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Satellite club hosts charity garden party

A garden party with folk singers and dancers was held to raise money for an autism charity.Priory Rotary’s Satellite Club in Lynn raised a total of £1,250 for the West Norfolk Autism Group, which supports autistic people and their families.Around 100 people were entertained by Lithuanian folk singers and dancers who live in the Lynn area.Lithuanian Dancers provided entertainment at the fundraiserDancers wore traditional dresses as they entertained crowds in

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Duo admit to assaulting woman after attending music festival

A man and woman appeared in court after assaulting another woman in town after attending a festival in Lynn.Jessica Woods, 29, of London Road in Lynn, admitted to the offence of assault by beating at the town’s magistrates court last Thursday.She was joined in the dock by Lee Adamson, 41, who also admitted to the same offence.Both were at Lynn’s Magistrates’ Court on ThursdayOn June 30, police were called to

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Rouge trader jailed after targeting elderly

A “heartless” rogue trader who persistently targeted elderly people has been jailed.Darren Moore, 57, was given a criminal behaviour order in 2016 after repeatedly defrauding vulnerable people.Among other things, the order banned Moore from “cold calling” or undertaking any work for people over the age of 65. However, he repeatedly breached it.Darren Moore has been jailed for one year and eight months. Picture: Cambridgeshire PoliceIn the first few months of

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Sport

Historic debut for Downham ends in FA Cup defeat

Downham Town made their historic debut in the FA Cup at Kirkley and Pakefield on Saturday – the first time since the club was formed in 1881.On a proud day for the club, Downham were unfortunately knocked out of the competition at the first hurdle in the Extra Preliminary Round.Town dominated the first half of the encounter but did not take their chances when they came.The home side advanced in

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Lynn students claim a multitude of world medals

It has been a busy couple of weeks for students from the Mark Farnham Schools of Tae kwon-do.Students enjoyed success at the World Championships, held at the Sky Dome, in Coventry, and also at a colour belt grading at the Community Centre at Providence Street - the last time an event will be hosted at the venue.The Mark Farnham Schools gained 19 awards at the event including two World Champions,

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Hughes happy to take a point from Linnets’ league opener

King’s Lynn Town kicked off their National League North campaign with a draw at home to Hereford on Saturday.The Linnets had a bit of a fright when they went behind early on but by half time they were level.Lynn took the lead midway through the second period but the visitors fired back a couple of minutes later, and that was how it finished.King's Lynn Town manager and the scorer of

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Man in court after shouting swear words at town festival

A man who arrested after shouting numerous swear words during an argument while at Lynn’s Festival Too, a court has heard.Richard Jackson, 47, of St James Street in Lynn, admitted to being drunk and disorderly at a hearing in the town’s magistrates court on Thursday.The court heard that on Friday, June 30, Jackson was at the festival on Tuesday Market Place where people of all ages were enjoying an evening

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Workers from social housing provider set to strike over pay

Nearly 60 workers from West Norfolk’s largest social housing provider are set to strike over pay.Employees from Freebridge Community Housing have balloted to take part in industrial action, with strike days announced over the coming weeks.Those affected are responsible for providing home maintenance repairs and estate services across Freebridge properties.The Freebridge Community Housing offices in King's LynnA spokesperson for Unite the union said that many of the workers, who perform

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Shoplifter at risk of being sent to prison after stealing headphones

A 21-year-old shoplifter is at risk of being sent to prison after stealing headphones from a shop in Lynn.Oskar Charewicz, of Woolstencroft Avenue in Lynn, admitted to stealing the headphones worth £120 at the town’s magistrates court in a hearing on Thursday.Magistrates decided that their sentencing powers were not sufficient to punish Charewicz, who was in breach of a nine-month suspended sentence order given in April for a drug-related offence.Charewicz

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