- Brand and Perry divorce finalised
- Junk food ads 'aimed at children'
- Bank set to add £50bn economy boost
- Watchdog warning over defence cuts
- Elderly man dies after dog attack
- BBC boss backs more 'older' women
- PM urges more women in boardrooms
- Award for Harry the Apache pilot
- Britain braced for further snow
- Results reveal cost of hack probe
- PM, Osborne 'wedded to old rules'
- Falkland military claims rejected
- Coogan settles NotW hacking claim
- Mills will give evidence to Leveson
- Race abuse fan gets three year ban
- Tory MPs demand Livingstone apology
- Airport tweet 'made law look silly'
- Capello quits as England manager
- Trust reveals tallest tree in UK
- Hacker 'in terror' over extradition
Latest News
Snow mountain, snowman at Hilgay!
TOWERING above the wintry weather is a giant snowman, built at Dents farm shop at Hilgay.
Lynn: Armed arrests of two men for Boston murder - SEE VIDEO video
ARMED police carried out a dramatic noon swoop in Lynn’s Saturday Market Place on Friday to arrest two men wanted in connection with the murder of a Boston man.
West Norfolk: Do you have the heart to volunteer?
AS we draw closer to Valentine’s Day, the East of England Ambulance Service is asking people across Norfolk to mark the day with a pledge to save lives in the community.
Bedwetting children still a concern for parents
BEDWETTING is still a taboo issue for worried parents in West Norfolk, a report has found.
Lynn: Arty activities this half-term
THE Vancouver Quarter is offering two full days of free activities to keep your little ones busy this half term.
Regional News
Two probes into prisoner escapes
Two investigations are under way after recent armed ambushes enabled prisoners to escape in West Suffolk and Worcestershire, deputy Lords leader Lord McNally has confirmed.
'Last' war service member dies
The world's last surviving First World War service member has died aged 110 in Norfolk.
Police appeal over A602 assault
Police have appealed for information about an assault in Stevenage over the weekend.
Care case 'raises profound issues'
The Supreme Court has been told that a 26-year-old blind man was fighting a care funding battle with Cambridgeshire County Council, which raised "important and profound" issues for disabled people.
Couple deliver baby in the snow
A Norwich couple have welcomed their new baby into the world - after the mother went into labour in the snow outside her home.
National News
Brand and Perry divorce finalised
A US judge has finalised Katy Perry and Russell Brand's divorce, although the pair will not legally split up until July.
Junk food ads 'aimed at children'
A charity is complaining to the advertising watchdog about more than 50 websites it claims market junk food to children.
Bank set to add £50bn economy boost
The Bank of England is expected to unleash another multi-billion round of emergency support for the UK economy despite signs that the UK's financial health may be starting to improve.
Watchdog warning over defence cuts
The armed forces risk losing vital skills because of the speed of the Government's defence cuts, the Whitehall spending watchdog has warned.
Elderly man dies after dog attack
An 83-year-old man has died after being attacked by a pitbull-type dog that had escaped from a neighbour's garden, Scotland Yard said.
Business News
Traffic diverted during bridge work near Feltwell
STRENGTHENING and maintenance work began this week on the White Dyke Bridge, which crosses the Cut-off Channel about a mile south-west of Feltwell.
Faster journeys through King’s Cross station announced
PASSENGERS with First Capital Connect will enjoy a faster, more direct journey through King’s Cross station when the new state-of-the-art concourse opens on Monday, March 19, after more than three years’ work.
Lynn: Supermarket plan changes
SHOPPERS could visit a dentist or doctor while doing their weekly shop after alterations to a supermarket have been approved.
Grimston: Assurance on village PO
POSTAL chiefs say they are still looking at options for a village after its branch closed.
Swaffham: Plans for Tesco store displayed
PEOPLE in the Swaffham area have had their first chance to see what the town’s proposed new Tesco supermarket might look like.
Campaigns
Painting the town red for heart charity funds
ONE of West Norfolk’s representatives in Europe backed a heart charity’s fundraising campaign when he launched National Heart Month in Lynn.
INCINERATOR: Business day well attended
A BUSINESS open day organised by developers of the incinerator was attended by more than 150 people.
INCINERATOR: Getting value for your £157,128.08?
A TWIN hat councillor who has pocketed a share of more than £150,000 of allowances and expenses so far this year has insisted: “We deserve it.”
4 commentsINCINERATOR: Legal bid welcomed
CAMPAIGNERS protesting against plans to build an incinerator on the outskirts of Lynn have applauded West Norfolk council’s decision to apply for a judicial review of ministers’ decision to provide cash for the project.
Crime and Courts
Speeding fine for driver, 85
AN 85-year-old driver who broke the 30mph speed limit in Gayton Road, Gaywood, was fined £60 at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Friday.
Man accused over web dating profile
A WEST Norfolk businessman has appeared in court accused of setting up a false profile for his estranged wife on dating websites in breach of a restraining order.
Man jailed for attack on partner
A MAN who put the mother of his seven-month-old baby in fear of her life by grabbing her round the throat and stopping her breathing was jailed for nine weeks by West Norfolk magistrates on Friday.
St John’s Fen End: Metal thefts
A LARGE quantity of metal was stolen from a bungalow in St John’s Fen End.
Lynn: Lorry driver targets van at red lights
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a lorry driver banged on the windows of a van and knocked a wing mirror off the vehicle in Lynn.
Education
SCHOOL INFORMATION TODAY
THE following is the latest information concerning schools today (Tuesday) in Norfolk.
Fairstead: Class clowns in a spin at school’s circus day
ENTERTAINERS Great Gappo and Crazy Bananas led an open day of circus-themed activities at Lynn’s Fairstead Primary School.
