let his “obstinate” nature get the better of him when he refused to comply with police.Stephen Simper, 63, of Horsleys Court in Lynn, appeared at the town’s magistrates’ court on Thursday charged with two offences.He pleaded guilty to theft from a shop and refusing to provide a sample for a Class A drug test – offences he committed on August 24.Sainsbury's

A man was found with serious head injuries at a town retail park in the early hours of the morning.Norfolk Police received a report from the East of England Ambulance Service at 9.30am last Sunday, with paramedics raising concerns about an incident at the St Nicholas Retail Park in North Lynn.A man had been found with serious head injuries at 5.30am that morning, and was taken to the Queen Elizabeth

Here are the letters from the Friday, September 15 edition of the Lynn News...People were so kind to my friend who fellI would like to thank the people who came to help my friend when she had a nasty fall near Las Vegas Amusements in Hunstanton on Friday.In this day and age it was heartwarming to know that there are people who still want to help. One woman ran to

It’s not that time of year again, is it? Oh yes it is – as the stars of this year’s Lynn pantomime have been revealed.Dick Whittington and his Cat will be coming to the Alive Corn Exchange this Christmas, and the cast members are excited to put on a show to remember from December 8 right up until New Year's Eve.This year will be the first that well-known dame Ian

A young performer from Downham has overcome the odds and is set to make his stage debut at the Royal Albert Hall this weekend.On Sunday, Callum Barber, 15, will join a cast of hundreds of youngsters for Theatretrain’s ‘We’re Gonna Change The World’ annual event, after battling a knee condition which consigned him to a wheelchair for three months.The event is Theatretrain’s 100th large-scale production – including a cast of