Cortege of ambulances for Bruce, who died after 42 years’ dedication to helping others

Cortege of ambulances for Bruce, who died after 42 years’ dedication to helping others

The life of a man who spent 42 years helping others while working for the ambulance service has been honoured.Many came out to pay their respects to Bruce Durham, who died at Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital aged 64 on October 17, including a cortege of ambulance vehicles which made their way to Mintlyn Crematorium for his funeral.The husband, father and grandfather has been remembered for his dedication to the emergency

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‘A dangerous situation’: Drivers cutting through bus route while bollards are down

Drivers have been warned not to cut through a bus route while bollards have been lowered for repairs.The bollards on Hardings Way, heading into South Lynn, have not been working for a number of weeks now.Norfolk County Council, which is responsible for them, says they have been lowered at the request of bus drivers who use the route due to problems with their card readers.The Hardings Way bollards have been

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Defeat for Pelicans in 035s Cup

Pelicans travelled to St Ives for the first round of the O35 Cup competition on Sunday.It was a great opportunity for all teams in the club to be represented alongside some ex-players who dusted off their sticks to play again.St Ives took the offensive from the pushback and were relentless in their attacking play to record an 8-1 win.Pelicans O35s before their cup clash against St Ives on Sunday.Player-of-the-match Kirstie

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Claimer helps herself to Fakenham double

A double by claiming jockey Lilly Pinchin highlighted an additional meeting at Fakenham after the track had lost its first two meetings of the season to waterlogged going.Riding for Newmarket trainer James Owen, she took the opening Sky Bet Fillies Race over two miles on Royal Athena after a tussle up the home straight with odds-on favourite Grain Of Hope under Dylan Whelan.Refusing to wilt the pairing crossed the line

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Pelicans men are beaten for the first time

Pelicans tasted defeat for the first time with a 3-2 loss against newly-formed Cambridge HC who were promoted last season.They still find themselves top of the league thanks to a superior goal difference.In an even first half, Pelicans had an early blow when influential midfielder Kirwin Christoffels had to leave the pitch due to an injury.Pelicans menIn among the reshuffle, Pelicans took some time to settle and went 1-0 to

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Bereaved military children march to remember their parents

Children of deceased military personnel took to the streets to march at the National Service of Remembrance in memory of their heroes.46 members of Scotty’s Little Soldiers, a Lynn-based charity, travelled to London last weekend in their black and yellow scarves to take part in the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance.Many of the bereaved children were sporting the medals of their parents, along with a personalised medal of their

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Linnets midfielder shrugs off sickness to sink Scunthorpe United

King's Lynn Town boss Adam Lakeland has revealed how a below-par George Morrison climbed off his sick bed to help the Linnets sink league leaders Scunthorpe United on Tuesday night.Midfielder Morrison scored twice as Lynn came from behind to defeat the Iron 3-1 in a dramatic night under the lights at The Walks.Lakeland, who takes his side to Stourbridge in the FA Trophy on Saturday, said: “He didn't train yesterday

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West Norfolk driver makes it a championship treble

Micromax karting ace Jenson Sayell, 10, sealed a sensational championship treble at the weekend.The Marshland St James driver rounded off a memorable campaign by adding the Hunts Kart Racing Club 2023 championship to his Super One and London Cup Championships.On Sayell's display, sponsor Chris Phillips, from Superstox 99, “It was great to finally catch up and watch Jenson race.Triple-championship winner Jenson Sayell. Picture: Josh East Photography“What impressed me the most

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Car club members commemorate Armistice Day with classic vehicle run

A group of the King’s Lynn Kruisers car club members along with friends commemorated Armistice Day by holding a classic vehicle run.Members met up at Sainsbury car park in Lynn for a short service of remembrance, including a two-minute silence.They then embarked on a steady cruise to Hunstanton where they congregated at Tesco car park, meeting with other members from this area. All then enjoyed a meal at the Mariners

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