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Community News
BREAKING NEWS: Planning inspector grants permission for two wind farms in West Norfolk
A PLANNING inspector has today given the green light for two wind farms.
West Norfolk: Cookery demos offered
SAINSBURY’S is offering clubs, charities and community groups in the Lynn area the chance to have a free cookery demonstration by its Try Team.
Middleton: Join fun with Buttercups
PARENTS and children aged one to four are invited to stay and play with Buttercups Playgroup at Middleton Village Hall on Saturday.
Hunstanton: Mayor on hand to welcome new gift shop
Hunstanton certainly appears to be embracing the cafe culture these days, but it is not just catering establishments that are opening for business in the town centre.
Fakenham: Up, up and away for Jubilee
Community group Kick Start Fakenham is staging a balloon race for the Queen’s Jubilee on Monday June 4.
Fakenham: Planning ahead for Christmas
Applications for this year’s Christmas Tree Festival in Fakenham Parish church have now closed with a total of 78 groups, mostly charities, booked in.
King’s Lynn: How Tuesday Market Place used to look
A MAN was amazed to find this picture of his father trading in Lynn at a postcard fair.
Necton: King who lunched with the Queen
IT’S congratulations to Necton Silver Threads 50+ Club on the occasion of its 60th anniversary when members enjoyed a special celebration lunch. The chairman, Carole Cockayne, welcomed 53 members and thanked all those who, over many years, have given their time and support in making the club so successful.
King’s Lynn: Teenage Mummies back for bandage-aid
IT’S A WRAP! Local pop group The Teenage Mummies reunited for the first time in 45 years to raise more than £500 for charity.
Watlington welcomes Norfolk County Council’s decision to look again at pylon lorry route
A VILLAGE is celebrating after Norfolk County Council has agreed to look again at a lorry route.
Plans to build ten new office units in King’s Lynn
TEN industrial units and offices could be built if a new project comes to fruition.
Ingoldisthorpe: Hotel’s licence to be decided
A HOTEL’S hopes of holding weddings and outdoor events will be decided this week.
King’s Lynn: New toy store to open in July
ONE of the UK’s leading independent toy retailers is opening in Lynn later this summer creating 10 new jobs.
Updates: Methwold: Woman freed following car roll
A CAR was left on its roof following a crash earlier this morning between Mundford and Methwold.
Hunstanton: Cheers to Diana
MANY happy returns Diana! That was the message from Hunstanton RNLI crew and guild members earlier this month to Diana Russell, who celebrated her 90th birthday on May 16.
Charity seeks new friends
A BEFRIENDING group which aims to prevent social isolation now has 34 volunteers across West Norfolk and has its sights set on villages west of Downham.
King’s Lynn: Supermarket urges customers to run
A TEAM from Tesco in Lynn are encouraging women to join Race For Life. at Houghton Hall on Tuesday, July 17, at 7pm.
Swaffham: Surprise birthday party for Jean, 90
A SURPRISE was in store for Jean Dutton, the former oldest volunteer at the Children’s Society charity shop in Swaffham, when she arrived there on Friday.
Downham Market: Mayor’s plea for council unity
DOWNHAM’S new mayor Robin Pegg called for unity in the town council as he took on the civic role for the next year.
King’s Lynn: Funding cuts support for families in crisis
FAMILIES in crisis may face a round-trip of up to 140 miles after a centre in Lynn offering support closed because of a lack of funding and volunteers.
Sporle: Saxy fundraiser
ST Mary’s Church in Sporle hosts two fundraisers tomorrow towards providing the building with a water supply.
Museum meeting at Swaffham
SWAFFHAM Museum’s trustees will be holding their first annual meeting in the council chamber at the town hall on Monday, at 10am.
Law firm merges
LAW firm Ward Gethin has merged to create one of the largest legal practices in East Anglia.
Denver: Light-footed Vicky is on the run for charity
WHEN Vicky Dunthorne lines up for the Race for Life in Norwich tomorrow, her main aim will be to complete the course and raise as much money as possible for Cancer Research UK.
Swaffham: Hospice to hold AGM
SWAFFHAM and Litcham Home Hospice will be holding its annual meeting in its headquarters at 17 Brocks Road on the town’s EcoTech Business Park on Tuesday evening.
Swaffham: Race night is off
LACK of support has led to the cancellation of a fundraising Race Night at Swaffham’s Sacred Heart School tomorrow.
Fakenham: Councillor blames ‘too much red tape’
A long-serving councillor and former mayor has resigned from Fakenham town council.
Fakenham: Cut cuts gripe
Complaints about overgrown grass verges in Fakenham have been made to the town council.
Downham Market: Car badge thefts are a one-off
AN OVERNIGHT spate of car badge thefts are being treated as an isolated incident by police.
North Lynn: ‘Inspiration’ at the Discovery
RESIDENTS can follow a path from North Lynn to 10 Downing Street at a talk given by a young councillor this week.
King’s Lynn: 15-year-old girl attacked while waiting for a bus
A 15-YEAR-OLD girl was pulled to the floor and punched as she waited for her bus to arrive on Sunday afternoon.
Hardwick: Deer freed from fence
FIREFIGHTERS were called to free a deer from a garden fence on Sunday morning.
West Norfolk: Community project hope
A GROUP of young people came together as part of a programme for the Prince’s Trust to raise over £800 to fund two community gardening projects.
King’s Lynn: What a load of rubbish, says Wendy
A WOMAN has been fighting for two years to find out who is responsible for clearing a drain which has become a litter hot-spot near her home.
Hunstanton: Kitchen damaged by fire
A KITCHEN fire damaged a house in Hunstanton during the early hours of Sunday.
Hardwick: Woman is cut out of Zafira
TWO fire crews from Lynn were called to cut a woman out of a car following a collision on Saturday.
Hunstanton: Early wake-up for fire crews
CREWS from Hunstanton and Heacham were called to a kitchen fire in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Downham Market: Flower power as baker bows out
BRINGING order to a large garden is top of Sheila Bunting’s list as she heads into retirement after 26 years at Downham bakery Knicat.
North Lynn: Two drivers involved in road rage incident
TWO drivers were involved in an argument fuelled by road rage in North Lynn on Saturday.
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Weather for King's Lynn
Thursday 24 May 2012
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