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Hi,
Big news for the QEH this week — a contractor's finally been named for the hospital rebuild, which is the kind of update Lynn's been waiting years for. Closer to home, the council's approved 90 new self-storage units on the condition a bug hotel gets built alongside them (only in Norfolk), and there's a speedway derby at the Adrian Flux Arena to kick off the week.
Let's get into it.
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The week ahead
🏆 Mon 3 Aug, 7.30pm — Stars host Sheffield Tigers in a Premiership clash at the Adrian Flux Arena. First home meeting of August.
🎧 Tue 4 Aug, 2–3pm — Let's Dance Silent Disco for kids at Gaywood Library, part of the summer holiday programme.
🔍 Running all week (to 31 Aug) — The Stolen Jewels of King's Lynn, a free family detective trail around the town centre via the Discover King's Lynn app. See more – View the trail on Discover King's Lynn
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In the news this week
🏥 Contractor named for the new QEH. Skanska UK has been appointed to rebuild both the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Great Yarmouth's James Paget, under the joint "Hospital 2.0 Alliance" model. The new QEH is expected to open in 2032–33, replacing a 1980s building currently held up by thousands of props due to crumbling RAAC concrete. See more – Read the full story on Lynn News
🏠 Flats approved above the former Coneys shop. Planners have given the go-ahead for four apartments on the first floor of the old Coneys menswear premises on the High Street, with the ground floor unaffected. See more – Read the full story on Lynn News
🐛 Bug hotel required for new self-storage site. Nelson's Self Store has won approval for 90 self-storage units at Campbell's Business Park — on condition a "bug hotel" is built to shelter insects, plus eight extra parking spaces. See more – Read the full story on Lynn News
🔍 Police appeal over missing Dersingham man. Norfolk Police are asking anyone who has seen 80-year-old Michael Rainbow, missing from a Dersingham holiday park since Saturday afternoon, to call 101 quoting reference 635 of 1 August. See more – Read the full appeal on Lynn News
⚽ Linnets draw in final pre-season run-out. King's Lynn Town finished their pre-season programme with a goalless draw away at Needham Market on Saturday, ahead of Saturday's National League North opener against Harborough Town.
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On the horizon
🌈 Sat 15 Aug — King's Lynn & West Norfolk Pride. Parade through town followed by Party in the Park, with live music and activities in The Walks all afternoon. See more – View Pride 2026 details
🚒 Sat 22 Aug, 10am–4pm — Frontline Festival. Norfolk Fire and Rescue and Norfolk Constabulary bring emergency vehicles, dog demonstrations and family challenges to the Bandstand in The Walks. See more – Read more on Lynn News
🛍️ Sat 29 Aug, 9am–3pm — Merchants Market. Discover King's Lynn brings local makers, producers and crafters back to Tuesday Market Place. See more – View the Merchants Market listing
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Over to you
A bug hotel as a planning condition made us smile this week. Spotted any quirky planning conditions, odd shopfronts, or small-town oddities lately? Reply and tell us — we might run it in a future issue.
— The This Week In Team
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