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Hospital patient punched and broke emergency panel during visit

A court heard that a woman broke a plastic emergency panel while staying in hospital after getting angry and punching it.Lauren Hardy, 22, of Parkway in Lynn, appeared in the town’s magistrates court on Thursday, where she admitted causing the damage at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.Prosecutor Sarah Fiddy said that on February 2, Hardy was a patient at the hospital and her her boyfriend was staying with her in the

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Abandoned barge on town’s quay which has become ‘increasingly problematic’ to be removed by early 2024

An abandoned barge on Lynn’s Boal Quay which has become “increasingly problematic” over the years is set to be removed by early 2024.The ‘Tosca’ barge, which is understood to be a Belgian Spitz Barge, was used as a houseboat on the bed of the River Nar but it became uninhabitable when the hull was breached by water in 2013.Cllr Bal Anota, cabinet member for property and corporate services, said, in

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Met Office warn of ‘severe thunderstorms’ threat

‘Severe thunderstorms’ could affect the area later today, the Met Office has warned.The warm weekend could be punctuated by heavy rainfall later today, following a yellow warning.“A line of severe thunderstorms will push quickly northeast across the East Midlands and northern East Anglia,” the Met Office reported.It added: “There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be damaged by lightning strikes, hail or strong winds. “There is a

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Downham up to third; Ghosts suffer late heartache, while Magpies are held at home

Downham Town continue to defy the odds in their first season in the Thurlow Nunn Premier Division.A fine second-half display at Woodbridge Town saw the team overturn a 2-1 deficit at the interval into a 4-2 victory.Owen McQuaid (2), Simon Bird and Jacob White were all on target for the visitors.Joint Downham Town managers Craig Dickson and Dale Stokes have seen their side win six of their seven games in

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Linnets boss blasts ‘unacceptable’ first half display

Mark Hughes says King's Lynn Town's first-half display was "unacceptable" following a 4-1 defeat by Southport at the Walks.The visiting Sandgrounders raced into a 4-0 lead by half-time as Lynn's defence imploded in Saturday's National League North encounter.Jordan Ponticelli pulled a goal back early in the second half, but by then the damage had been done and Lynn, who had Emmanuel Oke sent-off late on, were chasing a lost cause.King's

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Woman who stole taps from B&Q has gone through ‘terrible trauma’

A 60-year-old woman who was caught stealing brass taps from B&Q was struggling to pay her electricity bill, a court has heard.Elizebeth Curtis, of Blunts Drove in Walton Highway, admitted two accounts of theft at a hearing at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.Prosecutor Sarah Fiddy said that on June 24, Curtis entered Lynn’s B&Q store, put some brass taps worth £328 in her bag and left the store without paying.Curtis

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Man ordered to pay compensation to town shops after stealing protein powder, lager and meat

A man who was caught stealing more than £200 worth of protein bars as well as other items was trying to make extra money after struggling financially – a court heard.Olegs Belokurovs, 29, of Sir Lewis Street in Lynn admitted to two offences of theft at the town’s magistrates’ court on Thursday.He was also sentenced for two other accounts of theft after appearing in Norwich Magistrates’ Court this year.Belokurovs was

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40-year-old sentenced after stalking and assaulting ex-partner

A man who was found guilty of stalking and assaulting his former partner earlier this year has been sentenced.Mark Grey, 40, appeared at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Thursday where magistrates imposed a number of restraining orders as well as a community order.It follows a number of incidents, the first of which occurred on August 9, 2022 when Grey assaulted his ex-partner.Grey appeared at Lynn Magistrates' CourtIt then happened again on

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Sport

Linnets suffer worst home defeat for 18 months

King’s Lynn Town 1 Southport 4King's Lynn Town suffered their heaviest home league defeat for 18 months after a first-half capitulation against struggling Southport at The Walks.Lynn didn't let the visitors have a kick in the opening 10 minutes - but were then blown away by four goals in a 21-minute spell as their backline wilted in the heat.Striker Marcus Carver helped himself to a first-half hat-trick with the home

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Town is losing its identity, says letter writer

Here are the Lynn News letters from Friday, September 8, 2023...Lynn is losing its identityI am a Londoner by birth but have lived in King’s Lynn for 60 years.It’s so sad to see how the town has lost its identity. To be honest, it’s a mess, dirty and smelly. Building work started, not completed. Property standing empty and derelict. The old buildings which include the Post Office just left.The loss

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