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North West Norfolk MP James Wild writes for the Lynn News, July 28 A constituent stopped me to say hello this week and asked: “How’s the Prime Minister getting on?”We agreed these are challenging times but that he was focused on improving things. It was a timely chat as just before Parliament went into recess, the Prime Minister met MPs and was reflecting on the eight months since he took

A man ended up in court after trying to hide a bag of cocaine from police officers.James Brytz, 40, of Queen Mary Road in Gaywood, admitted to having 0.21g of cocaine in his possession.He appeared in Lynn’s Magistrates’ Court on Thursday where he was fined for being caught with the Class A drug.Brytz was found to have cocaine in his possession. Picture: StockProsecutor Paul Brown told the court that on

West Norfolk parks will be among hundreds of parks across the country taking part in Love Parks Week 2023.The celebration will take place from today until Sunday, August 6 and aims at bringing together local authorities, green space managers, landowners, residents and community organisations to celebrate and support our green spaces all across the country.Lynn’s Parkrun held in The Walks tomorrow will mark the occasion with runners, supporters and those

The former leader of West Norfolk Council has slammed the current administration after a member of the new cabinet resigned, saying "values of common human decency" had been trampled.Conservative Stuart Dark says confusion and conflicting stances within the Independent/Green/Lib Dem coalition led to Alex Kemp quitting the cabinet on Thursday.Cllr Kemp, who was only appointed the borough council’s cabinet member for people and communities in May, announced her decision following

Residents in parts of West Norfolk may be able to see the iconic Red Arrows in the skies tomorrow.The military jets will make their way through the county, in the skies over Marham and other parts of the borough, on Saturday as they fly to RAF Marham and then on to Old Buckenham Airshow Display.They will take off from RAF Waddington at around 11.50am, reaching RAF Marham at midday.The Red

Part of a Lynn town centre road has been closed off to traffic while work is ongoing.Yesterday, a section of St Ann’s Street was shut off by Anglian Water.This morning, workers remained on the scene and the street continued to be shut to traffic.Anglian Water are carrying out works on St Ann's Street in King's LynnAnglian Water has been approached for comment.

The future of Lynn’s longest continuously licensed pub looks to be safe – but its current landlord is gearing up for his final weekend in charge.The White Hart, on St James Street, has been running non-stop since 1623, and in recent years has been transformed into a popular live music spot by Neal Durose.He took the business on in August 2019, but tomorrow will be his final night in charge

A historic town pub is set to reopen in the coming week after being taken on by a brand new team.The Lattice House in Lynn, which dates back to medieval times, was purchased by town resident and businessman James Lee earlier this year – and he has now tasked a well established company with reviving the old building.Jacob Seed, the director of operations at Davies Seed Capital Ltd, will be

Our Jess has officially made it into the top five couples on this season of Love Island!It’s now the final week of the show, but that doesn’t mean that the drama has come to an end...Let’s recap Monday’s episode first, which saw Jess and Sammy discuss the visit from their families, during which Jess’s mum had told her that her friends “weren’t sure yet” about Sammy.Jess and Sammy watch the