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Downham up to third; Ghosts suffer late heartache, while Magpies are held at home

Downham Town continue to defy the odds in their first season in the Thurlow Nunn Premier Division.A fine second-half display at Woodbridge Town saw the team overturn a 2-1 deficit at the interval into a 4-2 victory.Owen McQuaid (2), Simon Bird and Jacob White were all on target for the visitors.Joint Downham Town managers Craig Dickson and Dale Stokes have seen their side win six of their seven games in the Thurlow Nunn Premier Division after Saturday's 4-2 victory atRead More

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Sport

Linnets boss blasts ‘unacceptable’ first half display

Mark Hughes says King's Lynn Town's first-half display was "unacceptable" following a 4-1 defeat by Southport at the Walks.The visiting Sandgrounders raced into a 4-0 lead by half-time as Lynn's defence imploded in Saturday's National League North encounter.Jordan Ponticelli pulled a goal back early in the second half, but by then the damage had been done and Lynn, who had Emmanuel Oke sent-off late on, were chasing a lost cause.King's Lynn Town manager Mark Hughes. Picture: Tim SmithA shell-shocked HughesRead More

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Local News

Woman who stole taps from B&Q has gone through ‘terrible trauma’

A 60-year-old woman who was caught stealing brass taps from B&Q was struggling to pay her electricity bill, a court has heard.Elizebeth Curtis, of Blunts Drove in Walton Highway, admitted two accounts of theft at a hearing at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.Prosecutor Sarah Fiddy said that on June 24, Curtis entered Lynn’s B&Q store, put some brass taps worth £328 in her bag and left the store without paying.Curtis stole taps from B&Q without paying for it. Picture: GoogleRead More

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Local News

Man ordered to pay compensation to town shops after stealing protein powder, lager and meat

A man who was caught stealing more than £200 worth of protein bars as well as other items was trying to make extra money after struggling financially – a court heard.Olegs Belokurovs, 29, of Sir Lewis Street in Lynn admitted to two offences of theft at the town’s magistrates’ court on Thursday.He was also sentenced for two other accounts of theft after appearing in Norwich Magistrates’ Court this year.Belokurovs was at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on ThursdayProsecutor Sarah Fiddy said thatRead More

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Local News

40-year-old sentenced after stalking and assaulting ex-partner

A man who was found guilty of stalking and assaulting his former partner earlier this year has been sentenced.Mark Grey, 40, appeared at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Thursday where magistrates imposed a number of restraining orders as well as a community order.It follows a number of incidents, the first of which occurred on August 9, 2022 when Grey assaulted his ex-partner.Grey appeared at Lynn Magistrates' CourtIt then happened again on November 25, 2022.Later, on March 31, Grey had stalked theRead More

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Sport

Linnets suffer worst home defeat for 18 months

King’s Lynn Town 1 Southport 4King's Lynn Town suffered their heaviest home league defeat for 18 months after a first-half capitulation against struggling Southport at The Walks.Lynn didn't let the visitors have a kick in the opening 10 minutes - but were then blown away by four goals in a 21-minute spell as their backline wilted in the heat.Striker Marcus Carver helped himself to a first-half hat-trick with the home defence at sixes and sevens before Jordan Ponticelli replied forRead More

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Local News

Town is losing its identity, says letter writer

Here are the Lynn News letters from Friday, September 8, 2023...Lynn is losing its identityI am a Londoner by birth but have lived in King’s Lynn for 60 years.It’s so sad to see how the town has lost its identity. To be honest, it’s a mess, dirty and smelly. Building work started, not completed. Property standing empty and derelict. The old buildings which include the Post Office just left.The loss of the market places only to have one use forRead More

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Local News

Rotary club support trip to adventure park for dozens of families organised by community shop

A Lynn-based charitable club has supported a trip to an adventure park for dozens of families.Lynn’s Priory Rotary Club subsidised the trip, organised by the Community Shop on the Fairstead estate, to BeWILDerwood at Hoveton near Norwich.A spokesperson for the Rotary club said: “The community shop, run by Emma Brock, does a tremendous job helping the local community, and one of the highlights is an annual coach trip for local children and their families.”Lynn's Priory Rotary Club supported a tripRead More

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Local News

Domestic abuse charity marks ten-year anniversary with special campaign and greetings card

Some touching schemes are up and running to help a charity mark its tenth anniversary in style.Volunteers at the Lynn-based Pandora Project, which offers support to women, children and young people affected by domestic abuse, are marking a decade of important work in the town.This month, they are inviting salons and nail bars across the borough to ‘Paint it Purple’ and raise awareness of their work.Artist Lucy Watson has created a special card to mark the Pandora Project's tenth anniversaryThisRead More

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