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Two-goal Ponticelli earns the Linnets opening-day draw

Jordan Ponticelli was on target twice as King's Lynn Town and Hereford fought out an enthralling 2-2 draw on the opening day of the new National League North season.Ponticelli cancelled out former Linnet Alex Babos' opener for the Bulls going into the break before handing Lynnn the lead 14 minutes into the second half.But the home side's advantage lasted all of a minute as Jason Cowley netted an equaliser to earn the visitors a share of the spoils.Mark Hughes andRead More

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Park and Ride Prices Reduced

Fares on all Norwich park & ride services will be even cheaper from this September, making it easier and more affordable to travel car-free into the city centre by bus. The new fares will be introduced, thanks to money that Norfolk County Council has secured from the Department for Transport (DfT) to help improve bus services across the county. From Monday 4 September, passengers will be able to travel all day on the service for one price. The new faresRead More

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18-year-old caught with cannabis in sock described as a ‘naughty boy’ by solicitor

An 18-year-old was described by his solicitor as a “naughty boy” after having a number of previous convictions to his name – the latest being having cannabis hidden in his sock.Brayden McShane appeared at Lynn’s Magistrates’ Court on Thursday and admitted to the offence of being in possession of a Class B drug.Prosecutor Nicola Lamb explained that on April 4, police were informed about a vehicle travelling on the A47 in Lynn and decided to pull it over.McShane has 0.7gRead More

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Lib Dem takes seat from Tories after winning county council by-election

A retired head teacher has been elected as a county councillor, replacing the seat which was held by a former Lynn mayor until his death this year.North West Norfolk Liberal Democrats are celebrating after John Crofts was elected to represent Freebridge Lynn on Norfolk County Council today.It comes after former mayor and leader of West Norfolk Council Nick Daubney, who was voted in as county councillor representing the same ward as a Conservative in 2021, died aged 72 in May.NewRead More

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Sport

Stars’ bad luck continues in derby defeat

King's Lynn again found themselves completely out of luck in a 50-40 defeat to rivals Ipswich at the Adrian Flux Arena on Thursday night.The MacInnes Stars had no real answer to the powerhouse Witches spearhead of Emil Sayfutdinov and Jason Doyle, but the overall scoreline should undoubtedly have been closer.There was no shortage of effort from the home side with skipper Nicolai Klindt leading the way, recent signing Emil Breum showing plenty of positive signs, and Anders Rowe enjoying hisRead More

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‘Brazen’ supermarket thieves who stole £70k worth of alcohol jailed

An organised gang who stole £70k of booze from supermarkets from a number of counties, including Norfolk, have been jailed.The brazen thieves often targeted champagne as they stole more than £70,000 worth of alcohol from numerous supermarkets, including in Lynn.Valeriu Cobzarencu, Andrei Stefan, Vincentiu Gheorghe, Ionut-Razvan Gheorghe and Alin Chica worked together to steal from stores in London, Kent, Essex and Norfolk.Valeriu Cobzarencu received a one-year and eight months sentence in prison. Picture: Kent PoliceThe group targeted Supermarket chains suchRead More

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Linnets boss excited by new National League North season

It was inevitable that, at some point, the conversation with Mark Hughes would turn back to one of the most disappointing performances of last season - the club's play-off defeat to Kidderminster Harriers.But the King's Lynn Town boss is determined to use that afternoon as fuel for the coming National League North season which starts with the visit of Hereford on Saturday.The Linnets are at the dawn of a new era following a big summer rebuild and after narrowly missingRead More

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West Norfolk driver on top of the World after big-race glory

West Norfolk has a new World Champion in its ranks after Kieran Bowman claimed the biggest victory of his career at the weekend.Bowman, from Terrington St Clement, was crowned two-litre banger king after driving his way to glory in front of more than 4,000 race fans at Lynn's Adrian Flux Arena.Following his big-race success, Bowman was joined on track by stepfather Ant Bailey with the two sharing an emotional embrace.Kieran Bowman was crowned two-litre banger World Champion at the weekend.Read More

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