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A paralysed war veteran is walking the length of the UK in support of a Lynn charity.On Saturday, Carlisle man Mark Harding kicked off a fundraising walk from John O’Groats at the tip of Scotland to Land’s End in Cornwall.And he is taking on the challenge in a bid to support Scotty’s Little Soldiers, which is based in Lynn and provides support for bereaved military children.Mark Harding is walking the

North West Norfolk’s MP paid a visit to a town’s gas compressor station which plays an important role in delivering energy security across Europe.James Wild visited Lynn’s National Gas Compressor Station which has been helping European countries with energy.Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the compressor station has played a vital role in supporting European countries by exporting four times more gas through Bacton than usual in the last year.Nick Sides

“Excellence, dedication and compassionate” care was celebrated on Friday at Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) as International Nurses Day was marked across the globe.The hospital has 1,084 skilled nurses caring for patients on wards, emergency departments and in a variety outpatient settings.In 2022/23 more than 76,000 new patients attended the QEH in need of care. The majority of these would have been cared for by a QEH nurse.Nurses at Lynn's

An “inadequate” primary school has been handed yet another blow after receiving a termination warning notice.The troubled Howard Junior School in Gaywood was handed a damning report from education watchdog Ofsted last month, with an emergency inspection unveiling “serious failings” in the way it is run.This followed the arrest of Greg Hill, its head teacher of 16 years, on suspicison of stalking offences earlier this year. He was re-bailed last

A town’s SOS bus has been described as a “life-saver” after helping a victim of drink spiking on a night out.YMCA Norfolk’s SOS Bus service in Lynn offers a “much-needed” alternative to calling emergency service units which are under mounting pressure.The SOS Bus, commissioned and funded by the Integrated Care Board, operates every Friday and Saturday night from 9pm until late within the night-time economy of Lynn’s town centre.The YMCA

Lynn’s police team are taking part in a nationwide campain aimed at targetting knife crime this week.Operation Sceptre aims to highlight the risks that carrying a blade can bring, as well as targeting offenders who use and carry knives.During the week of action members of the public will be able to hand over knives to a surrender bin at Lynn’s police station. This includes kitchen knives, pen knives, flick knives,

Commuters faced delays this morning after a lorry broke down on a busy road heading into town.The lorry came to a halt on the A47 Lynn Road Westbound, heading from East Winch Road to Station Road in Middleton.The incident was first reported at around 8.15am, and police confirmed that the driver of the arctic lorry had broken down.The incident occurred on the A47 in Middleton. Picture: Google MapsThe driver was

Two of Lynn’s most important heritage monuments will be open to the public again this summer.Thanks to the combined efforts of West Norfolk Council, Lynn Tourist Information Centre and Alive West Norfolk, the Red Mount and South Gate will both be open on dates in May, and the Red Mount will also open on dates in June, July and September.It is hoped that further dates will follow.One of the Red

There will be overnight road closures and three-way traffic lights on the outskirts of Lynn for five evenings next week for essential road resurfacing work.The £209,000 works, from the Knights Hill Roundabout along the A148 and A149, is due to start on Monday. It will see the damaged road surface removed and replaced, road markings repainted, and any metal inspection/drain covers that are in poor condition replaced.The works will be