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Magistrates said they were “sympathetic” with a man who drove while disqualified without a registration plate and with overly-tinted windows.Benas Aleksandravicius, 28, appeared at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Thursday charged with three offences.He pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified, keeping a vehicle with no front registration plate, and driving his car when there was insufficient transmission of light through its windows.Aleksandravicius drove along Nar Ouse Way in Lynn while disqualifiedAll

Patients attending the Emergency Department (ED) at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Lynn will now be benefiting from treatment in a newly reconfigured area.On Monday, the Trust opened the doors to their new ED, which has been designed with clinical staff who know best what their patients need.The refurbished area will give a better experience for patients who arrive at the hospital's front door as well as providing an improved

A 27-year-old has been handed 14 weeks in jail after splashing out on food and tobacco when he found an unattended bank card in a pub.Jack Addison, of London Road in Lynn, was sent to custody when he appeared at the town’s magistrates’ court on Thursday.He had pleaded guilty to one count of fraud by false representation, which meant he had breached a suspended sentence he was handed by Norwich

A 20-year-old was caught red-handed after attempting to buy from town centre businesses using fake Scottish bank notes.Christopher Ward appeared at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Thursday via a video link from HMP Peterborough, where he is currently being held on remand in relation to other allegations.He was charged with two counts of knowingly passing counterfeit bank notes. He committed the offences between September 7 and 15 last year.Christopher Ward used

A free autumn afternoon concert featuring war-time and traditional ‘Last Night of the Proms’ music is taking place in Lynn this weekend.King’s Lynn Town Band will present ‘Poppies to Proms’ at the Holy Family Church on Gaywood’s Field Lane on Sunday.The event, which starts at 2.30pm, is free to attend but there will be a collection for donations as people leave.Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaywood. Picture: Google MapsFor more

A man has been charged with two counts of violent disorder after being arrested in Norfolk by London’s Metropolitan Police.Callum Gibson, 27, of Wisbech, was held in custody in Lynn on Wednesday after enquiries were carried out by Met officers.He has since appeared at Norwich Magistrates’ Court and has been remanded to appear at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday, November 23.Callum Gibson was held in custody in Lynn following his

Drivers using a major roundabout in Lynn may be impacted by five weeks’ worth of lane closures.Work started on Wednesday night to upgrade the LED street lighting on the A47 at Hardwick roundabout.The work, which is being undertaken by National Highways, is taking place overnight from 8pm to 6am on weeknights only.A National Highways spokesperson said: “To do the work safely, we will need to have a series of single

New Artificial Intelligence technology is being used to help stroke patients in hospital.The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, in Lynn, has been using AI to deliver care to stroke patients faster than before.‘Brainomix’, an AI medical software, allows for CT scans to be sent directly to an app which shows the areas of the patient's brain that need immediate medical attention.In the first two months of using Brainomix, 40 patients have benefitted

A road closure in Lynn has caused anger among people trying to access a vet practice, with one resident comparing it to blocking the entrance to a hospital.Over the weekend, Anglian Water carried out essential works on Tennyson Avenue, before Norfolk County Council started road surfacing works to repair the surface on Monday.But this meant that people trying to take their pets to Mill House Veterinary Surgery and Hospital were