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Staff and pupils at Eastgate Academy in Lynn have been celebrating the school’s latest ‘Outstanding’ grading by Ofsted.Inspectors visited the school in Littleport Terrace in May and described it as “a trusted, respected and loved part of the local community”.It means Eastgate has maintained the previous ‘Outstanding’ grading it was awarded at its last inspection in 2017.Eastgate Academy celebrates its 'outstanding' Ofsted report. Picture: Ian BurtOfsted found pupils were “extremely

A bomb threat made at a town school earlier today has been confirmed as a hoax.Students at Lynn’s King Edward VII Academy were evacuated this morning after receiving the threatening email, with police called to the scene to investigate.Enquiries to identify those behind the hoax are continuing, but officers have now left the school.Police were attendance at the school, but have now left. Picture: Michael FyshThey say that there is

Nostalgia round-up, Tuesday, June 27:Meet members of the North Star Scooter Club in Lynn, pictured in June 1981.The local scooter fans, all aged between 17 and 21, had joined together in April that year and it was soon going from strength to strength. So called because club members met every week at the North Star pub, members also held regular discos and spent almost every weekend on the road, heading

After being told she could not recouple with Sammy Root on Love Island last week, has Jess found any new connections, or have they salvaged what they had?In our last Jess Watch column, we saw the former Lynn resident go on a date with Montel McKenzie and continue to chat to Mitch Taylor, who had previously expressed interest in getting to know her.So, what’s the latest, I hear you ask?

Young artists from across West Norfolk will come together to showcase their talents at an open exhibition next week, which will feature a wealth of different media.Entitled ‘Vision’, the exhibition at St Nicholas Chapel in Lynn will be open to the public to view work by local students, from Tuesday, July 4 to Thursday, July 6.All pieces will be viewed privately on the Monday, before being opened on the following

Five crews were sent to tackle a blaze in Lynn in the early hours of this morning.The domestic building fire took hold at a property on Friars Street, with firefighters called to the scene at 2.59am.Appliances from Lynn South, Lynn North, Sandringham, Terrington St Clement and Downham were sent, with crews wearing breathing apparatus while using main jets and hose reel jets to extinguish the flames.Crews were sent to Friars

A man who used to drink eight litres of cider a day stole cheese and washing pods from a town store.Lynn man Edward Ellis, 39, appeared at the town’s magistrates’ court last Thursday charged with theft from a shop.He pleaded guilty to the offence, which he committed on March 22 this year.The Lidl store on Austin Street in Lynn. Picture: Google MapsCrown prosecutor Qamar Iqbal told magistrates that on that

Students, staff, and governors from the College of West Anglia (CWA) have come together with families and friends to celebrate outstanding academic and personal achievements at an annual ceremony.The CWA Student Awards ceremony was held at King’s Lynn Alive Corn Exchange and hosted by assistant principal, student services, Paul O’Shea.A total of 10 out of 29 shortlisted students from all three of CWA’s campuses – Lynn, Wisbech and Milton, near

A heritage volunteer fair was held last weekend to coincide with National Civic Day and encourage more people to take up important voluntary roles.The fair, which was the first organised by King's Lynn Civic Society, was held at Lynn Town Hall on Saturday, June 17 and was opened by Dr Paul Richards, honorary alderman, who welcomed participants and visitors to the event.He told the audience that many wonderful buildings and