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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

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 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 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