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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

Three people appeared in court together after being involved in a confrontation with police officers after a night out in King's Lynn.The three were Jade Palmer, 31, of John Bends Way, Parson Drove, Luke Bodimeade, 29, of no fixed address, and Dylan Sharman, 27, of Swan Garden, Parson Drove, who were in Lynn's Magistrates Court on Thursday.Palmer pleaded guilty to a total of six offences, four being assault of an

Lynn’s Sea Cadets were rewarded for their hard work over the year at their unit’s annual awards night.There was an excellent turnout of parents and friends who have continuously supported the cadets.Many of the trophies presented on the night were donated by ex-cadets and members of the Royal Navy.Lesley Bambridge, mayor of West Norfolk was a special guest, with representatives of the Royal British Legion, who awarded Sea Cadets the