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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Shining the limelight on your local heroes at tonight’s prestigious ceremony at King’s Lynn Corn Exchange

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

Tonight the limelight will fall on outstanding members of our West Norfolk community. The Your Local Paper Local Heroes Awards 2025 presentation takes place this evening (April 23) at King’s Lynn’s Corn Exchange and it promises to be an emotional celebration of those who make a difference, go the extra mile or have accomplished personal goals. Fundraisers, carers, volunteers, sportspeople and more will take to the stage to receive the honours they so rightly deserve.
Family fun at Freebridge Community Housing’s Easter event at North Lynn’s Discovery Centre

2 days ago | lynnnews.co.uk | Sue Irving

Families enjoyed a free Easter Party at the Discovery Centre. Run by Freebridge Community Housing’s Placeshaping Team, the centre on Columbia Way at North Lynn, welcomed a host of children for an afternoon of seasonal fun. There were numerous family activities including face painting with Lynn-based Leah’s Little Faces, a cinema corner, an egg hunt, Easter arts and crafts and free refreshments for all who attended.
Stay of execution for King’s Lynn hotel as redevelopment project is ‘in the air’

2 days ago | lynnnews.co.uk | Sue Irving

A Lynn hotel, set to close for redevelopment into assisted living accommodation, is to stay open until after the summer. David Armes, proprietor of The Stuart House Hotel in Goodwins Road, has this week announced the extended opening saying the assisted care home project is “in the air” due to funding but the hope is it will eventually go ahead. Planning permission for the project has been granted but in view of the delay Mr Armes said the hotel will not be closing just yet.
Acres of tulip fields near Sandringham set to welcome visitors this week for Hillington-based hospice’s popular event

2 days ago | lynnnews.co.uk | Sue Irving

Tickets for a top fundraiser for West Norfolk’s Tapping House hospice have all gone. The Hillington-based hospice posted on social media at the weekend that all tickets for Tulips for Tapping have been sold. “We would like to thank everyone who has purchased tickets and we look forward to welcoming you to the tulip fields,” the post on Facebook said. It continued: “We understand that not everyone was able to purchase tickets this year due to the increased demand.
Groups of pilgrims stop off at King’s Lynn’s Red Mount on their way to Walsingham

2 days ago | lynnnews.co.uk | Sue Irving

Three groups of pilgrims stopped off at Lynn’s historic Red Mount on their long journey to WalsinghamMembers of the Northern and Midland legs of the Pilgrim Cross pilgrimage and a group from Manchester arrived at the town’s Walks on Wednesday. The Northern leg had travelled 112 miles from Nottingham and the Midland leg 114 miles from Leicester. The group travelling from Manchester and camping on route arrived ahead of the two official groups.
Initiative helping those in Downham Market cope during the cost of living crisis relies on community support

3 days ago | lynnnews.co.uk | Sue Irving

A community initiative set up in response to the cost of living crisis is celebrating two years of supporting individuals and families in need of a little extra help. Since Downham Solidarity Fund was launched in May 2023 by Robert Shippey and George Broughton, it has provided 88 grants totalling more than £3,000 to Downham residents who need help making ends meet. And the fund expects demand to continue as cuts in welfare start to bite and bills such as water, energy and rents rise.
Determined youth campaigners in West Norfolk say ‘everyone has the right to play’

3 days ago | lynnnews.co.uk | Sue Irving

A campaign led by young people determined to make a difference has been backed by a local MP. Members of the West Norfolk Youth Advisory Board recently met with North West Norfolk MP James Wild who heard more about their important campaign, Everyone Has the Right to Play. Led by young people from across Norfolk, the initiative calls for all play areas to be inclusive, accessible and welcoming to every child, regardless of ability or disability.
King’s Lynn beer expert Jeff Hoyle talks about quizzes and cider contenders

4 days ago | lynnnews.co.uk | Sue Irving

In his weekly The Bar Man column, Jeff Hoyle, takes a light-hearted look at pub quizzes and great cider…It has been a couple of years since I have run a quiz in Beccles, and it didn’t look like I would be going back. It’s not that it wasn’t successful, having raised several hundred pounds, but rather that there didn’t seem to be much of a quiz culture in the town.
New yoga studio opens at King’s Lynn hotel

4 days ago | lynnnews.co.uk | Sue Irving

A purpose-built yoga studio has opened its doors in Lynn. Yoga at The Grange opened this month at The Grange Hotel in Willow Park, offering hot yoga and fresh and exciting opportunities for yoga practitioners and teachers in West Norfolk, those behind the venture have said. More than just a place to stretch and strengthen, the studio aims to foster a vibrant and inclusive yoga community in Lynn.
New event launched as part of North Lynn’s community RISE project

5 days ago | lynnnews.co.uk | Sue Irving

A race-themed event, spearheaded as part of an ongoing initiative to help combat crime and improve community wellbeing, has been praised by a West Norfolk councillor. Borough councillor Ben Jones joined members of King’s Lynn’s police for the launch of an exciting youth-oriented event at North Lynn’s The Beacon.