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Harding’s Pits Community Association (HPCA) joined the annual national event, Keep Britain Tidy’s Great British Spring Clean.Volunteers joined in to do their bit for the environment, collecting more than 30 bags of rubbish from the Lynn site, most of which was recyclable, including alcoholic drinks bottles.Rob Archer, chairman of HPCA said: “Our volunteers clear litter from the site throughout the year and we can see all the rubbish which has

Lynn parkrun participants donned purple running tops in celebration of International Women’s Day.Gary Walker, event director said: “With the ladies taking on the volunteering roles and the sun shining after a day of terrible weather, the 263 runners had nothing to worry about.“Whilst thousands of women and girls participate in parkrun every weekend, we know that females are less likely to come along after they have registered.”Lynn parkrun participants adorned

A woman in her 70s has been scammed out of £13,000 after a cold caller pretended to be a police officer this week.The incident happened in Lynn after the woman received a call during the afternoon of Tuesday, March 21 from a man claiming to be a detective.The caller asked the victim to withdraw money in order to aid with an investigation and a total of £13,000 was handed over

These are the schools in the area disrupted by the action: Churchill Park Academy, Lynn (PE30 4RP) - Partially closed on both days Dersingham VA Primary & Nursery School (PE31 6LR) - Partially closed on both days Docking Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery (PE31 8LH) - Inca Jays class (Year 1 and Year 2) will be closed on both days. All other classes will remain open Downham Market

King’s Lynn Minster to hold vigil for those affected by earthquakes in Turkey and Syria A prayer vigil will take place at King’s Lynn Minster on Sunday 12th February at 5pm to pray for all those affected by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. All are invited to gather in prayer and light a candle for those affected by the disaster. A bell will be tolled half muffled and there

Customers of Barclays have been told that the branch in Hunstanton will close on 12th April. Rumours around Hunstanton that Barclays would close soon were confirmed this morning as letters to customers dropped through the letterbox. The news comes four years after the Nat West branch closed, so from April there will be no bank in the Market Town. The company says that fewer customers are using the branch as

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24 in 24 takes place this weekend. Here is the line-up for the weekend. Please give Jay all the support you can. You can still donate here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/24in24norfolk

In July it was announced that the youngsters of Shouldham were set to get a new and improved playpark at the King George V Playing Field in Shouldham thanks to a £100,000 grant from FCC Communities Foundation, a £23,700 Community Infrastructure grant from the Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk, a £1,000 grant from Arnold Clark and fundraising over £10,000 by the local community. The work started on