Hunstanton: School is going the right way, says head
A SCHOOL which was placed into special measures despite posting record exam results is making satisfactory progress in tackling its problems.
SCHOOL DAYS: Denver a happy place to be - SEE PICTURES
DENVER Primary School is becoming a mini-centre of musical excellence.
Health
Lynn: Family hold fundraising ball
FOUR sisters from Lynn are organising a fundraising ball in memory of their mother, Gillian Martin who died aged 50 after a battle with breast cancer.
Painting the town red for heart charity funds
ONE of West Norfolk’s representatives in Europe backed a heart charity’s fundraising campaign when he launched National Heart Month in Lynn.
Lynn: Shedding the pounds
THE Stroke Association has joined forces with the Do Something Different programme to give people in West Norfolk the support they need to shed the pounds for good.
Hair we go, says loving daughter
A DAUGHTER has donated her hair to the Hepatitis C Trust to complete the work started by her mother in an earlier campaign.
Lynn: Bus tribute to tragic Lisa
NORFOLK Green has named one of its buses in memory of brain tumour victim Lisa Wiles and the charity she helped set up to boost research.
Environment
Snow-covered Hunstanton cliffs
LYNN News reader Maria Rix sent in this photograph of Hunstanton cliffs in the recent cold snap.
Go snow - white-out delivers day off for pupils and bin collections
WEST Norfolk had its first taste of winter over the weekend as several inches of snow fell on the area.
INCINERATOR: Chance to object to planning application
A DOCUMENT allowing the public to object to the planning application for the proposed waste incinerator at Saddlebow has been prepared by campaigners against it.
Barwick and Syderstone: Wind farms would be ‘detrimental’ inquiry told
A PUBLIC inquiry on two proposed wind farms opened this week.
INCINERATOR: Business day well attended
A BUSINESS open day organised by developers of the incinerator was attended by more than 150 people.
Traffic & Transport
Traffic diverted during bridge work near Feltwell
STRENGTHENING and maintenance work began this week on the White Dyke Bridge, which crosses the Cut-off Channel about a mile south-west of Feltwell.
Little Dunham: Police hunt for fail-to-stop driver
POLICE are searching for a car that was involved in a crash in Little Dunham, yesterday morning, after the driver failed to stop despite extensive damage to both vehicles.
UPDATE: Tilney All Saints: Verge gives way under school bus
A COACH taking pupils home from Terrington St Clement High School slipped into a ditch after a verge gave way yesterday (Thursday).
Dersingham: Car crashes into ditch
A CAR was left in a ditch after it came off the road at a roundabout in Dersingham on Tuesday night.
West Lynn: Woman trapped in crash
A WOMAN in her 40s was taken to hospital on Saturday afternoon following a collision involving a motorcycle and car.
Columnists
Straight Talk
WE rang up one of the twin-hatter councillors the other day to ask him questions about the incinerator. He gave us some quotes and a broadside, too.
Wensum
IT’S a fairly well kept secret but the monthly jazz night sessions at The Bell in Hempton are one of the minor joys of living here.
The Big Eye
I USED to work for a local firm with a relatively short chain of command. There is the owner, a managing director, a small handful of obsequious and powerless non-executive directors, a sales manager and then “us”. The company is run on very autocratic lines and the MD’s word is final. A premier bully and a dinosaur of epic proportions, but he sees himself as dynamic, decisive and immensely conversant with the ways of modern business as far as he imagines it to be.
Adam and Hannah off-air
n Adam: My girlfriend and I recently decided it was about time that we moved in together and we finally got the keys to our lovely new place at the weekend.
Letters
Would this work for Lynn and Hunny?
I HAD the pleasure as a youngster to ride the Lynn to Hunstanton line when it had steam trains.
1 commentDon’t let them walk all over us
WHY does it seem that West Norfolk, especially around Lynn, is being used as a dumping ground?
Up in the air with thanks . . .
ON January 16 I organised a charity bingo in aid of the East Anglian air Ambulance and through your paper I would like to say a big thank-you to those shops in town and Gaywood and also Knight’s Hill Farm shop and anybody else who kindly gave to this good cause. A grand total of £253.60p was raised on the evening. Many thanks to you all.
More bins needed
RESIDENTS of Grovelands in Ingoldisthorpe have been increasingly concerned about the problems of irresponsible dog owners who refuse to clean-up after their animals, leaving one particular alleyway resembling a dog toilet.
Light railway: A good idea
A LIGHT rail system for Lynn, as referred to by Rob Archer (Lynn News, January 27), to connect Lynn with Hunstanton, rather than the reinstatement of the conventional railway link so often discussed and as often dismissed – rightly – as impractical, was first mooted at a public meeting in Lynn around 20 years ago.
Video
MURDER INVESTIGATION: Black-clad officers search for clues. WATCH VIDEO. video
COULD windswept Snettisham beach hold vital clues to solve the murder of Alisa Dmitrijeva?
CAMPBELL’S TOWER BLOWN UP - WATCH VIDEO HERE video
ONE of Lynn’s most iconic landmarks, Campbell’s Tower, was blown up this morning in a controlled explosion.
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Sarah will press button - WATCH VIDEO AND VIDEO ON THIS SITE SUNDAY MORNING video
CLENCHWARTON’S Sarah Griffiths will be pressing the button on Sunday (January 15) to blow up the iconic Campbell’s Tower.
MURDER INVESTIGATION - Police appeal for public’s help video
DETECTIVES investigating the murder of teenager Alisa Dmitrijeva are appealing for the public’s help to get justice for the student.
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Thursday 09 February 2012
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