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Firefighters called to late night blaze at town centre business premises

Firefighters were called to a blaze at a business premises in Lynn town centre late last night.Three appliances from Lynn attended the scene of the commercial building fire on Norfolk Street, which was first reported at 11.14pm.Crews used hose reel jets to extinguish the blaze, and a thermal imaging camera was used to check for hotspots.Norfolk Street in LynnA stop was called to the incident around 40 minutes later at 11.55pm.

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Sport

Downham continue their upward trajectory with Sheringham win

Downham Town continued their upward trend by making it five wins out of six in the Thurlow Nunn Premier Division last night.A 75th-minute solo goal from Eoin McQuaid was good enough to see them defeat Sheringham 1-0 in a tight affair at the SCL Memorial Field.The home side had the better of the chances throughout the 90 minutes and were duly awarded with the three points.Eoin McQuaid was on target with a fine solo goal against Sheringham last night Picture:Read More

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Dersingham banger ace claims biggest win of career

Dersingham’s Harry Cobb claimed the biggest win of his career when he took the chequered flag in the Micro Banger UK Championship at the weekendMore than 50 cars were in the race, which was a destructive affair, and saw Swaffham’s Dan Bitson celebrate his birthday by rolling over his car.Cobb was involved in several scrapes but did well to force his way through the gaps to win a classic banger race – lapping the rest of the fieldHarry Cobb takesRead More

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Snettisham motorcyclist seals rookie title

Race ace Callum Manley secured his place as Rookie 600 Champion for 2023 with a clean sweep of wins at his home track of Snetterton.The Snettisham motorbike racer gave a masterclass of rides, having had one hand on the title with a 43-point lead over his nearest rival going into the weekend.With one round left at the end of the month, Manley is also currently tied on points to claim the rookie champion of Brands with the leader of theRead More

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Local News

Sun shines on Mini Meet

More than 100 cars descended on Lynn’s Tuesday Market Place once again on Sunday as part of West Norfolk Council’s annual Mini Meet.Old and new versions of the popular vehicle filled the car park as proud owners showed off their beloved motors.Music was performed by The Groove Hounds and The Hornets, entertaining people as they walked around the market place to see what was on offer.The Mini Meet in Lynn's Tuesday Market PlaceThe Mini Meet in Lynn's Tuesday Market PlaceTheRead More

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Sport

Reffley in seventh heaven on opening day

Football fields across West Norfolk welcomed the return of North West Norfolk League on Saturday with some highly-competitive fixtures to kick-start the season.In Division One, it was a strong start from Reffley who travelled to Clenchwarton.The Reds have suffered the loss of Charlie Dungey and Charlie Rudland to Marshland Saints and Terrington but didn’t seem to miss them as they strolled to a 7-0 victory thanks to hat-tricks from Alfie Moulder and Dion Evans, whilst new signing from Ingoldisthorpe, PreciousRead More

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Nurse who went ‘above and beyond’ for patients finishes final shift after 50 years’ service to NHS

Celebrations were in full flow yesterday as a nurse finished her final shift following 50 years of service to the NHS.Aileen Shore, Sister in Main Theatre Recovery at Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital, started her career as a cadet nurse in 1973 at the then-West Norfolk and King’s Lynn General Hospital.Aileen then moved over to the new QEH in 1980 when it opened, and since that time, she has fulfilled a variety of roles in her 50 years’ service, including anaesthetics,Read More

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Ryston Runners hosts annual Wissey Half Marathon

The biggest road race event organised annually by Ryston Runners took place on Sunday.The Wissey Half Marathon, begun in a slightly different guise more than 35 years ago, set off at 9:30, and followed its undulating course around the country roads back to the race base at Oxborough Village Hall in what have become customary warm conditions.Out of 177 finishers, first home for the hosts was Dan Guppy, sixth overall and second M40 in 1:21:02.Action from the Wissey Half Marathon.Read More

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Local News

Wilko reveals locations of 52 shops set for closure – and Lynn’s branch is not on list

Administrators for Wilko have revealed the locations of 52 stores which will close after failing to secure a rescue deal for the whole business – and Lynn’s branch is not on the list.PwC, which was appointed to oversee the insolvency last month, said it remains in talks with parties interested in buying the remaining parts of the business.It comes a day after rival retailer B&M bought up to 51 other Wilko stores in a deal worth up to £13 million.TheRead More

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