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‘It has just been such a pleasure, it really has’- former mayor takes a look back on a busy year

“It has just been such a pleasure, it really has.”So said King’s Lynn and West Norfolk’s 820th mayor Lesley Bambridge after her eventful year in office came to and end.Lesley, the 13th female mayor of the borough, has been reflecting on some of the most memorable moments of the last 12 months, which have seen her attend more than 300 events, as well as making history when she read the proclamation for King Charles III after the death of hisRead More

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Local News

Lynn News supports company’s annual business survey

The Lynn News is throwing its support behind Complete Commercial Finance’s 2023 Business Survey.The survey, now in its third year, was launched last month and reviews the attitudes of business owners in East Anglia towards trading conditions and their use of commercial finance.As media partner, the Lynn News is urging companies in the area to complete the survey and answer nine short questions to share their views on how they are faring in the current tough economic climate.Karl Lanham ofRead More

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Local News

Person airlifted to hospital following medical emergency in town

Paramedics and an air ambulance were called to a medical emergency in Lynn this afternoon.The East of England Ambulance Service said its teams responded to the incident at around 1.29pm, with one ambulance and an air ambulance sent to the scene.Reports on social media suggested the air ambulance had landed at The Walks.The Walks in LynnOne patient was airlifted to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge.

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Local News

Major delays reported due to partial closure on main road

Roadworks have been causing major delays on a main Lynn road – and they will remain in place for more than a week.Drivers have reported lengthy wait-times while travelling in and out of the town throughout the past few days, with one saying it took them 45 minutes to reach the Southgates roundabout from Tuesday Market Place yesterday afternoon.And the problems appear to be stemming from a partial closure on Hardwick Road, which has been deemed necessary by Anglian WaterRead More

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Local News

Heather celebrates 25 spec-tacular years working for opticians

A dispensing consultant and her colleagues have been celebrating after she’s racked up a quarter of a century working at a town’s opticians.Heather Wright has worked at Lynn’s Wigram and Ware Opticians for 25 years and says she cannot imagine working anywhere else.To mark the special occasion, she was treated by her colleagues to flowers, chocolates and a meal out at Lynn’s Pearl River.Wigram and Ware anniversaryHeather said: “Wigram and Ware has a really special place in my heart andRead More

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National News

Just Stop Oil protesters arrested in Parliament Square

Just Stop Oil protesters have been arrested for failing to move out of the road in Parliament Square in their latest slow march. The group said 10 supporters, including a wheelchair-dependent, retired cook and members of Christian Climate Action, were detained by police on Wednesday. They were among a larger group of 56 activists who were staging a slow march near the Houses of Parliament, following earlier protest action in west London when the A4 was blocked during rush hour.Read More

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Sport

All Our Yesterdays sporting moments part two – students’ Italian job

• All Our Yesterdays photo nostalgia: May sporting moments part two:May 2003: Students from the Linnets football academy were provided with kit bags for their working holiday in Italy, donated by the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. They also received new matching polo shirts from the student union at the College of West Anglia.They played three matches against teams from the Juventus satellite centre, winning one and losing two. Seated front left are Jo Palmer (N&P Building Society branch managerRead More

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National News

Who will be fit for the World Cup Sarina Wiegman set to name England squad

She'll make the announcement at a grassroots club in Birmingham England boss Sarina Wiegman names her squad for this summer’s World Cup on Wednesday with injuries having been the major talking point in the build-up to the announcement. Lionesses captain Leah Williamson has been ruled out of the tournament in Australia and New Zealand that gets under way on July 20 after rupturing her anterior cruciate ligament last month. Fellow Euro 2022 winner Fran Kirby will also be absent due to aRead More

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National News

Rail passengers to suffer fresh travel disruption amid more strikes

Walkouts are taking place today, on Friday and on Saturday Rail passengers will suffer fresh travel disruption in the next few days because of more strikes in long-running disputes over pay, jobs and conditions. Train companies are warning that services will be “severely reduced” because of industrial action by drivers and other workers. Members of the drivers’ union Aslef will walk out on Wednesday and June 3, while the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) has called a strike on June 2. Passengers are being advisedRead More

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