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Pensioner tells court he will ‘never drive again’ after being caught drink-driving on A10

A pensioner was caught drink-driving after a member of the public alerted police to concerns over his poor driving.William Watson, 72, of Marshland Street, Terrington St Clement, appeared at Lynn's Magistrates' Court on Thursday where he admitted to the offence of drink-driving.Crown prosecutor Nicola Lamb outlined to the magistrates that on Feburary 17, police responded to a call by a member of the public reporting a vehicle driving badly along the A10 at Lynn and that it had pulled intoRead More

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New partnership creates opportunities for girls in football

Athena Care Homes have announced the partnership with Alive King's Lynn Community Football in a bid to encourage more girls to play the sport.Up to eight schools will be invited to join the seven-aside league with fixtures taking place at Lynnsport.The schools can bring squads of up to 10 girls from Year 5 and 6 to compete in monthly figures, as well as the new 'Athena Care Homes Community Cup' event at the end of the season.The girls football leagueRead More

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‘I’m going to snort some cocaine in the toilets,’ man said as he ran away from police

A man who was heard saying "I'm going to snort some cocaine in the toilets" appeared in court after running away from officers.Dovydas Lebedevas, 18, of Lady Jane Grey Road, Lynn, admitted to obstructing a police officer of their duty at the town's magistrates' court on Thursday.Magistrates raised their concerns about the 18-year-old, who already has a number of criminal convictions.The offence happened on Norfolk Street, King's Lynn. Picture: Google MapsIt was after they were told by crown prosecutor NicolaRead More

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Sport

Heacham and Downham title battle goes down to final day of season

The Thurlow Nunn First Division North title race will be decided once and for all next Saturday.League leaders Downham were without a fixture this afternoon, but saw their slender advantage at the top cut to a point by Heacham this afternoon.The Magpies were involved in their first goalless draw of the campaign after being held at the Heacham Sports Field by fourth-placed Harwich and Parkeston.Visiting Harwich were reduced to nine men after two separate incidents involving Heacham's Nathan Daws, withRead More

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National News

Corach Rambler races to National glory

Corach Rambler was a superb winner of the Randox Grand National for trainer Lucinda Russell and jockey Derek Fox. Successful at last month’s Cheltenham Festival, the nine-year-old was kept out of trouble throughout after starting as the 8-1 favourite, in a race that was delayed by around 15 minutes after protestors from Animal Rising got on to the track. He jumped into the lead over the last and pulled away when passing the elbow, holding off a closing Vanillier withRead More

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Sport

Linnets remain top with Southport win

Striker Gold Omotayo helped himself to a brace for the second successive home game as King's Lynn Town came from behind to beat Southport 3-2 at The Walks.Omotayo's brace, coupled with a goal for Ben Stephens, ensured that Lynn remain top of the pile by a point from AFC Fylde, who picked up a 1-0 win on their travels at Boston United.The victory guarantees Lynn at least second spot in the final league standings with a trip to Darlington (AprilRead More

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Lidl and Aldi slash price of milk

Aldi and Lidl have followed rival supermarkets Sainsbury’s and Tesco in slashing the price of milk. The budget retailers announced on Friday that they are cutting the price of their four-pint own brand bottles by 10p from £1.65 to £1.55. The change follows a similar announcement by supermarket Sainsbury’s on Thursday, with Tesco being the first to cut its prices on Wednesday. The German stores often compete with Britain’s most popular supermarkets on prices. In the latest round of priceRead More

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Three arrested over potential co ordinated disruption at Grand National

Three people were arrested in connection with potential co-ordinated disruption at Aintree Racecourse as animal rights activists gathered outside the track before the Grand National Festival’s final day. A 33-year-old woman from the London area was arrested in the Greater Manchester area on Saturday morning on suspicion of conspiracy to cause public nuisance, Merseyside Police said. A 25-year-old woman from London and a man were arrested outside the racecourse later on Saturday morning on suspicion of conspiracy to cause publicRead More

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Great Britains hopes of making Billie Jean King Cup Finals end in France defeat

Great Britain’s hopes of making the Billie Jean King Cup Finals ended with another battling defeat for Harriet Dart against Caroline Garcia, sealing victory for France. The visitors went into the second day at the Coventry Building Society Arena in full control after the narrowest of wins on Friday for Garcia against Katie Boulter and Alize Cornet over Dart. Having needed nearly three-and-a-half hours to battle her way past Boulter, world number five Garcia looked set for an easy afternoonRead More

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