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West Norfolk Borough Council have launched a campaign to bring super-fast broadband to the area.

The council say they need local broadband users to register their interest so that they can show service providers that there is a ready market for this service here in West Norfolk.

If the campaign is successful, we could look forward to:
* receiving broadband speeds of up to 40 Megabits per second. The majority of people would benefit from speeds of at least 15 Megabits per second.
* upload speeds of around 10 Megabits per second
* a more reliable and consistent connection

Imagine … a broadband service which enables music albums to be downloaded in 30 seconds or being able to upload photos to your social media networks in an instant.

Or enjoying that latest online game without the action freezing just as you’re about to destroy the enemy, or watching your favourite on-demand TV programme - uninterrupted.

These are just some of the benefits that super-fast broadband could bring.

Visit fasterfuture website to join the campaign.

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Several people have asked us "What's going on in Wickes car park?"

Well, they are building a new Dominos Pizza store. It's due to open in November.

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Four years after it agreed to a 25 year arrangement for Harding's Pits to be managed as a Doorstep Green, King's Lynn borough council wants the land back.

The council says that it needs to divert the River Nar across the Green and to build houses and flats on the area of the green to the north. There has been a vague suggestion of an alternative site for another green (but not a Doorstep Green) further up the Nar.


A brief history of Harding's Pits:

* In the 12th to 14th centuries, the Green was among the lands of the Whitefriars, the Carmelite monks whose monastery gate still stands only a few yards away on the edge of the Friars area.

* In the 16th century the site formed part of the defences of the walled town.

* Later, the Green boasted a variety of industries, from brick kilns to timber yards and market gardens.

* During the First World War it was used to graze horses requisitioned by the army from farms all over Norfolk.

* In the 20th century it became one of the town's rubbish dumps, before falling into disuse.

* In the mid-1990's the green was rescued from development as a supermarket.

If you are interested in signing a petition to save the green, visit the Harding's Pits Doorstep Green Website

A public meeting is planned to let the public have their say on the council plans to divert the Nar through Harding's Pits to allow them to build a housing estate. It will take place at Whitefriars School on June 12th at 7.30pm. Attendance is open to all, and may be the public's last chance to influence council opinion before the formal planning process begins.

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A retired Royal Navy sailor, who is walking every inch of the British coastline with his two dogs, is getting nearer to Lynn. He has just left Cromer on day 58, having walked 1205 miles raising funds for St Dunstans.

Ges Laker, 53, set off from his home near Southampton about two months ago and expects his 7,000 mile trek to take about a year.

His only companions are his two black Labradors, Phoebe, aged six, and her two-year-old son Sumo.

His trek will boost the funds of the St Dunstan's Charity, which supports blind ex-service men and women to become self-sufficient, regain their optimism and make the most of their opportunities.

The self-employed landscape gardener has set up his own website called Lakers Coastline, where people can donate to St Dunstan's.

Look out for Ges and his dogs!

For more information see www.lakerscoastline.org

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One of King's Lynn's best-known landmarks is set to be demolished to make way for hundreds of jobs on a new business park. The former Campbell's Soup factory, part of which formed the local landmark Campbell's tower, is to be demolished to make way for a new Tesco superstore, a hotel and a major car showroom.

The plans, unveiled at the existing Tesco store on Hardwick Road and on display until 2nd April, are expected to create 300 jobs. The regeneration of the factory has been welcomed by local residents.

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It's not Guy Fawkes', but you can expect a few fireworks in King's Lynn on Thursday night. More ...

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Passengers on the London - King's Lynn line will be among the first in the country to travel on the new generation of Super Express Trains.

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Heacham web cam showing storm surge at 6 am

King's Lynn has escaped the effects of a storm surge.

On Thursday night the Environment Agency were predicting a 3-metre tidal surge that could have brought severe flooding at high tide on Friday Morning.

The River Great Ouse and the coast from Kings Lynn to Hunstanton were placed on Flood Watch, and there were fears that the storm surge could cause possible flooding to vulnerable areas of Lynn.

Fears were revived of the 1953 floods when a storm surge travelled inland from The Wash along the River Ouse, causing the river to overflow and break its banks.

This extract from the book Flood by Richard Doyle, dramatically describes what could happen if another really bad storm surge was to hit the town.

Environment Agency - Current Flood Warnings

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Lynn's new B&Q store is recruiting about 80 people for it's new store on the Hardwick Industrial Estate.

The store new store, due to be opened in March, is being built on the former Jaeger factory site at a cost of £5 million and will cover about 45,000 square feet.

An advice day is being held on Tuesday, October 30 at the Lynn Jobcentre. For an appointment call 01553 734926, or use this link to find out more about vacancies:
B & Q Job Search

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