Listed office building to be converted into homes despite worries about noise from town centre events

Listed office building to be converted into homes despite worries about noise from town centre events

A listed office building will be transformed into two residential properties despite concerns about the noise coming from Lynn town centre events.Silver Fern Property Management Company has been granted permission to convert 14A Tuesday Market Place into dwellings by West Norfolk Council.The Grade II-listed building has been housing an office space for around 70 years, but is currently vacant. Planning officers felt that a “small loss of offices is considered

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Police find cannabis vapes while visiting home of 22-year-old

A 22-year-old was caught by police with three cannabis vapes in his pocket.Jed Taylor, of Kingcup in Lynn, appeared at the town’s magistrates’ court where he pleaded guilty to the offence.Prosecutor Qamar Iqbal explained that on July 30, police went to Taylor’s address on unrelated matters.Jed Taylor had three cannabis vapes in his possession. Picture: iStockTaylor admitted he had “weed vapes” in his pockets and disclosed that they contained cannabis.In

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Thief stole £3 worth of sausages and refusing to be put in handcuffs

A 46-year-old man appeared in court after stealing £3 worth of sausages and refusing to be put in police handcuffs.Gary Hammond, of Hillington Square in Lynn, appeared at the town’s magistrates court where he admitted theft and restricting a constable of their duty.The court heard from prosecutor Qamar Iqbal that on October 8 at 8.40pm, Hammond took the sausages from Millfleet off licence and left without paying.The incident happened at

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Sport

Lynn journalist shortlisted for national award

A football fanzine edited by a King's Lynn-based TV journalist has been shortlisted for a top national award.David Blackmore's West Ham United fanzine Blowing Bubbles is up for Fanzine of the Year at the 2023 Football Supporters’ Association Awards.Blackmore's monthly magazine has been in print since August 2012 and Blowing Bubbles has previously made the shortlist in 2015 and 2021.David Blackmore is the editor of Blowing Bubbles Monthly at West

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Man carried out ‘sustained assault’ on nightclub doomanby throwing several punches

A man who carried out a “sustained assault” on a nightclub security guard was handed a community order.Kyle Carroll, 34 appeared at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Thursday where he admitted assault by beating.The court heard that Carroll threw more than 10 punches at the security guard in Bar 100 on Norfolk Street in Lynn.Norfolk Street in LynnProsecutor Qamar Iqbal said that the incident happened on October 15 at 2.30am.Carroll was

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Trophy defeat leaves ‘Stour’ taste for Linnets

Stourbridge 2, King’s Lynn Town 1FA Trophy Second Round ProperThe Linnets crashed out of the Trophy at the first team of asking after defeat against lower league opposition in the West Midlands today.Bartosz Cybulski in action during the FA Trophy game between Stourbridge and Lynn. Picture: Tim SmithStourbridge sit 17th in the Step 3 Southern League Premier Central but a late goal from Josh Coulson was not enough for Step

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Magpies draw, Ghosts defeated and other games called off

Heacham drew at lowly Kirkley and Pakefield this afternoon and Fakenham Town lost at high-flying Mildenhall Town.Kirkley had lost 13 of their 16 Thurlow Nunn Eastern Counties League Premier Division games this season but managed to hold David Griggs’ men to a 0-0 draw.Meanwhile, Fakenham led at half-time against title favourites Mildenhall after an 18th-minute opener before conceding three goals in the final 20 minutes to lose 3-1.Charlie Royle has

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New speedway youth development programme

Lynn Stars will be taking part in a new youth development programme in 2024 as part of a concerted effort from British Speedway to bring through the next generation of the sport’s stars.All Premiership and Championship clubs have signed up to the new three-tier structure following discussions at this week’s AGM.The Stars must decide whether they run a side in the National Development League, stage events in a new National

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Familiar face returns as co-promoter and team manager as exciting young Dane signs

Lynn Stars have confirmed the return of Rob Lyon as co-promoter and team manager for the 2024 season.They have also made a quick start to their team building with spectacular Danish youngster Benjamin Basso the first name to be announced for what will be a new-look Premiership line-up.Lyon was team manager throughout the club’s golden era in the old Premier League during the mid to late 2000s, and was in

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