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Restaurant which employed illegal workers for as little as £50 a week loses licence

A restaurant in Lynn has lost its licence after a Home Office raid found four people working illegally.Immigration officers made the discovery at Spice Inn, a Bengali/Bangladeshi restaurant in Lynn, in July this year following a tip-off.They found four people wearing chef whites and waiter uniforms working at the restaurant who were later identified as having no legal basis to live or work in the UK.The Spice Inn restaurant on

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Teenager who invaded pitch after dramatic Linnets win is banned from ground

A teenager who ran onto the pitch following a dramatic King’s Lynn Town football game has been banned from The Walks for three months.Lynn Police confirmed in a statement today that they had identified the “unwelcome visitor”, who entered the field of play after a goal deep into stoppage time from substitute Jack Smith had clinched a crucial 3-2 win for the Linnets against Bishop’s Stortford.The youngster has subsequently been

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Town restaurant could have licence revoked after four illegal workers were found and arrested

A Lynn restaurant which has been housing illegal workers – and paying them less than minimum wage – could lose its licence.Immigration Enforcement, part of the Government Home Office, has submitted an application to West Norfolk Council for a Review of the Premises Licence at The Spice Inn.This comes after an East of England Immigration Compliance and Enforcement (ICE) team visited the London Road business in July, resulting in four

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Motown show to raise funds for hospital unit and Poppy Appeal

A Motown show is being put on next month to raise money for two good causes.The Diamond Motown Show will be performing for an afternoon at the Upwell Royal British Legion on Sunday, November 12 for Remembrance Day.The afternoon will raise money for both the Poppy Appeal and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital respiratory unit.Gerry Ryan will be performing his Diamond Motown Show in UpwellIt will start at 2pm and guests

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Internationally recognised musician to perform with choir in ‘Voyage à Paris’ concert

A choir is inviting people to join them on a ‘Voyage à Paris’ next weekend with improvisations from a well-known organist.King’s Lynn Festival Chorus, under the direction of Ben Horden, will be performing an array of French choral songs at Lynn Minster on Saturday, November 4, including Franck’s Panis Angelicus, Fauré’s Cantique de Jean Racine, and Vierne’s Messe Solennelle.The evening, which begins at 7.30 pm, will feature organ improvisations from

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Downham delighted with FA Vase progress

Downham Town have equalled their best FA Vase run for 37 years after knocking out Essex Senior League strugglers Coggeshall Town 1-0 at home.An early goal from Eoin McQuaid in the second half was good enough to see Downham through in the First Round clash at the SCL Memorial Field.Reflecting on the club's progress, joint boss Dale Stokes said: "Obviously we're delighted to have made it through to the second

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Linnets pay the price for early misses

South Shields 2, King’s Lynn Town 0National League NorthLynn may have lost at promotion-chasing South Shields on Saturday but it may have been a different story had Adam Lakeland’s men taken gilt-edged early chances.Josh Coulson has a shotAfter just seven minutes Stephens put wide when one one-on-one with Shields keeper Myles Boney and then, after nine minutes, the visitors were awarded a penalty after a foul on Cameron Hargreaves but

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Stortford at The Walks on Tuesday evening

The Linnets have an immediate chance to recover from Saturday’s defeat at South Shields as they entertain fellow strugglers Bishop’s Stortford at The Walks tonight (Tuesday).After going so close to promotion from the National League North last season, Lynn have struggled in their 13 games so far this term and find themselves third from bottom of the 24-team table.Stortford are one place below them and on Saturday crashed 4-1 at

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Tough draw for Ghosts in FA Vase

Fakenham Town will entertain 2022 FA Vase winners Newport Pagnell Town in the Second Round of this year’s competition.The Ghosts beat South Midlands Premier League mid-tablers Cockfosters 2-0 in the First Round on Saturday with goals from Jake Watts and sub Jude Frostick.Pagnell, who were also FA Vase runners-up at Wembley this year, are currently fifth in the United Counties League Premier Division South.Jake Watts gives Fakenham the lead against

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Team just misses out against brave opponents

Diss 24, West Norfolk 19Despite the tragic events that occurred during the game between Wisbech and Diss last week where Wisbech player Arturas Rudy sadly died on the field of play, Diss bravely decided to return to the pitch against their old rivals.With Dan Nunn missing through work, captain Jack Wicks away and hooker Chin Newton-Walters unavailable, West reshuffled during the week. This led to the experienced Olly Denton starting

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