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Hundreds bid fond farewell to former West Norfolk Mayor

It was a remarkable funeral service and celebration of life for a remarkable man when hundreds of mourners packed into the Lynn Minster to bid a fond farewell to Honorary Alderman and former West Norfolk Borough Mayor Nick Daubney.And in poignant messages, written by Mr Daubney himself and his widow Cheryl, they both told of their love for each other and the support they had been given by family and

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National News

Mortgage crisis to deepen as Bank hikes interest rates to 5

The Bank of England has pushed up interest rates to 5%, the highest rate in almost 15 years, as policymakers and the UK Government come under mounting pressure to control the cost-of-living crisis. The move is set to deepen the mortgage crisis as borrowing costs are hiked up for the 13th time in a row. The 0.5 percentage point increase was the sharpest increase since February, surprising economists who had

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Sport

West Norfolk drivers endure a tough night at Adrian Flux Arena

There was little cheer for West Norfolk drivers during an action-packed night of racing at Lynn's Adrian Flux Arena on Saturday night.A fantastic turnout of 1300 stock cars saw a full “BriSCA” type format being run with a qualifiers only final. The racing was great throughout and hopes were high pre meeting that local star Jake Banwell would be able to overturn the 12-point deficit to hit the top of

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National News

Additional support sent to help as time runs out to find missing deep sea vessel

It's thought oxygen supplies on the Titan will be close to running out Additional help is being sent to find the missing Titan submersible with just hours of oxygen thought to be left for those onboard. The vessel lost communication with tour operators on Sunday while about 435 miles south of St John’s, Newfoundland, during a voyage to the Titanic shipwreck off the coast of Canada. As of Wednesday afternoon, it was

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National News

Ben Wallace rules himself out of contention to be Nato chief

The Defence Secretary had been thought to be one of the frontrunners for the job British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has ruled himself out of contention to succeed the secretary general of Nato, Jens Stoltenberg. Mr Wallace told The Economist “it’s not going to happen” and there are “a lot of unresolved issues in Nato”. He said the US wants Mr Stoltenberg to stay in the role. Earlier in the month, US President Joe Biden

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Sport

King’s Lynn Soccer Club paving the way for a brighter future

King's Lynn Soccer Club are winning off the pitch as much as they are on it.The newly-promoted outfit won Division 5 North of the Anglian Combination, remaining unbeaten with three games left in a season that Dedicated Care-sponsored player Thomas Wagg netted 70 times in the first season of asking.Not only did they win the league in style, they also win Junior Team of the Month in recognition of their

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Local News

Plans revealed for six blocks of flats with commercial space – but could see demolition of community centre

Plans for 65 new affordable flats have made progress and could also see the demolition of a community centre used by thousands over the years.Six blocks of flats have been proposed for Hillington Square in Lynn to replace 67 of the existing flats.It is part of the final phase of the Lynn development after 190 apartments have previously been built in four refurbished blocks.An aerial view of Hillington Square in

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Local News

New units at town business park are ‘nearly finished’ – and could be ready by October

The first phase of work at a multi-million pound brownfield development site is “nearly finished”, according to councillors.Businesses have been invited to rent out the first units at Lynn’s Nar Ouse Business Park, off Nar Ouse Way, which are due to be up and running by October.This is part of a West Norfolk Council and Norfolk County Council project to open up the east side of the site, with £8million

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National News

Sunak says he feels moral responsibility to halve inflation

The Prime Minister says he feels a “deep moral responsibility” to deliver on his pledge to halve inflation after the key driver behind the cost-of-living crisis stayed static last month. Office for National Statistics data published on Wednesday showed that the Consumer Prices Index inflation (CPI) remained at 8.7% in May, the same level as in April, despite experts forecasting a fall to 8.4%. Rishi Sunak, due to speak on

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