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Disgraced head teacher jailed again after persistent messages in lead-up to trial
Greg Hill has been jailed again and ordered to pay compensation after sending persistent messages to education bosses.
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More toilet paper and excrement flows into rare chalk stream
Problems with sewage flowing into a rare chalk stream have returned to a village despite work to prevent the problem.
Five men to appear in court charged with fraud after alleged rogue trader incident led to police chase
Five men have been charged with fraud offences after an alleged rogue trader incident led to a police chase towards Cambridgeshire.
Coffee shop set to welcome customers to ‘brighter’ store after revamp
A coffee shop is almost ready to welcome customers to its “brighter and warmer” store after a refurbishment.
Paedophile remanded in custody after trying to communicate sexually with a child
A man has admitted sexual offences involving attempted contact with a child.
Six arrested for drug offences in area of town as part of police crackdown
Multiple arrests relating to drug-dealing were made yesterday as part of a crackdown in the area.
On this week in 2014 and 1994: £4m innovation centre finally becoming reality and celebrations for 100 years of band
In our weekly On This Week column, we look through the pages of the Lynn News from October 2014 and a picture from October 1994…
Success for town company as it vows to keep working with crucial distribution centre
A packaging firm which offers its services across the world has extended its contract with its West Midlands distribution centre.
‘First class’ businesses celebrated at annual Food and Drink Awards
Businesses who serve us the very best food and drink were recognised for their hard work at the West Norfolk Food and Drink Awards.
MP calls for ‘swift progress’ to happen amid hospital rebuild go-ahead
In his weekly column, North West Norfolk MP James Wild discusses his hope for “swift progress” with the rebuild of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital…
21-year-old to face trial after denying starting fire at cinema
A 21-year-old has denied causing more than £2,000 worth of damage to a cinema after a fire was started earlier this year.
Dream come true for resident Susan as penguins flock into care home
Usual care home visitors do not have a beak and feathers, but a flock of them visited a group of elderly people recently.
Pints on offer for less than £2 at pub’s beer festival
A 12-day beer festival is coming up soon at a town pub which will have 30 real ales from five international brewers on offer.
College’s skills brunch aimed to address training and development needs
A college hosted a Care Skills Brunch networking event at its University Centre.
Step back in time for October memories including extension to railway station car park
In our weekly All Our Yesterdays feature we look back at events in the month of October over the years…
Styling products from town barbershop reaches finals of national awards
Products made by a salon owner have reached the finalists in a national beauty awards.
Teenager banned from town centre after ‘antagonising’ public could not resist another night out
A drunk teenager who was “antagonising” members of the public could have avoided coming to court if he had complied with a police caution.
Five men arrested after alleged rogue trader incident led to police chase
Five men have been arrested on suspicion of fraud after an alleged rogue trader incident led to a police chase towards Cambridgeshire.
30-year-old’s death remains a mystery after inquest
A 30-year-old was found surrounded by blood and vomit four days after he died.
Fresh allegations of Greg Hill saying he wanted to see young teacher ‘in a bikini’
Fresh allegations have suggested that Greg Hill behaved inappropriately around numerous female teachers over a number of years.