Disabled King’s Lynn blogger Jimmy Evans tells fire service tribunal he ‘only wanted an apology’ By Owen Sennitt, Local Democracy Reporter Published: 17:27, 05 September 2025 A disabled blogger has said he “only wanted an apology” after his complaint that a firefighter had thrown his phone into undergrowth led to him being sacked. Jimmy Evans,
Spring Wood footpaths in Gaywood, King’s Lynn will remain open to the public By Owen Sennitt, Local Democracy Reporter Published: 17:41, 05 September 2025 A cut-through along an ancient woodland will remain open to the public after the community fought off a threat to close it. Two rights of way through Spring Wood in Gaywood
Person airlifted to hospital after serious collision on Wisbech Road in King’s Lynn By Kris Johnston – kris.johnston@iliffepublishing.co.uk Published: 23:51, 05 September 2025 A key road is likely to be closed through the night after a collision which saw somebody airlifted to hospital. A stretch of Wisbech Road in South Lynn has already been blocked
West Norfolk Council faces criticism as King’s Lynn’s Gayton Road Cemetery starts running out of space By Owen Sennitt, Local Democracy Reporter Published: 06:00, 06 September 2025 A council has been criticised for acting “too late” to address a Norfolk town running out of space to bury its dead. Deborah Hanneghan, a Labour councillor in
King’s Lynn charity Bridge for Heroes teaming up with Veterans Foundation to reach more isolated people By Lynn News Reporter – newsdesk@lynnnews.co.uk Published: 06:00, 06 September 2025 A veteran’s charity is calling for support from the people of West Norfolk in a bid to recruit more volunteers. Bridge for Heroes is now teaming up with
King’s Lynn men Derek Maddern and Stephen Kent sentenced after drunken railway station brawl By Alice Hobbs – alice.hobbs@iliffepublishing.co.uk Published: 06:00, 06 September 2025 Two men who could not remember their drunken street brawl have wound up in court. Derek Maddern, 41, of Turbus Road in North Lynn, and Stephen Kent, 60, of Allinson Court
King’s Lynn Rotary Club makes £1,000 donation to food bank By Lynn News Reporter – newsdesk@lynnnews.co.uk Published: 06:00, 07 September 2025 A large donation will go towards the thousands of pounds needed to keep Lynn’s food bank running. The Trinity Rotary Club of Lynn has donated £1,000 to the food bank. The St Margaret’s Lane
Try your luck at this week’s Saturday Social – the super tough general knowledge pub quiz By Suffolk News Reporter – suffolk@iliffepublishing.co.uk Published: 06:00, 06 September 2025 Compete against friends and family in our weekly online quiz – the Saturday Social. There are 13 questions in total – simply scroll down to the bottom of
King’s Lynn man Billy Marranzini chucked paint over woman’s garden just weeks after being arrested at Festival Too By Alice Hobbs – alice.hobbs@iliffepublishing.co.uk Published: 06:00, 07 September 2025 Less than a month after being arrested at a popular festival, a man chucked paint over a woman’s garden during a rage-fuelled episode. Billy Marranzini, of Coulton
Book of the week with Waterstones of King’s Lynn is The Surrogate Mother by Freida McFadden By Lynn News Columnist Published: 06:00, 07 September 2025 In our weekly look at books with Waterstones, we focus on a novel from a bestselling author of psychological thrillers… The Surrogate Mother by Freida McFadden is another knife-edge page-turner,