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Woman suffers facial injuries after crash at roundabout

A woman sustained facial injuries after a car crash yesterday evening.Police were called to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital roundabout at 4.06pm yesterday after a collision between a Toyota and Ford Fiesta.Drivers reported delays following the incident, with paramedics also called to the scene.The QEH roundabout in Lynn. Picture: Google MapsA woman driver of one of the vehicles sustained a facial injury, although it is not believed to be serious.The road

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Thunder, lightning and hail set to batter Norfolk this weekend

Thunder, lightning and heavy rain is set to batter Norfolk this weekend as a yellow weather warning has been put in place.The Met Office says strong winds and hail will cover the county on Sunday – along with the majority of England and Wales.The warning comes into place on Sunday. Picture: Met OfficeThe UK's national weather service says: “While many areas will see at least some rain, most will see

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We’re looking for West Norfolk’s cutest kids

Is your little one the cutest of them all?Our Cute Kids Competition is back for another year, so it’s time to prepare your child’s most adorable ensemble.To enter, simply pop down with your little one to be photographed at Wilko in New Conduit Street, King’s Lynn, on Saturday to Wednesday, July 15 to 19.We are running our Cute Kids competition again this summerSittings are 10am-1pm and 2pm-4pm, with the last

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Sport

Stars hold their nerve for Super Heat success

King's Lynn ended a tough week on a massive high with a dramatic Super Heat victory over Wolverhampton on Thursday night.The MacInnes Stars and the Wolves fought out a 45-45 draw, taking the meeting into an extra deciding race – and it was the home duo of Artem Laguta and skipper Nicolai Klindt who came out on top.The same combination had collected a 4-2 in Heat 15 to level the

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Sport

Danish rider suffereing one of the toughest spells of his careeer

King's Lynn stalwart Thomas Jorgensen admits he’s suffering one of the toughest spells of his career in what has been a dramatic week at the Adrian Flux Arena.The Dane’s situation effectively mirrors that of the club as a whole with a degree of uncertainty following recent off-track events.The week saw team boss Alex Brady step down while Danish ace Freddie Jakobsen has called time on his riding career on these

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Chief executive gives thanks for hospital campaign

• QEH monthly column – June 2023 – written by Alice Webster, chief executive officer of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn:I’m delighted to finally be able to start my column the news we’ve all be waiting for - a new hospital will be coming to King’s Lynn and West Norfolk!At the end of May, the Government announced that the Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn (QEH) has been added to

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National News

Boris Johnson partygate hangover leaves Rishi Sunak with a headache

MPs will vote on Monday on whether to accept the recommendations of the Privileges Committee The fallout from a scathing report which found Boris Johnson lied to MPs over partygate has left Rishi Sunak with a battle to hold his warring Tory party together. The Commons will vote on Monday on the Privileges Committee’s report, which recommended that Mr Johnson should have faced a 90-day suspension had he not already resigned in

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Ben Stokes urges his England cricketers to become a part of Ashes folklore

The first test of this summer's series begins today at Edgbaston Ben Stokes has told his team a big Ashes summer will “never be forgotten” as he prepares to lead England’s battle to reclaim the urn for the first time since 2015. Stokes already owns a significant slice of Ashes history, with his match-winning century at Headingley four years ago inked into the folklore of cricket’s most storied series. He and his 10 team-mates

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Town’s indoor skate park could be replaced with new activities

A public consultation is to be launched amid “exciting plans” to redevelop a town skate park - but its indoor area could be scrapped.Starting from Monday, views from users and non-users of the Kaset Skate Park in Lynn will be sought about its potential revamp to provide what West Norfolk Council has called a “brand-new, free-to-use, competition-standard outdoor facility”.These plans would see additional indoor activities replace the indoor skate park.The

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Safety concerns raised as traffic light issues remain unresolved

Safety concerns have been raised by a parish council leader as traffic light issues on a main road remain unresolved.Travel chaos resulted in a three-car crash at Lynn’s Hardwick industrial estate last Sunday while a number signals were experiencing outages.Highways bosses have not been able to get to the bottom of the issue – with Norfolk County Council, which manages the traffic lights, being unable to provide a response to

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