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A football fan who was given unpaid work after getting involved in a fight between other supporters found himself back in court after failing to show up to complete his punishment.John Ellis, 22, of Turbus Road in North Lynn, admitted to the offence of failing to comply with the requirements of a community order at the town’s magistrates’ court on Thursday.Ellis had missed a total of three of his unpaid

Two brothers have admitted assaulting a man after a night out in Lynn which left him heavily injured and “ruined his Christmas”.Daniel and Joshua Santoro appeared at Lynn’s Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, where they both pleaded guilty to the offence of assault causing actual bodily harm.Daniel Santoro, 26, of Seabank Road in Wisbech, also admitted to causing criminal damage and having cocaine, a Class A drug, in his possession.The Santoro

An “excellent” young pharmacist died when the car she was driving suddenly swerved off of the A47 near Swaffham and ended up in a ditch on its roof.On Friday, Norfolk Coroner’s Court was told that Oluwafeyisayomi Esther Orangun, 24, of Lynn, might have been distracted by eating when the fatal crash happened as she travelled to work at Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital on the morning of Monday, March 7, 2022.Oluwafeyisayomi

More than 1,600 cannabis plants worth £800,000 and £900,000 worth of the Class B drug have been seized across the county as part of a nationwide operation known as ‘Operation Mille.’Search warrants were carried out in Lynn as part of the operation.All 43 forces across England and Wales have coordinated a total of a thousand search warrants against Organised Crime Groups (OCGs), arresting hundreds and seizing firearms, huge amounts of

A thunderstorm warning has been issued for the weekend.The Met Office has put out a yellow warning for Saturday, which includes risks of heavy rain and thunderstorms.It predicts potential storms throughout the day from Scotland to the south coast of England, including the entire East of England.A yellow warning has been issued“Heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected over parts of the UK on Saturday,” the Met Office warned.Yesterday the Met

Friday Politics column, July 7, by Cllr Stuart Dark, leader of the Conservative GroupHello everyone, I hope you’re well. This is my first column since May’s West Norfolk Council election.The result saw the borough council, the fifth largest in the country, go in to ‘no overall control’. A challenging position. Despite remaining the largest single political Group with 21 out of 55 available seats and over 40% of the total