A prolific shoplifter who targeted Lynn stores can expect a knock at the door from police after failing to turn up for court. Ricky McGrath, 34, of Wedgwood Drive in Wisbech, was due to appear at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Thursday to be sentenced for a raft of theft offences …
Read More »Workers strike, King’s Lynn woman found guilty of murder and flat plans for old Debenhams building
Reporter Lucy Carter takes a look back at some of the biggest news stories in West Norfolk from October to December 2022. Strike action began in October as BT workers gathered in Lynn to campaign for a better pay increase. Around 20 workers picketed about the ‘unfair’ pay rise which …
Read More »King’s Lynn woman jailed following disturbance at Royal Mail delivery office
A Lynn woman has gone to prison after a disturbance at the town’s Royal Mail delivery office triggered a suspended sentence. Cara Clarke, 33, had been given 12 weeks’ custody, suspended for one year, in June for assaulting an emergency worker. On Thursday, appearing before Lynn Magistrates’ Court, she pleaded …
Read More »Postmen battle on despite the pandemic challenges in West Norfolk
Postmen continue to provide a essential service for West Norfolk despite the difficult challenges presented by Covid-19. West Norfolk county councillor Alex Kemp has expressed concern over postmen’s safety being put at risk with those based in rural offices such as West Winch, Clenchwarton and Middleton being relocated to the …
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