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West Warriors triumph in league clash at Stamford

Georgie Lingham ran in three tries as West Norfolk Warriors came from behind to triumph at Stamford on Sunday.It what was a real battle of attrition for both sides, both teams agreed to start with 13 players apiece, with Stamford ultimately dropping to 12 in the final 20 minutes.The hosts came out of the blocks from the start and immediately took control of the game, scoring two tries within the

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West Norfolk youngsters win at Cambridge

Under-13 players from West Norfolk Rugby Club stepped out for their first youth fixture of the season against a strong and experienced Cambridge side.Supporters turned out in force to support both teams on what turned out to be an unexpectedly sunny but blustery morning at Cambridge Rugby Club.The visitors came out with fighting spirit in abundance and were keen to show off some of their well-drilled ball skills and tackling

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Work to make nearly 70 town homes more energy efficient kicks off

Work to improve the energy efficiency of nearly 70 homes in Lynn has kicked off.Housing provider Longhurst Group secured £6.3million of funding through the Government’s Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) to enhance the energy performance of some of its properties.A total of 581 homes have been identified for energy efficiency improvement works – including 68 throughout the Lynn area.Stephen Butland with Longhurst staff at his Gayton home. Picture: Longhurst GroupLonghurst

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Students celebrate their achievements at awards evening

An automotive workshop and training facility held an awards evening to give parents, students and staff a chance to celebrate their successes of last year.Open Road West Norfolk was established in 2009 to help students who struggle with a traditional classroom setting.The facility's main aim is to reduce the number of school exclusions in West Norfolk, working in partnership with the College of West Anglia to provide English and maths

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Hospital staff to wear body cameras from next week as part of crackdown on abusive behaviour

Staff at Lynn’s hospital will wear body cameras from next week in a bid to crack down on abusive behaviour.Starting next Monday (October 2), security personnel at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital will make use of the cameras as part of a scheme which NHS bosses hope will reduce anti-social behaviour in the building.Since January this year, there have been 163 reported incidents of such behaviour at the QEH – and

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Firefighters attended open blaze close to river

Firefighters were called to a blaze close to a riverside in Lynn yesterday evening.The Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service attended a fire in the open off Hardings Way, close to Harding’s Pits, after receiving a call at 5.32pm on Monday.Smoke could be seen rising from the area around the scene, with crews using hose reel jets and hand appliances to extinguish the flames after one appliance was sent.One appliance was

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Linnets sack Hughes after poor start to season

King's Lynn Town have parted company with manager Mark Hughes.Hughes and his assistant Adrian Whitbread were dismissed by the Linnets today - 48 hours after they were beaten 1-0 by Warrington in the National League North.Lynn have won just one of their 10 games this season and sit third from bottom of the table.Mark Hughes has been sacked as manager of King's Lynn Town after only 10 gamesTheir run of

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22-year-old arrested after crash on main town roundabout

A 22-year-old has been arrested following a crash at the Hardwick roundabout in Lynn over the weekend.Police were called to the scene at 7.50pm on Saturday after a two-vehicle collision. The road was closed while emergency services, including firefighters and paramedics, attended the scene.Nathan Roberts, of Burch Close in Lynn, has subsequently been charged with three offences – taking a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent, driving while disqualified and

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Pelicans ladies left to rue missed chances

Pelicans Ladies were left to rue a number of missed chances after their 4-3 defeat to City of Peterborough 3rds at Alive Lynnsport on Saturday.The home side spurned a number of good opportunities in both halves as the visitors took the honours in an East Women's Division 2 North West seven-goal thriller.Ladies captain Jane Proctor, who is leading the team for a second season, said: "It was one of those

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