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QEH bosses paid PR firm more than £900,000 while campaigning for new hospital

Bosses at Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital spent more than £900,000 to enlist a PR company’s help while campaigning for a new building.Staff and patients celebrated alongside politicians and members of the public in May this year after the Government confirmed West Norfolk would benefit from its New Hospital Programme.The team at the QEH had put together a case for its £862million rebuild as its current site has at least 4,394

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New business plan for old Debenhams store could kick off before Christmas

There are hopes that a new business venture in Lynn’s former Debenhams store could be up and running by Christmas.Kelly Ranger, who has a pop-up market at The Place on New Conduit Street, revealed her plan to revitalise the old department store on High Street in October.She hopes to fill it with shopping and leisure attractions, offering businesses a series of self-contained units to operate from with a model similar

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Austerity era PM Cameron back on world stage several years on from Brexit exit

Britain’s new Foreign Secretary David Cameron will need little introduction to world leaders, diplomats and voters. The former prime minister has returned to frontline politics, joining Rishi Sunak’s Cabinet seven years after his failure to win the 2016 Brexit referendum effectively cut short his political career. The last image of Mr Cameron most voters will remember was outside Number 10, announcing his resignation the morning after millions of Britons voted

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Ghosts rewarded with a home draw in the FA Vase

Fakenham Town's reward for knocking out twice FA Vase finalists Newport Pagnell out of this season's competition is another home draw in the next round.The Ghosts will entertain Great Wakering Rovers - victors of Downham Town at the weekend - in the Third Round Proper on Saturday, December 2.Fakenham came from behind to book their place in their last 64 of the national competition thanks to goals from Louis Henman-Mason

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Seven-up ladies return to winning ways in style

Pelicans ladies ended a run of three successive defeats in emphatic style at the weekend as they put Lincolnshire rivals Spalding to the sword in a one-sided affair.The goals flowed as the team thrashed newly-relegated Spalding 1s 7-2 on their visit to Alive Lynnsport.Pelicans dominated the East Women's Division 2 North West encounter from start to finish - much to the delight of captain Jane Proctor.Pelicans Ladies 1sts against Spalding

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More than 18,000 attend fireworks event

More than 18,000 people attended one of the region's biggest free fireworks displays on Friday.Fawkes in the Walks is organised by the West Norfolk Council and held in The Walks park in the centre of Lynn.It was a case of better late than never as the display had been postponed from the previous Friday due to the park being waterlogged following Storm Ciarán.Fawkes in the Walks funBefore the fireworks there

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‘Growing up, having lost a parent, is immensely difficult’: Prince Harry sends moving letter to bereaved children

The Duke of Sussex shared a moving message with youngsters supported by Lynn-based Scotty’s Little Soldiers last week ahead of Remembrance Sunday.Prince Harry, who has been involved with the charity since 2017, was recently asked to be its first-ever global ambassador.And on Thursday, ahead of the Remembrance weekend, he sent words of support to the young members of Scotty's – a charity for bereaved British Forces children and young people.Prince

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New rules to kick zombie solar farms off grid queue

That's according to regulator OFGEM Energy regulator Ofgem has unveiled a plan to eliminate “zombie” wind and solar farms which are holding up the rollout of renewable electricity. A new queueing system will allow the company that runs the grid to kick unserious potential developers out of the queue if they do not meet key milestones. Serious developers have complained for years about the time it takes to get a

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Royal Mail fined 56m for significant delivery target failures

Royal Mail has been fined £5.6 million by regulator Ofcom for a “significant” failure to meet its postal delivery targets in the past financial year. Ofcom imposed the penalty following an investigation launched in May after Royal Mail fell short of its performance targets across the 2022 to 2023 financial year for first and second class mail deliveries. Some 73.7% of first class mail was delivered within one working day

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Poignant Remembrance Day Service

This year’s Remembrance Day Service at Lynn Minster was particularly poignant, with wars currently raging in the Middle East and between Russia and Ukraine.Bishop of Lynn The Rt Rev Dr Jane Steen talked of the conflicts and the need for peace during her sermon on Sunday.St Margaret’s Church was busy for the special service, with officiant The Rev Canon Dr Mark Dimond and readings from Deputy Lieutenant of Norfolk Lady

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