Eastern Daily Press

22 hours ago | edp24.co.uk | Owen Sennitt

Austen Moore has been elected to represent North Lynn at West Norfolk Council with nearly 50pc of the vote. While Jacqueline Fry has narrowly snatched victory from her Liberal Democrat rival in Fairstead by just 14 votes to become the first woman to be elected for the party in Norfolk. It means Reform now has four seats at West Norfolk Council, which is controlled by a coalition of independents, Greens and Liberal Democrats.

23 hours ago | edp24.co.uk | Owen Sennitt

2 1/1 A crackdown on poor living conditions in some of the most deprived communities are leading to rising tensions with claims it will lead to an increase in the number of asylum seekers. Great Yarmouth Borough Council (GYBC) is looking to introduce tougher regulations for more than 5,000 properties in parts of the coastal town through a selective licensing scheme.

1 day ago | edp24.co.uk | Owen Sennitt

Emerald Park, which was once the home of Gorleston FC, will be turned into 84 homes (Image: Newsquest) It was once one of the busiest football stadiums in the county and served as the home of the Greens. But the hallowed grounds of Emerald Park in Gorleston will now be turned into housing in a move that marks the end of an era. Great Yarmouth Borough Council's planning committee approved a bid to build 80 properties on the site.

1 day ago | edp24.co.uk | Simon Parkin

Kevin Storr, 39, is one of six men due to be sentenced later this month for affray following a confrontation between rival groups on the Fairstead estate in King's Lynn. Police were called on March 8 to reports of people wielding items as weapons - including a baseball bat, hammer, golf club, garden edging tool and metal pole. A machete was also brandished.

1 day ago | edp24.co.uk | Owen Sennitt

As voters prepared to take to the polls, a series of images appeared on the North West Norfolk branch of Reform's Facebook page. They show what appear to be AI-generated photographs of supporters holding boards urging people to vote at the Fairstead and North Lynn district council by-elections held today (Thursday, June 5). In one of the images, a young blonde woman appears to have the hands of an older person with a different skin tone.