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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

A woman who has been living in a single hotel room since December has told the Lynn News about the detrimental impact its had on her wellbeing.It comes after 77-year-old Beryl Nunn’s Freebridge house in Stoke Ferry was flooded last year.Mrs Nunn described how during the flood she had lost a lot of her possessions such as clothing and personal items.Beryl Nunn has been living in Lynn's Travelodge since December

A former West Norfolk mayor has been made an Honorary Alderman after a special ceremony at Lynn Town Hall.Nick Daubney was mayor from 2018-2019 and also a West Norfolk councillor for 20 years, leading it for nearly half that time.Current council leader Stuart Dark said: “We would like to put on record our deep appreciation of the eminent services rendered by Nick.Former West Norfolk mayor Nick Daubney has been made

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