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A borough council scheme helping people to stay at home safely has been shortlisted for two prestigious awards. The council’s Care and Repair team have been shortlisted for Handyperson Prevention Service at the National Healthy Housing Awards for the third year in a row. They…

A pledge to support staff who may be victims of domestic abuse received cross-party support at the Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk when leaders from the three groups signed up together. The HEAR campaign calls on employers to ensure that discussion around…

Perfectly good potatoes that are considered either too big or wrong shaped for supermarkets are heading to Downham Market and King’s Lynn Food Banks. A local farmer, D.S. Means Ltd, is supplying them to local food banks on the recommendation of Cllr Paul Kunes, Ward…

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at St George’s Guildhall where a range of free festive family-friendly activities will take place on Sunday 10 December 2023. From midday until 4pm there will be a range of free Victorian themed activities for families to…

Following the success of the council’s Big Beat Your Bills Event in King’s Lynn last month, it has been decided to run a series of these bigger events over the winter months – and the next one is just days away. The success of these…

Booking is officially open for this year's Big Norfolk Holiday Fun programme! After weeks of careful planning, we are excited to invite children across the county to join us for a variety of fun-filled activities scheduled for December 21-22 and January 2-3. Explore a variety…

Residents of Watlington will being able to have their say about the proposed Neighbourhood Plan for their area on 7 December. Voters will be asked to say yes or no to the following question: ‘Do you want the Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West…

Residents are being encouraged to love their town on Small Business Saturday, 2 December 2023. Small Business Saturday UK is a campaign which highlights small business success and encourages consumers to 'shop local' and support the businesses in their communities. As well as urging residents…

A new round of small community grants has been confirmed for this year, with each councillor having up to £1,000 to support local activities in their ward. Cabinet yesterday, Tuesday 1 August, decided to continue with the Councillor community grants launched two years ago. The…

Imperial College London is conducting a research study to help identify ways to tackle social isolation & loneliness in the community setting. Please consider participating in this brief online questionnaire which should not take more than 10 minutes to complete. You can choose the preferred language…