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Two friends have admitted drug-driving following an evening where a man, who was caught by police, called his friend to pick him up.Daniel Richardson, 34, of Gaywood Hall Drive, Lynn, and Khristos Yianni, 33, of Church Terrace, Outwell, appeared at Lynn's Magistrates' Court on Thursday where they pleaded guilty to a combined total of three offences.Richardson admitted driving a vehicle above the specified drug limit as well as using the

A head teacher has claimed he nearly died after he was arrested at a Lynn school premises earlier this month.Greg Hill, who was detained at Howard Junior School on suspicion of stalking on Monday, March 6, made the claims in an explosive email - seen by the Lynn News - sent to Ofsted's chief inspector Amanda Spielman today, in which he slammed the government department as "broken".Mr Hill, who was

A huge demand for dual language books in English and Ukrainian has led to 12 children’s books to be published.The educational publisher, Badger Learning, based in Lynn, is publishing the paperbacks on Friday, March 31 in response to the need for high-quality resources to support Ukrainian children.These paperbacks are also available as eBooks and follow on from the six eBooks that Badger Learning decided to publish and offer for free

A former Queen Elizabeth patient has given back to the Lynn hospital as a mark of his gratitude.Gerry Ryan, 64, was diagnosed in 2021 with stage four emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and has handed over three nebuliser units to the QEH.The Emneth man has been raising money from his Diamond Motown shows at March United Services Club in aid of Asthma and Lung UK, but also wanted

North West Norfolk MP James Wild has once again called for a decision on the government’s new hospitals programme to include Lynn’s crumbling hospital.Mr Wild made the comments regarding Lynn’s “RAAC (reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete) ravaged” Queen Elizabeth Hospital during Treasury questions in the House of Commons on Tuesday.He said: "Given that the Chancellor [Jeremy Hunt] has protected the new hospitals budget, may I express the huge frustration of my

The oldest member of a West Norfolk church community became a VIP when she officially opened its fundraising Spring Fair.For 101-year-old Elaine Price-Jones, Saturday’s event proved to be a trip down memory lane when she was able to chat to people she hadn’t seen for many years.Mrs Price-Jones, wearing one of her trademark elegant outfits, performed the opening of St Faith’s Anglican and Methodist Church Spring Fair in the Church

Renewable heating experts Finn Geotherm, have scored a double-win in the Energy Efficiency Awards for the East of England for a project at Lynnsport.The awards recognise businesses and organisations who are making strides in cutting carbon emissions and increasing energy efficiency.Finn Geotherm was awarded Large Scale Project of the Year for its air source heat pump installation at the Lynn leisure centre.Guy Ransom and Leanne Gill of Finn Geotherm (both

Harding’s Pits Community Association (HPCA) joined the annual national event, Keep Britain Tidy’s Great British Spring Clean.Volunteers joined in to do their bit for the environment, collecting more than 30 bags of rubbish from the Lynn site, most of which was recyclable, including alcoholic drinks bottles.Rob Archer, chairman of HPCA said: “Our volunteers clear litter from the site throughout the year and we can see all the rubbish which has

Lynn parkrun participants donned purple running tops in celebration of International Women’s Day.Gary Walker, event director said: “With the ladies taking on the volunteering roles and the sun shining after a day of terrible weather, the 263 runners had nothing to worry about.“Whilst thousands of women and girls participate in parkrun every weekend, we know that females are less likely to come along after they have registered.”Lynn parkrun participants adorned