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Liverpool full back Calvin Ramsay to join Preston on loan for 2023 24 season

Liverpool full-back Calvin Ramsay has agreed to join Preston on loan for the 2023-24 season, the Premier League club have confirmed. The 19-year-old managed just 93 minutes of football – across two matches in the Carabao Cup and Champions League in November – due to a back problem and then a knee injury which prematurely ended his maiden campaign. Ramsay underwent surgery in February and is in need of regular first-team football, and it is understood the club feel hisRead More

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Sport

Fakenham win Norfolk Alliance thriller

Fakenham won a Norfolk Alliance Premier Division thriller against Norwich by one wicket at Highfield Lawn.A magnificent century from Stephen Gray paved the way for victory after a crucial eighth-wicket stand with Phoenix Sherry rescued the home side.On a glorious sunny day, Norwich won the toss and decided to bat.Action between Fakenham and Norwich in the Norfolk Alliance Premier Division. Pictures: Ronnie HeyhoeAction between Fakenham and Norwich in the Norfolk Alliance Premier Division. Pictures: Ronnie HeyhoeAction between Fakenham and NorwichRead More

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Sport

“If ever there’s a time for everyone to come together for the good of the club, it has to be now,” says Lynn Stars owner

King's Lynn stalwart Keith Chapman is stepping back into the breach to ensure the Insure Premiership outfit can continue to operate.The club's owner is urging maximum backing from the fans in difficult times following the shock departure of Alex Brady.Chapman, whose intention had been to relinquish control of the MacInnes Stars and to leave speedway promotion at the end of this season, returns to the UK tomorrow (Wednesday) and will oversee the home clash with Wolverhampton on Thursday.Buster ChapmanBrady confirmedRead More

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Local News

Stephen gets crafty with salvaged metal

A West Norfolk creator has turned his hobby of making artistic sculptures from recycled metals into a career.Stephen Barwood is going into his third year of business as Barwood Sculptures and takes people’s unwanted scrap metal and turns it into artwork to be displayed in homes and gardens.He has also made a number of sculptures for businesses such as the Rusty Krab Rum Shop and Bar in Lynn and has work displayed at Bugz UK in Norwich.Stephen gets crafty withRead More

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Local News

Hospital warns of disruption ahead of junior doctor strikes

Ahead of junior doctor strikes starting this week, residents are being urged by Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital to only attend emergency departments if “absolutely necessary.”The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced another set of strike action to run continuously for 72 hours from 7am on Wednesday June 14 to 7am on Saturday June 17.The three-day strike will impact both routine and emergency care, which will significantly reduce the provision of planned or elective services to allow remaining staff to focusRead More

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Local News

Three cars crashed at retail park while traffic lights were out

Travel chaos resulted in a three car crash while a number of traffic lights were out of action.Numerous reports have highlighted the issues at Lynn’s Hardwick industrial estate over the past few days, with the traffic signals ceasing to work on a number of occasions since the weekend.And on Sunday at 12.46pm, police were called to a three-vehicle collision during a time when the lights were off.Three cars crashed during a time when the traffic lights in the Hardwick areaRead More

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National News

Mother and partner guilty over death of nine year old Alfie Steele

A mother has been found guilty of the manslaughter of her nine-year-old son, who had 50 injuries all over his body and was found submerged in a bath, while her partner has been found guilty of his murder. Prosecutors said that Alfie Steele was repeatedly assaulted, beaten and put in a cold bath as part of a cruel and “sinister” regime of correction by Carla Scott and Dirk Howell in Droitwich, Worcestershire. Jurors at Coventry Crown Court took 10 hoursRead More

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National News

Bereaved families hold pictures of loved ones in vigil outside Covid inquiry

Bereaved families holding pictures of their loved ones lined up outside the UK Covid-19 Inquiry building as the major probe into the handling of the pandemic officially began its public hearings. Members of the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice (CBFFJ) campaign group travelled to the London site to express frustration at feeling “excluded from sharing key evidence” with the inquiry. The group has previously stated that it feels marginalised, criticising the decision to call “only one” of its members asRead More

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National News

Matt Fitzpatrick fully focused on US Open defence despite confusion over merger

Matt Fitzpatrick admits to being as confused as anyone about the direction golf is heading but insists it will not affect his thinking when he begins the defence of his US Open title on Thursday. The dust is still settling a week on from the shock announcement of the commercial merger between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and PIF (Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund), which has been the backer of the breakaway LIV Golf. On the face of it golf’s bitterRead More

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