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Four friends are taking on the "longest golf day" to raise money for a cancer charity.Rob Turner, Brad Clarke, Joshua Hodgson and Connor Pullen decided to find a way to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support after a number of their family members have been affected by cancer in some way.In the end, the group decided to challenge themselves by doing a 72 hole golf course in one day at

A man accused of committing six offences, including two assaults, will appear in court next month.Jack Taylor, 28, formerly of the Gaywood area in Lynn, was due to appear at the town's magistrates' court on Thursday.He has been charged with two counts of assault by beating, one of using threatening words or behaviour likely to cause harassment, one of using threatening words or behaviour with intent to provoke unlawful violence

A new estate agents has opened in West Norfolk that promises a personal touch to potential sellers and buyers.Andrew Muskett Estate Agents has officially launched this month and covers areas within a 30-mile radius of the Lynn area.Andrew is an experienced estate agent and has 29 years of expertise. Starting off as a trainee in Ely, he has worked in East Anglia and London.Andrew Muskett (63361252)For the past five years,

Students got the acting bug as they took to the stage in a musical production of Annie Jr.On the evenings of Thursday, March 23 and Friday 24, performers from Year 7-12 at King Edward VII Academy (KES), entertained audiences with the classic rags to riches tale of orphan Annie.The production is appropriate for the age group performing and was accompanied by professional sound and lighting.Students performed Annie Jr in their

There are delays on Lynn's roads this afternoon after reports of two crashes in the town.Posts on Facebook suggest that a vehicle has crashed into an ambulance on London Road at the Hospital Walk junction.The other accident is on Hardwick Road at the traffic light junction coming out of Campbells Meadow.One of the crashes has been reported on Lynn's London Road. Stock imageEmergency services are currently on the scene.The AA

A former church bungalow has been turned into a community space for residents to use.The St Faith's Community Hub, on Gayton Road in Gaywood, is now open for business and will have an official opening by the Bishop of Norwich in May.The converted bungalow contains the church office and a community space consisting of a larger room that can be used for various events, two small meeting rooms, a kitchen

A talented young dancer from Lynn has won a place to compete for the UK in two prestigious international competitions.Lilly Sargeant, a Year 11 student at Springwood High School, was chosen to represent the country in hip hop and street dance at the International Dance Organisation's (IDO) European and World Championships.The 15-year-old, who joined Alison's Street Dance Club at the age of five, takes part in regular competitions, dancing solo

A new sixth form centre has opened which offers young adults with special needs extra support.Churchill Park Academy Sixth Form opened last Friday (March 31), and is located in the Fairstead area. It offers education from early years up until Year 14.Glyn Hambling, CEO of the Unity Education Trust said: "The opening is the culmination of an enormous amount of hard work from central staff in Unity Education Trust, Churchill

Honorary Alderman and former West Norfolk councillor Doug Benefer has died aged 94.Mr Benefer was a councillor for 37 years and has been described as “one of the outstanding Labour councillors of our borough in the 20th century”.He was part of the successful Labour administration elected to power in 1995 as a tide of change and protest swept the country away from the politics of John Major’s ruling Conservative party.Doug