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A man will have to wait until next year to face a trial after pleading not guilty to drink-driving.Bryant Cole, 48 appeared at Lynn’s Magistrates’ Court on Thursday where he indicated his plea for the offence which is alleged to have happened in the town.Cole is accused of driving above the specified alcohol limit when he provided a reading of 47mcg of alcohol per 100ml of breath on April 8,

There is a “real buzz” among staff and patients at Lynn’s hospital after funding for a replacement was confirmed, the area’s MP has said.James Wild, MP for Norh West Norfolk, visited the Queen Elizabeth Hospital this morning, after yesterday’s news that the QEH had been added to the Government’s New Hospital Programme.After years of campaigning from the local community, Health Secretary Steve Barclay made the announcement in the House of

Three people were taken to hospital after two separate crashes on the same village road this morning.Police, fire crews and paramedics were called to two collisions on the A148 at Harpley an hour apart.The first, which was reported at 6.24am, saw one person taken to Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital in a stable condition after a car crashed into a tree. Their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.The A148 at

A gardener has hit out “nimbies” he says have “grassed him up” and complained about the noise from his lawn mower.Malcom Starr, 73, says the moaners should “get a life'” after council officials told him he faces an investigation over a noise complaint.Officials say they may visit his property in the village of Holme-next-the-Sea to monitor the machine with sound-recording equipment.Malcolm Starr has hit out at "nimbies" who have complained

Part of a main road in West Norfolk has reopened this morning after being closed for more than 24 hours.The A47 was shut both ways between the A10/A149 at Hardwick near Lynn and the A1122 in Swaffham for emergency roadworks due to a burst water main.The road had been closed overnight on Wednesday for planned roadworks, but while these works were taking place a burst water main was discovered.The A47

Festival Too returns to Lynn’s Tuesday Market Place next month and some fantastic bands have been line up for its 39th year.Big names at this year’s free festival include From The Jam, dance music icon Example, chart toppers Liberty X, singer-songwriter Newton Faulkner, rockers Feeder, ‘Dub Be Good To Me’ singer Lindy Layton, former Specials star Neville Staples and ‘Things Can Only Get Better’ stars D:REAM.Festivities kick off with the

Staff at a pre-school have said they are “devastated” after vandals destroyed equipment and urinated in a playhouse, leaving it unusable.A group broke into the garden area at South Wootton Pre-School – which is housed within the village hall on Church Lane – on Sunday afternoon before going on a rampage of destruction.Police are now investigating the incident and say they are "working hard to identify those responsible”.Vandalism at South

West Norfolk will be getting funding for a new hospital to replace its current crumbling building, it has been confirmed this afternoon.After years of campaigning, staff and patients at Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital will be celebrating alongside politicians and members of the public today after Health Secretary Steve Barclay announced the QEH would be added to the Government’s New Hospital Programme.The team at the QEH had put together a case

West Norfolk politicians have played a key part in persuading the Government to commit to rebuilding the new Queen Elizabeth Hospital.Today, three of the main players in that campaigning have reacted to the long-awaited decision.North West Norfolk MP James Wild said: “The announcement that QEH will be one of the new hospitals that the government is committed to building by 2030 is fantastic news.North West Norfolk MP James Wild, Health