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A man was arrested for driving while disqualified as he was on his way to court to be sentenced for the same offence.Osvaldas Zeniauskas, 35, was pulled over by officers in Lynn while heading to the town's magistrates’ court.He had borrowed his brother's car because he thought he was going to be late for his hearing.Osvaldas Zeniauskas outside Norwich Magistrates' Court. Picture: SWNSZeniauskas was already banned after being caught doing

Plans are moving forward for a new £3 million Adaptive Sports Hub which will bring accessible facilities to Lynn as fundraising for the project is due to be officially launched today.After two years of hard work getting plans ready, two West Norfolk groups have been working together along with others on the project.The plans will see Paralympic-style facilities for those with disabilities to use as well as providing a new

Furious complaints about “absentee landlords” have once again thrust the future of Lynn’s old Post Office building into the limelight.Hopes were high for the Baxter’s Plain site, which has been lying derelict since 2007, after its new owners were granted planning permission at the start of last year to convert it into a mixture of properties, a pub, wine bar and takeaway.However, the successful applicant Feride Guccuk – a director

Plans to build a major new road scheme in West Norfolk have moved a step closer.Norfolk County Council cabinet members agreed to put forward a business case to the government for the West Winch access road.It is hoped the £84m scheme will help alleviate traffic on one of the county’s most congested roads while also allowing a bid to build 4,000 new homes in the village.Protestors calling for a bypass

Monday sees the return of the popular Taste of the Town campaign which launched last October to promote the wealth of food and drink businesses in Lynn’s town centre.Running from September 11-24 across 19 different venues, Taste of the Town offers the chance to try a new venue or return to an old favourite, with the option of up to three set-price menus at £10, £15, or £20.Taste of the

Firefighters were called to a blaze at a business premises in Lynn town centre late last night.Three appliances from Lynn attended the scene of the commercial building fire on Norfolk Street, which was first reported at 11.14pm.Crews used hose reel jets to extinguish the blaze, and a thermal imaging camera was used to check for hotspots.Norfolk Street in LynnA stop was called to the incident around 40 minutes later at