The ''Lynn News'' is an English newspaper published by Iliffe Media and appearing each Tuesday and Friday in

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History and ownership

The origins of the paper go back to the founding of the ''Lynn Advertiser'' in 1841 and the ''Lynn News and County Press'' in 1856. After 89 years of rivalry, the two papers merged in 1944, subsequently publishing as the ''Lynn News and Advertiser'' until 1985. Originally published as the ''Lynn Advertiser and West Norfolk Herald'', the publication changed its name to the ''Lynn Advertiser, Norfolk and

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Herald'' in 1861 and the ''

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in 1996. In 2017, the ''Lynn News'' along with 12 other publishing titles and associated websites in East Anglia and the East Midlands transferred to Johnston Publishing East Anglia pending disposal of that company to Iliffe Media for a gross cash consideration of £17 million.Annual Report and Financial Statements (pp. 3-4), East Midlands Newspapers, 31 December 2016 Since then, it has been printed in

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History and ownership

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