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QEH volunteer recognised at star-studded awards

A volunteer at Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital has been recognised for his work as ‘The Wednesday Wonderer’ at Channel 4 awards ceremony alongside the stars.John Tripp, 70, is a former royal artillery soldier who has been volunteering at the QEH children’s ward for 26 years.He was nominated for ‘The Sun’s Who Cares Wins Awards’ by ward clerk Sharon Barrett, 46, and play specialist Sophie Carter, 27, who also attended the

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Terrington and Docking maintain unbeaten records

Terrington and Docking are now the only two undefeated sides in Division One as the former inflicted Reffley to their first loss of the season.The tightly-contested 1-0 victory was sealed by star man, Kodie Turvey who made it four goals in three games.Docking’s win was more one-sided as they left Ingoldisthorpe Reserves with a 4-0 scoreline.James Pollard of the NWNFL with Ian Prentice, Dersingham Rovers and KLSC playersTheir goals came

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Double delight for Gaywood sides

The Mid Norfolk Youth League girls' divisions continued apace last weekend with Gaywood edging a competitive game 6-3 away to Terrington Tigers at U12 level.Ellie Wright opened the scoring before Ruby Smith added a second for Gaywood with a well-taken free-kick.Terrington rallied pulling it back to 2-2, before Erin Frost (2), Eve Ellington and Ellie Demonty sealed the win for the away side.KLSC Lionesses U12, who scored their first goals

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Theatre makes ‘truly special’ discovery of stage where Shakespeare is said to have performed

The only working theatre that can claim Shakespeare performed there is celebrating the “truly special” discovery of the actual boards on which he is believed to have trod.The nearly 600-year-old oak floorboards have been uncovered at St George’s Guildhall in Lynn, England's largest medieval guildhall, in what has been described as an “extraordinarily rare” find.It has been hailed by archaeological building expert Dr Jonathan Clark as “the largest expanse of

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Town museum’s club returns with family favourite topics

A popular museum club for early years children will be returning from its summer break this month for a new autumn series.Once a month, children under five and their adults can explore Lynn Museum with a variety of activities, trails, songs, and stories.These Mini Museum sessions have a different theme each time and are specially designed for early years learning, allowing young children the chance to explore the museum in

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Chart-topping musical group to perform this winter

St. Nicholas Chapel in Lynn is hosting a classic musical ensemble this December for their Christmas tour.Mediaeval Baebes are a chart-topping choir who have won the Ivor Novella Award for their performance on the BBC’s ‘The Virgin Queen’, received two Emmy nominations and a Royal Television Society award as the featured artist alongside composer Martin Phipps for the theme tune of ITV’s ‘Victoria’.Families, musicians and reenactors are invited to enhance

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Care home placed into special measures as rating dropped from good to inadequate

A Lynn care home has been placed into special measures after inspectors reported being concerned about the safety and dignity of residents.The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has lowered the rating for Amberley Hall Care Home from good to inadequate following an inspection in July of this year.Officials said the inspection was prompted by concerns CQC received about people’s needs not being met in a safe and timely way.Amberley Hall Care

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Snettisham race ace seals second title of the season

Snettisham race Callum Manley sealed a sensational season on the track by being crowned ‘Rookie Champion of Brands' at the weekend.Manley travelled to the Brands Hatch Indy Circuit for the last round of the season having already wrapped up the championship in fine style at the penultimate round.The only title left up for grabs was the ‘Rookie Champion of Brands' - a title awarded to the highest-scoring rookie over the

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Ryston Runners take on Big Stampede

The “Big Stampede”, hosted at the Norfolk Showground saw eight Ryston Runners teams among the 142 taking part.The highest finishing position was achieved by the “Ryston Hares” team of Danny Smith, Beth Shaw, James Ord, and Dan Yallop, who were placed seventh overall and took the win in the Mixed Open team category with a total time of 1:14:52.A category win was also bagged by Olivia Ord, Ruby Smith, Madison

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Skoyles Jnr calls time on his F1 stock car career

Willie Skoyles Jnr has announced his F1 career is coming to an end after giving his fans plenty to cheer.His car and all his spares are up for sale with the cost of competing in the formula together being the reason.In all the years of competing in the formula, Skoyles Jnr has built up a big local fanbase.He has become one of West Norfolk's most iconic drivers and is one

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