Latest News for King’s Lynn & West Norfolk

Meet Marie Hayes MBE This young lady has been a leading light for the West Norfolk RSPCA having raised over one and a half million pounds for the Charity in the last 30 years!  To say she is an inspiration is an understatement.  Without her tireless fundraising and...

Shakespeare's Guildhall Trust is planning an online spectacular to celebrate St George's Day and Shakespeare's birthday next Friday. The event has been filmed on location in King's Lynn and in St George's Guildhall over the last few weeks and will be available to view...

Following the sad death of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, the ceremonial funeral arrangements have been confirmed and local areas are confirming their arrangements for remembering HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. The Duke of Edinburgh’s Funeral will take place on...

Visiting restrictions will be partially lifted at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn (QEH), allowing patients to receive one visitor per day, for one hour. The change comes into effect on Monday 12 April and will mean that patients will benefit from seeing their...

Enjoy yourself safely and keep following the rules when shops, libraries, and other venues start to reopen from Monday. That’s the message from Norfolk County Council after the Government confirmed the next step of its roadmap out of lockdown can take place on 12th...

A person has been hit by a train between Cambridge and Ely this morning (07/04/21) Greater Anglia says it happened during the early hours of the morning, and there have been no updates on the person's injuries. If you are traveling from King's Lynn a replacement bus...

Police are appealing for information following a burglary at some stables in Snettisham. The property in Sedgeford Road was broken into between 5 pm on Thursday 1 April and 9.45 am on Friday 2 April. Approximately £15,000 worth of horse equipment was stolen. Anyone...

Police are appealing for information after arson in a King’s Lynn park. A wooden bug hotel, which was built by members of the community, was set alight and destroyed between Thursday 1 April and Friday 2 April. Anyone who may have seen witnessed the incident, or...

Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision on the A148 after a man died. Officers were called just before 4am on Good Friday (2 April 2021) to reports that a grey Mazda MX-5 car had collided with an archway. The driver of the vehicle, a man in his 60s, was...

The Garage Trust has received a grant of £54,974 from the government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund. It’s among more than 2,700 recipients to benefit from the latest round of awards from the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund. While it is presently able to...

  Emergency Services were called to the Southgates Roundabout in King’s Lynn just before 4 am today after a road traffic collision on London Road. Norfolk fire service released one casualty from the vehicle using enhanced Hydraulic Equipment. Police have closed...

  Police are warning anyone planning an illegal rave that they risk being fined £10,000. It comes after officers received information about a potential event happening over the Easter bank holiday weekend. With cases of Coronavirus still present in Norfolk and...

  The Alive Corn Exchange has been awarded £124,000 from the second round Government’s Culture Recovery Fund and is one of 2,700 cultural and creative organisations across the country to benefit from the latest round of awards, from the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery...

  Today Si dropped off the final batch of Easter Eggs and this time the lucky receivers were the boys & girls, staff, and elderly patients at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (who also had some other good news today) The Radio West Norfolk and Your Local Paper...

Great news for the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and its wonderful staff today Medical staff at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn (QEH) are happier and more engaged, according to the results of its latest Medical Engagement Survey (MES). The results are among the...

There has been a great response to Census 2021, but to avoid getting a knock at the door from a field officer – get on and fill in your census this Easter weekend. Millions of households across England and Wales have already made sure they count when it comes to...

Thanks to everyone who donated to this year's Easter Egg Appeal, once again it has been so overwhelming, emotional, and fun!  Without your generosity, Si wouldn't have been able to help so many community groups and charities yesterday. Si (check out his hair below!!)...

The Bench Trial around King's Lynn has arrived!  Back in February, the Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk invited young residents to design a bench. The idea was to explore your thoughts about our area, think about its history, and use your imagination...

The clock is ticking on grant support for local businesses West Norfolk businesses are being reminded to apply for Covid-19 support grants available from the borough council as some of the grants will soon close. Nearly £60M has been paid out in west Norfolk since...