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An American singer-songwriter will be performing in Lynn for his farewell tour after almost five decades in the industry.Alexander O’Neal is an R&B and soul artist who is hitting the road one final time as part of his ‘Time to Say Goodbye: Farewell World Tour’.The musician has had 14 top 40 hits in the UK, including ‘If You Were Here Tonight’, ‘Fake’, ‘Criticize’ and ‘In The Middle’.Alexander O'Neal has been

More action is needed to tackle a town’s polluted river which has turned into “algae soup”, councillors have said.West Norfolk Council members have spoke of their frustrations at the state of the Gaywood River, a rare chalk stream that runs through the centre of Lynn.It has led to calls for the authority to put more pressure on the Environment Agency and other organisations to work together and create a plan

A man’s body has been found in a river in Lynn, police have this afternoon said.Officers were called to Turbus Road at 10.36am this morning after reports that a body had been discovered in the river.Firefighters and paramedics also attended the scene and the body of a man was recovered from the water.The body of a man has been found in a river in Lynn, police have this afternoon said.

West Norfolk’s Conservative leader has called for clarity on what he feels are “very concerning” plans to create a Lynn town council.Terry Parish, the leader of West Norfolk Council, discussed proposals for the creation of an independent ruling body in the town with the Lynn News last week.He has now been forced to make clear that this “is not a done deal and will take time to consider” after his

National Highways will be forced to restore a piece of Norfolk’s railway heritage after it was filled in with concrete.West Norfolk Council has ordered the agency to reverse its ‘infilling’ of Congham Bridge, on the former Lynn to Fakenham line.Councillors voted unanimously in favour of making the government-owned company restore the structure, saying it had “obliterated” Norfolk’s history by pouring thousands of tonnes underneath it.Congham Bridge after it was filled

Flood gates were closed and roads shut off as high tides affected Lynn at the weekend – and more disruption is anticipated.Environment Agency crews have been on hand along the town’s South Quay, remaining in place this morning as water levels were still high.They may be forced into taking more measures tomorrow, with a yellow weather warning for heavy rain, flooding and thunderstorms issued by the Met Office ahead of

A train had to be evacuated after it struck a trolley that had been discarded in a “mindless act of vandalism” that put passengers and staff in danger.On Sunday night, one of Great Northern’s eight-carriage trains hit a supermarket trolley on the tracks around a mile from its final destination of Lynn at around 7.20pm.The driver checked and confirmed that everyone on board was safe and uninjured, but, as the

A 42-year-old woman who was dealing ketamine to a “small group” of people and had £3,000 worth of the drug in her car has avoided going to prison.Manuela Lucas, of Raby Avenue in North Lynn, appeared at the town’s magistrates court on Thursday to be sentenced.She had previously pleaded guilty to having the intention to supply the Class B drug as well as having it in her home address.Lucas had

A disqualified driver took a woman’s car without her permission and got it stuck in sand.Carl Roper, 47, of no fixed address, appeared at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Thursday where he pleaded guilty to three offences.Roper took a Ford Fiesta belonging to a woman who was in police custody at the time and drove it to Heacham’s South Beach, where he got it stuck in the sand.Roper took the car