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Club celebrates 50 years of community service and charity fundraising in black-tie event

A special event saw members of the Priory Rotary Club, Lynn, and guests celebrate half a century of service since its inception in 1973.The club marked its 50th anniversary with a black-tie dinner at Lynn’s Town Hall, attended by more than100 members, partners and guests.Special guests included the mayor of West Norfolk, Lesley Bambridge, Garth Arnold, Rotary Great Britain and Ireland chair of board and Ian Elliott, district rotary governor

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Friends embarked on 142 mile run despite injuries

Two experienced marathon runners have completed their biggest challenge yet by completing the equivalent of nearly six marathons while facing injuries.Friends Neil Gayton and Martyn Benstead took part in the Positive Steps Grand Slam, a series of three endurance ultra runs across the countryside of Norfolk and Suffolk, which must be completed in the space of 12 months.But just before they were due to start training Martyn suffered a detached

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Man swore at rail station staff and stole beef from supermarket

A man has appeared in court after stealing beef from a supermarket and swearing at rail station staff.James Riley, 35, of no fixed address, appeared at Lynn's Magistrates' Court on Thursday and pleaded guilty to both of the offences.Crown prosecutor Nicola Lamb told the court that the first incident happened on February 18, when Riley was found "heavily intoxicated" on a bench at Lynn's rail station at around 6.30pm.James Riley

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Final phase of town flats revamp revealed as plans await approval

The sixth and final phase of a project that hopes to transform community housing in Lynn is ready to go to the planning stage.It is part of Freebridge Community Housing’s plan to provide 66 new homes and four community spaces to Hillington Square in Lynn.So far, the redevelopment has already delivered 190 appartments in four refurbished blocks, with Freebridge already investing £20million into the regeneration.An artist's impression of what the

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Corbyn criticises Labour attack ads as not very sensible

Jeremy Corbyn has also said that Sir Keir Starmer’s insistence that the pair were never friends is “primary school stuff”. The former Labour leader, who has been blocked from running as the party’s candidate in Islington North at the next general election, said that he had always seen Sir Keir as a “colleague” when the pair worked together. The veteran left-winger, who sits in the Commons as an independent, also

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Buses set to be more frequent in borough

Four key bus services in West Norfolk have been extended as part of Norfolk County Council’s Bus Service Improvement Plan.The changes, which were implemented today (April 17) , affect Lynx bus services and mean that Castle Rising will get buses seven days a week and some buses from Lynn will be running on Sundays and bank holidays.Service 49/49A which runs from Lynn to Fakenham will see six additional journeys (three

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Sunak under investigation by standards watchdog over interest declaration

Rishi Sunak is under investigation after facing allegations of a possible failure to declare the shares his wife holds in a childcare agency that was boosted by the Budget. Parliament’s standards watchdog opened the inquiry into the Prime Minister under rules demanding MPs are “open and frank” when declaring their interests. The investigation relates to the shares Akshata Murty holds in Koru Kids, a Downing Street source told the PA

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Britains Got Talent premiere sees fall in viewer numbers from last year

The return of Britain’s Got Talent has drawn around half a million fewer viewers than last year, when the show came back on air for the first time since the pandemic. ITV said the first episode of the 16th series had an average of 5.5 million viewers based on overnight figures. The peak viewing figure of the premiere of the talent show on Saturday at 8pm was 6.2 million viewers. The broadcaster said it was ITV1’s

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King and Queen Consort pick Coronation Quiche as celebratory recipe

The King and Queen Consort have personally chosen a recipe for “Coronation Quiche” in celebration of the Big Lunches due to be staged to mark their coronation. Charles and Camilla shared the recipe for the open baked savoury tart, which features spinach, broad beans and tarragon, the royal family’s official Twitter account revealed. For the late Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1953, Coronation Chicken – cold chicken in a curry

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Salon wins hair and beauty award

Lynn-based salon Boldero & Filby have scooped up an award at the English Hair and Beauty Awards 2023.Reilly McDonald-Warner and Emily Chaplin attended the event at the Colwick Hall in Nottingham to accept the award on behalf of the salon on March 26.Boldero & Filby won ‘Best Hair and Beauty Salon East’ award.Reilly McDonald-Warner and Emily Chaplin from Boldero & Filby accepted the award on owner Emily Self's behalf. Picture:

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