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Two sinkholes force car park and road to close

A road and car park is closed after two sinkholes have appeared.Ferry Street, in Lynn, is currently undergoing work to mend two sinkholes that appeared over the weekend.The damage has resulted in the Common Staithe Quay Car Park being shut until further notice.The road is closed alongside the car park, but there is still full pedestrian accessNorfolk County Council engineers are on the site looking to repair the road and reopen it as soon as possible.The Crown and Mitre, aRead More

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Linnets boss in no rush to replace injured Barrett

King's Lynn Town manager Adam Lakeland says he will not rush into bringing a new striker to the club following an untimely injury to Josh Barrett.The mercurial Barrett is set for a spell on the sidelines after breaking his metatarsal in a bizarre training ground incident on Friday.With Jordan Ponticelli also out injured, it leaves Lakeland and his assistant Sam Walker short on options up top.Loan midfielder George Morrison looks like extending his stay at The Walks after some impressiveRead More

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Former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn to speak at anti-war event

Former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn will be the main speaker at an anti-war event in Lynn later this week.The Lynn StoptheWar meeting at Marriott’s Warehouse on Thursday is calling for a ceasefire now in the Israel/Palestine conflict. The event starts at 7pm and is supported by the Lynn and District Trades Council.There have been growing numbers of massive demonstrations around the world against the Israeli attacks on Gaza. West Norfolk Councillor and secretary of the local Trades Council, JoRead More

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Magpies hit for five by Mildenhall

Heacham suffered their heaviest defeat of the Thurlow Nunn League season on Saturday as high-flying Mildenhall returned home with a 5-0 victory.The unbeaten Premier Division visitors took a 3-0 lead into the break before adding two more goals to their tally in the second half.Magpies boss David Griggs, who lost goalkeeper Aaron Watson on Friday night and Luke Gray to injury in the warm-up, had no complaints about the final result.Action between Heacham and Mildenhall Town on Saturday. Pictures: PhillRead More

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Dragons’ Den-style competitions launching in bid to boost town centre footfall

A series of Dragons’ Den-style competitions will be used to hand out funding to groups looking to increase town centre footfall.Norfolk County Council has announced a £6,000 Love Your Town fund, offering grants of up to £1,000 to organisations and groups which implement new initiatives to “generate footfall and increase activity” in Downham, Hunstanton and Lynn.The scheme, which is also being boosted by Government funding and is supported by West Norfolk Council, launches today.Town centres in Lynn (pictured), Downham andRead More

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Man went armed with wire cutters to steal boxer shorts – but was caught minutes later

A man went armed with wire cutters to steal underwear from a town store – but was caught just minutes later.Aiden Cullen, 30, appeared at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Thursday charged with three offences.He pleaded guilty to attempted theft from a shop, going equipped for theft, and obstructing a police constable in the execution of their duty – offences he committed on September 22.Aiden Cullen tried to steal from the Sports Direct store in LynnCrown prosecutor Lesla Small said thatRead More

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New Bus Bistro combines fine dining and city excursions

A West Norfolk restaurateur is adding to his list of eateries by launching a three-course meal coach service taking passengers on various excursions.The Bus Bistro will offer a unique dining experience to West Norfolk residents wanting to travel across the country in luxury.Owner Josh Green is raring to go with the project and is excited to get the high-spec coach on the road.The coach takes passengers to cities including London, Nottingham and Cambridge. Picture: Josh GreenMr Green also owns TheRead More

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Drug-driver was caught after police mistook his can of Fanta Orange for beer

A man who got behind the wheel after taking cocaine was caught after police mistook his can of juice for a beer.Gareth Gauntley, 38, of Beech Road in Lynn, appeared at the town’s magistrates’ court on Thursday charged with drug-driving.He pleaded guilty to the offence, which he committed on April 8.Gareth Gauntley took cocaine before getting behind the wheel. Picture: iStockCrown prosecutor Lesla Small told the court that on that date, police pulled Gauntley over while he was driving afterRead More

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Air cadets clean war memorial on royal estate to reveal previously ‘unreadable’ inscription

A group of air cadets have cleaned up a war memorial to once again reveal what was under the weathering dirt.Having volunteered for the task on the morning of Sunday, October 15, four cadets of Lynn 42F Squadron RAF Air Cadets arrived at the war memorial near Sandringham Church and Sandringham House.Accompanied by their Commanding Officer, Flight Lieutenant Pauline Petch, their mission was to clean the memorial's lower portion and in particular its inscription which had become largely unreadable dueRead More

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