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A business owner found himself in court after punching a woman in the face in an argument about going to Turkey.Servet Kaygan, 32, of Dragonfly Way in South Lynn, appeared at the town’s magistrates’ court on Thursday where he admitted assault by beating.He also admitted causing criminal damage, as he smashed the victim’s mobile phone on the same occasion.Kaygan appeared at King's Lynn Magistrates' CourtThe incident happened at 10.45am on

A Rotary club has made a donation which will help buy new wheelchairs for disabled people who play sports.Members from Lynn Priory Rotary Club attended a wheelchair rugby session with the Ability Counts group at Lynnsport on Friday.This is where they handed over a cheque of £1,500 to organiser and Scottish International wheelchair rugby league player Peter Launder, who set up the group around two years ago.Rotarians with sports players

The design work for a masterplan to transform the Southgates area of Lynn could be revealed in the middle of next year.The ambitious project, unveiled in 2022, will see the southern entrance to the town completely revamped – and looks set to involve the route's major roundabout being removed.Few details have been released since the results of a public consultation on the plans came out earlier this year, in which

Bringing a sense of normality to people’s Christmas’ was a priority for a town rotary club when they donated items such as mince pies and cranberry sauce to people using Lynn’s Foodbank.Priory Rotary Club in Lynn set aside £600 to put together packs of Christmas food items, including tinned vegetables, gravy, Christmas puddings and more.It is the second year that the club has donated to the foodbank, and has used

A student has won the first round of a national music competition held in Lynn and will be progressing to the next stage.Violinist Zoe Burton, of Wisbech Grammar School, came first in the local round of the Rotary Young Musician Competition, meaning she will move on to the district round in February.Judged by Derek Oldfield, Avril Wright and Daniel Jenkins, other competitors included second-place Iryna Oliinyk, Christoper Tooley and Chantelle

A dangerous driver travelled through three red lights during an organised car meet in Lynn at the weekend.However, police have said that those involved dispersed “with very little issues” as a whole when ordered to by officers.The travelling meet had taken up a spot at the Hardwick Industrial Estate on Sunday after entering Norfolk at around 6.30pm. It had originated in Skegness before moving to Cambridge.The car meet took place

A 29-year-old who was kicked out of a nightclub “overthought” the situation and thought it would be okay to return that evening.Artur Milosz, of Filberts in Lynn appeared at the town’s magistrates court on Thursday where he admitted to failing to comply with an exclusion direction.Prosecutor Qamar Iqbal said that after midnight on October 7, Milosz was spoken to by police after some antisocial behaviour occurred in Bar and Beyond

Letters on local issues from this Tuesday’s Lynn News...PM should come and visit our food bankFriday’s newspaper headlines made depressing reading on two fronts.Volunteers at Lynn FoodbankFirstly the Government is planning a change in benefits affecting multitudes.It would force people in SW Norfolk and beyond to find work despite suffering from a range of physical and mental health conditions. It would entail going to work no matter how unwell one

A former Lynn student has won a prestigious award for her work while writing her very first book.Abigail Peters, who went to Springwood High School and Sixth Form, has scooped the Clarissa Luard Award for new and emerging writers.Abigail, now 23, previously received a full-ride scholarship to study at Columbia University and has since completed her master’s degree in creative writing at St Andrews University. She graduated with a first-class