2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (228+ words) The elderly parents of a 40-year-old who viciously attacked them in their own home are at their “wit’s end” with his behaviour. A drunk Peter Goff called his parents at 6.15am on April 21, from Swaffham, asking to be picked up, Lynn’s…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (142+ words) A care worker accused of sexually assaulting a mentally disabled man is set to reappear in court. David Maycroft, of Birchfield Road in Nordelph, attended Lincoln Magistrates’ Court this morning. It was alleged that in May 2025, while working as a…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (327+ words) Those caught dumping rubbish on North Norfolk’s beaches will now face £500 fines under a sweeping council crackdown. The six-fold penalty hike – from £80 to the statutory maximum – will seek to deter beach-goers from dumping their waste across the coastline. The unanimous…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (560+ words) A doctor who sexually harassed a mentally ill patient and entered into a relationship with another has been struck off. Dr William Smerdon, who previously worked at Lynn’s Southgates Medical Centre and The Woottons Surgery, has been removed from the…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (851+ words) Last week, Lynn Magistrates’ Court heard a statement from a victim who was left feeling “traumatised” and “terrified” after her ex-partner installed a tracking device in her handbag. Antonio Vaz installed the device, which also recorded sound, in a pocket…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (240+ words) A drink-driver who was “trying really hard” not to offend the morning after an illegal rave was caught behind the wheel. Police pulled Kane Curtis over at 10.45am on Thursford Road in Little Snoring after they suspected he was over the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (264+ words) A man who believed his partner was having an affair hid tracking devices in her handbag and later pushed her to the floor during a heated argument. The tracking device remained unknowingly in the woman’s bag for months, and it…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (153+ words) An inquest has opened into the death of a man who had the “kindest of souls” after he was found with gunshot injuries. Aiden Crown, a self-employed landlord and business director, was discovered at a property on Lynn Road in…...