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A listed office building will be transformed into two residential properties despite concerns about the noise coming from Lynn town centre events.Silver Fern Property Management Company has been granted permission to convert 14A Tuesday Market Place into dwellings by West Norfolk Council.The Grade II-listed building has been housing an office space for around 70 years, but is currently vacant. Planning officers felt that a “small loss of offices is considered

A 22-year-old was caught by police with three cannabis vapes in his pocket.Jed Taylor, of Kingcup in Lynn, appeared at the town’s magistrates’ court where he pleaded guilty to the offence.Prosecutor Qamar Iqbal explained that on July 30, police went to Taylor’s address on unrelated matters.Jed Taylor had three cannabis vapes in his possession. Picture: iStockTaylor admitted he had “weed vapes” in his pockets and disclosed that they contained cannabis.In

A 46-year-old man appeared in court after stealing £3 worth of sausages and refusing to be put in police handcuffs.Gary Hammond, of Hillington Square in Lynn, appeared at the town’s magistrates court where he admitted theft and restricting a constable of their duty.The court heard from prosecutor Qamar Iqbal that on October 8 at 8.40pm, Hammond took the sausages from Millfleet off licence and left without paying.The incident happened at

A man who carried out a “sustained assault” on a nightclub security guard was handed a community order.Kyle Carroll, 34 appeared at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Thursday where he admitted assault by beating.The court heard that Carroll threw more than 10 punches at the security guard in Bar 100 on Norfolk Street in Lynn.Norfolk Street in LynnProsecutor Qamar Iqbal said that the incident happened on October 15 at 2.30am.Carroll was

A man who dealt Class A drugs in Lynn has been jailed for four and a half years.Paul Cordiner, 44, appeared at Lynn Crown Court on Tuesday, where he was found guilty of being concerned in the supply of cocaine between June 1, 2021 and December 24, 2021.It comes after police found evidence that Cordiner had been actively involved in the supply of Class A drugs.Paul Cordiner has been jailed

The life of a man who spent 42 years helping others while working for the ambulance service has been honoured.Many came out to pay their respects to Bruce Durham, who died at Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital aged 64 on October 17, including a cortege of ambulance vehicles which made their way to Mintlyn Crematorium for his funeral.The husband, father and grandfather has been remembered for his dedication to the emergency

Lisa Staples who owns the Tipsy Teapot in Lynn won the Businessperson of the Year award at this year’s Mayor’s Business Awards – and now we are looking to crown a champion at our 2024 ceremony.Estate agents Brown & Co are once again sponsoring the category, with the awards taking place at the Alive Corn Exchange in Lynn’s Tuesday Market Place on Friday, March 1.The Businessperson of the Year award

“Shocking and heart-breaking” statistics have highlighted the immense challenges West Norfolk families are facing to put food on the table this year.Lynn’s food bank is currently spending £1,000 every week to top up its supplies ahead of an expected spike in demand come December.The St Margaret’s Lane charity has already fed 20.4% more people this year than it had at this stage in 2022.Helen Gilbert (centre), project manager at Lynn’s

Drivers have been warned not to cut through a bus route while bollards have been lowered for repairs.The bollards on Hardings Way, heading into South Lynn, have not been working for a number of weeks now.Norfolk County Council, which is responsible for them, says they have been lowered at the request of bus drivers who use the route due to problems with their card readers.The Hardings Way bollards have been