Police who stopped and searched a 40-year-old found that he had a total of five bags of drugs in his possession. Andrew Coleman was stopped by officers on North Everard Street in Lynn on November 28 last year. He appeared at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on …
On this week in Bircham Newton, Burnham Market, Feltwell, Gayton, King’s LSnettisham and Terrington St Clement: May 12-18, 1994
In our weekly On This Week column, we take a look back 30 years… In an evening of pomp and ceremony, tinged with humour and sadness, Bryan Howling took his place as West Norfolk’s new Mayor. The committed environmentalist, from Terrington St Clement, s…
St Mary’s Church Long Sutton flower festival sees community pulling together raising funds to save church spire in need of £50k worth of repairs
The ‘swinging 60s’ were brought to life at a flower festival which raised funds to repair the oldest and tallest wooden church spire in Europe. Volunteers at St Mary’s Church in Long Sutton which has suffered with woodworm, created designs celebrating …
NFL rookie uses jersey number to take aim at teams that snubbed him in draft
By Declan Walsh Indianapolis Colts receiver Adonai Mitchell has used his jersey number to send a message to the NFL teams that overlooked him in the draft. His new Colts jersey, bearing the number 10, serves as a constant reminder of his drop in the dr…
Tydd St Mary nurse going to Parliament meeting with health chiefs to fight for fair access to Enhertu drug on NHS, which could extend her life
A terminally ill nurse will make the case for fair access to a drug which could give her more time with her family at a key meeting with health chiefs. Tracy Pratt has incurable secondary breast cancer but could be given two more precious years with hu…
King’s Lynn man in court after police stopped and searched him and found cannabis in hoodie pocket
Police patrolling in North Lynn stopped and searched a man who had a quantity of cannabis on him. Jamie Britton, 24, of Littleport Street in South Lynn appeared at the town’s magistrates’ court on Thursday where he admitted to having the class B drug i…
Florin Zaplan stole thousands of pounds worth of beauty products from Boots in Fakenham and King’s Lynn in attempt to get out of debt
A 20-year-old drove around Norfolk with no licence and stole thousands of pounds worth of beauty products from a number of Boots stores. Florin Zaplan appeared in Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Thursday where he was sentenced for committing the four thefts…
A Fakenham riverside walk and fun at the races
In his weekly Wensum feature, Jim Harding discusses the arrival of summer and horse racing… This may be anything but fresh news now but I can’t resist including you in my experiences of a recent riverside walk just on the cusp of May. I stood on the th…
Man who was growing 35 cannabis plants in Fakenham loft is at risk of prison sentence
Builders working on a house in Fakenham discovered a cannabis farm inside of a neighbour’s loft. That loft belonged to Steven Taylor, 51, who appeared at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Thursday where he admitted to producing a class B drug. Prosecutor Lesl…
Does the Darktrace takeover prove the US bad for British tech?
By Camilla De Coverly Veale Policy makers love that we’re building tech companies like Darktrace in the UK but hate it when they scale in the US. Time to regulate for reality, says Camilla de Coverly Veale You don’t have to look far to find someone pre…