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Unexploded bomb disposed of after being discovered at town port

An unexploded bomb was safely disposed of after being found at a town port last week.Norfolk Police received reports of the ordinance device at 1.28pm on Friday, which was discovered at Lynn Port.A cordon was put in place as a precaution, while a large response from emergency services was reported.The device was safely disposed of after being found at Lynn PortAn Explosive Ordinance Disposal team arrived at the scene at

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Woman pushed past police to put cigarette in mouth of person being arrested

A woman whose friend was being arrested pushed into police officers to put a cigarette in that person’s mouth.It was a birthday to forget for Cleo Hannabuss, of Duggie Carter Court in Lynn, as she appeared at the town’s magistrates court on Thursday, her 25th birthday, and admitted obstructing an officer in their duty.Prosecutor Sally Harris described Hannabuss as a “prolific offender” who had 79 offences to her name.Hannabuss appeared

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‘Prolific offender’ sentenced for stealing steak and bike

A Lynn man who had committed more than 100 offences was sentenced after stealing more than £200 worth of steaks from a supermarket.Leon Dowd, 41, of Dodmans Close, appeared at the town’s magistrates court on Thursday to be sentenced for the offence, along with another of stealing a bike worth £500.He previously pleaded guilty to the offences and prosecutor Sally Harris described Dowd as a “prolific offender”.Dowd stole a bike

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Hospital vaccination team to offer booster jabs at new town centre site

A new site from which Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s vaccination team will administer Covid-19 boosters to booked patients will open tomorrow.The premises is the former Gifted store at 24 New Conduit Street in Lynn town centre which now shows on the NHS National Booking System as the Vancouver Quarter.The new site will be open seven days a week from 8am to 6pm, and booking can also be made by calling

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Drunk and disorderly man threatened to ‘smash face in’ of takeaway worker

A Lynn man refused to give his details to police after being ejected from a town nightclub and behaving in an aggressive manner.Patrick Kennedy, 38, of Wootton Road, appeared at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Thursday where he admitted being drunk and disorderly on Norfolk Street.The incident happened on September 2 just after midnight, when police officers were on duty and spotted Kennedy being removed from Bar 100 by door staff.The

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Sport

Four-some Downham Town stun league leaders

There were wins for all three West Norfolk representatives in the Thurlow Nunn Premier Division this afternoon.The best result of them all perhaps came in Suffolk where Downham Town overturned league leaders Lakenheath 4-2.After a slow start, Downham took a 2-1 lead into the interval before they killed the game off in the second half.Matty Prudence, James Moore, Magic Smalls and Jacob White all found the back of the net

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Linnets boss feels his squad needs more balance after defeat

King's Lynn Town manager Adam Lakeland says there is room for extra balance in his squad and knows he needs fresh faces at The Walks.Lakeland - serving a one-game touchline ban - watched from the stand as the Linnets lost 3-1 to Buxton in his first game in charge.After the match, Lynn's new boss admitted that his squad lacks some pace and width and that any new arrivals could be

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Linnets make losing start under new management

King’s Lynn Town 1 Buxton 3The Adam Lakeland era at King's Lynn Town began with a defeat at home to Buxton at The Walks.Cameron Hargreaves cancelled out Eoin McKeown's opener for the Bucks midway through the second half before two goals in the final 15 minutes from Diego DeGirolamo and Scott Boden saw the visitors run out 3-1 winners.Lynn's new boss watched proceedings unfold from the director's box while his

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Man whose body was recovered from river not yet formally identified, police say

A man whose body was recovered from a Lynn river has not yet been formally identified, police have said.Emergency services were called to Turbus Road in North Lynn at 10.36am on Tuesday after reports that a body had been discovered in Bawsey Drain.Firefighters, paramedics and police attended the scene and the body of a man was recovered from the water.The body was found in Bawsey Drain off Turbus Road on

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Main town road shut at level crossing as work is under way

Part of a main road through Lynn is closed this morning as work is under way at a level crossing.Tennyson Avenue and Tennyson Road are currently shut to traffic and pedestrians at the crossing while the work takes place.Bus company Go To Town said on Facebook that one of its services would only be able to go as far as the football stadium today due to the closure.They said: “Due

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