March Town Council has its own diversity policy after councillors agreed to adopt one at their monthly meeting. Town clerk Sarah Lemmon explained the council should have a policy to comply with national policies and that she had found a suitable one an…
Chatteris town councillors given lesson in planning rules
Chatteris town councillors were given a brief insight into the planning process by one of Fenland’s leading councillors. Councillor David Connor, chair of the district authority’s planning committee, outlined how applications are dealt with and why cer…
Free and low-cost activity sessions in Fenland include special opportunity for people who want to lose weight
Adults who want to lose weight have the chance to sign up for a free, supportive course this month. It is part of a no-cost and low-cost exercise and wellbeing programme being offered across Fenland. Free ‘Active for Health’ sessions offer the chance f…
Downham Market woman Evelyn Mugo drunk-drove after learning of grandparents’ Africa death
A woman was caught drink-driving after seeking solace when she learned her grandparents had been killed in Africa. Evelyn Mugo, 37, of Nelson Avenue in Downham, was spotted by a police officer on the evening of June 30. They immediately became concerne…
King’s Lynn court mystified by Florin-Elvis Alexandru – a man with ‘five aliases’
Mystery surrounds a man with “five aliases” after a court was unable to be sure of his identity. Magistrates were forced to adjourn the case of 37-year-old Florin-Elvis Alexandru after a lengthy period spent trying to ascertain who he is. It had appear…
All Our Yesterdays: Memories from King’s Lynn, Downham Market, Hunstanton and Swaffham including poignant silence on first anniversary of 9/11
In our weekly All Our Yesterdays feature, we look back at snapshots from September reported over the years in the Lynn News… September 2002: Hunstanton’s long-awaited £8 million Tesco store was opened by six-year-old cystic fibrosis sufferer Charmaine …
Ross Nuttall in King’s Lynn court after leaving cyclist with brain bleed following Bawsey crash
A cyclist left with a brain bleed after a driver ploughed into her said it was “the most horrific experience” of her life. The victim was cycling along the B1145 at Bawsey on April 24 when Ross Nuttall, 25, struck her while attempting an overtake. Nutt…
Heacham First School pupils form walking bus in 2002
In our weekly Schooldays Memories feature we look back at a walking bus in September 2002… Traffic stopped and passers-by waved as a crocodile of Heacham’s youngest residents, led by several responsible adults, trotted to school in bright high-visibili…
Italy manager issues fresh Riccardo Calafiori injury update after Arsenal star limped off vs France
Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori started for Italy against France in the Nations League on Friday night. The Azzurri hadn’t won a game against Les Bleus in Paris for 70 years, but that long wait finally came to an end at the Parc des Princes. Bradle…
‘We have decided to work with the leading group for the sake of the residents’
It’s the turn of Conservative leader on West Norfolk Council, Brian Long, to write this week’s Friday Politics column… This is my first time at writing a column for the Lynn News as the leader of the opposition of West Norfolk Council. Despite being th…