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Plans are moving forward for a new £3 million Adaptive Sports Hub which will bring accessible facilities to Lynn as fundraising for the project is due to be officially launched today.After two years of hard work getting plans ready, two West Norfolk groups have been working together along with others on the project.The plans will see Paralympic-style facilities for those with disabilities to use as well as providing a new

Plans to build a major new road scheme in West Norfolk have moved a step closer.Norfolk County Council cabinet members agreed to put forward a business case to the government for the West Winch access road.It is hoped the £84m scheme will help alleviate traffic on one of the county’s most congested roads while also allowing a bid to build 4,000 new homes in the village.Protestors calling for a bypass

Furious complaints about “absentee landlords” have once again thrust the future of Lynn’s old Post Office building into the limelight.Hopes were high for the Baxter’s Plain site, which has been lying derelict since 2007, after its new owners were granted planning permission at the start of last year to convert it into a mixture of properties, a pub, wine bar and takeaway.However, the successful applicant Feride Guccuk – a director

Monday sees the return of the popular Taste of the Town campaign which launched last October to promote the wealth of food and drink businesses in Lynn’s town centre.Running from September 11-24 across 19 different venues, Taste of the Town offers the chance to try a new venue or return to an old favourite, with the option of up to three set-price menus at £10, £15, or £20.Taste of the

Firefighters were called to a blaze at a business premises in Lynn town centre late last night.Three appliances from Lynn attended the scene of the commercial building fire on Norfolk Street, which was first reported at 11.14pm.Crews used hose reel jets to extinguish the blaze, and a thermal imaging camera was used to check for hotspots.Norfolk Street in LynnA stop was called to the incident around 40 minutes later at

More than 100 cars descended on Lynn’s Tuesday Market Place once again on Sunday as part of West Norfolk Council’s annual Mini Meet.Old and new versions of the popular vehicle filled the car park as proud owners showed off their beloved motors.Music was performed by The Groove Hounds and The Hornets, entertaining people as they walked around the market place to see what was on offer.The Mini Meet in Lynn's

Celebrations were in full flow yesterday as a nurse finished her final shift following 50 years of service to the NHS.Aileen Shore, Sister in Main Theatre Recovery at Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital, started her career as a cadet nurse in 1973 at the then-West Norfolk and King’s Lynn General Hospital.Aileen then moved over to the new QEH in 1980 when it opened, and since that time, she has fulfilled a

Administrators for Wilko have revealed the locations of 52 stores which will close after failing to secure a rescue deal for the whole business – and Lynn’s branch is not on the list.PwC, which was appointed to oversee the insolvency last month, said it remains in talks with parties interested in buying the remaining parts of the business.It comes a day after rival retailer B&M bought up to 51 other

Budding cyclists could soon be able to get support with getting out and about on a bike as part of a new scheme.West Norfolk Council is hoping to use £20,000 in funding toward buying a fleet of bicycles which will be available for low-cost hire.The project, delivered by Alive West Norfolk in partnership with Cycling UK, will offer 10 adult and four children’s bikes and accompanying equipment at Alive Lynnsport