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A “light-hearted” study based off of bakery locations has classed Lynn as a northern town.But the scholars behind it admit their model is flawed, with the most southerly points of Cornwall also put in the same bracket.Academics at the Sheffield Hallam University have attempted to define the north-south divide in England based on how many Greggs and Pret a Manger stores certain areas have.The Greggs bakery on High Street in

A woman sustained facial injuries after a car crash yesterday evening.Police were called to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital roundabout at 4.06pm yesterday after a collision between a Toyota and Ford Fiesta.Drivers reported delays following the incident, with paramedics also called to the scene.The QEH roundabout in Lynn. Picture: Google MapsA woman driver of one of the vehicles sustained a facial injury, although it is not believed to be serious.The road

Thunder, lightning and heavy rain is set to batter Norfolk this weekend as a yellow weather warning has been put in place.The Met Office says strong winds and hail will cover the county on Sunday – along with the majority of England and Wales.The warning comes into place on Sunday. Picture: Met OfficeThe UK's national weather service says: “While many areas will see at least some rain, most will see

Is your little one the cutest of them all?Our Cute Kids Competition is back for another year, so it’s time to prepare your child’s most adorable ensemble.To enter, simply pop down with your little one to be photographed at Wilko in New Conduit Street, King’s Lynn, on Saturday to Wednesday, July 15 to 19.We are running our Cute Kids competition again this summerSittings are 10am-1pm and 2pm-4pm, with the last

• QEH monthly column – June 2023 – written by Alice Webster, chief executive officer of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn:I’m delighted to finally be able to start my column the news we’ve all be waiting for - a new hospital will be coming to King’s Lynn and West Norfolk!At the end of May, the Government announced that the Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn (QEH) has been added to

Safety concerns have been raised by a parish council leader as traffic light issues on a main road remain unresolved.Travel chaos resulted in a three-car crash at Lynn’s Hardwick industrial estate last Sunday while a number signals were experiencing outages.Highways bosses have not been able to get to the bottom of the issue – with Norfolk County Council, which manages the traffic lights, being unable to provide a response to

A public consultation is to be launched amid “exciting plans” to redevelop a town skate park - but its indoor area could be scrapped.Starting from Monday, views from users and non-users of the Kaset Skate Park in Lynn will be sought about its potential revamp to provide what West Norfolk Council has called a “brand-new, free-to-use, competition-standard outdoor facility”.These plans would see additional indoor activities replace the indoor skate park.The

The drama has been well and truly ramping up on this season of Love Island – and we’re only just over a week into it!Over the last few episodes of the ITV2 and ITVX show, we’ve continued to watch as former Lynn resident Jess Harding looks for love in the Mallorcan villa.When we last caught up, Sammy and Jess were a relatively new couple, and they’ve been continuing getting to

Firefighters were called to a town blaze in the open last night.Appliances from Lynn were sent to the fire at Hardings Way at 7.19pm.Crews used hose reel jets to extinguish the flames, and a stop message was received at 8.24pm.Crews battled the fire just after 7pm last night. Picture: iStockDo you have a story? Email newsdesk@lynnnews.co.uk