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People across Norfolk will be able to have earlier diagnoses due to investments at three hospitals including Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital.This is as three new diagnostic centres are set to be built in the region over the next two years.A project to create new outpatient imaging buildings at each of the three hospitals in Norfolk and Waveney has been given the green light by the Department of Health and Social

A man who was reported missing from Lynn yesterday has returned home, police have confirmed.Officers launched an appeal to find Lewis Good, 20, after he was last seen at his Fairstead address yesterday afternoon.Police said they were concerned for his welfare.Lewis Good, who was reported missing, has returned home. Picture: Norfolk PoliceLate last night, they confirmed that Lewis had returned home.A Norfolk Police spokesperson said: “We would like to thank

A man who has committed a number of thefts – with the most recent being a garden furniture set – told magistrates that he “needs to get out of the cycle” of offending.Lewis Pegg, 35, appeared at Lynn’s Magistrates Court on Thursday, where he admitted to stealing the furniture from the foyer of B&Q on the town’s Hardwick Industrial Estate.Prosecutor Emma Pocknell said that on March 29, Pegg entered the

A man with more than 300 offences to his name has been jailed for indecent exposure.Keith Bidwell, 56, of Sir Lewis Street in North Lynn, was given 18 weeks’ imprisonment at Norwich Crown Court for indecent exposure on Thursday.Afterwards, Bidwell appeared at Lynn’s Magistrates’ Court where he pleaded guilty to stealing a bottle of wine from Lidl and being drunk and disorderly outside of a church.Keith Bidwell. Photo: SUBMITTED.Prosecutor Emma

Police are appealing for help to trace a missing man from Lynn.Lewis Good, aged 20, was last seen at his home address in Shiregreen, Fairstead,, at 2.50pm today (Saturday).He is described as more than 6ft tall, of a slim build with short blond hair. He has a burn on the inside of his right arm.MISSING: Lewis Good, 20He may be wearing black shorts, a navy T-shirt with a depiction of

A group of teenaged students are set to open the final day of Lynn’s Festival Too this evening.The Walkman, who are a nine-piece group, will be the first act on stage for the last day of the free festival on the Tuesday Market Place on Saturday.The group has been allocated a 20-minute section of the show, from 6.50pm to 7.10pm, ahead of Domape, The Extons, Newton Faulkner and headliners Feeder.The

A football fan who was given unpaid work after getting involved in a fight between other supporters found himself back in court after failing to show up to complete his punishment.John Ellis, 22, of Turbus Road in North Lynn, admitted to the offence of failing to comply with the requirements of a community order at the town’s magistrates’ court on Thursday.Ellis had missed a total of three of his unpaid

Four teenagers involved in a fight outside Alive Lynnsport earlier this year who have been accused of affray and having an offensive weapon in a public place have had their case sent to crown court.One of them is 18-year-old Povilas Zemlianskas, of Highfield, Fairstead, and the three other teenagers cannot be named due to their age.A total of 11 boys appeared at Lynn’s Magistrates Court on Thursday and it was

Two brothers have admitted assaulting a man after a night out in Lynn which left him heavily injured and “ruined his Christmas”.Daniel and Joshua Santoro appeared at Lynn’s Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, where they both pleaded guilty to the offence of assault causing actual bodily harm.Daniel Santoro, 26, of Seabank Road in Wisbech, also admitted to causing criminal damage and having cocaine, a Class A drug, in his possession.The Santoro