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Two West Norfolk residents have been fined a total of £500 for fly tipping in Fairstead.The areas of Brockley Green and Westfield had domestic waste dumped on the public land.West Norfolk Council Enforcement Officers investigated the dumpings and issued fines to the people held responsible.Children's toys were among the items dumped in an alleyway on WestfieldThe fine for Brockley Green was £300, reduced to £200 if paid within 14 days.A

A total of 30 employees at a Lynn-based fridge manufacturer have collectively racked up more than 1,000 years of service.Each year, Williams Refrigeration celebrates its long-serving members of staff, this year including six people who have been with the company for 20 years, four for 30 years and three people who have reached 40 years at the company.The combined total of long-serving workers over the years has now added up

Dolphins have been spotted in a river in Lynn, much to the surprise of those who saw them.Charlie Racher was walking with her friends and their dog on Cross Bank Road at the docks in Lynn yesterday at around 6pm when a man asked them if they had seen the creatures in the River Great Ouse.“I don't think we really understood what he had said at first but we looked

More than 150 people visited Lynn’s Tuesday Market Place to celebrate Ukraine Independence Day.Singers and dancers wearing yellow and blue took to the stage to entertain crowds and children had the opportunity to make crafts and get their faces painted.The event heard from the Mayor, Cllr Margaret Wilkinson, council leader, Cllr Terry Parish, and the council's cabinet member for tourism, events and marketing, Cllr Simon Ring.Joy at Ukraine Independence Day.

A body has been discovered in Gaywood.Police were conducting local searches today (Tuesday) and have found a body in the Rookery, Gaywood.While formal identification procedures are yet to take place, the family of missing 25-year-old Sam Marranzini from Gaywood, who was last seen at his home address on August 4, has been informed.While formal identification procedures are yet to take place, the family of missing 25-year-old Sam Marranzini has been

Wilko is not yet out of the woods, a union has warned, as redundancies pause for administrators to consider bids.Redundancies at Wilko, which has a branch in New Conduit Street in Lynn, will not be proceeding while administrators consider further bids, GMB Union has said.The union met with administrators this morning (Tuesday) to discuss multiple bids that have been made for the discount retailer.The Wilko store in King's LynnAndy Prendergast,

Wellness was the main point of discussion when North West Norfolk MP James Wild paid a visit to an award-winning salon in Lynn.GH Hair Design on St Annes Fort won the customer care category in the West Norfolk Mayor’s Business Awards this year which inspired Mr Wild to visit the salon.The salon is known for focusing on wellbeing and shares the importance of taking the time to switch off.North West

Police are searching for a man in connection with a theft from a town store.On Monday, July 31, a man entered a shop on Hansa Road in Lynn and stole around £300 worth of cleaning equipment.The incident, which took place at 2.49pm on that date, was captured on CCTV – and officers have now released an image of the person they would like to speak to.Police are looking for this

Councillors have thrown their weight behind a campaign against closing railway station ticket offices – with the plans labelled “discriminatory against the disabled, elderly and vulnerable”.At the full West Norfolk Council meeting held last Thursday, Cllr Steve Everett submitted a motion urging councillors to lobby the borough’s MPs to stop the closure of ticket offices at railway stations in Lynn and Downham.The motion was passed, meaning the borough council now