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King takes part in first Trooping the Colour ceremony as monarch

The King has received the official birthday wishes of the nation during his first Trooping the Colour ceremony as monarch. Pomp and pageantry were on display during the military spectacle where the most prestigious regiments in the British Army honoured their Colonel in Chief by parading to mark his anniversary. Charles had deputised for Queen Elizabeth II at last year’s event, also known as the Birthday Parade, but now rode

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Your letters on train strikes, a new hospital, politics, transport and rewilding

Here are the Lynn News letters from Friday, June 16, 2023...Those taking industrial action need our supportWe would be foolish to accept the nonsense that David Fleming writes concerning rail workers striking for 'political reasons'.Neither rail workers (or anybody else) ever strikes for any other reason that they want justice. I can only surmise that Mr Fleming himself has never been in a situation where he has not had a

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Former carer used patient’s bank details to spend more than £6,000 on Amazon

A former carer “dishonestly abused her posistion” when she ordered more than £6,000 worth of items on Amazon using a patient’s bank details.Gemma Isbell, 34, of Hill Road, Ingoldisthorpe admitted to the offence of fraud by abuse of posistion at Lynn’s Magistrates’ Court on Thursday – where she avoided going to prison.Crown prosecutor Abdul Khan said that between the dates of October 2021 to October 2022, Isbell was using the

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Drink driver stopped by police after having three beers while watching King’s Coronation

A drink driver was caught with a bottle of vodka on the driver seat but denied consuming any.At Lynn’s Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, Romans Grisins, 38, of Five Elms, Fairstead, admitted to driving above the specified alcohol limit.Prosecutor Abdul Khan said that police pulled Grisins over on Loke Road as part of a routine stop.Grisins was caught drink driving on Loke Road in Lynn. Picture: iStockOfficers found an open bottle

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Award winning hairdresser does not feel worthy of royal honour

An award-winning hairdresser who started free pamper sessions for women with cancer said she does not feel “worthy” after being awarded a British Empire Medal in the King’s Birthday Honours. Jill Lauder, 53, from Grangemouth, said the medal came as a complete surprise and she has no idea who nominated her. She opened her salon Lady J’s in the town in 2011 and started hosting the free pamper sessions three

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Literary giant Martin Amis given knighthood before death at 73

Martin Amis, the British literary giant whose work was respected by contemporaries across the creative sphere and who died last month, has been knighted. After publishing his first novel at the age of 24, he went on to write 13 more – as well as a memoir, two collections of stories and eight collections of non-fiction works. The author was given a knighthood before his death from cancer at the

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Ian Wright and Sarah Hunter among sports stars recognised in honours list

Former England footballer Ian Wright and ex-England rugby captain Sarah Hunter are among the sporting stars who have been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours list. Hunter, who won a record 141 caps and was part of the team which won the 2014 World Cup, has become a CBE, and is one of a number of influential women on the list which also includes former UK Sport chief executive Liz

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Sitting Labour and Tory MPs recognised with awards in Kings Birthday Honours

Labour and Conservative former ministers along with two prominent Tory backbenchers are among the politicians recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours for public service. Sir Ben Bradshaw, who served in both Sir Tony Blair and Gordon Brown’s governments and was only the second MP to be openly gay when elected in 1997, is receiving a knighthood. Long-serving Tory MPs John Baron and Bob Blackman are both made CBEs while former

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Local News

Traffic light outages which caused crash are resolved

A set of traffic lights which experienced outages at a busy carriageway have been fixed.A three-car crash at occurred at Lynn’s Hardwick industrial estate last Sunday while a number of signals were out of action.This prompted Rick Morrish, the leader of North Runcton Parish Council - which has the Hardwick area in its boundaries - to voice concerns about the potential for more collisions.The traffic lights at the Hardwick industrial

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