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A man who has been charged with multiple rapes and sexual offences has been remanded in custody.Johnathan Hutton, 39, of Campus Way, Lincoln, was arrested on Saturday and was taken to Lynn's Police Investigation Centre.Hutton has been charged with eight counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and possession of an offensive weapon.Johnathan Hutton is due to appear in Norwich Crown Court on Tuesday, May 2. Picture: iStockThe charges

A man who plied a young girl with alcohol on a rabbit shooting trip before sexually assaulting her has been jailed.Malcolm Appleby, 39, of St Mary's Court in Middleton, received the 13-year sentence at Norwich Crown Court this week, following the incident on a field in Gaywood, near King's Lynn Academy, in November 2021.Judge Andrew Shaw set out the facts of Appleby's case on Wednesday, after a jury found him

A local authority is hoping to unblock a plan to build thousands of new homes by removing a phrase from a planning document.West Norfolk Council has earmarked land near West Winch for 4,000 homes in its local plan – a document which identifies areas where new housing should be built between now and 2036.Their fate became unclear after government officials assessing the suitability of the site questioned its location.A local

A man in his 70s has died following a two-car crash on a major roundabout in Lynn yesterday afternoon.Emergency services were called to the Hardwick roundabout at 2.36pm, after reports of the collision between a black BMW 3 series and a green BMW 3 series.The driver of the green BMW, a man in his 70s, was pronounced dead at the scene.A man in his 70s has died following a two-car

All main travel routes around Lynn's Hardwick roundabout have reopened following a serious crash yesterday.Police were called to reports of the collision between two cars at 2.36pm yesterday (Wednesday), with fire and ambulance services also rushing to the scene.Details on those involved have yet to be released, although the Lynn News has contacted Norfolk Police for an update.The crash happened at the Hardwick roundabout in Lynn yesterday eveningThe A47, A149

A new aerial fitness studio has opened in Lynn, offering a completely different way of keeping fit.Aerial Fitness & Fun is run by Sharon Wheeler, who has more than eight years’ experience of teaching aerial skills.The studio, based on the Hardwick Industrial Estate, offers a variety of classes, from aerial hoop, silk ropes and pole fitness classes and opened at the beginning of 2023.Owner Sharon Wheeler outside of the studio

An extended HGV driving course which could make hundreds of jobs available will have a training centre based in West Norfolk.The Department for Education scheme which aims to equip new drivers across the east of England has been lengthened for another 12 months, with the Driver Academy Group to head up the training.Courses went live again on April 1 at dozens of locations across the region, with the Hamilton’s Driver

Emergency services currently at the scene of a crash on Lynn's Hardwick Roundabout.Police were called following reports of a crash between two cars at 2.36pm at roundabout.The police, fire and ambulance are in attendance.Police currently on the scene of a crash at the Hardwick roundabout in LynnThe roundabout has been closed impacting on the A149, A47 and A10 into Lynn.Motorists are being urged to avoid the area and find alternative

A teenager coming out of an evening screening at the Majestic Cinema became a target of an assault.Police are appealing for help to identify a man after an incident at the cinema in Lynn's town centre.On Friday, March 17 a teenage boy was grabbed and pushed to the floor inside the cinema as an evening screening came to an end.Have you seen this man? Police want to speak to him