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Local News

Community choir’s summer concert supports town’s night shelter

A community choir has held a summer concert with a raffle and refreshments in aid of Lynn Night Shelter.Lynn Community Choir’s concert, held on Saturday, filled St Nicholas Chapel with music from “popular basics” to “summertime show stoppers”, with officials from the night shelter saying one of the evening’s highlights was Bob Dylan’s ‘Forever Young’.Music director Charlotte Sinassi-Hill, pianist David Hill and the choir impressed the audience members with their

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National News

Eyes of the world on Wests support for Ukraine recovery says Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Western leaders to help rebuild his war-torn country, as he hailed the reconstruction project as a crucial part of its fight for freedom. He addressed the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London via video-link on Wednesday, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reiterated their support for the country. “The eyes of the world are looking at us and whether

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Sport

Pickering snubs Stars to rejoin league rivals Sheffield

King's Lynn have been snubbed by former skipper Josh Pickering, who has controversially agreed a deal to return Sports Insure Premiership rivals Sheffield.Pickering, who has endured an injury-hit season so far, was taken out of the MacInnes Stars’ team declaration as part of the changes which saw Artem Laguta and Kye Thomson join the club.However, that move was not as a 28-day injury replacement, as a one-to-seven featuring both Laguta

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National News

Father who became homeless describes Windrush experience as worse than hell

A father who ended up homeless because he could not prove his right to work in the UK has described his lengthy experience with the Windrush compensation scheme as “worse than hell”. Fitzroy Maynard said he had been unable to get work for around a decade after losing his job as a residential caretaker in 2007. Having come from Antigua as a child in 1980 and later worked in the

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Local News

Six fire crews battled blaze for nearly four hours

Firefighters spent nearly four hours battling a town blaze last night.A commercial building fire took hold at Poplar Avenue in the Saddlebow area of Lynn, with Norfolk Fire and Rescue being called at 10.26pm.Appliances were sent from Lynn, Sandringham, Hunstanton, Fakenham, Downham and Terrington St Clement, and crews wore breathing apparatus while fighting the flames.Crews battled the blaze at Poplar Avenue into the early hours of the morning. Picture: iStockThey

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National News

Pet insurance payouts top 1bn in 2022 as owners face costly vet treatment

Pet insurance payouts reached a record high in 2022 with insurers dishing out more than £1 billion as veterinary costs soared, new figures show. Some 1.3 million claims were made in total during the year, 28% more than in 2021, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) revealed. Dogs make up the majority of pet insurance claims, followed by cats. Claims for more expensive treatment like spinal surgery can be up

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Local News

Aspiring Olympian slams plans to close town’s indoor skate park

An aspiring Olympian who trains at Lynn’s skate park has slammed early plans to redevelop the facilities.A West Norfolk Council consultation into the possible revamp of Lynn’s Kaset skate park opened yesterday, with new activities being touted for the indoor area.Bosses at Lynnsport say this is because it is underused - with, on average, around three visits per hour.Aspiring Olympian skateboarder Joe Hinson has called for the indoor Kaset skate

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Local News

Developer excited to ‘transform’ town building into flats

Developers are looking forward to “transforming” a town centre building by regenerating a former furniture store.Lynn-based Dwellings4U has been granted planning permission to create new residential housing in the upper floors of a Norfolk Street building.The premises, which were most recently occupied by the Wooden Tops furniture shop, look set to have their upper floors converted into five apartments.The Norfolk Street corner with Paradise Lane, where the apartments will be

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National News

Alarm sounded over worsening access to NHS care when people need it most

Patients’ access to healthcare when they are in urgent need is “worsening” and improving services will be a “significant challenge” for the NHS, according to a new report. It comes at a time when more people than ever are seeking unplanned and urgent NHS care, according to the National Audit Office (NAO) study. The report sets out a number of struggles which patients face when trying to access urgent and

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