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College celebrates students’ achievements at awards ceremony

Students, staff, and governors from the College of West Anglia (CWA) have come together with families and friends to celebrate outstanding academic and personal achievements at an annual ceremony.The CWA Student Awards ceremony was held at King’s Lynn Alive Corn Exchange and hosted by assistant principal, student services, Paul O’Shea.A total of 10 out of 29 shortlisted students from all three of CWA’s campuses – Lynn, Wisbech and Milton, near

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National News

Sunak says waiting list cut will take time

Rishi Sunak conceded that “it will take time” for the overall NHS waiting list to come down, as he hailed a plan that will see the “largest expansion in training and workforce” in its history. The Prime Minister said his NHS Long Term Workforce Plan will “reduce our reliance on foreign-trained healthcare professionals” and ensure the UK has the doctors and nurses it needs “for years into the future”. He told the

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National News

Heatwave hits UK again but unsettled picture ahead

The UK has baked in another scorcher of a day. The mercury rose to 31.7C in Coningsby, Lincolnshire, which is just half a degree shy of the top temperature of 32.2C recorded in Surrey on June 10. The Met Office warned sun-lovers to enjoy the heat responsibly as a teenage girl died after being pulled from the sea and a grass fire was sparked in London. The 15-year-old girl and

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National News

Death reported at Glastonbury festival

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Local News

Emergency 999 calls connecting again after nationwide technical issues

Police were urging people not to call 999 in an emergency earlier this morning, as a technical fault impacted the calls across the country.Norfolk Police said it was one of a number of forces nationwide that was seeing many 999 calls not being connected.Residents had been asked to instead call 101 in an emergency, but as of around 9.50am, it was reported that the 999 system had been restored following

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Local News

Church’s summer fair raises funds

All the fun of the fair was enjoyed by crowds who converged on Gaywood Church Rooms at the weekend.On Saturday, a colourful variety of stalls and sideshows had been set up by a hard-working team of volunteers, working under the auspices of the fund-raising group.There was something for everyone and friends enjoyed browsing the stalls and catching up with old friends.St Faith’s summer fair at Gaywood Church RoomsThe fair was

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Local News

Man fined following arrest for drunken behaviour at town hospital

A man was fined in court for his drunken behaviour at a town hospital.Lynn man Lee Oliver, 36, of no fixed abode, appeared at the town’s magistrates’ court on Thursday charged with two counts of being drunk and disorderly in a public place.He pleaded guilty to those offences, which he committed on May 12 and 19 this year.The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in LynnCrown prosecutor Qamar Iqbal told magistrates that at

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Local News

‘Caught red-handed’: Four thieves fined after stealing £650 of cosmetics

Four thieves were fined in court after stealing more than £600 worth of cosmetics from a town store.Peterborough residents Ribana Matei, 21, Lucica Grigore, 31, Marius Constantin, 25, and Elena Constantin, 41, were at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, where they pleaded guilty to a joint charge of theft from a shop.Gabriela Constantin, 46, and Andreea Cretu, 23, were also due to appear charged with the same offence, but failed

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Sport

Linnets sign Stevenage midfielder

King's Lynn Town manager Mark Hughes has ventured into the transfer market for the first time this summer by bringing in a new midfielder.The Linnets have completed the signing of Jack Smith from League One side Stevenage.The London-born midfielder, aged 22, has been with Stevenage since 2019, making 29 appearances for the Hertfordshire side.New King's Lynn Town midfielder Jack Smith.He’s been on loan to Braintree Town, Kettering Town and most

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National News

Wagner Group chief defends patriots as rebelling forces enter key Russian city

President Vladimir Putin has vowed to defend Russia against the armed rebellion Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has denied allegations by President Vladimir Putin that he is betraying his country, and called his Wagner Group fighters “patriots”. After the Russian leader denounced Wagner forces entering the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, the group’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said: “Regarding the betrayal of the motherland, the president was deeply mistaken. We are

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