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A woman who assaulted two police officers told her solicitor that she had become upset after seeing a relative be subjected to a homophobic attack.Bethany Cracknell, 19, of Holyrood Drive, Dersingham, admitted to the two accounts of assault of an emergency worker along with being drunk and disorderly at Lynn's Magistrates' Court last Thursday.Crown prosecutor Denise Holland told the magistrates that at around 3am on February 4, Cracknell was seen

For those travelling by bus to and from King's Lynn and surrounding areas, First Bus will run the following timetable across the Easter weekend.On Good Friday, April 7 it will be the usual Sunday timetables.For Saturday, April 8 it will be the normal Saturday timetables.Easter bus timetable (iStock picture)On Easter Sunday, April 9 and Easter Monday, April 10 it will be the Sunday timetables.Normal timetables will operate at all other

A charity is appealing for help to refurbish a sensory room for children with disabilities.Break, which supports young people in care, is looking for help in its bid to refurbish the facilities in one of its Lynn homes.It opened ten years ago, and aims to benefit young people with disabilities with the sensory rooms - which can provide both stimulation to help learning and a calming environment to regulate emotions.Anna

A blind pensioner has said he will need to use a foodbank when his rent and service charges increase in April.Paul Smith, 77, lives in a one-bedroom flat managed by Freebridge Community Housing and is so concerned about his rent going up next month that he plans to use foodbanks to ease the squeeze on his finances.It comes after Freebridge have told him his rent will rise by £100 and

Norfolk's Coroner's Office has launched an appeal to find the family of a man who died earlier this month.Terry Hazelwood, aged 66, died at his home address in Orchard Court, Lynn, on Saturday, March 18.There were no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death.Norfolk Coroner's Service has launch the appeal to find the family of Terry HazelwoodDespite carrying out extensive enquiries, no next-of-kin have been identified by the Coroner’s Office.Anyone who may

From a lad working on the land, he went on to become West Norfolk's civic leader and a long serving councillor.And from growing prize chrysanthemums to bringing CCTV to Lynn and raising the profile of a famous seafaring son – there's no question that Bryan Howling has made his mark in the community.Now at 92, he has added to his list of achievements with the publication of his autobiography Half

Members of West Norfolk Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) joined members of the Ferry Lane Social Club in Lynn to celebrate the club achieving the accolade of being the branch club of the year.The club is located near to the departure point for the ferry to West Lynn and is a previous winner of this award.The club will now go on to the next round and Andrea Briers, chair of

A hospital in Lynn celebrated National Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist Day by saying a big thank you to a group of highly skilled nurses.As an integral part of a patients’ journey at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), when they receive a diagnosis of cancer and through their treatment, the nurses provide patients with personalised cancer care.Helen Blanchard, interim chief nurse, Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) said: "Today marked a special day, where

A woman who did not comply with conditional caution conditions found herself in court after kicking and slapping someone on a night out.Jessica Woods, 29, of London Road, Lynn, appeared at the town's magistrates' court on Thursday where she admitted being drunk and disorderly.In mitigation for herself in court she said she "didn't see any point" in completing an alcohol awareness course which police initially offered instead of being in