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A Lynn man will appear at crown court next month after being charged with the attempted murder of another man in Hunstanton.It comes after police were called to Elizabeth Close at 4.45pm on Tuesday following reports a man had been stabbed and left with life-threatening injuries.Neil Donkin, 41, of Saddlebow Road, South Lynn, was subsequently charged with attempted murder and possession of a bladed article.Norwich Crown CourtHe appeared at Norwich

A mum of three suffered a drug-related death due to the combination of her medication and Oramorph, a painkiller containing morphine, which together caused fatal respiratory depression.Rebecca Lennox, 36, of Caxton Court in Lynn – known as Becky – was found dead at her home on December 9 last year.An inquest into her death was held in Norwich on Wednesday which ruled out suicide, but left questions still unanswered as

A Lynn man has been charged with attempted murder after another man was left fighting for his life following a stabbing in Hunstanton.Police were called to Elizabeth Close at 4.45pm on Tuesday following reports of the incident.Neil Donkin, 41, of Saddlebow Road in Lynn, has been charged with attempted murder and possession of a bladed article.Elizabeth Close in Hunstanton. Picture: Google MapsHe was remanded in custody and was set to

The construction of a new healthcare facility will begin next month after long-awaited proposals were given the green light by the NHS.The healthcare hub, earmarked for land off Nar Ouse Way in South Lynn, is now fully expected to be up and running by next May.After also receiving planning permission and being approved by the Primary Care Commissioning Committee, it is expected to assist in dealing with extra healthcare pressures

Administrators for the stricken retailer Wilko have denied plans to close stores next week after the GMB union said “the majority” would be shut.The GMB, which represents more than 3,000 of Wilko’s 12,500 staff, said it was told the high street chain is set to announce a raft of redundancies as a result.Wilko has a store in New Conduit Street, Lynn – with all goods on sale at marked down

Students at Lynn’s King Edward VII Academy are celebrating a set of results that have bettered pre-pandemic grades at the school.An impressive 60% of students received grades of 9-4 in Maths and English, with 41% of them achieving 5+ in those subjects.Staff say they are “so proud” after comparing this year’s results to those in 2019’s, with an increase of 12% in 9-4 English and Maths grades and an increase