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A Lynn man has been ordered to pay £1 back for his role in an organised crime group which made money through fake online sales.And the group as a whole will repay nearly £380,000 after the scams.Aleksandrs Lisens, 36, Aleksejs Fedins, 38, and Vadims Kuzmins, 36, who ran the group in Wisbech, opened false bank accounts and took control of the accounts of vulnerable people in Latvia.Aleksejs Fedins, from Wisbech,

In his weekly column, MP James Wild discusses the King’s Lynn Town Deal Board and the £25million agreed with the government...Today King’s Lynn Town Deal Board holds it latest meeting to review progress on the projects to be delivered as part of the £25million deal agreed with the government. These exciting projects will boost skills, enhance our cultural heritage and opportunities in the creative sector at St George’s Guildhall, provide

In his weekly Bar Man column, Jeff Hoyle discusses Heritage Open Day...Many years ago, when I used to play Dungeons and Dragons, there was a fashion for obscure multi-class characters such as warrior/cleric and sorcerer/thief. You never came across ninja/Morris dancers though, and after wandering around town on Heritage Day I know why.The sound of bells was everywhere. It might be the green-faced side that seemed to take their inspiration

County Hall has been accused of neglect after a landmark building fell into disrepair.Buckets were put around Carnegie Library in Lynn last week to collect leaking rainwater and evidence of damp has also been found.It has left councillor Alexandra Kemp angered at what she believes is evidence of Norfolk County Council (NCC) failing in its duty to maintain the town’s heritage.County Hall has been accused of neglect after a landmark

Staff at Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital are prioritising life-saving care over the coming days amid major industry strikes – with many appointments in danger of being cancelled.Senior hospital consultants began a two-day walk-out yesterday at 7am, and remain absent today. They have now been joined by junior doctors, who began striking at 7am this morning and will not return until Saturday.This comes after the British Medical Association announced the upheaval,

A former Lynn student will be making a world record attempt in rowing along with her team mates for ‘The World’s Toughest Row’.Molly Hemeter, 26, from North Wootton and who went to King Edward VII School, has been competitive rowing for seven years and decided to take part in the challenge after being inspired by her friend Georgie, who completed the same challenge in 2020.She said: “I wanted to take