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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

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

A first-time cannabis user who took it hoping to relieve stress was caught drug driving after a member of the public phoned the police.Paul Lambert, 49, of Lynn Road, Setchey, appeared in Lynn’s Magistrates Court on Thursday where he admitted driving above the specified drug limit.Prosecutor Sarah Fiddy explained that on April 11, police were advised by a member of the public that they had seen somebody get in their

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

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

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

Police are making inquiries after a man has been reported missing in Lynn.Robert McAdam was last spotted on Saturday, October 28 at around 4pm near The Blue Inc clothes shop on Vancouver Quarter, where he was wearing a blue/black bomber jacket, formal shirt, grey jeans and beige boots.A spokesperson for Norfolk Police said: “I can confirm he has been reported missing and inquiries are under way.”Robert was last seen on

Lynn’s popular Fawkes in the Walks fireworks display has been called off due to flooding.The event, which was set to take place this evening, has been postponed by organisers West Norfolk Council due to the park being waterlogged.The council will carry out an assessment on Monday to decide whether it can be rescheduled for next Friday, and will announce a decision following that.Fawkes in the Walks has been postponed due

An office building close to Lynn town centre could be demolished to make way for a supported housing scheme.Developers want to build ten specialist apartments and seven self-contained bungalows on land at Kettlewell House, on Kettlewell Lane.The building, formerly used by the Internal Drainage Board, would be flattened to make way for the properties – which would be designed to accommodate vulnerable disabled adults.Kettlewell House in Lynn, which could be