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6 days ago | 
lynnnews.co.uk | Alice Hobbs
A town’s out-of-hours GP service could close as part of a health board’s bid to save public money. The Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (ICB) has revealed its options to tackle its current financial challenges. The other options look at closing or reducing the hours at Norwich Walk-in Centre, or reorganising the Vulnerable Adults Health Inclusion Hub.
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1 week ago | 
fenlandcitizen.co.uk | Alice Hobbs
A woman remains in critical condition after she was involved in a crash between a fire engine and two buses. Officers and paramedics were called to the B1050 Station Road where it crosses the Guided Busway near Northstowe, Cambridgeshire, at about 2pm yesterday, following reports of the collision. The driver of the second bus, a 44-year-old woman from Gedney Hill, is still in Addenbrooke’s Hospital, seriously injured, while ten others who were also taken in for treatment suffered minor injuries.
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1 week ago | 
lynnnews.co.uk | Alice Hobbs
A rare fluffy animal has been welcomed into the world at a West Norfolk farm. Church Farm in Stow Bardolph said hello to “beautiful” Orchid, a Swiss Valais ewe who was born on Monday, April 7. She was the last of the breed to be delivered this season and could be seen on the farm’s Facebook page, sticking close to mum and taking in her surroundings. “Swiss Valais are a dual-purpose sheep with good meat and wool,” a spokesperson for the farm said.
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1 week ago | 
fenlandcitizen.co.uk | Alice Hobbs
A charity supporting children with disabilities is preparing to open a new branch next month. Little Miracles, which already has locations in Chatteris and March, is hoping to bring a “busy little centre” to 16 Horse Fair in Wisbech by May.
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1 week ago | 
fenlandcitizen.co.uk | Alice Hobbs
Police have slapped seven motorists with parking tickets following residents’ concerns. Officers paid visits to Whittlesey and March after being told of issues of illegal parking in the areas. On St Mary’s Street in Whittlesey, and Grays Lane and Broad Street in March, seven tickets were given to vehicles parked incorrectly in disabled bays, on the pavement and on double yellow lines.
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1 week ago | 
fenlandcitizen.co.uk | Alice Hobbs
A prolific shoplifter who carried out 17 thefts in less than four weeks has been jailed. Daniel Lawrence, of no fixed address, appeared at Huntingdon Magistrates’ Court last Wednesday after being arrested just before midnight on Monday, April 7. The 38-year-old was wanted in connection with multiple thefts from shops between March 13 and April 7, ten of which were at the Horsefair Shopping Centre on Churchill Road in Wisbech.
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1 week ago | 
lynnnews.co.uk | Alice Hobbs
A phone retailer has announced the opening date for its new town branch. The Digital Phone Company is bringing a shop to Hunstanton’s High Street on Thursday, April 24. Located next to Costa Coffee, those who visit in the first month will be eligible for ten minutes of free tech support. Inside, the store is set to look similar to the one which opened nearly two years ago in Fakenham - with brand new interior and bespoke units.
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1 week ago | 
lynnnews.co.uk | Alice Hobbs
Two toddlers were left with bruised faces after a bus driver “bombed it” over a mini-roundabout. Kyle Tipper was on the Lynx service’s 49A bus from Lynn to Fakenham with his three young children on Friday when the incident happened. The father explained that as the bus was going over the Wells/Highfield Road mini-roundabout in Fakenham, the driver took the corner too quickly, causing his double pram - with a two-year-old and one-year-old inside - to tip over.
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1 week ago | 
fenlandcitizen.co.uk | Alice Hobbs
A postmaster who had to close his village shop last month has taken on a new job. Fraser Lindsay, who used to run the Dersingham Post Office with his wife Maria, has thanked Fairbrother Pharmacy in Wisbech for offering him a role after his West Norfolk store went under. He now makes deliveries for the business on Church Terrace, and was offered the role when director and manager Ravi Patel saw a GoFundMe page dedicated to giving the owners a good send-off.
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1 week ago | 
lynnnews.co.uk | Alice Hobbs
A postmaster who had to close his village shop last month has taken on a new job. Fraser Lindsay, who used to run the Dersingham Post Office with his wife Maria, has thanked Fairbrother Pharmacy in Wisbech for offering him a role after his West Norfolk store went under. He now makes deliveries for the business on Church Terrace, and was offered the role when director and manager Ravi Patel saw a GoFundMe page dedicated to giving the owners a good send-off.
