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Linnets to host Kidderminster in play-off semi-final at Walks

King's Lynn Town will host Kidderminster Harriers in Sunday's play-off semi-final at The Walks.Kidderminster came through their quarter-final clash at Alfreton with a 1-0 victory this evening.Amari Morgan-Smith scored the only goal of the tie at the Impact Arena with less than a minute on the clock.Kidderminster finished the regulation season sixth in the National League North standings. They recorded successive wins – one of which came at eventual champions AFC Fylde – during a nine-match unbeaten run at theRead More

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Sport

West Norfolk athletes GEAR up for a super Sunday of results

Eighteen of West Norfolk AC’s finest athletes took to the roads last Sunday for the popular annual 10k challenge, with a further number representing in the Mini GEAR.Each year, thousands of runners gather to take part in the Recipharm Grand East Anglia Run (GEAR) 10k.The club was also represented in the Mini GEAR and this was open to children and adults of all abilities, and takes in a 1.9KM course, setting off from Tuesday Market Place.The 10k race that sawRead More

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Sport

Caney enjoys the races of his life at GEAR

Members of Renegade Runners were out in force at the Grand East Anglian Run in terms of runners and supporters dotted around the course.Leading the way for the group was Gavin Caney, who had the race of his life finishing in a new pb time of 33.51 to place sixth overall with an intelligent run.Dawn Henden was fourth lady overall just one second off of third and Dawn third in the 40-49 age group finishing in a fantastic pb timeRead More

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Sport

Witches cast a spell over Stars

King's Lynn’s slow start at Ipswich on Bank Holiday Monday proved highly costly as they went down 52-38 in an eventful Foxhall clash.The MacInnes Stars conceded two 5-1s and two 4-2s in the opening four races in which there were all kind of incidents and action, leaving them a mountain to climb against the strongest spearhead in the Premiership.Emil Sayfutdinov raced to 15-point maximum for the Witches and Jason Doyle was unbeaten from four rides, but it was reserve DanyonRead More

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Sport

Marshland St James youngster signs up for racing team

West Norfolk race ace Jenson Sayell has a bright future ahead of him after linking up with a major racing team.Sayell has joined forces with the GearUp Racing after taking his Micromax Rotax kart to Cumbria at the weekend for rounds three and four of the SuperOne Series championship.GearUp drivers led the championship after the opening two rounds and continued that trend in rounds three and four after their drivers won both finals at Rowrah.Jason Livings, team owner at GearUp,Read More

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National News

Judge approves 150 million settlement of Grenfell compensation claims

A judge has approved a “global” settlement of compensation claims made by people affected by the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire. Lawyers representing bereaved relatives, survivors and local residents on Tuesday told a High Court hearing in London that there had been a global settlement of about 900 cases and a global sum of about £150 million compensation agreed. The judge, Senior Master Barbara Fontaine, said she approved “overall settlement terms”. The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, the London FireRead More

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National News

Schools face disruption as teachers in England strike in pay dispute

Pupils and parents are facing more disruption as tens of thousands of teachers walk out of schools and sixth-form colleges across England. Teacher members of the National Education Union (NEU) are back on picket lines on Tuesday as they stage a fresh strike in a long-running pay row. The NEU – which also staged a strike on Thursday – believed the majority of schools would either restrict access to pupils or fully close during the walkouts. It is the sixthRead More

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National News

The Restaurant Group cheers encouraging sales as it speeds up closure plan

Wagamama owner The Restaurant Group (TRG) has cheered “very encouraging” trading as it revealed plans to speed up its closure programme. Shares in the company, which also owns the Frankie & Benny’s brand, jumped on Tuesday morning after it hailed “good progress” on recent cost-cutting efforts. In March, the company said it would shut 35 of its loss-making casual dining restaurants, which include Frankie & Benny’s, in order to boost profits. In its latest update, the hospitality firm said it expectedRead More

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