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Man in 80s remains in hospital week on from fatal crash on roundabout

A man who was seriously injured following a fatal crash on Lynn's Hardwick roundabout remains in hospital a week on.Emergency services were called to the Hardwick roundabout at 2.36pm on Wednesday, April 5, after reports of the collision between a black BMW 3 series and a green BMW 3 series.The driver of the green BMW, a man in his 70s, was pronounced dead at the scene.The Hardwick roundabout in King's

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Sport

Linnets boss wants players on front foot

Mark Hughes will continue to encourage his King’s Lynn Town team to play with intensity going forward as the National League North title race goes into the final two weeks of the season.The Linnets have netted 86 times this season and interim boss Hughes has vowed to stay true to his attacking principles as the club’s interim boss takes his side into Lynn’s penultimate home fixture against Southport tomorrow.Hughes said:

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Sport

Horse trials attracts top names in the sport

A star-studded line up is heading to West Norfolk for the 2023 FEI Barefoot Retreats Burnham Market International Horse Trials this weekend. (14-16 April).After a challenging spell of extremely wet weather, many of the sport’s top combinations will be seeking to get a valuable run under their belt at Burnham Market, before heading on to the big spring targets such as the 5* competitions at Kentucky in the USA and

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Sport

Stars enjoy home comforts in Premiership

Polish star Krzysztof Kasprzak raced to a stunning 15-point maximum on his home debut as King’s Lynn defeated Wolverhampton 49-41 to collect their first league win of the season.Kasprzak, who had been below par in the MacInnes Stars’ opening two matches, was in unbeatable form at the Adrian Flux Arena as the home side received just the boost they needed.The eight-point margin of victory wasn’t enough to prevent Wolves from

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National News

Refugee to run free Ukrainian walking tours of Liverpool during Eurovision

A Ukrainian reporter who came to the UK as a refugee last year is planning to run free walking tours of Liverpool in her country’s language during the Eurovision Song Contest finals in the city next month. Maria Romanenko, 30, left the Kyiv region for Manchester last year at the start of the Russian invasion. Her partner, Jez, who was born in Manchester, was with her at the time. The

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Is this the end of the road for town roundabout?

The proposed dramatic revamp of the Southgates area of Lynn now has a preferred option.After many months drawing up several different schemes and consulting on the various benefits and drawbacks, a layout which does away with Southgates roundabout has found most favour.Cabinet members at West Norfolk Council will be asked next Tuesday to support a scheme which creates a road diversion around the South Gate and enables the historic archway

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How long for a new hospital? Timeline of fight for a QEH rebuild

Politicians, campaigners and health bosses have been calling for a rebuild of Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital for some time.Despite numerous pledges from Government officials and NHS chiefs to make a decision - including promises to do so by the end of 2022 - no announcement has been made.CEOs have come and gone, the Health Secretary line-up has changed, but the hospital remains the most propped-up in the country. More than

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National News

Sunak backs private sector to play greater role in NHS

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suggested there should be a greater role for the private sector in the NHS as he set out how he wanted to win voters’ trust on the issue. Mr Sunak, who has made cutting waiting lists one of his five priorities, was speaking as official figures showed an estimated 7.22 million people were waiting to start routine hospital treatment at the end of February – the highest total since

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Rayner backs attack ads saying theyre factual

Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner has denied the party is “playing dirty” with its attacks on Rishi Sunak and said it is right to highlight the Government’s record on crime – which she branded a “disaster”. The frontbencher defended the campaign, which has included a claim the Prime Minister does not think child sex abusers should be jailed, as “factual”. She said the advertisements seek to show the public how

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Labour claim multi billion energy plans could save 500 per household

A £6 billion-a-year package of measures to improve energy efficiency could cut bills by £500 for millions of households, Labour claimed. The scheme would fund upgrades to properties below energy performance certificate (EPC) band C. Shadow climate change secretary Ed Miliband said Labour’s national warm homes plan would boost the efficiency of 19 million homes across the country over the next decade as he accused the Tories of failing to

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