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Don’t read too much into loss, says Stars’ Jakobsen

King's Lynn’s Danish star Frederik Jakobsen says it would be wrong to read too much into Monday’s opening-night defeat at Wolverhampton.The MacInnes Stars were beaten 56-34 in their first Premiership match of the season, on a night when only Jakobsen and Michael Palm Toft really got to grips with the tricky, diminutive Monmore circuit.The duo scored 22 of the visitors’ points between them with Jakobsen piling up 13+1 from a

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Sport

Hildon delivers heat win as West Norfolk drivers shine

A big field of West Norfolk drivers delivered some exceptional performances at Lynn’s Adrian Flux Arena on Saturday.Sam Hildon was in great form in the 1500cc bangers in which he roared to success in one of the heats and also came home in tenth place in the final.Alex Smith also continued his great form from the 1500 Icebreaker where he finished in second place in the other heat.Stock cars 1

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Sport

Five-star ladies climb off bottom spot

Amy Magnus was the hat-trick heroine as King’s Lynn Town Ladies secured three points to lift themselves off the bottom of the table.Lynn’s recent run of poor form was finally put to bed as the they put in a solid performance of entertaining, fast and free-flowing football in a 5-2 demolition of hosts Bowers and Pitsea in the ERWFL Premier Division.Magnus dazzled with her tenacious turn of speed as she

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West Norfolk ladies march on in cup

West Norfolk Ladies hosted a mixed Diss team as they powered through their second match of the Norfolk Cup.Agreement was made for the game to be 12-a-side, making the pitch feel twice its usual size.Some might say that it was typical weather for rugby: cold, wet and muddy with wind that made passing and lineouts tricky from the start.Action from West Norfolk Ladies Norfolk Cup game against Diss at Gatehouse

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National News

The Beatles Statue dressed in Ukrainian clothing ahead of Eurovision

The Beatles Statue has been dressed in traditional Ukrainian clothing ahead of Eurovision. The figures of Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and John Lennon walking together have been draped with white Vyshyvankas in Pier Head, Liverpool, before the international music contest takes place next month in the city. The embroidered shirts, which are a national costume, have been sourced from the war-torn state. Ukrainian holiday Vyshyvanka Day, which usually

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Local News

Man charged with multiple rapes and sexual assaults

A man who has been charged with multiple rapes and sexual offences has been remanded in custody.Johnathan Hutton, 39, of Campus Way, Lincoln, was arrested on Saturday and was taken to Lynn's Police Investigation Centre.Hutton has been charged with eight counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and possession of an offensive weapon.Johnathan Hutton is due to appear in Norwich Crown Court on Tuesday, May 2. Picture: iStockThe charges

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Frank Lampard returns to Chelsea as caretaker manager until end of the season

Frank Lampard has been appointed Chelsea caretaker manager until the end of the season – just over two year since the club sacked him. The 44-year-old previously managed the Blues from July 2019 until January 2021, when he was replaced by Thomas Tuchel. His surprise return to Stamford Bridge comes after Tuchel’s successor, Graham Potter, was dismissed on Sunday with the club in the bottom half of the Premier League.

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Man who plied young girl with alcohol before sexually assaulting her is jailed

A man who plied a young girl with alcohol on a rabbit shooting trip before sexually assaulting her has been jailed.Malcolm Appleby, 39, of St Mary's Court in Middleton, received the 13-year sentence at Norwich Crown Court this week, following the incident on a field in Gaywood, near King's Lynn Academy, in November 2021.Judge Andrew Shaw set out the facts of Appleby's case on Wednesday, after a jury found him

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National News

King backs research into British monarchys links to slavery

The King has expressed his support for the first time for research into the historical links between the British monarchy and the transatlantic slave trade. Buckingham Palace said Charles takes the issues “profoundly seriously” and the royal household will help with the academic project by offering access to the Royal Collection and the Royal Archives. The independent research, the PhD project of historian Camilla de Koning at Manchester University, is co-sponsored by Historic Royal

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Local News

Hopes to ‘unblock’ homes bid with change in wording to planning document

A local authority is hoping to unblock a plan to build thousands of new homes by removing a phrase from a planning document.West Norfolk Council has earmarked land near West Winch for 4,000 homes in its local plan – a document which identifies areas where new housing should be built between now and 2036.Their fate became unclear after government officials assessing the suitability of the site questioned its location.A local

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