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Rebekah Chilvers trained on the Lynn News before moving over to launch Suffolk News in 2020 as one of its two news editors.

Man taken to hospital and major road reopens after two-vehicle crash

17 March 2025
Man taken to hospital and major road reopens after two-vehicle crash

Man taken to hospital and major road reopens after two-vehicle crash

17 March 2025

A man has been taken to hospital after a crash involving two vehicles on a major road this morning.


Appeal to find family of 59-year-old man who lived on houseboat who died last week

17 March 2025
Appeal to find family of 59-year-old man who lived on houseboat who died last week

Appeal to find family of 59-year-old man who lived on houseboat who died last week

17 March 2025

An appeal has been launched to find the family of a Norfolk man who lived on a houseboat after his death last week.


Major road closed after crash involving two vehicles

17 March 2025
Major road closed after crash involving two vehicles

Major road closed after crash involving two vehicles

17 March 2025

A major road is closed after a crash involving two vehicles this morning.


‘It wasn’t supposed to be this big’: How Bella’s ‘passion business’ became exciting ‘slow-luxury’ brand

14 March 2025
‘It wasn’t supposed to be this big’: How Bella’s ‘passion business’ became exciting ‘slow-luxury’ brand

‘It wasn’t supposed to be this big’: How Bella’s ‘passion business’ became exciting ‘slow-luxury’ brand

14 March 2025

What started as a “passion business” for Bella Middleton has since seen Norfolk Natural Living open six stores and develop 200 product lines.


A47 to close between two major roundabouts while ‘essential’ repairs to bridge are completed

13 March 2025
A47 to close between two major roundabouts while ‘essential’ repairs to bridge are completed

A47 to close between two major roundabouts while ‘essential’ repairs to bridge are completed

13 March 2025

Part of the A47 will be closed this weekend while essential repair work is undertaken on a bridge that was damaged in a crash.


Family-owned department store set to open in town’s former Wilko premises next month

13 March 2025
Family-owned department store set to open in town’s former Wilko premises next month

Family-owned department store set to open in town’s former Wilko premises next month

13 March 2025

A family-owned department store is set to open in the former Wilko premises in Lynn’s town centre next month.


Major emergency exercise puts responses to potentially life-threatening incidents to the test

10 March 2025
Major emergency exercise puts responses to potentially life-threatening incidents to the test

Major emergency exercise puts responses to potentially life-threatening incidents to the test

10 March 2025

A major exercise held in Lynn last week tested emergency services’ responses when dealing with potentially life-threatening incidents.


‘We can already see the damage it’s causing’: MP raises concerns about upcoming ‘Jobs Tax’ increases

07 March 2025
‘We can already see the damage it’s causing’: MP raises concerns about upcoming ‘Jobs Tax’ increases

‘We can already see the damage it’s causing’: MP raises concerns about upcoming ‘Jobs Tax’ increases

07 March 2025

A West Norfolk MP has raised concerns regarding upcoming National Insurance ‘Jobs Tax’ increases this week.


Cannabis plants worth total of £4.5million seized from Norfolk properties

07 March 2025
Cannabis plants worth total of £4.5million seized from Norfolk properties

Cannabis plants worth total of £4.5million seized from Norfolk properties

07 March 2025

More than £4.5million worth of cannabis has been seized by officers in Norfolk as part of an operation targeting organised crime groups.


West Norfolk gang members who smuggled and distributed illegal tobacco are jailed

06 March 2025
West Norfolk gang members who smuggled and distributed illegal tobacco are jailed

West Norfolk gang members who smuggled and distributed illegal tobacco are jailed

06 March 2025

Members of a West Norfolk gang who smuggled and distributed illegal tobacco have been jailed.


Two arrested and man left with hand injury after robbery at cash point

05 March 2025
Two arrested and man left with hand injury after robbery at cash point

Two arrested and man left with hand injury after robbery at cash point

05 March 2025

Two people have been arrested after a robbery at a cash point in the early hours of Friday morning.


Fresh appeal for information 18 years after ‘loving father’ Terry disappeared

28 February 2025
Fresh appeal for information 18 years after ‘loving father’ Terry disappeared

Fresh appeal for information 18 years after ‘loving father’ Terry disappeared

28 February 2025

Cold case detectives are appealing for information 18 years after “loving father” Terry McSpadden disappeared from Elm.


Three people rescued by hovercraft after being cut off by tide

28 February 2025
Three people rescued by hovercraft after being cut off by tide

Three people rescued by hovercraft after being cut off by tide

28 February 2025

Three people have been rescued by a hovercraft after becoming cut off by the tide as dusk fell on Wednesday.


25-year-old man remanded in custody to appear at crown court after admitting ten counts of theft

28 February 2025
25-year-old man remanded in custody to appear at crown court after admitting ten counts of theft

25-year-old man remanded in custody to appear at crown court after admitting ten counts of theft

28 February 2025

A 25-year-old man has been remanded in custody after pleading guilty to ten counts of theft.


From an old gun battery to a theatre destroyed by fire: Town’s history as told through its green plaques

28 February 2025
From an old gun battery to a theatre destroyed by fire: Town’s history as told through its green plaques

From an old gun battery to a theatre destroyed by fire: Town’s history as told through its green plaques

28 February 2025

You’ll find dozens dotted throughout Lynn town centre and further afield - but how often have you actually stopped to read them?


Show featuring ‘roller-skating phenomenon’ will be ‘unlike anything audiences have seen before’

28 February 2025
Show featuring ‘roller-skating phenomenon’ will be ‘unlike anything audiences have seen before’

Show featuring ‘roller-skating phenomenon’ will be ‘unlike anything audiences have seen before’

28 February 2025

Experience the “electrifying fusion” of music, skating, and extreme stunts with The Roller Boys when they bring their show to Lynn in May.


First Norfolk schools named in free breakfast club pilot

24 February 2025
First Norfolk schools named in free breakfast club pilot

First Norfolk schools named in free breakfast club pilot

24 February 2025

The first schools in West Norfolk, North Norfolk and Breckland to offer free breakfast clubs as part of a government scheme have been revealed.


Tributes paid to ‘passionate community volunteer’ Jackie

24 February 2025
Tributes paid to ‘passionate community volunteer’ Jackie

Tributes paid to ‘passionate community volunteer’ Jackie

24 February 2025

Tributes have been paid to a “passionate community volunteer” and “very hard-working councillor” who has died aged 68.


Part of A47 remains closed multi-vehicle crash left ‘significant damage’ to barrier

22 February 2025
Part of A47 remains closed multi-vehicle crash left ‘significant damage’ to barrier

Part of A47 remains closed multi-vehicle crash left ‘significant damage’ to barrier

22 February 2025

Part of the A47 in Lynn remains closed this morning after a crash involving multiple vehicles left “significant damage” to a barrier on the road.


Part of A47 closes between two roundabouts after multi-vehicle crash

21 February 2025
Part of A47 closes between two roundabouts after multi-vehicle crash

Part of A47 closes between two roundabouts after multi-vehicle crash

21 February 2025

Police have warned motorists to avoid part of the A47 in Lynn.


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