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Ladies make it three wins on the spin

King’s Lynn Town Ladies showed a different side as their dogged determination saw them claim another three points in their ERWFL Premier Division fixture against Bowers and Pitsea.The ladies ground out a valuable 2-1 victory to move themselves away from the bottom of the table.Match winner Jodie Hopkins said: “We did not have the best of performances in the first half and we got a right rollicking in the half-time

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Local News

These are the roads which will be closed or restricted during 10K run

A number of roads in Lynn town centre will be closed or have restricted access when a 10K run returns next Sunday.Thousands of runners will be descending on the town on April 30 for the return of the area's biggest road running event, the Recipharm GEAR 10K.Organised by Jane Tomlinson’s Run For All, in partnership with West Norfolk Council, event organisers are now advising runners, spectators, residents and visitors that

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Three West Norfolk pools recognised with water quality accreditation

Alive West Norfolk has become Norfolk’s first leisure company to receive accreditation for its pools.The company has been accredited with a nationally recognised standard for pool water treatment and quality at three of their swimming pools by the Pool Water Treatment Advisory Group (PWTAG).The award has only been handed out to 30 sites across the country, with Alive being three of them.Three Alive West Norfolk pools are the first in

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Trustees sought to be part of group responsible for historic guildhall

People passionate about theatre, the arts, culture and heritage are wanted to be part of a group responsible for Lynn’s St George’s Guildhall and Creative Hub.West Norfolk Council, working in partnership with Norfolk Museums Service and in collaboration with The National Trust, is working to conserve and regenerate the guildhall and hub.A specially formed Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), led by an independent board of trustees, will be responsible for operating

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National News

SpaceXs Starship rocket explodes minutes after blast off

SpaceX’s Starship – the biggest and most powerful space rocket ever developed – has exploded minutes after blasting off. The launch, which took place from SpaceX’s Starbase in the US state of Texas, came after a stuck valve forced a launch attempt on Monday to be aborted. While Thursday’s launch saw the rocket leave the launch pad and ascend into the sky, the first and second stages of the launch

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Seven year old Nikki Allan skipped to her death murder trial told

A seven-year-old “skipped to her death” while being lured to a derelict building where she was brutally murdered in 1992, a court heard. David Boyd, then aged 25, is accused of smashing Nikki’s Allan’s skull with a brick before repeatedly stabbing her through the heart and dragging her body through the ruined building and dumping her in the basement. The 55-year-old, then also known as Smith or Bell, of Chesterton

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Why was Dominic Raab under investigation and what will happen next

The long-awaited report into bullying allegations made against Dominic Raab has been received by the Prime Minister. But uncertainty remains over when the review will be made publicly available and what action – if any – Rishi Sunak will decide to take over the Deputy Prime Minister on the strength of its findings. Here, the PA news agency takes a look at some of the questions surrounding the report and

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Environmental protesters vow to help London Marathon run smoothly

Extinction Rebellion has pledged to help the London Marathon run “smoothly” ahead of protest action on the day of the race. The group is staging a four-day protest outside Parliament Square from April 21 but have been in talks with the marathon race director to ensure minimal disruption. A Just Stop Oil activist also confirmed there are no plans to disrupt the race on Sunday, although they encouraged protesters to attend. An Extinction Rebellion spokesperson

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Letters offering unique glimpse of late Queens life to be auctioned

A trove of letters offering a “unique glimpse” into the private life of the late Queen are to go under the hammer in Belfast. The original handwritten letters by Queen Elizabeth II and an emerald and diamond bracelet and ring belonging to Wallis Simpson are among items to be sold at Bloomfield Auctions. The letters from the late Queen to her midwife Helen Rowe in 1950 discuss how they can

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Heading footballs immediately alters brain function new university study finds

Even a brief session of heading a football immediately alters brain function and the way the brain communicates with the muscles around it, a new study has shown. Participants who headed 20 footballs in succession did not improve their performance on a cognitive task with practice, whereas a control group who performed headers in virtual reality did. The heading impacts therefore appeared to impair the ability to improve performance on

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