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Shakespeare's Big Birthday Bash celebrations at St George’s Guildhall were enjoyed by more than 200 people last weekend.Visitors were able to take part in family activities, watching films, or taking a tour of the venue.Dayna Woolbright, Norfolk Museums Service curator, said: "We had a great weekend, which was well attended.“We were able to help people discover the town’s links to Shakespeare through a number of activities and a tour of

​Lynn came alive on Sunday as runners of all abilities and ages came together to take part in the region’s biggest road running event, the Recipharm GEAR 10K.Crossing the line were fun runners, fundraisers and club runners who had laced up their trainers for what is now very much a firm favourite in the region’s running calendar.Organised by Run For All in partnership with West Norfolk Council, the race kicked

Crews were called to a fire in the open in the early hours of this morning.One appliance from Lynn rushed to the blaze at Lynn Road in Tilney All Saints at 4.37am today.Hose reel jets were used to extinguish the flames.Crews attended a fire in the open on Lynn Road, Tilney All Saints this morning. Picture: Google MapsThe fire service’s stop message was received at 5.09am.

New figures released by Lynn Food Bank have revealed almost a 50% increase in the number of emergency food parcels distributed compared to the previous year.The food bank said it gave out 2,764 emergency food parcels to 6,526 people facing hardship across West Norfolk in the last year – with a third of these going to children. This is a 46% rise on the year before.The level of demand was

An emergency inspection carried out at a school after its head teacher was arrested in front of pupils and parents has found it to be inadequate.Ofsted inspectors discovered “serious failings” at Howard Junior School in Gaywood which they said had been “unchallenged for too long”.It comes after Howard’s head teacher Greg Hill was detained at the premises on suspicion of stalking on Monday, March 6. Mr Hill, who was suspended

Among the runners taking to Lynn’s streets for the GEAR 10K on Sunday will be a team supporting those living with Motor Neurone Disease, after the loss of a friend.A total of 21 runners are expected to line up in their MND Association T-shirts for the King’s Lynn group, and many of them will be doing so in memory of Lynn man Alan Oakes, who worked for various UPVC companies,

Nominations for the Lynn News Education Awards have now opened – and schools, teachers and students can once again look forward to a fantastic night celebrating their success.The Lynn News Education Awards will celebrate those in West Norfolk who have excelled during the 2021/2022 academic year and the organisations that have gone above and beyond to promote educational excellence in the borough.This year’s glittering ceremony will take place at The

Residents at a Lynn care home have gone on a ghost tour through the town’s streets – without leaving the comfort of their home.They packed into the cinema room at Goodwins Hall, run by Athena Care Homes, for the virtual walk hosted by The Original King’s Lynn Ghost Tour.The real-life tour starts out at the Saturday Market Place and takes guests on a two-mile route through to the Tuesday Market

*Warning: Graphic images below*A woman whose Shih Tzu had to be put down days after being attacked by another dog has warned others to be vigilant.Sally Black, of Gaywood, said her parents were walking 15-year-old Daisy at a caravan park at Bawsey on Saturday morning, when they saw a man with four Jack Russells.Daisy the Shih Tzu was 15 years old. Picture: Sally Black“The man made a noise and one