A man has denied failing to stop after a road accident where a body was found on the side of the A47. Dean Sprot, 61, has denied two offences after he was arrested in December, initially on suspicion of causing death by careless driving. It came after the body of 26-year-old Nerijus Vysniauskas was discovered
Multiple roads are set to be closed for weeks to reconstruct a town’s footpath. Essential £200,000 repair works to Vancouver Avenue, in Lynn, will see its worn surface, kerbs, and property entry points replaced, as well as new edging put in. It is expected to take about six weeks to complete, during which time restrictions
Four people were arrested and dozens more banned from town centre during Festival Too’s final weekend. Police have been patrolling Lynn’s free festival for the last couple of weeks, making sure the event stays safe for music-lovers to enjoy. As a result, four people were arrested and another 36 were prohibited from entering the town
Free breakfasts will again be available in South Lynn for families during the summer school holidays. The Cornerstone Cafe at the South Lynn Baptist Church at Wisbech Road will be hosting free breakfast brunches every Thursday thanks to Reverend June Love and her volunteers with councillor Alexandra Kemp funding the meals through her borough councillor
Emergency services were called to a residential street after a car crashed into a house. Police rushed to the incident on Loke Road in Lynn yesterday at 3.18am, and fire crews arrived shortly after, alongside Urban Search And Rescue (USAR) teams. Though it is not clear what USAR did, typically, officers attend any incidents where
Thousands packed into Lynn’s Tuesday Market Place for the final weekend of Festival Too. Festival-goers waved colourful glowsticks and shone their mobile phone torchlights as they enjoyed a fitting finale to the 40th anniversary of the free event, billed as one of the largest non-ticketed events in Europe. It was a spectacular end to the
An “internationally recognised” tattoo artist will be coming to town after plans for a new studio were approved. Last week, West Norfolk Council approved a planning application to convert part of an office at The Granaries, on Nelson Street in Lynn, into the studio. The Granaries is a listed building, although the conversion will not
A road is set to remain closed after a car crashed into a home over the weekend. Emergency services were called to Loke Road in North Lynn in the early hours of Sunday morning after the vehicle collided with a bungalow. Police shut the street between the roundabout and Gaywood Road while the scene was
The operator of the West Lynn ferry “can’t wait to get back” – and he is hoping people will support the important service once it returns after £100,000 worth of repairs. Skipper Ben Ellis said the service is coming back “stronger than ever” when it reopens – which a council official says will hopefully be
A group of Lynn parkrunners travelled to France to take part in what has become an annual pilgrimage to the Somme. The group took part in the challenging Somme Poppy Run on Saturday, July 12 – raising money for the RAF Benevolent Fund. Organised by parkrun event director Gary Walker, the run follows a route