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Terrific Tigers purr with double win

It was double delight for Terrington Tigers in the Mid Norfolk Youth League (MNYL) Girl’s Divisions on Saturday, picking up wins in both competitive age groups.In the only fixture of the weekend in the Under 14s, the Tigers hosted last year’s champions Heacham, who were cursing their luck in losing two players through illness on the morning of the game.Terrington goals from Summer Ringer and Alice Todd (2) did the damage, with two assists from Alice Wenn on only herRead More

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Local News

Councillor suggests fundraiser for £3m gap in costs to restore historic guildhall

A row over funding for the revamp of a town’s historic Guildhall with links to Shakespeare has taken an unlikely turn after a councillor called for a ‘GoFundMe’ page to be set up to plug a £3m gap in costs.Stuart Dark, who leads the Conservative group at West Norfolk Council, has suggested a fundraiser be created to help raise funds towards the multi-million-pound restoration of St George’s Guildhall in Lynn.It comes a week after archaeologists announced they had discovered 600-year-oldRead More

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Five-goal Ash inspires Docking

Docking club secretary Ash Woodhouse was the man of the moment as he struck five goals in their comprehensive Division One victory over West Lynn.They find themselves in second place in the league and unbeaten in their first five games of the league season.The double-digit victory for the Rangers saw goalscorers include Harry Sands, Liam Spooner, Jamie Tooth and Dom Howell.The management and players of The Woottons would like to give a huge thank you to S Clark Builders forRead More

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Funding to be offered for dentists to teach schoolchildren about dental hygiene

Health bosses are taking emergency action to tackle a dental crisis in children.The Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board are offering up to £20,000 of funding for the next six months for dentists to visit schools and teach children about how to keep their teeth healthy.It follows a damning report earlier this year which found Norfolk’s five-year-olds have the worst rates of tooth decay in the East of England – with the Lynn and West Norfolk area among the worstRead More

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Local News

Argos store on retail park moves to Sainsbury’s supermarket

The Argos store on Lynn’s Hardwick industrial estate has relocated to the Sainsbury’s store just yards away.The shop, which had been based in a unit between Hobbycraft and The Food Warehouse, opened inside the supermarket on Scania Way this morning.An Argos spokesperson said: “The transformation of our Argos store and distribution network is continuing at pace, improving availability, convenience and service for customers.The Sainsbury's store on Lynn's Hardwick estate. Picture: Google MapsThe former Argos store on Lynn's Hardwick estate. Picture:Read More

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Local News

The Mayor’s own award

It’s called the Mayor’s Business Awards so it’s only right that there’s an award presented in her honour.West Norfolk Council is the headline sponsor for the awards, which take place at the Alive Corn Exchange in Lynn’s Tuesday Market Place on Friday, March 1.The borough council also sponsors the Environmental Champion category as well as the Mayor’s Business of the Year, which will be presented by West Norfolk Mayor Margaret Wilkinson.Mayor Margaret Wilkinson with Deputy Mayor Paul BrandThe Mayor’s BusinessRead More

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Road closed after crash while motorcyclist was rushed to hospital

A road was closed and a motorcyclist was taken to hospital after a crash yesterday evening.Police were called at 5.02pm on Tuesday to the collision, between a motorbike and car, at the junction of Saddlebow Road and Wisbech Road in South Lynn.A Lexmoto Adrenaline motorbike and black Skoda Superb were involved. The road was blocked, with drivers unable to leave Lynn via Wisbech Road, but it re-opened at 6.42pm.The crash took place at the junction between Saddlebow Road and WisbechRead More

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Pelicans warm up for top-of-the-table clash with emphatic win

For the third successive game, Pelicans secured themselves a win with an emphatic 5-1 scoreline.Although there were times in this game where they had to dig deep against a resolute Norwich Dragons side, who had yet to win this season, the visitors gave Pelicans a bit more to think about than last week's opposition, Kettering.However, this didn’t stop the home side from opening the scoring through Harry Sampson who got the final touch to a Sam Phillips assist.Soon after thisRead More

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Sport

Pelicans host junior tournament

Pelicans Hockey Club has done it again with another very successful junior tournament on Sunday.The club hosted an event for the U10s in the morning and for the U12s in the afternoon with teams from Pelicans, Dereham, Long Sutton, Magpies, North Norfolk, Norwich City, Norwich Dragons and Wisbech battled it out for glory.With 37 teams entered in total, the tournament was split between the U10s playing round-robin games (boys) and play-offs after the group games (girls) and the U12s playingRead More

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