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Poundland cashes in on demand for budget food and essentials

Shoppers hunting for deals on food and household essentials have driven up sales at Poundland in recent months, the budget retailer’s owner said. Pepco Group, which owns the Pepco and Dealz brands in Europe and Poundland in the UK, saw its revenues grow as it opened new stores and kept prices low. Poundland revenues jumped by 9% to 539 million euros (£460 million) in the three months to the end of June, compared with the same period last year. The firm said the increase wasRead More

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William praises inspirational Dele Alli for revealing mental health struggles

The Prince of Wales has called footballer Dele Alli “brave and inspirational” for speaking out about his mental health struggles, telling him “We’re all with you”. William shared his message after the Everton midfielder revealed that he had suffered sexual abuse as a child and has battled a sleeping pill addiction, coming out of rehab last month. In an emotional interview, England international Alli fought back tears as he said he was sexually abused at the age of six and was dealing drugs by theRead More

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Local News

New partnership launches five-year responsible waste scheme for town centre

Visitors, shoppers and traders are set to benefit from a new scheme aiming to reduce waste from Lynn going to landfill, thanks to a new partnership.Anglian Recycling has beat off stiff competition to become the new waste and recycling partner for Business Improvement District (BID) Discover King’s Lynn over the next five years.BID manager Vicky Etheridge said: “We are so excited to be working with Anglian to help reduce the amount of waste we send to landfill. This will giveRead More

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Local News

‘People want to talk to people rather than use a ticket machine’

Campaigners have called for ticket offices to be saved as they protested outside of Lynn rail station this morning.Representatives from the RMT (National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers) union and the area’s Trade Unions Council (TUC), as well as concerned passengers were among those who gathered at the station, in a bid to get the Rail Delivery Group proposals to close almost all the facilities reversed.A public consultation has been launched on the plans, which would see bothRead More

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Local News

Student awarded place at Swedish university

A West Norfolk student is embarking on a new chapter in her studies as she leaves to take up a university place in Sweden.Katrina Sambaryte, who graduated from Springwood High School in Lynn last year, decided to use her dual British-Lithuanian nationality and apply for a university course outside of the UK.“At first I was looking at university here, same as everyone else,” she said. “I realised it would be expensive, especially at this time, and debt looked very unattractive.ThenRead More

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National News

Boris Johnson cant remember passcode to old phone with Covid WhatsApps

WhatsApp messages from Boris Johnson’s old mobile phone have still not been handed over to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry because he has reportedly forgotten the passcode. The former prime minister stopped using the device in May 2021 due to security concerns but it likely contains crucial correspondence about the Government’s early pandemic response. Mr Johnson’s spokesman did not deny that he cannot remember the code to unlock the iPhone, as first reported by The Times. Government officials continue to try toRead More

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Sunak tells unions to halt strike action after offering public sector pay rises

It comes following recommendations from pay review bodies Rishi Sunak has urged unions to call off strike action after accepting recommendations for pay rises for millions of public sector workers. The Prime Minister accepted the recommendations from pay review bodies, including 6.5% increases for teachers in England for 2023-24, which education unions said could allow them to call off strike action. Junior doctors, who began their longest walkout yet in England on Thursday, will receive 6% rises, along with anRead More

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Rayner admits Labours standards overhaul plan would still have role for PM

Angela Rayner has acknowledged that Labour’s proposed overhaul of the standards system would still involve “a role for the prime minister” of the day but promised greater powers for an independent ethics watchdog. The party’s deputy leader accepted that the process would not be entirely separate from politics but said improved transparency under the plans would ensure action is taken against rule-breaking. Labour has pledged to create a new Ethics and Integrity Commission if it wins the next election, which couldRead More

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Local News

Workers at major town factory could go on strike in frustration at pay offer

More than 100 workers at a major town business have balloted on potential strike action after being left frustrated by a “real terms pay cut”.Staff at Cooper Roller Bearings in South Lynn were asked yesterday if they wanted to take industrial action, according to the Unite trade union, after they rejected a 5.5% pay rise offer.They believe this effectively represents a pay cut due to it not matching the current rate of inflation.Staff at Cooper Roller Bearings have been askedRead More

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