Daily crowds of 20,000 expected for free Festival of Watersports event

Daily crowds of 20,000 expected for free Festival of Watersports event

Organisers are urging people to not miss out on an “absolutely phenomenal” free experience this weekend when the Hanseatic Festival of Watersports returns to Lynn.Water ski races, jet ski and powerboat racing - with breathtaking speeds of up to 100pmh - and a number of exciting demonstrations will keep punters entertained.Live music by local band Redemption and fireworks on Saturday night, as well as daily flypasts, will keep the fun

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Denver suffer back-to-back defeats in Norfolk Alliance Division Four

Denver's hopes of maintaining their strong start to the new season were dashed with their second successive defeat at the weekend.A late cameo from Joe Manning wasn't enough as they suffered a 30-run defeat to Great Melton in Norfolk Alliance Division Four,The home won the toss and chose to bowl first and they made a good start, picking up an early wicket.Denver against Great Melton in Norfolk Alliance Division FourDenver

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Pelicans pay tribute to ‘club legend’ following his death

Pelicans Hockey Club has paid tribute to one of its former playing stalwarts following his sudden death last week.Alan ‘Saggy’ Sagrott, 64, passed away last week after representing the club in a number of capacities for more than four decades.Saggrott was an incredibly agile, fearless goalkeeper and spent a number of years in the first team and was also a member of the very successful Pelicans indoor team in the

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Linnets lose long-serving skipper to National League North rivals

King's Lynn Town have been dealt a huge blow with captain Michael Clunan leaving the club for pastures new at Scunthorpe United.Clunan has become the second player to leave the Linnets for the Iron following Tyler Denton's departure early last week.The 29-year-old made more than 300 appearances in a Lynn shirt and scored more than 56 goals from midfield.Michael Clunan who has left King's Lynn Town for Scunthorpe UnitedLynn were

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Groundsman has livelihood stolen from him as theives take tractor and trailer

A groundsman who works on football pitches across the county has had his livelihood stolen from him after somebody took his tractor and trailer last week.Chris Cracknell, from Fakenham, has worked on town’s football pitch for more than 10 years and has spoke of his struggles after his tractor, trailer and disc seeder were taken last week.At the beginning of this month, Chris had bought the equipment from a former

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Lynn club plays host to four-times world champion on Saturday

A four-times world champion thrilled a sell-out crowd as Mark Selby played an exhibition at the Maltings Q Club on Saturday night.Selby - fresh from his runners-up spot at this year's Cazoo World Championship - was joined by Chatteris cueman Joe Perry, and others, for an evening of snooker at the Lynn venue.Leicester-based Selby - the first player to make a 147 in a World Championship final - delighted the

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Popular discount store to close within two weeks

The doors at a popular town centre discount store will close within a fortnight.The Poundland premises on Broad Street in Lynn, within the Vancouver Quarter, are set to shut at the start of next month.Company bosses have said that although they wished to stay open at the site, their landlord has “asked them to leave”.The Poundland store on Broad Street will close at the start of JuneThe future of the

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Alison Hammond and Dermot OLeary to fill in as interim This Morning hosts

Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary will fill in as hosts on This Morning on Monday following Phillip Schofield’s departure from the show, ITV has confirmed. On Saturday, Schofield announced he was stepping down from presenting the ITV talk show with “immediate effect” after more than 20 years on the programme. Holly Willoughby, who Schofield has hosted alongside since 2009, will remain on the show but she is taking early half-term

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Manchester City players and fans celebrate step one of the treble

Manchester City celebrated with their fans after being crowned Premier League champions for a fifth time in six seasons. City were presented with the trophy for a third season in succession after comfortably beating Chelsea 1-0 in their final home match of the campaign at a sun-drenched Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Their latest triumph could be the first leg of a treble with City still having the FA Cup and

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