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Residents have slammed the “disrespectful” way in which cemetery inspections have been carried out - but councillors have highlighted their duty to ensure they are safe.Gravestones in Lynn, Hunstanton, Walpole St Andrew and Marshland St James have been subject to West Norfolk Council reviews during the past few months, which aim to ensure they are “stable”.However, many owners have been left frustrated by a lack of communication from the authority

A man who hit a teenager with a broom handle also admitted to threatening him via a phone call.Christopher Barwood, 49, of Gloucester Road, Lynn, admitted to three offences in the town’s magistrates’ court on Thursday.He admitted to sending communication conveying a threatening message, having an offensive weapon in his possession in a public place and assault by beating.Barwood was at Lynn’s Magistrates’ CourtProsecutor Abdul Khan said that on February

Having reviewed two Chinese restaurants in Lynn, I thought it was about time to make it three.I drive past the Royal Gourmet restaurant – an all-you-can-eat buffet – most days on my way to work, every time thinking I would like to try it out, so when it was my turn to do a food review, I knew exactly where I was going to visit.I booked a table for 6.30pm

A coffee chain has revealed the date it will be opening it’s fifth store in Lynn.Costa Coffee on St Nicholas Retail park is set to open its sit in and drive-thru store on Friday.The store has created 12 new jobs for the town and customers are also invited to order in advance using the Costa app.The new Costa store at Lynn's St Nicholas Retail ParkA Costa Coffee spokesperson said: “We’re

A man who has been at the forefront of Lynn’s literary festival scene for decades has been awarded a British Empire Medal.Tony Ellis, co-founder of King’s Lynn Literature Festivals, was revealed as a recipient of the medal in the first King’s Birthday Honours List, which was published on Friday.Mr Ellis, 81, of Lynn, who has been awarded with the medal for his “services to literature”, said the honour was a

An impressive football trick, a date with another bombshell and a third recoupling - it’s been another busy few days for our Jess, and that’s without mentioning all the latest drama!Let’s start though by picking up where we left off last time. We had seen a preview for Thursday’s Love Island, in which Jess was in tears after a confrontation with Catherine and Whitney about “whispering”.When that episode aired, we