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Bank staff break a sweat for charity

A team at a town bank have been breaking a sweat to raise money for the charity Teenage Cancer Trust.Staff at NatWest in Lynn aimed to cycle 1,800 miles on an exercise bike in order to raise money for the charity last week.The bank was also raising money through a tombola, raffles and games such as ‘guess the number of sweets in a jar’.Barnaby Macleod (left) Cerys Brodowski (centre) Lisa Macleod (right)Staff were taking it in turns to cycle everyRead More

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Local News

Scientist to walk in mask and snorkel to highlight threat of climate change and rising sea levels

A scientist from West Norfolk is set to walk across the county dressed in a mask and snorkel almost entirely on land that is threatened by sea level rise.Dr Charlie Gardner, from Ashwicken, who is a senior lecturer at The University of Kent and a climate activist, will trek for 15 days from Cambridge, via Lynn and the coast, to Norwich, in an attempt to highlight the dangers of climate change.Dr Gardner says his concern is that if we doRead More

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Local News

Council looks to make more properties available for rent at 226-home development

More homes at a major development could be made available for rent under West Norfolk Council plans.Construction work for 226 new properties off Parkway in Gaywood kicked off at the beginning of the summer. The plans had been approved at a full borough council meeting in January, with contracts signed off in July.The homes are being built in phases by developer Lovell, and it is anticipated that the whole development will be complete by early to mid-2027.Florence Fields is beingRead More

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Sport

Hard work paying off for Alive King’s Lynn Elite footballers

Hard work and dedication is reaping its rewards for youngsters from the Alive King's Lynn Community Football Elite under-13 squad.On the back of being crowned the JPL Midlands League champions last season, losing on penalties in the national finals, the team continues to flourish and develop under the tutorship of Darren Broughton and Mike Daisley.Being part of the scheme has opened so many doors in the squad's early years of competitive football, including training sessions with Chelsea and Fulham whileRead More

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Local News

Man to pay back just £1 despite organised crime group owing £380,000 after targeting vulnerable Latvians’ bank accounts

A Lynn man has been ordered to pay £1 back for his role in an organised crime group which made money through fake online sales.And the group as a whole will repay nearly £380,000 after the scams.Aleksandrs Lisens, 36, Aleksejs Fedins, 38, and Vadims Kuzmins, 36, who ran the group in Wisbech, opened false bank accounts and took control of the accounts of vulnerable people in Latvia.Aleksejs Fedins, from Wisbech, is among those ordered to pay back the money. Picture:Read More

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Sport

Round Norfolk Relay starts and finishes at Alive Lynnsport

The annual Round Norfolk Relay took place last weekend, featuring almost 60 teams tackling the 17 stages mirroring the county borders.The event was not without incident this year after circumstances at Feltwell involving the police dealing with a ram raid led to the last-minute cancellation of Stage 14.This was disappointing for those runners due to cover that stage, including Ryston’s Dawn Robinson, Oliver Foxwell, and Kerrie Page, but also of great credit to the organisers for the way they handledRead More

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Local News

Reviewing progress on £25million deal

In his weekly column, MP James Wild discusses the King’s Lynn Town Deal Board and the £25million agreed with the government...Today King’s Lynn Town Deal Board holds it latest meeting to review progress on the projects to be delivered as part of the £25million deal agreed with the government. These exciting projects will boost skills, enhance our cultural heritage and opportunities in the creative sector at St George’s Guildhall, provide a new community hub, enhance the riverfront area, and improveRead More

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Local News

Heritage Day was wonderful

In his weekly Bar Man column, Jeff Hoyle discusses Heritage Open Day...Many years ago, when I used to play Dungeons and Dragons, there was a fashion for obscure multi-class characters such as warrior/cleric and sorcerer/thief. You never came across ninja/Morris dancers though, and after wandering around town on Heritage Day I know why.The sound of bells was everywhere. It might be the green-faced side that seemed to take their inspiration from Tolkien’s Ents dancing up a storm on the SouthRead More

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Sport

Super Sam nets opening-day treble for Pelicans

Pelicans 6 Cambridge Nomads 2Sharpshooter Sam Phillips hit an opening-day hat-trick as Pelicans started the new league season in style.Pelicans went into their first outing of the East Men’s Division One North East campaign fresh off the back of a hard pre-season with club legend Sean Kerry returning as coach.Despite not having as much game time during pre-season, missing key players and dealing with a scorching hot day, Pelicans settled quickest.A youthful Pelicans men's 3rds team face the cameraThey foundRead More

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