Lynn News

The Lynn News, produced by East Midlands Newspapers, is released every Tuesday with a circulation of 19,770 and on Friday with 28,839 copies in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England. It is affiliated with other publications such as the Peterborough Evening Telegraph and the Fenland Citizen, serving the Fenland area.

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Clenchwarton teacher more than doubles her target for life-saving East Anglian Air Ambulance

13 hours ago | lynnnews.co.uk | Sue Irving

A West Norfolk teacher has more than doubled her fundraising target to help the life-saving East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA). Michelle Ryan took part in the recent Lynn 10K GEAR run and was supported by pupils and colleagues at Clenchwarton Primary School where she has taught for 24 years. She initially hoped to raise £300 on an online JustGiving sponsorship page but this has been completely smashed and currently stands at £785.
Club’s donation will help charity provide the basics for babies

13 hours ago | lynnnews.co.uk | Sue Irving

A charity which provides a vital service supporting families with essential baby items has been given a helping hand. Lynn’s Priory Rotary Satellite Club has donated £500 to the West Norfolk branch of Baby Basics. The money was raised from club members manning a stall at last December’s North Wootton Village Hall’s annual Christmas Fair, with the amount boosted by a top-up from club funds.
West Rayham charity celebrates serving up 1,000 free breakfasts

14 hours ago | lynnnews.co.uk | Sue Irving

A milestone number of free breakfasts have been provided by a charity which supports veterans. The Veterans Central charity at West Raynham Station Headquarters has been providing monthly breakfasts for armed forces and emergency services veterans on the second Saturday of each month since summer 2023 and on May 10, it had dished up a total of 1,000. As well as enjoying breakfast, the gatherings provide an opportunity to meet old acquaintances and make new friends.
King’s Lynn dancers showcase talents in special performance for business sponsors

16 hours ago | lynnnews.co.uk | Sue Irving

Dance school members showcased their talents to sponsors as a thank you for their support. Studio 19 based at North Lynn welcomed representatives from Balloon World, Greenyard Frozen UK, RL Engineering and SJP Solicitors to watch some of their award-winning dances and to thank them for donations towards uniforms which the dancers wear to competitions and awards.
Photographers invited to showcase their favourite images in Hunstanton charity calendar competition

22 hours ago | lynnnews.co.uk | Sue Irving

Budding photographers and seaside enthusiasts are invited to showcase their favourite images in the new Hunstanton charity calendar competition. Entries have opened for the opportunity to have your photos of Hunstanton featured in an official 2026 Hunstanton calendar, while supporting a life-saving local cause at the same time.
Proud day as campaigners celebrate 50th anniversary of re-opening of station

22 hours ago | lynnnews.co.uk | Sue Irving

Milestones in the history of the railway will see both national and West Norfolk celebrations this year. Nationally, 2025 is the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Stockton and Darlington railway in 1825, the first passenger railway in this country and the world but this year is also the 50th anniversary of the re-opening of Watlington station and the 40th anniversary of a group which fought to safeguard the station’s future.
Residents in the Walpole and West Walton areas advised of series of abnormal loads

22 hours ago | lynnnews.co.uk | Sue Irving

Residents in the Walpole and West Walton areas are being advised of a series of abnormal loads due to make their way through the villages this week and next. The first is due to travel between Sutton Bridge and Walpole on Sunday, May 18, with load movements expected between 4am to 11pm. This will be followed by another series of heavy loads on Thursday, May 22, expected during the same hours. During these times residents and visitors have been asked not to park on the village roads.
Norfolk Police and West Norfolk Council slam Aidas Berzinskas after he avoids jail for Fawkes in the Walks offence

1 day ago | lynnnews.co.uk | Kris Johnston

Authorities have condemned the man who injured four people at Fawkes in the Walks by setting off a firework after he avoided jail. Aidas Berzinskas, 24, of Fairstead, was handed a suspended sentence at Norwich Crown Court last week following the shocking event in Lynn in November. Four people suffered hand and neck injuries when he set off the firework from an address outside the park.
‘Wonderful’ cafe-restaurant which used to be village shop is on the market for £785k

1 day ago | lynnnews.co.uk | Kris Johnston

A former village shop, tea room and bakery is currently on the market for £785,000. Wittles, located on Stocks Green in Castle Acre, is currently a café-restaurant with residential accommodation above it. Listed through Savills, it is described as a “handsome 18th century home, part of the historic fabric of Castle Acre”. “Wittles has a long history of combining comfortable living with serving the village and its visitors,” a description says.
Aidas Berzinskas avoids jail after injuring four people by setting off firework at Fawkes in the Walks in King’s Lynn

2 days ago | lynnnews.co.uk | Kris Johnston

The man who injured four people at Fawkes in the Walks by setting off a firework has avoided jail. Aidas Berzinskas, of Kings Green in Fairstead, filmed the shocking incident on his phone at the popular Lynn event on November 1 last year. Fawkes in the Walks was attended by thousands of visitors, with the four victims suffering hand and neck injuries.