Environment
KING’S LYNN: French connection in The Walks video
Visitors to The Walks in Lynn will be able to enjoy some new features to the landscape following work by French artists and landscape architects.
1 commentHUNSTANTON: Beach clean-up to help turtles
Children from schools in Hunstanton joined in on a purge of plastic bags down at the beach to mark a global push to save turtles.
HUNSTANTON: Spinney project gets the go-ahead
West Norfolk Council’s cabinet has given the green light to a controversial enhancement scheme, costing up to £300,000, for the Spinney in Hunstanton.
KING’S LYNN: Summer start on new look for market place
Work on an £890,000 make-over for Lynn’s Tuesday Market Place to create a cafe culture in the town could start in July after West Norfolk Council’s cabinet recommended approval for the plan.
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SNETTISHAM: Villagers vow to keep on fighting for footpath
Villagers have vowed to keep on fighting after a decision to register a footpath at Snettisham has been passed to a Government minister.
WEST NORFOLK: Cabinet approves revamp plans in King’s Lynn and Hunstanton
Work on an £890,000 makeover for Lynn’s Tuesday Market Place to create a cafe culture in the town could start in July after West Norfolk Council’s cabinet recommended the council to approve the proposal.
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SWAFFHAM: Turbine with a view nears 14 years of green power
The wind turbine at Swaffham’s Green Britain Centre, the only one in the world with a viewing platform the public can access, has so far produced enough green electricity to brew more than two billion cups of tea.
SWAFFHAM: Rotarian quartet lend a hand in town spring clean
Four members of Swaffham Rotary Club took part in last week’s big spring clean in the town.
Old school conversion wins Mayor’s top design award
Properties in the Burnhams and near the coast took most of the honours in this year’s Mayor’s Awards for Design in the Environment in West Norfolk.
DEEPDALE: First-time festival is a shining success Picture gallery
The sun shone as 2,000 people headed to the first Deepdale Outdoor and Wildlife Festival last weekend to learn about how they can enjoy and protect the North Norfolk coast.
INCINERATOR - Sign up to an incinerator now, leave a debt for generations
Signing up to a waste incinerator at Saddlebow now could leave future generations saddled with debt for an unnecessary facility, MP Elizabeth Truss told an inquiry into the plan this week.
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SWAFFHAM: Lions surprised by cigarette butt haul on town clean-up
A team from Swaffham Lions took part in the clean-up of Swaffham town centre organised by Swaffham Business Forum and Swaffham in Bloom.
1 commentBin service is improving
The new bin collection service is improving, West Norfolk Council has said - but some residents still say it has been rubbish so far.
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KING’S LYNN: Praise be! Grant aid for church
A project to provide new disability facilities is now under way after a “poor man’s church” received a welcome windfall of £25,000.
SWAFFHAM: Volunteers turn out in force to give the town a spring clean
A team of more than 30 volunteers turned up outside the Market Cross Café in the Market Place on Monday morning for the start of Spring Clean Swaffham.
SANDRINGHAM: New garden set to delight senses
A Sandringham hotel that provides holidays for disabled people will now offer a whole new sensory experience after opening a new garden last Friday.
HUNSTANTON: Scout hut is a caddy shack
Hunstanton Scouts were treated to a lesson on the new borough recycling system from Hayley Kurt, West Norfolk Council’s marketing and development manager.
THORNHAM: RSPB volunteer is a green hero
A Thornham man who has been volunteering at RSPB Titchwell for almost 50 years has been chosen as a finalist in The National Trust’s search for green heroes.
BURNHAM DEEPDALE: A taste of the outdoors at new festival
This weekend will see the first Deepdale Outdoor and Wildlife Festival which is being held to celebrate the coastline, countryside and wildlife of the North Norfolk coast.
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Weather for King's Lynn
Sunday 19 May 2013
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 10 C to 16 C
Wind Speed: 15 mph
Wind direction: North
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Light rain
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Wind Speed: 17 mph
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