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A man who joined his partner in flipping a pensioner out of a mobility scooter after the victim refused to give them money has been sentenced.Gary Hammond, 46, of Hillington Square in Lynn, appeared at the town’s magistrates’ court on Thursday, where he was handed a community order.During a previous hearing, he had pleaded guilty to assault by beating, as well as common assault on an emergency worker and using

A man who assaulted his grandfather has been ordered by magistrates to complete a community order.Christopher Doran, 30, of Wanton Lane in Terrington St Clement, appeared at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Thursday to be sentenced.In a previous hearing, he had pleaded guilty to one count of assault by beating.Christopher Doran appeared at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on ThursdayProsecutor Sarah Fiddy explained that no restraining order would be requested due to “family

Two men who were drinking decided to keep their birthday celebrations going by stealing a bottle of wine each from a town’s bargain store.Valdas Koncevicius, 51, and Romans Semjonovs, 43, both appeared at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Thursday where they both pleaded guilty to the thefts which took place on September 27 –Koncevicius’ birthday.Prosecutor Sarah Fiddy explained to magistrates that the duo went into B&M on the Hardwick Retail Park

In this week’s From The Newsroom comment piece, Jeremy Ransome writes in praise of the borough’s eateries...I read a comment piece in a national newspaper recently that was written by a food critic who clearly hasn’t paid a visit to West Norfolk recently.Columnist Emily Watkins’ piece in the i was headlined ‘Say goodbye to joyless British meals’ and she went on to label our fare ‘unappetising, uninspired and flavourless’.One of

A bad day has been turned into something positive for a King’s Lynn mum after a little help from a supermarket.Staff at Lynn’s Hardwick Tesco store stepped in to help mum Grace Allen and her three-year-old son Hayden Nicholson, who has Down’s syndrome, by donating £200 towards a special, custom-made padded bed for the youngster costing around £1,000.The donation came out of the blue after an upsetting event in the

A man has been left at his “wits’ end” after his home was flooded for the third time in just one year.South Lynn resident Paul Kerry, who lives on Diamond Street, believes Norfolk County Council’s failure to maintain and clear surface water drains along the road has contributed to the problem.However, the council’s efforts have been hampered by ignorant driver who failed to move their vehicle when it was parked